Why cemetery rejected corpse of man killed by lightning
Success Nwogu, Ilorin The corpse of a member of staff of the Registry Department of the College of Education in Oro, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Mr. Salami Adekunle, was on Friday...
View ArticlePDP chairmanship: Bode George will not step down – Babatope
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope, said former National Vice-Chairman of the party (South), Chief Olabode George, remained the best candidate for the party’s...
View ArticleBuhari harps on women empowerment as population soars
Tony Okafor, Awka President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the empowerment of women as part of national development. He noted that increase in population of the country would be a huge disadvantage...
View ArticleNew Zealand election stalemate leaves maverick Peters as kingmaker
New Zealand’s cliffhanger election ended in a stalemate Saturday, leaving maverick populist Winston Peters of the New Zealand First party to decide whether conservative Prime Minister Bill English or...
View Article[UPDATED] Strong 6.2-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City
A strong 6.2 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatised Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week’s earlier earthquake had to suspend work....
View ArticleKwara yellow fever patients medically stable
The two patients diagnosed with yellow fever in Oro-Ago in Ifelodun Local government area of Kwara state are now medically stable. Dr Khadeejah Kamaldeen of the Kwara State Epidemiology Unit made the...
View Article[VIDEO] Osinbajo arrives Uyo for Akwa Ibom’s 30th anniversary
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has landed in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, in celebration of the state’s 30th anniversary. See the video: I arrived Uyo this afternoon for the 30th Anniversary of...
View ArticleNAFDAC union insists on strike until new DG appointment
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control workers say they will continue with their strike until the Federal Government appoints a substantive Director General. Mr Ejor...
View ArticleECOWAS to train 12,000 pupils on technical education
Olaleye Aluko The Economic Community of West African States, in partnership with a technology firm, Skill ‘G’ Nigeria Limited, says it will train no fewer than 12,000 pupils in the sub-region on...
View ArticleSend your children to local varsities, JAMB registrar tells wealthy Nigerians
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has advised the elite to stop sending their children abroad for the first degree education....
View ArticleRefugees reaching Zambia accuse DRC troops of killing civilians – UN
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government forces have been killing civilians in an insurgency-hit region, prompting the latest influx of refugees into northern Zambia, a senior UN official said,...
View ArticleGunmen kill two policemen, one NSCDC operative in Bayelsa
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, have murdered two policemen and an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Bayelsa State. The incident reportedly...
View ArticleECOWAS to train 12,000 pupils on technical education
Olaleye Aluko The Economic Community of West African States, in partnership with a technology firm, Skill ‘G’ Nigeria Limited, says it will train no fewer than 12,000 pupils in the sub-region on...
View ArticleOgun to sell branded rice in December, says commissioner
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State Government says it has concluded plans to release locally-produced and branded rice, Mitros, by December 2017. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs...
View ArticleNigerian food vendors record high sales in Saudi Arabia
Nigerian food vendors in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, have continued to record boom in their business after the completion of the 2017 pilgrimage. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the vendors are...
View ArticleWe remitted $1.8bn to NDDC – SPDC
Ovie Okpare, Warri The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria has said it has contributed a total sum of 1.8 billion dollars as parts of its statutory funding to the Niger Delta Development...
View ArticleLagos to unveil new Awolowo statue Tuesday
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, will unveil a new iconic statue of the late sage and nationalist, Chief Obafemi Awolowo on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 . The imposing bust located on Obafemi...
View ArticleOwerri flood renders over 100 persons homeless
Gibson Achonu, Owerri Over 100 persons in Imo State have been rendered homeless following the heavy downpour on Thursday, September 21, 2017 causing some parts of the state to be flooded. A...
View ArticleICYMI: FG to reveal account details of IPOB sponsors
Olusola Fabiyi and Eniola Akinkuotu The Federal Government will be giving the French Government account details of the sponsors of terrorist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, Saturday PUNCH has...
View ArticleEnugu APC backs Buhari for second term, wants foreign minister sacked
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for second term. Chairman of the APC in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye, who...
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