Veteran Nollywood actor and former broadcaster, Sadiq Daba is about to be flown to the UK for intensive treatment. Daba had opened up on his…
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Applicants recommended by presidency, politicians lose job offers after testing positive to drugs
The hope of about 30 graduates to gain jobs at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Kano, has been dashed after they failed a mandatory drug test.…
View More Applicants recommended by presidency, politicians lose job offers after testing positive to drugsNiger Delta youth angry over NDDC board re-appointment
Niger Delta youth group under the aegis of Pan Niger Delta Youth Leadership Forum (PANLEAF) have vowed to protest the tenure elongation of the present…
View More Niger Delta youth angry over NDDC board re-appointmentMourners besiege Ekwueme’s Enugu residence
Mourners have besieged the Independence Layout residence of former Vice President Alex Ekwueme following the news of his demise in a London hospital on Sunday.…
View More Mourners besiege Ekwueme’s Enugu residenceAlex Ekwueme dies in London
Former Nigerian vice president in the Second Republic Dr Alex Ekwueme has died in the United Kingdom where he was receiving treatment, his family said.…
View More Alex Ekwueme dies in LondonPremium Times wins Global Shining Light Award
Premium Times, Nigeria’s investigative website, emerged the overall winner of the Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJN) in Johannesburg, South Africa. A two-part story by the…
View More Premium Times wins Global Shining Light AwardOlumide is not too young to lead
The story of Olumide Kola-Lawal can be described as that of grit and determination. He is a phenomenal young leader, who believes in taking full…
View More Olumide is not too young to leadFADAMA : Adamawa govt. pays N20m counterpart fund
The Adamawa Government has paid N20 million counterpart fund for the implementation of the FADAMA III Second Additional Financing (AFII) programme to fast-track efforts to…
View More FADAMA : Adamawa govt. pays N20m counterpart fundElizabeth II, Prince Philip celebrate 70 years of marriage
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will celebrate their platinum wedding anniversary on November 20, marking 70 years since they married in the splendour of…
View More Elizabeth II, Prince Philip celebrate 70 years of marriageReps probe ‘plan’ to halt admission of female cadets into NDA
The house of representatives has started a probe on the alleged move to halt admission of female cadets into the combatant course of the Nigerian Defence…
View More Reps probe ‘plan’ to halt admission of female cadets into NDA‘Natural cures for constipation’
Adoption of sedentary lifestyles and Western diets by most Nigerians has led to rise in indigestion, constipation, pile, diabetes and cancers. In fact, most people…
View More ‘Natural cures for constipation’Da Vinci’s Christ painting sells for record $450mn
A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci was sold for a record 450 million US dollars (380 million euros), including fees,…
View More Da Vinci’s Christ painting sells for record $450mnNew extrasolar planet could support life
A new extrasolar systeextrasolar systemm planet can be added to a handful of fellow exoplanets which could theoretically support life, the European Southern Observatory said…
View More New extrasolar planet could support lifeCustoms impounds contraband worth N95m
The Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone `C’ Compliance Team, Ahmed Azarema, announced in Benin on Wednesday that the team had impounded contraband…
View More Customs impounds contraband worth N95mI’m for probe over Zuma, Johnson-Sirleaf statues, says Okorocha
Imo state governor Rochas Okorocha, has said he is ready for probe over the statues he erected in honour of South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma…
View More I’m for probe over Zuma, Johnson-Sirleaf statues, says OkorochaHow To Deal With Rejection
Falling in love can be a great experience, but it also means that you’re opening up yourself to the possibilities of heartbreak and rejection. While…
View More How To Deal With RejectionNDA: We’re still training female cadets’
Female combatants are still being trained by the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), defence headquarters said on Tuesday. In a PUNCH report quoted by TheCable, it was…
View More NDA: We’re still training female cadets’NNPC, WAEC partners to promote technical education
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says it has entered into a partnership with the West African Examination Council (WAEC), the Junior Engineering Technical Society(JETS),…
View More NNPC, WAEC partners to promote technical educationFanfare in South East as Buhari unveils project
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Abakaliki in Ebonyi state to the warm embrace of a mammoth crowed as he started his two-day official visit…
View More Fanfare in South East as Buhari unveils projectOgoni clean-up: Rivers lawmaker calls for patience with FG
Mr Josiah Olu, an APC lawmaker representing Eleme Constituency in the Rivers Assembly has enjoined pressure groups agitating against the delayed Ogoni clean-up to be…
View More Ogoni clean-up: Rivers lawmaker calls for patience with FGBuhari support El-Rufai’s plan to layoff teachers who failed competency test
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja endorsed the ongoing primary school education reforms embarked upon by the Kaduna state government. The President made this…
View More Buhari support El-Rufai’s plan to layoff teachers who failed competency testProtests rock Jos University Teaching Hospital
For the second time in two weeks, staff of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), have protested the alleged refusal of the Chief Medical Director, Professor…
View More Protests rock Jos University Teaching HospitalASUP begins indefinite strike Monday
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) says it will embark on an indefinite strike starting from Monday, November 13. The union announced this after…
View More ASUP begins indefinite strike MondayFG increases take-off grant of Maritime University to N5bn
The Federal Government has approved an increase of N5 billion as take-off grant for the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta, from N2 billion earlier announced. The…
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