‘Osinbajo for President’ group debuts, recruits volunteers for 2019
A group that describes itself as “Osinbajo Volunteers” has started campaigning for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. It wants Osinbajo to stand as presidential candidate in the 2019 election. The group...
View ArticleStrike: Consultants, nurses managing patients in UDUTH, says official
The Resident Doctors, Medical Consultants, Nurses and other health workers at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital are managing in spite of the ongoing strike by doctors. The UDUTH Deputy...
View ArticleUNN postpones 2017 post-UTME screening
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has postponed its 2017 post-UTME screening earlier scheduled to start on Monday Sept. 11. Its Registrar, Mr Chris Igbokwe, announced this in a statement on Saturday...
View ArticleBREAKING: Hurricane Irma kills six in British Caribbean
Five people were killed in the British Virgin Islands as a result of Hurricane Irma and another died in Anguilla, officials said Saturday as the Caribbean territories braced for another mega storm....
View ArticleBenzema injury exposes Real striking options
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema looks set to miss the holders’ Champions League opener against APOEL Nicosia on Wednesday after limping off with a hamstring injury in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at home to...
View ArticleObiano inaugurates council for Health Insurance
Gov. Willie Obiano has inaugurated a 13-member Governing Council of Anambra State Health Insurance Agency to facilitate health matters. A statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka...
View ArticleAs schools resume, parents lament high cost of items
As schools prepare to resume for the 2017/2018 academic session on Monday, Nigerian parents have expressed concerns about the high cost of school items. Some parents who spoke with the News Agency of...
View ArticleICYMI: Why I changed my mind, endorsed deputy as next gov –Fayose
Jesusegun Alagbe Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has explained why he changed his mind by wanting his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, to contest in next year’s governorship election on the platform of...
View ArticleDickson pledges to complete ongoing projects before tenure ends
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has assured the citizens of the state that the Seriake Dickson administration will complete the Sagbama-Ekeremor road and other ongoing projects in...
View ArticleWHO sounds alarm over DRCongo cholera epidemic
The World Health Organization on Saturday sounded the alarm over a cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has already claimed 528 lives and reached “worrying proportions”. The UN...
View ArticleStrike: Medical consultants, corpers take charge in Ogun
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta Medical consultants, house officers and the National Youth Service Corps doctors have taken over treatment of patients at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba in Abeokuta,...
View ArticleHurricane Jose: French weather agency declares top alert for St Martin, St Barts
France’s meteorological agency on Saturday issued its highest warning for the Caribbean islands of St Martin and St Barts as Hurricane Jose bore down, three days after they were hit by Hurricane Irma....
View ArticleICYMI: CAC names new General Evangelist as Abiara retires
Tunde Ajaja The Supreme Council of the Christ Apostolic Church has named Prophet Hezekiah Oladeji as the new General Evangelist of the church. This is coming after the retirement of Prophet Samuel...
View ArticleOAU suspends two SUG members over N3.8m largesse fight
Sodiq Oyeleke The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has suspended two students of the institution over a bloody clash because of N3.8m largesse. Those suspended are the union’s Vice...
View ArticleHow terrorists planned to bomb Abuja, six other states -DSS
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Department of State Services on Saturday revealed how suspected terrorists planned to unleash terror on selected six states and the Federal Capital Territory during the just...
View ArticleAuto crash claims 19 lives in Kano
The Federal Road Safety Corps says 19 persons have died in a ghastly motor accident along Kano – Katsina Road. The Public Relations Officer of the FRSC Sector Command in the state, Mr Kabir...
View ArticleEnugu approves employment of 50 graduates living with disabilities
The Enugu State Government has approved the automatic employment of 50 graduates living with disabilities in line with the United Nations Convention on non-discrimination against such persons. The...
View ArticleOwerri demolition: Group urges Buhari to order probe
GIBSON ACHONU The national leadership of #OurMumuDonDo Movement, on Saturday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order an investigation into the death of 10-year-old Somtochukwu Ibeanusi, who was...
View ArticleEbonyi to drag federal agencies to court over tax evasion
Clement Nnachi The Ebonyi State Government has threatened to drag some Federal Government establishments operating in the state to court over alleged tax evasion and failure to make remittances due to...
View ArticleUNN postpones post-UTME
Chidiebube Okeoma The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has postponed its 2017 post-UTME screening earlier scheduled to start on September 11. The varsity’s registrar, Mr. Chris Igbokwe, announced this in...
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