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South Sudan’s Salva Kiir term extended until 2021

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Sudan’s parliament voted on Thursday to extend President Salva Kiir’s term in office until 2021, its speaker said, undermining…

NYSC advises foreign graduates

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) has advised Nigerian graduates residing abroad to use personal digital scanner for thumbprint to…

Edo set to re-organise Taxis operations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency (EDSTMA) says it will soon commence the re-organisation of the operations of…

Ambode hosts 11-year old hyper-realist artist, who produced Macron’s portrait in 2-hour

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday hosted an 11-year old hyper-realist artist, Kareem Waris Olamilekan who drew a…

Max Air begins domestic flight

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Max Air on Thursday, began its domestic flight operations in Nigeria, landing a Boeing 737-300 aircraft with 29 passengers on…

Paramilitary group blamed for Northern Ireland violence

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Police have blamed an illegal paramilitary group for encouraging overnight violence in Belfast and other areas of Northern Ireland, ahead…

North-East: Agency urgently requires $49m lifesaving support

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

World Food Programme (WFP) urgently requires 49 million dollars to continue lifesaving support until the end of 2018 to assist…

Bamigbetan pledges support for TVC, Media houses

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan has pledged continuous partnership with Television Continental, (TVC) and other…

Court orders temporary forfeiture of Lekki Property to Nigerian Govt

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the temporary forfeiture of a parcel of land in Lekki Peninsula…

Man defiles 8-year-old niece

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 23-year-old jobless uncle, Everness Onyebuchi , who allegedly defiled his eight-year-old niece, was on Thursday remanded at Kirikiri Prison…

Ugandan lawmakers to get sharpshooters, armored cars for security

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Yoweri Museveni has approved increased security spending for Uganda’s 456 members of parliament, including on sharpshooters and armored escort…

Codeine: Blanket ban can cause loss of 23,000 jobs – Union

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Workers in the chemical and non-metallic sector on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government against blanket ban of codeine to…

Police inspector killed by suspected herdsman

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Police Command in Kebbi on Thursday confirmed that a suspected herdsman had killed a policeman, Umaru Danladi, at Kaoge…

Putin is a competitor, not my enemy – Trump

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on July 16, may be the…

2019: Buhari’s landslide victory in South-East is sure – Sen. Uzodinma

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Coordinator, South-East Caucus, National Committee of Buhari Support Group, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, says nothing will stop President Muhammadu Buhari…

Trump: NATO members have agreed to spending increases

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

President Donald Trump on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to the NATO alliance after he said member nations caved to his…

Reps urge Nigerian Govt to fix date for census

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to fix date for national census scheduled in the fourth…

Death toll in Nicaragua crackdown rises to 264

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The known death toll from a four-month crackdown on anti-government protests in Nicaragua has risen to 264, the Inter-American Commission…

Japan tackles clean-up as death toll hits 200

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Japanese rescue workers searched the ruins of homes Thursday looking for dozens of people still missing after deadly rains that…

Plateau Killings: Group donates water tank to IDPs

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A youth group, Plateau G-17, on Thursday donated a 5,000 litre water tank to one of the Internally Displaced Persons…

2 women allegedly steal friend’s ATM card, withdraw N365,000

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Two women, Hope Eze, 23, and Ugonma Chikezie, 30, were on Thursday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos,…

Customs intercepts cache of ammunition at Tin-Can Port

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Tin Can Island Customs Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a cache of ammunition at two…

Firdaus Call to Bar: Muslim organisations commend Body of Benchers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A coalition of Muslim organisations have commended the Body of Benchers, Council of Legal Education for allowing Miss Firdaus Amasa…

NIMASA targets N109bn revenue in 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Dakuku Peterside, Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says the agency is targeting N109 billion as…

Chinese President to visit Senegal, Rwanda, SA, UAE

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Xi Jinping of China will pay state visits to Senegal, Rwanda and South Africa and the United Arab Emirates…

Killings: Adamawa Govt. to deploy more security personnel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Adamawa Government on Thursday said more security personnel would be deployed to areas of conflicts in the state, to safeguard…

Hajj: Reps urge INEC to adjust election time-table

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, urged Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adjust dates for Presidential and National Assembly…

Koffi wants government to develop tourist sites

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The three tiers of government should develop the nation’s various cultural and tourist sites as centres for unification for the…

MTN denies engaging casual workers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Human Resource Executive of MTN Nigeria, Mrs Esther Akinnukawe, has denied that the telecommunications company engaged casual employees.

No member of CUPP has withdrawn – PPA

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

National Chairman, Progressive People’s Alliance (PPA), Chief Peter Ameh, said none of the 39 political parties in the Coalition of…

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