Plague kills 124 in Madagascar
A plague epidemic in Madagascar has killed 124 people since August in an outbreak that hit the island’s two main...
56 countries, 9 states indicate interest in FESTAC 77@40
Fifty-six countries and nine states have indicated interest to participate in the one weeklong commemoration of FESTAC”77@40 beginning on Nov.6...
Airlines brace for new U.S. security rules on Thursday
New security measures including stricter passenger screening take effect on Thursday on all U.S.-bound flights to comply with government requirements...
Nigeria’s GDP records decline in Q3, Q4 2016 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in real terms declined in the third and...
Metuh’s trial: Jonathan, Dasuki absent from court
The Wednesday hearing in the trial of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh,...
[BREAKING] Metuh’s trial: Court strikes out Dasuki’s application against subpoena
The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out an application by the detained National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki,...
Atiku Care Foundation promotes Onjewu Dickson to Zonal Director
The National Chairman Atiku Care Foundation Amb Aliyu Ibn Abbas has approved the promotion of Jacob Onjewu Dickson from the...
PDP didn’t micro-zone chairmanship seat – Makarfi …as party NEC ratifies Dec. 9 Convention
While reacting to insinuations that the national Caretaker Committee leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was behind the move...
Corrupt recall: Reinstating Maina unbelievable, an embarrassment to Fed Govt, says APC … Senate begins probe as EFCC seals fugitive’s properties in Kaduna
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms,...
BVN: Presidential aide seeks more time for Nigerians in diaspora
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said more time should be...
Prisoners to vote in 2019 – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is making arrangements with the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) to ensure that...
Metuh trial: Judge orders Jonathan to appear in court today
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday confirmed that he had signed a subpoena compelling...
Reps to probe salary non-payments after Kogi director’s suicide
The death of a director in the Kogi Civil Service, who committed suicide, has drawn the attention of the House...
Buhari kicks against single currency for West Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Niamey, Republic of Niger, urged member countries of the Economic Community of West African...
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