Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across Sudan Sunday chanting ‘civilian rule, civilian rule” as police fired tear gas in Khartoum, amid ...
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Jonathan, Abdusalami, others to receive Peace Awards
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar have been nominated for the 2019 edition of the National Peace Awards(NPA). Dr ...
Read More »Alleged rape: Protesters march on COZA in Lagos, Abuja
Despite the heavy presence of armed policemen, protesters, mostly women, Sunday morning, marched on the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) church in Lagos. But the ...
Read More »EU, Vietnam sign free trade deal
The European Union signed a landmark free trade deal with Vietnam on Sunday, the first of its kind with a developing country in Asia, The ...
Read More »Herdsmen: FG can’t force states to surrender lands for Ruga settlements – Fayemi
The Federal Government cannot force any state to surrender its land for the controversial Ruga settlements project, the Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Ekiti Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, stated on Saturday ...
Read More »Adamawa inaugurates committee to end herdsmen/farmers crisis
The Adamawa Government has inaugurated the state Livestock Transformation Committee to facilitate the implementation of Federal Government’s National Livestock Transformation Plan in the state ...
Read More »Fatoyinbo v Dakolo rape case: CAN, PFN meet as groups plan protest today
A coalition of human rights groups will on Sunday (today) stage a protest to the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly to demand the stepping down of the church’s senior pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo, to allow a probe following a rape ...
Read More »Oyo: Makinde threatens showdown with Ajimobi over N150bn state debt
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has revealed that his administration inherited a minimum debt of N150 billion, adding that his administration was still checking the books to determine the actual total debt ...
Read More »Wike approves allowances for corps members in Rivers State
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has approved the immediate payment of monthly allowances to National Youth Service Corps members serving in the state with effect from July 2019 ...
Read More »ECOWAS awards posthumous honours to Kofi Annan, Adadevoh
The 2018 ECOWAS Prize of Excellence has been posthumously awarded to a former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan and Dr Ameyo Adadevoh for ...
Read More »Niger Republic President takes over from Buhari as new ECOWAS Chairman
The President of the Republic of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou has been elected the new chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States and Government. ...
Read More »50 Americans trace ancestry to Edo, visit Oba of Benin
Fifty African-American tourists, who are in Benin City, Edo State capital, to trace their origin, have visited the Palace of the Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku ...
Read More »Judiciary must help AMCON recover N5tr bad debt – Justice Kafarati
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justice A.A. Kafarati has again reminded the nation that the success of Asset Management Corporation of ...
Read More »Ten millionth vehicle rolls out from Nissan Sunderland Plant
Nissan Sunderland Plant is celebrating another record-breaking milestone as the ten millionth vehicle rolls of the production line. It has taken the plant 33 years ...
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