Zimbabwe’s newly installed President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed senior military officials to top posts in his 22-man Cabinet, in an announcement made late Thursday on…
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I encouraged Malami to meet Maina abroad, says DSS DG
Director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, says he advised Abubakar Malami, minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, to meet…
View More I encouraged Malami to meet Maina abroad, says DSS DGGov. Ayade inaugurates 2017 Calabar carnival village
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River on Friday inaugurated the `Calabar Municipal Garden’ which will serve as the 2017 Calabar Carnival village, the News Agency…
View More Gov. Ayade inaugurates 2017 Calabar carnival villageRangers thrash A Ten Padora FC 4-0
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Friday thrashed A Ten Padora Football Club of Coal Camp 4-0 in one of their pre-season matches for…
View More Rangers thrash A Ten Padora FC 4-0Police restrict movement in Akwa Ibom over council polls
With less than 48 hours to the forthcoming council poll in Akwa Ibom, the Police Command has issued restriction of movement order from 12 midnight…
View More Police restrict movement in Akwa Ibom over council pollsKPMG to train 10 data science Nigeria hackathon participants
KPMG, leading advisory services provider has offered internship to the top ten participants of the recently concluded Data Science Nigeria (DSN) Bootcamp hackathon. Some of…
View More KPMG to train 10 data science Nigeria hackathon participantsGana, Nwodo mobilises support for Adeniran
A chieftain of the party, Prof. Jerry Gana has said that as a result of poor governance in the country and the blunders of the…
View More Gana, Nwodo mobilises support for Adeniran‘I am the most qualified for PDP national chair’
The Chairman of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will oust the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)…
View More ‘I am the most qualified for PDP national chair’Stepanek joins Agassi to coach Djokovic
Former world number one Novak Djokovic said Thursday Radek Stepanek was joining his coaching team to complement Andre Agassi. Agassi and former doubles specialist Stepanek…
View More Stepanek joins Agassi to coach DjokovicArgentina ends missing submarine rescue mission
The Argentine navy says it has abandoned attempts to rescue 44 crew members on board a submarine that disappeared two weeks ago. “Despite the magnitude…
View More Argentina ends missing submarine rescue missionOil prices rise as OPEC extends cuts to 2018
Oil prices are expected to rise further as Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC extends the production cut deal to Dec. 2018. Saudi…
View More Oil prices rise as OPEC extends cuts to 2018Falana sues FCDA for N100m over manhole accident
Lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has sued the federal capital development authority (FCDA) for N100million after claiming he fell into a manhole. Falana had said…
View More Falana sues FCDA for N100m over manhole accidentRapper DMX faces 5 years jail term over tax evasion
DMX, the US rapper best known for his taunting song “Party Up (Up in Here),” faces prison time after he pleaded guilty Thursday to evading…
View More Rapper DMX faces 5 years jail term over tax evasionStop creating false impressions -PDP warns aspirants
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned its national chairmanship aspirants to desist from creating false impressions about party’s decisions. The PDP NEC has also…
View More Stop creating false impressions -PDP warns aspirantsEnyimba Industrial Zone will Create one million Jobs – Ikpeazu
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that the proposed Enyimba Industrial Free Trade Zone, which is Public-private partnership (PPP) project between Abia State…
View More Enyimba Industrial Zone will Create one million Jobs – IkpeazuAnambra to spend N70m on debt servicing monthly
The Anambra government has said it will spend between N60 and N70 million monthly to service its domestic and external debts. Mr Mark Okoye, Commissioner…
View More Anambra to spend N70m on debt servicing monthlySeven-Up gets takeover offer from majority shareholder
Affleka SA, majority shareholder in Seven-Up Bottling Company, has offered shareholders of the company N112 to buy all ordinary shares owned by other shareholders. According…
View More Seven-Up gets takeover offer from majority shareholderI never reinstated Maina, says Oyo-Ita
Winifred Oyo-Ita, head of service, says Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms (PTFP), was never reinstated into the civil service. She…
View More I never reinstated Maina, says Oyo-Ita25 Nigerians die in the Sahara Desert: Libyan returnee
A Nigerian returnee from Libya has revealed that 25 compatriots, ferried from Nigeria to Libya by a trafficker identified as Charles, perished in the Sahara…
View More 25 Nigerians die in the Sahara Desert: Libyan returneeInterior ministry perm sec takes blame for Maina reinstatement saga
The permanent secretary, ministry of interior, Abubakar Magaji, has owned up to administrative lapses in the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman, Pension Reform Task Team.Abdulrasheed…
View More Interior ministry perm sec takes blame for Maina reinstatement sagaPope urges world to act on Rohingya refugee crisis
Pope Francis called Thursday for “decisive” international action on the Rohingya refugee crisis as he began a visit to Bangladesh, where more than 620,000 of…
View More Pope urges world to act on Rohingya refugee crisisBuhari, 5 other leaders meet with Gnassingbe on Togo crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari and five other West African leaders have called for an immediate roadmap to pave the way for negotiations in Togo between President…
View More Buhari, 5 other leaders meet with Gnassingbe on Togo crisisAyade presents highest ever N1.3trn budget for 2018
Ben Ayade, Cross River governor, has presented a budget of N1.3 trillion for the 2018 fiscal year to the state house of assembly. The budget…
View More Ayade presents highest ever N1.3trn budget for 2018N Korea missile test brings world closer to war
The US ambassador to the United Nations steps up rhetoric against North Korea following its latest missile test, threatening to “utterly” destroy the regime if…
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