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…
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NAFDAC 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…
View More 53 traders drown in Kebbi boat mishapNECO June/July SSCE results out
The National Examination Council (NECO) on Thursday released the results of the senior school certificate examination (SSCE) it conducted throughout the country and some overseas…
View More NECO June/July SSCE results outUNILAG shift post-UTME date
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has postponed indefinitely its Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) earlier scheduled for Sept. 18 to Sept. 22. The institution’s Registrar…
View More UNILAG shift post-UTME dateUnpaid salaries occasioned by lack of accountability – Lawyer
The Executive Director, Centre for Social Justice, Mr Eze Onyekpere, has hinged the inability to pay workers’ salaries on lack of accountability on the part…
View More Unpaid salaries occasioned by lack of accountability – LawyerDon’t panic over Operation Python Dance, Ekweremadu urges Ndigbo
The Chief Whip of Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon. Matthias Ekweremadu, has urged the Igbo people not to panic over the recent launch of…
View More Don’t panic over Operation Python Dance, Ekweremadu urges NdigboGovernor Ikpeazu declares three-Day Dusk to Dawn Curfew in Aba
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State Government has declared a curfew in Aba amid growing security concerns in the state. The curfew is in reaction…
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