The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Mathew Hassan Kukah, on Monday urged Nigerians to make up their minds to develop good attitudes to promote…
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Rosbash, Hall, Young share Nobel Medicine Prize
The 2017 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young. It was for their discoveries…
View More Rosbash, Hall, Young share Nobel Medicine PrizeFirst female SAN, admonishes lawyers against corruption
Nigeria’s first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), Mrs. Folanke Solanke, has cautioned lawyers against indulging in corruption. She gave the warning at the weekend…
View More First female SAN, admonishes lawyers against corruptionNobel Medicine winner to be announced today
This year’s Nobel season opens Monday with the announcement of the medicine prize. Like every year, speculation is rife about the possible winners, given the…
View More Nobel Medicine winner to be announced todayNANS loses Dauda, declares 1 month mourning
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has announced the death of a former National President of the association, Mr Dauda Mohammed, aged 38, during…
View More NANS loses Dauda, declares 1 month mourningGermany celebrates first gay marriages
Two German men made history Sunday by saying “I do” and becoming the first same-sex couple to marry after decades of struggle, but campaigners say…
View More Germany celebrates first gay marriagesNAFDAC gets new boss
Dr Abubakar Jimoh, the Spokesperson of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says Mr Ademola Magbojuri has taken over from…
View More NAFDAC gets new bossAt 57, Nigeria dancing naked while its roof is on fire-TUC
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has expressed sadness at Nigeria’s “tale of conundrum” riddled with various crises 57 years after its independence. In…
View More At 57, Nigeria dancing naked while its roof is on fire-TUCIGP Orders Massive Deployment Of Police Personnel
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has ordered a massive deployment of Police personnel across Nigeria to ensure a hitch-free and peaceful celebration of…
View More IGP Orders Massive Deployment Of Police PersonnelHost communities warn Oil firms and FG
By Bestman Orji Port Harcourt The Oil firms’ host communities of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, ONELGA, have issued a one month warning to both the…
View More Host communities warn Oil firms and FGWorld’s heaviest woman dies
The Egyptian woman, Ms Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, believed to be the world’s heaviest has died in the United Arab Emirates. El Aty had…
View More World’s heaviest woman diesPanda’s habitat ‘shrinking and becoming more fragmented’
Despite signs that numbers of giant pandas are rising, suitable habitat has shrunk, according to satellite data. The forests where the panda lives are in…
View More Panda’s habitat ‘shrinking and becoming more fragmented’Wife puts husband on 6 months’ probation
A Customary Court sitting in Ikole-Ekiti on Monday adjourned hearing in a divorce case to March 28, 2018, after a house wife, Mrs Adenike Ogunsakin,…
View More Wife puts husband on 6 months’ probationWe want to return to Bama, IDPs in Maiduguri insist
The Bama Initiative for Human Development, an NGO, on Sunday in Maiduguri staged a peaceful demonstration demanding the return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to…
View More We want to return to Bama, IDPs in Maiduguri insistPlateau Gov appoints acting Chief Judge
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has sworn in Justice Yakubu Dakwak as the Acting Chief Judge of the state following the retirement of the former…
View More Plateau Gov appoints acting Chief JudgeNAFDAC union insists on Strike
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) workers say they will continue with their strike until the Federal Government appoints a…
View More NAFDAC union insists on StrikeWorld’s richest woman dies at 94
L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, the world’s richest woman whose old age was clouded by dementia, has died at the age of 94, her family said…
View More World’s richest woman dies at 94Kano declares Friday public holiday, mark new Islamic year
The Kano State Government has declared Friday, Sept. 22, as public holiday to mark the new Islamic year. A statement by the state commissioner for…
View More Kano declares Friday public holiday, mark new Islamic year149 dead in Mexico earthquake, volcano kills 15
It was a double blow from nature on Tuesday for Mexico as it did not just have a fresh earthquake to contend with, but also…
View More 149 dead in Mexico earthquake, volcano kills 15World to end Sept. 23, says numerologist
There are predictions that the world will on Sept. 23, 2017 following expected collision of a planet with earth. A Christian numerologist David Meade who…
View More World to end Sept. 23, says numerologist106 Chibok schoolgirls get Federal Government scholarship at AUN
The Federal Government yesterday granted scholarship to the 106 Chibok schoolgirls so far released by the Boko Haram insurgents.The girls, who were abducted while writing…
View More 106 Chibok schoolgirls get Federal Government scholarship at AUNRemembering theater director and Royal Shakespeare who turned language into life
Theater directors bear heavy responsibility for a production’s failure yet enjoy only a meager portion of the glory that playwrights and actors receive when a…
View More Remembering theater director and Royal Shakespeare who turned language into lifeArmy insists Operation Python Dance II starts today
starts today The Nigerian Army has denied rumours in some quarters that it has withdrawn its troops from Operation Python Dance II (Exercise Egwu Eke…
View More Army insists Operation Python Dance II starts today53 traders drown in Kebbi boat mishap
The Chairman of the Bagudo Local Government Council in Kebbi, Alhaji Muhammad Zagga, confirmed on Thursday that no fewer than 53 traders were feared dead…
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