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Public urged to guard cellphones against fraudulent characters

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Enugu State Police Command on Thursday advised members of the public to be wary of bank details leakages through…

Govt’s should prioritise utilisation of resources not just economic growth – Bukar

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Kharkiv Bukhara, the Chairman, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), says concern for the economy should go beyond mere growth…

Farmers, herdsmen adopt ceasefire agreement in Adamawa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Farmers and herdsmen in Adamawa have agreed to cease hostilities in order to give chance for a Peace and Reconciliation…

Lagos farmers smiled to bank in 2017 – Chairman

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Mr Femi Oke, the Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of All Farmers Association (AFAN), says farmers in the state…

Man remanded in prison for allegedly defiling 9-yr-old girl

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday, remanded a 36-year-old man, Abdulkarim Dan-malam in prison, for allegedly defiling…

Herdsman sentenced to 1 year imprisonment for theft, grievous hurt

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Jos Upper Area Court, sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos North Local Government Area, on Thursday sentenced a 28-year old…

Kwara First Lady establishes anti-cancer clubs in tertiary institutions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The wife of Kwara governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has promised to support students to establish anti-cancer clubs in tertiary institutions…

African University produces bamboo bicycles

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The African University of Science and Technology (AUST) says it has produced bamboo bicycles to improve the quality of life…

Study warns heavy drinking could lead to dementia

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Heavy drinkers are at serious risk of dementia, according to a newly published study that analyzed more than a million…

Buhari summons Council of State meeting

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja summoned a meeting of the Council of State to deliberate on key national…

Ogun Govt. engages service of private firm to manage municipal waste

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ogun State Government has engaged the service of a private firm – Solous MRF 1 Limited, to manage municipal waste…

Australian deputy PM urged to quit as party leader over extramarital affair

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Australia’s embattled deputy prime minister, under pressure over an extramarital affair, faced a call to step down as leader of…

Philippines’ Duterte attends wake of Filipino maid found in Kuwait freezer

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines on Thursday attended the wake of a Filipino domestic helper whose death prompted him to…

Edo Govt. to partner CWO on skill acquisition programme

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Edo Government has said that it will partner Catholic Women Organisation (CWO) programmes to promote skill acquisition among women in…

Indian students banned from wearing shoes, socks during exams to curb cheating

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

India’s eastern state of Bihar has banned students appearing for this year’s Class “X” board examinations from wearing shoes and…

Sudan urged to release all detained political activists

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged Sudan to release all detained political activists many of whom are being denied access…

Iraq detains 1,500 women, children of Islamic State militants

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Iraqi authorities has detained 1,500 women and children from families of Islamic State (IS) militants and is coordinating with…

Suicide bomber attacks U.S. embassy in Montenegro

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An attacker threw an explosive device at the U.S. embassy in the Montenegrin capital Podgorica on Thursday morning and subsequently…

Customs zonal command loses N360m revenue in 2017

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Customs Service, Zone ‘C’, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) lost about N360 million in revenue generation in 2017, the…

Kaduna Police Commissioner says community policing is key to crime prevention

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Kaduna State, Mr Austin Iwar, on Wednesday, said proper implementation of community policing policy…

Drug Bribery Case: Greek parliament to probe politicians

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Greece’s parliament voted early on Thursday to set up a committee that will investigate politicians, including former prime ministers, over…

Winter Olympics: South Korea spent $223,237 on sister of Kim Jong Un, entourage

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Korea spent around 240 million won (223,237 dollars) on the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…

9 refugees die in Uganda cholera break – Authorities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Authorities said nine refugees were confirmed dead on Thursday morning and more than 300 people were isolated in several health…

Libya removed from terror-financing watch list

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) lifted Libya from the list of countries unable to fight money laundering and…

Trump’s travel ban kicked off vicious circle of ‘hatred’ across globe – Amnesty

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban in January 2017 targeting several Muslim-majority countries kicked off a vicious circle of “hatred,”…

Study shows more than 6bn people live in corrupt countries

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

More than six billion people live in countries that are corrupt, Transparency International said in a report on Wednesday.

Florida school shooting: Survivors push lawmakers to ban gun

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dozens of teenaged survivors of the second deadliest public school shooting in U.S. history on Wednesday marched on Florida’s capital…

NIgerian Govt approves $6.7bn for construction of Ibadan – Kaduna standard gauge railway project

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved 6.7billion dollars for the construction of…

Maritime University gets approval to begin undergraduate programmes

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted approval to the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta, to begin undergraduate degree programmes from…

Abduction of schoolgirls: Buhari sends 3 ministers to Yobe

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Minister of Defence, retired Brig-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed and that of…

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