Inter-state transport vehicles banned from going beyond Ojota
Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said inter-state buses and other vehicles along the Ikorodu Road would thenceforth not go beyond Ojodu Berger and Ojota motor parks. The...
View ArticleTogo opposition calls for new anti-government protests
Togo’s opposition parties on Thursday said they had shelved a planned meeting to discuss constitutional reform and instead called for the country’s biggest ever anti-government protests. In a...
View ArticleHealth workers to begin indefinite strike on Sept. 20
Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Joint Health Sector Union has directed its members to proceed on an indefinite strike with effect from September 20, 2017 if the Federal Government failed to meet its...
View ArticleNDLEA arrests 67 persons for alleged drug trafficking in Edo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Edo says it has arrested 67 persons for allegedly trafficking in various drugs in the state. The Commander of the agency, Mr Buba Wakawa, disclosed this to...
View ArticleNo deal on DACA after meeting with Democrats, Trump says
No deal has been finalized on measures that would protect young immigrants on the DACA program after a meeting with top congressional Democrats, President Donald Trump said Thursday. “No deal was made...
View ArticleNo rift between Jonathan, Dickson — Clark
Elder statesman Edwin Clark says recent media reports of a rift between former President Goodluck Jonathan and Bayelsa Gov. Seriake Dickson are mischievous. Clark, who is the National Leader of the...
View ArticleAppeal court dismisses remnant suits on PDP leadership crisis
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday dismissed four left-over appeals relating to the leadership tussle in the Peoples Democratic Party between the then Ahmed...
View ArticleSingapore swears in first female president amid criticism
Singapore on Thursday inaugurated its first female president amid stinging criticism that she is taking office without a vote. Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the Malay Muslim...
View ArticleArmy investigates alleged torture of IPOB members in Aba
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, on Thursday said it has commenced investigations to ascertain the veracity of a video clip, currently trending on the social media,...
View ArticleIS claims twin attacks that left 50 dead in southern Iraq
At least 50 people including Iranians were killed Thursday in twin gun and car bomb attacks near the city of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq, local officials said. “The toll has now reached 50 dead and 87...
View ArticleArmy not directly involved in IPOB-Hausa clash in Oyibo –Spokesman
The Nigerian Army says it is not directly involved in ongoing operation to restore law and order in Oyibo Local Government Area of Rivers State. Spokesman of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port...
View ArticleUPDATED: Death toll in Iraq twin attacks hits 50
At least 50 people including Iranians were killed Thursday in twin gun and car bomb attacks near the city of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq, local officials said. “The toll has now reached 50 dead and 87...
View ArticleBalogun assumes duty as Nigeria’s ambassador to Indonesia
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr. Hakeem Balogun, has assumed duty in Jakarta after the presentation of his Letters of Credence to Indonesian President Joko Widodo. A statement by the Nigerian...
View ArticleI never spoke on Diezani’s prosecution – Oduah
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The lawmaker representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Senator Stella Oduah, had denied urging President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government to ensure due process in...
View ArticleTunisia scraps ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims
Tunisia has abolished a decades-old ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims, the presidency said Thursday. “Congratulations to the women of Tunisia for the enshrinement of the right to the freedom to...
View ArticleLAUTECH reopens on Friday
Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Governing Council of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has fixed the resumption of activities at the university for Friday, September 15, 2017 . The...
View ArticleFayose celebrates Ekiti students’ 2017 NECO result
Governor Ayodele Fayose has said that Ekiti emerged the best-performing state in the recently released National Examination Council exam result. The Ekiti State Governor made this known on Thursday via...
View ArticleOgun police kill gang leader, arrest two others
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police command has killed a robbery gang leader known as Mungo Park and arrested two members over the shooting of the Divisional Police Officer of Ogbere ,...
View ArticleNew police commissioner assumes office in Abia
The newly-appointed Commissioner of Police, Abia State, Mr. Anthony Ogbizi, assumed office on Thursday, with a call on residents to be law abiding and ensure peace in the state. The News Agency of...
View ArticleRivers communities shut oil well, protest abandonment
Friday Amobi, Port Harcourt Youths from five communities in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday shut a Nigerian Agip Oil Company oil well over alleged neglect of the...
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