Igbo, Arewa youths sign peace pact in Anambra
Tony Okafor, Awka Arewa youths and an Igbo youth movement on Wednesday signed a peace pact in Awka, the Anambra State capital. Signing the pact during a press conference, the groups on the platform of...
View ArticleHealth workers declare indefinite strike
Success Nwogu, Ilorin The Joint Health Sector Union on Wednesday declared a nationwide indefinite strike. JOHESU national Chairman, Mr. Biobelemoye Josiah during a media briefing in Ilorin, the Kwara...
View ArticleSuspected robbers kill three persons in Benue
John Charles, Makurdi Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers were said to have invaded Tor Donga in Benue State, killing three persons and injuring one soldier. Our correspondent gathered that the...
View ArticleEU, Nigeria trade stands at €19.9bn in 2016 – Official
Multilateral trade between Nigeria and European Union member states stood at 19.9 billion Euros in 2016, Fillippo Amato, the Union’s Head of Trade and Economic Sector, has said. Amato disclosed this on...
View ArticleNo shift of date in Anambra election, says INEC
Tony Okafor, Awka The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday said the Anambra State governorship election would hold on November 18 as scheduled. The commission said it would not...
View ArticleCourt jails man for stealing church property
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Wednesday, sentenced a man, Muideen Nasiru, 18, to 39 months imprisonment for stealing aluminum frames and other items worth N500,000 from a church. The...
View ArticleWhy we suspended strike – ULC
The United Labour Congress of Nigeria (ULC) on Wednesday suspended its strike for further deliberation with the Federal Government. Mr Joe Ajaero, ULC President, said this at a conciliatory meeting...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia urges Kurds to scrap independence referendum
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday urged Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani to call off a planned referendum on independence for his autonomous region to avoid further “crises” in Iraq and the region. A Saudi...
View ArticleSoldiers invade kidnappers’ den in Ondo, arrest seven
Peter Dada, Akure Men of the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Akure, Ondo State, on Wednesday stormed the various bushes in Akoko area of the state and arrested seven suspected kidnappers in...
View ArticleThere’ll be impunity without effective opposition – Ekweremadu
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has stressed the need for “effective and responsible” opposition to ensure the sustenance of democracy and good governance in...
View ArticleNo going back on airports’ concession, says FG
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Federal Government says the planned concession of major airports across the country will go on as planned. This is just as the government announced that a N45bn severance...
View ArticlePoliticians campaigning risk jail, Ekiti REC warns
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The new Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti State, Prof. Abdul-Ganiy Raji, has warned politicians to stop subtle or overt campaigns ahead of the 2018 governorship...
View ArticleNAWOJ condemns exams malpractices in Bayelsa schools
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, Bayelsa State chapter, has called on the relevant stakeholders to stem the tide of examination malpractices in schools in the state....
View ArticleSudan’s Bashir pushes for Darfur arms collection
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday pressed on with a government campaign to collect arms from tribes in war-torn Darfur where a devastating conflict has killed thousands and displaced...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia to lift ban on internet calls
Saudi Arabia will lift a ban on internet phone calls, a government spokesman said, part of efforts to attract more business to the country. All online voice and video call services such as Microsoft’s...
View ArticleUNGA: Nigeria signs Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty
Nigeria has signed the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty, joining dozens of other countries that signed the treaty to ban nuclear weapons amid tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests....
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PHOTO: Kidnappers arrested in Ondo by soldiers
Men of the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Akure, Ondo State, on Wednesday stormed the various bushes in Akoko area of the state and arrested seven suspected kidnappers in their dens. The...
View ArticleICYMI: Sukuk bond part of strategies to islamise Nigeria – CAN
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Christian Association of Nigeria has opposed the floating of the Sukuk Islamic bond by the Federal Government, alleging it is meant to Islamise the country through the back...
View ArticleSpanish police seize millions of Catalan referendum ballots
Spanish police on Wednesday seized millions of ballot papers in Catalonia due to be used for an independence referendum which has been banned by Madrid, a source close to the case said. The source, who...
View ArticleCJ introduces spies to monitor corrupt judges, magistrates
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar The Acting Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Michael Edem, on Wednesday said he has introduced secret agents to monitor activities of judges, magistrates, and judicial...
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