FG intensify effort to stamp out polio
Health workers move from door to door in the rural Sumaila district of Kano state, northern Nigeria, administering oral polio vaccines to children under five. It could be any other vaccination drive...
View ArticleOsun Judiciary workers vow to continue strike
Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Osun state branch has said that, there is no going back on its five months old strike. The union took the decision at an emergency congress held at the state...
View ArticleInsurance agent arraigned over N2.6m fraud
An agent of AIICO Insurance Company, David Owoeye, 27, has been charged before a Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court, sitting at Igbosere, over allegedly forged some company’s documents to defraud customers...
View ArticleBukola Saraki elected as Senate President
Senator Bukola Saraki has been elected the President of Nigeria’s 8th Assembly. The All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator was elected unopposed with 57 lawmakers present voting for Saraki, while 51...
View ArticleWar on Terror: Respect human rights, UN urges G-7 leaders
Secretary General of the United Nations, UN, Ban Ki-moon has warned world leaders that efforts to fight terrorism can misfire if they don’t respect fundamental rights. Ban told the G-7 meeting in...
View ArticleGov Umahi warns Assembly members against corruption
Ebonyi state Governor, Chief Dave Umahi yesterday inaugurated the fifth session of the state House of Assembly and urged them not to toe the path of the Fourth Assembly which he said was the worst...
View Article8th Senate: Ekweremadu emerges Dep Senate President
Senator Ike Ekweremadu has emerged deputy Senate President in 8th senate. Details later…
View ArticlePolice nab suspected fraudsters with fake currencies
Youths in Nkpor, Idemmili local government area numbering about 50 were said to have set ablaze a restaurant belonging to a widow, Mrs. Nwakaego Okafor at Ogboza Ubaba village, Nkpor. The youths...
View Article8th Senate: David Mark elected senate leader
Former Senate president, David Mark ,this morning was elected as the senate leader in the 8th senate. Details later…
View ArticleMass shooting leaves 5 dead in China village
A Chinese villager armed with a double-barreled hunting gun killed four people, including two police, in northern Hebei province on Tuesday, local media said. The development is a rare outbreak of gun...
View ArticleEgypt summons US envoy over Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt summoned the U.S. ambassador in Cairo to show displeasure at Muslim Brotherhood figures coming to Washington for a private conference, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. One source,...
View ArticleForum faults NASS CNA for administering oath on Benue Rep-elect
Against the backdrop of the inauguration of the eighth Assembly yesterday, the Benue Youth Forum has faulted the admittance of Hon. Hassan Saleh by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,...
View ArticleSuicide bomber attacks Egypt’s historic site
A suicide bomber has blown himself up near the ancient Temple of Karnak in the Egyptian city of Luxor, police say. Local media reported that three assailants were killed in the attack and that four...
View ArticleSecurity operatives recover Rivers’ govt stolen vehicles
Security operatives have recovered 10 vehicles belonging to the Rivers State Government which were stolen by some members of staff of the Government House, Port Harcourt in the last days of the Rotimi...
View ArticleVeteran German composer James Last dies at 86
Big band leader James Last has died in Florida, aged 86. The German-born musician’s manager said he died at his home “peacefully and in the presence of his family”. Last sold millions of records with...
View ArticleReal Madrid closes-in on De Gea
Real Madrid are closing in on David De Gea are in final negotiations with Manchester United. The Spanish giants will pay €25m (£18.3m) plus €5m (£3.6m) in add-ons for the 24-year-old.
View ArticleFIFA postpones 2026 World Cup bidding amid corruption charges
The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been postponed amid allegations around the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. The decision was due to be made in Kuala Lumpur in May 2017. Swiss prosecutors are...
View ArticleBurundi’s opposition rejects new election date
Burundi opposition political parties on Wednesday in Bujumbura rejected a proposal issued on Monday by the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) to delay presidential polls to July 15. A...
View ArticleOsun pensioners protest 7 months unpaid arrears
The heat of protests is increasing for the Osun State Government as pensioners in the state have joined the list of protesters calling for the government to pay their eight months pension. The...
View ArticleFG to issue N70bn bond next week
Nigeria plans to raise 70 billion naira ($353 million) worth of Treasury bonds with maturities ranging between five-year and 20-year at an auction next week, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said on...
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