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Mugabe turns 94 with no lavish celebrations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist for decades, turned 94 on Wednesday, with no…

Lassa fever: Edo records 521 suspected cases

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Osamuwonyi Irowa, the Director of Disease Control, Edo, says the state has recorded 521 suspected cases of Lassa fever…

My wife is pregnant with another man’s child – Husband

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Barely four years into his marriage, a Lagos businessman, Ismaila Ola, wants a customary court to dissolve the union, accusing…

South Africa to increase VAT for first time in 25 years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Africa will increase value added tax (VAT) for the first time in over two decades, the Treasury said on…

Lassa-fever: Bushmeat consumption increases in Enugu despite warning

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The consumption of bush meat by some residents in Enugu State have continued in spite of warnings by health experts…

Sokoto Assembly passes Contributory Healthcare Bill

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sokoto State House of Assembly, on Wednesday passed into law the State Contributory Healthcare Management Scheme Bill.

Lagos ports receive 8 ships with petrol, other commodities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than eight ships laden with various products including petrol are waiting to berth at Lagos ports, the Nigerian…

Egyptian President al-Sissi defends controversial gas deal with Israel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sissi has said a plan to import gas from Israel will help make Egypt a regional hub for…

EU appoints woman as Head of Commission’s Cabinet for 1st time

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday appointed a woman for the first time as his Head of Cabinet.

Nigerian Govt urged to conduct animal census to develop livestock sector

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Ibrahim Ahmadu, Chief Executive Officer, Sponge Analytics Nigeria, has advised the Federal Government to conduct an animal census so…

My wife is serial divorcee, 5th husband tells court

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 47-year-old businessman, Rufus Otegbola, on Wednesday told an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, that his wife, Funmilayo, is a serial…

Aviation: Nigerian Govt puts measures in place to enhance safety, security

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government has put measures in place to continuously enhance safety and security in the aviation industry, the Minister…

30 IDPs secure admission to tertiary institutions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 30 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the North-East, camped in the International Christian Centre for Missions (ICCM),…

Niger Govt generates N5.5 billion revenue in 2017

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Niger State Government generated N5.5 billion internal revenue in 2017, Alhaji Jibrin Habibu, chairman of its board of internal…

Teacher flogs student to death in Zamfara

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A teacher at Government Day Secondary School Sankalawa in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara has allegedly flogged a student…

Zambia’s central bank cuts lending rate

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Zambia’s Central Bank has cut its benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 9.75 per cent on Wednesday, citing…

Electricity theft: Jos Disco promises handsome reward for whistle blowers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Worried by incessant by-pass of its meters and massive illegal connections, the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC), has promised handsome…

Kwara First Lady promises to assist 173 juvenile children

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, wife of Kwara Governor, has pledged to offer necessary spiritual and physical assistance to 173 children of…

Compensation: Abuja youths protest, block airport road

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Indigenous youths of Abuja on Wednesday took to the streets to protest government refusal to compensate their parents over the…

Sri Lanka bus explosion injures 19, including 12 military personnel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Army say 19 people including 12 military personnel were injured on Wednesday in an explosion on a bus in…

Japan orders Chinese ships not to approach disputed islands

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Japanese officials ordered three Chinese coast guard vessels to leave what Japan considers its territorial waters near a group of…

Army seizes pump action rifle displayed for sale in Taraba

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Troops of 93 Battalion, 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, on exercise Ayem Akpatuma (Cat Race) on Tuesday seized a pump action…

10 die as truck crashes into house in central India – Police

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Police said 10 people have been killed and several others injured after a speeding truck crashed into a house and…

U.S. sanctions Burkina Faso-based Ansarul Islam over terrorism threat

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Burkina Faso-based Ansar-ul-Islam lil-Ichad wal Jihad (IRSAD), calling the militant group a terrorism threat…

Agric scheme: CBN revises guidelines to accommodate Non- Interest Institutions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has revised the guidelines for Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS), to include…

Nigeria’s foreign policy must reflect achievements in entertainment, sports – Osinbajo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Vice President Osinbajo has said that Nigeria’s foreign policy must reflect the enviable feat that the country has attained in…

Mass grave of Islamic State hostages discovered in Eastern Afghanistan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Officials on Wednesday discovered bodies of at least 10 people, who are supposed to have been hostages of the Islamic…

Philippines ‘concerned’ as U.S. intelligence tags Duterte a threat to democracy

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines is not an autocrat and is taking seriously a report by the U.S. intelligence community…

UN chief Antonio Guterres mourns Malawian Ambassador

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday paid tribute to the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Malawi to the UN, Necton…

Zambia seeks more money to contain cholera outbreak

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Zambian Government said that it needs more money to contain a cholera outbreak which started in October 2017.

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