Lamido Granted Bail, Back in Court 5 July
Sule Lamido: granted bailA Dutse Magistrates’ Court has granted bail to former Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State. Lamido was standing trial on a four-count charge of inciting public... [[ This is a...
View ArticleWorld’s Fattest Woman Sheds 323kg, Leaves Hospital
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty: no more world’s fattest: She now weighs 176kgAn Egyptian once believed to be the world’s heaviest and fattest woman left an Indian hospital Thursday for the United Arab... [[...
View ArticleBOA Disburses ₦2.4bn Loan to Farmers
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) on Thursday said that it had disbursed ₦2.4 billion loan to farmers participating in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) in... [[ This is...
View ArticleAlcohol Increases Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse — Study
Breast cancer survivors who consume even a small amount of alcohol have a higher chance of suffering a relapse than those who don’t, an Australian study released on Thursday found. Alcohol... [[ This...
View ArticleAjaokuta Steel to Provide 500,000 Jobs
Ajaokuta steel complex is 98 percent completeThe first phase of Ajaokuta Steel Company will provide 500,000 upstream and downstream employment when it becomes operational. Mr Isah Onobere, the Sole......
View ArticleIn France, 4m People Voted ‘Nobody’
Emmanuel Macron: snubbed by 4m voters who voted ‘nobody’A record number of French voters cast their ballots for nobody in the presidential election won by centrist Emmanuel Macron. A total of... [[...
View ArticleNCWS Says Release of 82 Chibok Girls “Act of Seriousness”
Mrs Gloria Shoda, NCWS boss: Rates Buhari’s govt. high following release of 82 Chibok girlsThe National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS), has commended the Federal Government for securing the... [[...
View ArticleDon Jazzy, Wizkid, Davido Make Forbes List of Richest African Musicians
Wizkid listed as 7th richest African artiste by ForbesForbes Africa has released its list of Richest African musicians. The list was put together using factors such as endorsement value, popularity,......
View ArticleKidnapped Priest Begs For Help in Video
Father Tom Uzhunnalil, before and after his kidnapAn Indian priest kidnapped after an attack on a care home in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden in 2016 has appealed for help in a video carried by...
View ArticleOsinbajo to Inaugurate Projects in Zamfara
Acting President, Prof. Yemi OsinbajoThe Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo would be part of dignitaries slated to commission multi-billion Naira projects executed by Zamfara Government to mark ......
View ArticleMoon Jae-in Wins South-Korea Presidential Election
Liberal candidate Moon Jae-in is S/Korea’s new presidentSouth Korean voters have overwhelmingly chosen the liberal candidate Moon Jae-in as their next president, an exit poll suggests. It put Mr... [[...
View ArticleBudget For NASS Inadequate — Reps Member
A member of the House of Representatives, Nicholas Ossai (Delta-PDP), has said that the N125 billion appropriated to the National Assembly is not adequate to carry out its functions effectively and......
View ArticleProbe Widens Into Russia’s Interference in U.S. Election
Donald Trump: Will he survive the probe?Federal investigators last month reportedly requested bank records of former Trump campaign adviser Paul Manafort as a part of a widening probe into potential......
View ArticleBetter Times Soon For Nigerian Consultants
Alhaji Lai Mohammed (R), and the President, Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PR-CAN), Mr. Johnson EhigueseThe Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said......
View ArticleButchers’ Election Causes Meat Scarcity in Yola
Many households in Yola on Saturday faced scarcity of fresh meat as butchers abandoned abattoirs to elect officers for their union. The election forced the butchers to stay out of work on Saturday,......
View ArticlePresident Trump Top Aides Face Sack
Donald Trump: Mulling the sack of some aidesPresident Trump is weighing a “huge reboot” in his White House staff after becoming disappointed with several aides, according to a report on Sunday. The......
View ArticleCyber Attack Victims Failed to Update Software — Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation has blamed the National Security Agency (NSA) for the recent ransomware cyber attack that has affected over 200,000 computers in 150 countries. The computer giant blamed NSA... [[...
View Article‘The Avengers’ Actor Powers Boothe is Dead
Hollywood actor Powers Boothe is deadPowers Boothe, the character actor known for his villain roles in TV’s “Deadwood,” and in the movies “Tombstone,” ”Sin City” and “The Avengers,” has died. He was......
View ArticleNigeria Will Lose Billions if TB Joshua Relocates — Experts
TB JoshuaSome stakeholders in the tourism sector on Sunday advised the Federal and Lagos State Governments to dissuade Pastor Temitope Joshua, popularly known as, TB Joshua, from relocating the... [[...
View ArticleBin Laden’s Son Hamza Threatens U.S. Over Father’s Death
Hamza, Osama Bin Laden’s son Hamza threatens U.S.Osama bin Laden’s son reportedly seeks to avenge his father’s death and is poised to become the new leader of Al Qaeda. Personal letters seized in... [[...
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