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Congo: Trial of 24 over killings of UN experts resumes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The trial of 24 people, including a former intelligence agency informant, suspected in the killings of two UN sanctions monitors…

Death toll from Greek fires rises to 97

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The death toll from July’s forest fires in Greece rose to 97 after another victim succumbed to injuries in an…

South Africa halts nuclear power expansion plans until 2030

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Africa’s government has halted its nuclear power expansion plans until 2030, the energy minister said on Monday.

Pregnant woman tells court to dissolve marriage over abandonment

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A middle-aged pregnant woman, Taliatu Alli, on Monday in Iseyin, Oyo State, approached the court seeking the dissolution of her…

Yobe farmers optimistic of bumper harvests

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some farmers in Yobe have expressed optimism about the probability of recording bumper harvests this year.

NSCDC deploys 150 additional operatives in Borno

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Monday deployed 150 additional operatives to protect Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…

Nigerian Govt commended over AKK gas pipeline project

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An energy expert, Mr Bank-Anthony Okoroafor has commended the Federal Government efforts on the Ajaokuta- Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project.

Experts call for total reform of Nigeria Police

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some security experts in Lagos have called for a total reform of Nigeria Police as an institution to enhance the…

Nigerian govt releases list of 69 ongoing road, bridge projects in South-East

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Federal Government has released the list of the 69 ongoing road and bridge projects in the South-east (please see…

NAHCON commends Buhari over 2018 Hajj success

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Abdullahi Muktar, Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has commended President Muhammad Buhari for relentlessly assisting the commission to…

U.S sanctions: World Court hears Iran lawsuit

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Iranian Lawyers asked the International Court of Justice on Monday to order the United States to lift sanctions imposed by…

Fire kills 5 children in Philippines slum

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Five children left at home alone and locked in by their parents were killed in a fire in a slum…

Vote buying: INEC to re-design structures of polling units

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Mustapha Lecky, the South South Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the commission would redesign the structures of…

Vietnam orders Police, Military forces to prevent National Day protests

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Vietnam has ordered Police and Military forces in the Capital, Hanoi, to prevent big gatherings or protests during its National…

Imo LG Polls: Gov. Okorocha commends ISIEC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has commended the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) for the successful conduct of the…

Hajj 2018: FCT, Sokoto pilgrims begin home-bound journey

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The return flight of Nigeria’s pilgrims after performing this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia began on Monday with 484 pilgrims…

Court grants bail to Ugandan lawmaker charged with treason

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Ugandan high court judge, Stephen Mubiru, granted bail on Monday to an opposition lawmaker charged with treason over his…

UN accuses Myanmar generals of ‘genocidal intent’ against Rohingya

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

UN investigators on Monday accused Myanmar’s military of mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with “genocidal intent”.

John McCain helped ‘heal the wounds of war’ – Vietnam

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. Senator John McCain was a “symbol of his generation’’ who helped “heal the wounds of war’’ by pushing for…

Albania to reduce Agriculture budget to address public debt

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Albanian Government would decrease the Agriculture budget in the coming years in a bid to reduce the public debt,…

Macedonia to increase budget on kindergarten construction

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Macedonia would invest around 784,439 U.S. dollars in 2018 in kindergarten construction and adaptation, a 44 per cent increase on…

Kindergarten teacher faces trial for child abuse, pornography

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 31-year-old former kindergarten teacher faces trial in Germany on Monday for more than a dozen incidents of sexual assault…

Kaduna: Centre records 95 rape cases including 16 males

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mrs Juliana Joseph, the Director, Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), Kaduna, said on Monday that the centre had received 95…

UNHCR, ECOWAS train staff to enhance humanitarian response

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Economic Commission of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has commenced a…

Accident Investigation Bureau set to review its regulations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) is set to carry out a review of its existing regulations that will accommodate latest…

Uber advises Nigerians to confirm drivers before engagement

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Uber Nigeria, a transportation network company, has advised the public to confirm the identity of its drivers and other taxi…

Police training colleges decent, standard – Spokesman

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Police Force has said that its training institutions across the country were decent and of international standard.

Niger Govt. completes repairs of collapsed bridge on Minna-Bida road

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Niger state government says it has completed the repairs of the collapsed bridge in Kakapangi village along Minna-Bida road in…

Nigerian Army kills 3 Boko Haram terrorists, recovers weapons

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Army says its troops have killed three Boko Haram insurgents while on fighting patrol in Kukawa in Baga…

Ethiopia’s 2020 election will be free, won’t be delayed by reforms – PM

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed if Ethiopia says the 2020 election will be free and will not be delayed by his…

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