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UN’s World Food Programme to share Ramadan meal with less-privileged

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The World Food Programme (WFP) and its Goodwill Ambassador, Tunisian actress Hend Sabry, have launched an innovative digital fundraising campaign…

Ebola outbreak: MSF to open 3 additional treatment centres in DRC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

International humanitarian organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF or Doctors Without Borders) will set up three additional facilities in the Democratic…

EU leaders united over need to preserve Iran nuclear deal

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Leaders of the European Union were united in their resolve that the Iran nuclear deal needed to be preserved despite…

New child-killing virus hits Sri Lanka’s south

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sri Lanka’s health officials on Thursday warned that a new virus affecting children was spreading in the island’s south and…

Nigerian Govt condemns killing of 58 unarmed Palestinian demonstrators

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government has condemned Israel’s deadly response to clashes along the border with the Gaza Strip, in which 58…

Nigeria projected to add 189m people between 2018-2050

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria has been projected to add no fewer than 189 million people to its current population between 2018 and 2050,…

Turkey wants UN General Assembly resolution on Jerusalem

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Turkey wants the UN General Assembly to pass a resolution regarding Jerusalem, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday,…

FEC approves $995 million, 15.4 billion for 2 road projects

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari approved 995 million dollars for the reconstruction of the…

Troops kill 15 Boko Haram, rescue 49 in Borno

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it killed 15 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued 49 persons in separate encounters between…

Malaysian police search 5 houses of ousted Prime Minister Najib

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Malaysian police conducted searches through the night and into the Thursday morning at five places linked to ousted Prime Minister…

Study shows male depression may cause infertility

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A study published Thursday in the journal Fertility and Sterility showed that among couples receiving infertility treatment, depression in the…

Zambia bans health workers from moonlighting in private sector

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Zambian government has banned health workers from having private jobs in the private sector as it was against their…

North Korea-U.S. Summit: South Korea to play ‘mediator’ to resolve doubts

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Korea said on Thursday it would seek to mediate between the U.S. and North Korea after Pyongyang threatened to…

Ebola outbreak: Congo Health Ministry warns of “new phase” after first urban case

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ministry of Health on Thursday warned Congo’s Ebola outbreak has entered “a new phase” after a case of the…

Buhari dines with Tinubu, South West APC leaders

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night hosted South West caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to a dinner at…

Minimum wage, subsidy not in 2018 Budget

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Danjuma Goje, has said that no provision was made in the 2018 Budget…

Sultan announces Thursday beginning of Ramadan fasting

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto has declared Thursday as the first day for the beginning of the…

Buhari challenges APC Caucus to deliver Ekiti back to progressive states

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged South West caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to bring back Ekiti into the…

Photo News: Ijaw youths remember Isaac Boro in Abuja

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Members of the Ijaw community in Abuja on Wednesday celebrated the late Major Jasper Isaac Adaka Boro Remembrance Day.

EFCC arraigns ex-Edo Deputy Gov, others over N700m graft

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former…

We’ll start forceful recovery of illegal arms after expiration of deadline – Rivers Police

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Rivers State Police Command said it will soon start the forceful retrieval of illegal arms in the hands of…

Ex-convict Jailed 5 Years For Eating N173,000 Food Without Pay

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A 30-year old ex-convict, Valentine Thomas has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for eating food and drinking wine with…

68% of the world population projected to live in urban areas by 2050 – UN

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Fifty-five percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by…

Saraki: IGP, others must appear before Senate over rising abduction

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Wednesday said the Senate has summoned the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, the…

Ambode’s wife gives couple with quintuplets N500,000 monthly allowance

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has volunteered a monthly allowance of N500, 000 for the…

Shell Nigeria boosts domestic gas distribution capacity by 150%

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) Limited on Wednesday said the company had increased its domestic gas distribution capacity by 150 per…

Gov. Ambode unveils construction equipment for urban regeneration programme

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday unveiled 45 new road construction equipment as the urban regeneration of Ikoyi,…

Nasarawa Assembly approves 3 years tenure for elected LG officials

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed the Local Government Bill 2018 which approved three years tenure for elected…

Doctors who reject gunshot victims face 5-year jail term – Police

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday warned hospitals and doctors to henceforth desist from rejecting gunshot victims, saying such…

Lagos to deliver 14,187 housing units under Joint Venture partnership

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government says its joint venture partnership in housing development across the state will deliver 14,187 housing units…

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