In response to JOHESU, nurses, midwives, others begin strike in Ogun
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta Following the nationwide strike declared by the national body of the Joint Health Sector Union, nurses, midwives and allied medical workers at the Federal Medical Centre,...
View ArticleZuma’s ex-wife named MP ahead of key ANC leadership vote
An ex-wife of South African President Jacob Zuma was re-appointed a lawmaker in parliament on Thursday, in what is being seen as her latest step to secure the country’s presidency in two years’ time....
View ArticleTrump to announce new sanctions on North Korea
US President Donald Trump said he will announce new sanctions against North Korea later Thursday, the latest step to deter the regime from further developing its nuclear and missile programs. “We will...
View Article90 missing, 8 dead in Libya migrant shipwreck
At least eight migrants drowned and almost 90 others went missing after a shipwreck off Libya, a local official citing survivors who had clung onto the sinking vessel for days said Thursday. The...
View ArticleGunmen invade Zamfara FRSC command, kill official
Unidentified gunmen on Thursday invaded the Tsafe Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Zamfara, killing an official, a witness told the News Agency of Nigeria. The source said the hoodlums...
View ArticleNIS receives 50,000 passport booklets as CG sends task force to Lagos
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Nigeria Immigration Service has received a consignment of 50,000 passport booklets to address the backlog of passports estimated to be about 33,000 nationwide. Our...
View ArticlePirates kidnap five in Cross River, police say
Sea pirates have kidnapped five people from a ship in Calabar, the Cross River state capital, police and maritime security analysts said on Thursday. They said the incident happened on Monday night...
View ArticleFG not against state power projects – Fashola
The Federal Government on Thursday said it was not against state governments developing their own power projects to support development and supply of incremental power. The Minster of Power, Works and...
View ArticleZamfara has 23 doctors in 24 hospitals – Minister
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said that Zamfara State with 24 state hospitals has only 23 doctors managing these health institutions. This, the minister...
View ArticleICYMI: Olubadan sues Ajimobi, 23 others for installing 21 kings
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has sued the Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi and 23 others, for their involvements in the crowning of 21 kings in Ibadan on...
View ArticleWorld’s richest woman Liliane Bettencourt dies aged 94
L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, the world’s richest woman whose old age was clouded by dementia, has died at the age of 94, her family said Thursday. “Liliane Bettencourt died last night at...
View ArticleUgandan police arrest opposition members ahead of vote on age limit
Ugandan police on Thursday arrested opposition politicians, shuttered Non-Governmental Organisations and broke up protests, as parliament prepared to introduce controversial bill on presidential age...
View ArticleBREAKING: Hurricane Maria kills 15 in Dominica
Hurricane Maria has left more than 15 people dead in hard-hit Dominica, the small Caribbean island’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced Thursday. “So far, we would have buried in excess of 15...
View ArticleEU agrees on new sanctions against North Korea
The EU agreed Thursday on new sanctions against North Korea, diplomatic sources told AFP, as the international community steps up efforts to punish the pariah state for its nuclear weapons programme....
View ArticleBuhari leaves New York for London
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to London for undisclosed reasons, The PUNCH has learnt. Buhari, who had spent 104 days in London on medical vacation this year, returned...
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PHOTOS: Police parade suspected kidnappers in Kaduna
Members of two notorious kidnap gangs arrested along the Abuja-Kaduna highway were on Thursday paraded by the police in Kaduna. Photos: Olatunji Obasa
View Article[BREAKING] Court restrains PDP from sanctioning Kashamu, Oladipo, others
Olusola Fabiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party from taking any disciplinary action against some chieftains of the party in...
View ArticleBribery: Telecom firm to pay fine of $1bn
Swedish telecom firm Telia will pay fines of nearly $1 billion to settle a bribery case brought by US, Swedish and Dutch authorities, the US Justice Department announced Thursday. Stockholm-based...
View ArticleUNIJOS asks students to resume Sept. 25
The management of the University of Jos has directed its students to resume academic activities on Monday, Sept. 25, following the suspension of the one-month industrial action by Academic Staff Union...
View ArticleGunmen invade Zamfara FRSC command, kill official
Unidentified gunmen on Thursday invaded the Tsafe Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Zamfara State, killing an official, a witness told the News Agency of Nigeria. The source said the hoodlums...
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