Vaccine: IPOB tells pupils to return to school
Tony Okafor, Awka The Indigenous People of Biafra has urged parents and guardians in the South-East to send their children and wards back to school. Some parents and guardians in the area had on...
View ArticleEzekwesili: I won’t respond to wailing wailers, says Adesina
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Sunday said it was not his style to respond to those he described as “wailing wailers” in their...
View ArticleUnilever celebrates World Food Day with #SHARETHEMEAL
Knorr, Unilever’s largest food brand in partnership with United Nations World Food Programme, will be marking the 2017 World Food Day by giving food lovers the opportunity to turn their food posts on...
View ArticleCatalan leader wants to meet Spain’s PM as soon as possible
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Monday called for a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy “as soon as possible”, as a deadline set by Madrid to clarify his intentions for his region...
View ArticleWorld Food Day: FCTA urges residents to embrace farming
The Secretary, Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat in the FCT, Mr Stanley Nzekwe, has urged residents to be actively involved in agriculture activities to ensure food security. Nzekwe spoke...
View ArticleMeet Catalonia’s powerful independence lobbyists
In Catalonia’s separatist crisis, two pro-independence citizens’ groups have emerged as powerful players, their 100,000-plus members giving them a strong influence on regional politics. On Monday,...
View ArticleCatalan leader stalls on independence drive
Catalonia’s separatist leader on Monday refused to say whether he had declared independence from Spain, calling for an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to settle the country’s worst...
View ArticleBREAKING: Spain sets Thursday deadline for ‘clarity’ over Catalan independence
Spain’s central government said Monday that Catalan president Carles Puigdemont had not clarified whether or not he declared independence, urging him to do so “clearly” by Thursday at 10:00 am (0800...
View ArticleBoboye lauds Zamfara govt, security agencies on release of abducted FRSC...
The Federal Road Safety Commission, Boboye Oyeyemi, has appreciated the Zamfara State Government and security agencies for their roles that led to the release of an FRSC personnel abducted in Tsafe...
View ArticleFire guts Kachikwu’s house
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Asokoro residence of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, in Abuja caught fire on Sunday evening. It was gathered that security personnel and some...
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Olaudah Equiano: Seven things you need to know about today’s Google doodle
The latest Google’s Doodle celebrates one of the most prominent Black anti-slavery activist, the first Black political leader and lobbyist in 18th century Britain. Today marks what would have been the...
View ArticleExamination: Teachers fast, pray as Kaduna plans sack
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Zaria Local Government Area Branch, will on Tuesday begin three days of fasting and prayers to seek God’s intervention on the planned sack of 20,000 primary school...
View ArticlePlateau’s madness gone too far, says Buhari
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the “madness”in Plateau State which led to recent killings of at least 20 people had gone too far. He has therefore instructed the...
View ArticleFG defends vaccination
Friday Olokor, Jos The Federal Government on Monday clarified that there was no harmful vaccination going in the country. The clarification was contained in a statement by Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the...
View ArticleLagos cooperative introduces communication package for members
Ife Ogunfuwa Globacom Nigeria Limited has entered into partnership with the Lagos State Cooperative Federation to provide Closed User Group communication package for cooperative members. At the launch...
View ArticleLASG introduces code to fight domestic violence
Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Government on Monday inaugurated the short code for reporting domestic and sexual attacks, urging residents to help government tackle perpetrators of such. Mrs....
View ArticleIdye drainage contract N700m, not N2bn, CAD replies Benue
John Charles, Makurdi The management of CAD Development Limited on Monday rebuked the Benue State Government for allegedly given false information about the drainage project contracted to it in 2002....
View ArticleLagos backs 1,140 persons to boost food production
Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Government on Monday said it had empowered no fewer than 1,140 residents of the state under its agricultural value and empowerment programme to boost food production and...
View ArticleAdeyemi lauds Bello on Kogi rice mill
Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has been praised for turning the state into a rice-producing state. The state government recently announced the establishment of a...
View ArticleCourt adjourns Misau’s arraignment until Thursday
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama on Monday adjourned until Thursday the arraignment of the senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Isah Misau,...
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