Girls account for 80% of new HIV infections
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says girls account for nearly 80 per cent of new HIV infections in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr Felicitas Zawaira,
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Former PDP spokesman accuses defectors of selfishness
A former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Anietie Okon, says those dumping the party in Akwa Ibom are
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MASSOB shuts down Owerri, celebrates Independence Day
Economic activities within Owerri, the capital city of Imo state were on Monday paralysed by members of the splinter group of the Movement
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Fed Govt, states, councils, share N1.41trn from federation account
The Federal Government, the 36 states and their local government areas shared N1.4 trillion from the federation account in the first quarter of
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Kwara Pilgrims Board warns drug traffickers
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, says it is collaborating with the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to ensure that no
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BREAKING: Supreme Court strikes out Ali Modu Sheriff’s application
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by a factional leader of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, Ali-Modu Sheriff, asking the court not
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150 ghost workers discovered at National Assembly
An ongoing staff verification at the National Assembly has led to the discovery of about 150 ghost workers, The Nation has learnt. A
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5 Thais detained for burning late king’s photo
Five Thais – four men and a boy – have been arrested and are in military detention for allegedly burning a photo of
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Wilfred NDIDI’s foster parents speak on the Nigerian star
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is one of the former English champions’ shiny stars after a dream £17m move to the English Premier
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FG names Ekiti varsity after Adebayo
The federal government has named its university in Oye-Ekiti after the former Military Governor of the defunct Western Region, Major-General Adeyinka Adebayo whose
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US set to jail Nigerian woman Okeke over sham marriage
A Nigerian woman, Euphemia Chinyeaka Okeke, based in Louisville, Kentucky in United States, faces a 10 year jail term after admitting she unlawfully obtained
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Coroner’s inquest: Nurse lied over drugs he gave Adeleke, says Police forensic expert
The coroner inquest into the death of the Late Senator Isiaka Adeleke sitting in Osogbo was on Friday told that the Nurse who
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Hope rises for new minimum wage as FEC reviews committee’s report
Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige yesterday rekindled hope of a new minimum wage in the country. He said that the Federal Executive
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Buratai moves army unit to Buhari’s hometown, Daura
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. -Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Friday, established a Forward Operation Base, named Muhammadu Buhari Base, in Daura town,
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Osinbajo receives 2017 Budget
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday received the 2017 Appropriation Bill. The budget was passed by the National Assembly last week. First presented before
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FUTA reinstates suspended VC, appoints new one
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, has reinstated the suspended Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Adebiyi Daramola.
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Developers of Lagos collapsed building faces prosecution for unsealing stop work order
The developers of the three- storeyed building which collapsed in Ilasamaja on Thursday criminally unsealed a stop work order on the building and
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UN praises Nigeria’s fight against terrorism
UN agency on counter-terrorism has praised Nigeria for its stand against terrorism and described the country as active member and long-standing partner in
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141 killed in south Libya airbase attack
An attack on an airbase in south Libya has killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, a spokesman for
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Thousands pay tribute to Adebayo in Ekiti. Burial for today
Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, stood still for over two hours yesterday as the body of the former Military Governor of old Western
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EFCC secures final forfeiture of N449m uncovered in Lagos shop
Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered the total forfeiture of the N449.6million recently found in an abandoned
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Blame Fraudulent centres, candidates for UTME challenges –Prof. Oloyede, JAMB Registrar
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, addresses the challenges around the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and
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ISIS surrounded, no escape: Mattis
Soldiers of the Coalition of Countries Working to Defeat ISIS have surrounded the terrorist group with no way for its fighters to escape, U.S.
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10,000 Nigerians die crossing Mediterranean sea this year
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has reported that no fewer than 10,000 Nigerians died between January and May 2017 while trying to illegally
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Hassan Rouhani re-elected as Iran president
Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, has won a second term in office. Out of some 40 million votes cast, he received more than half
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Not yet uhuru for assange as UK police threaten to arrest him if he leaves Ecuador embassy
British police on Friday threatened to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he leaves the Ecuadorean embassy in London after Swedish prosecutors said
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S/East not excluded from on-going rail project
The Federal Ministry of Transportation on Friday said that the South-East zone had not been excluded from the Federal Government’s on-going rail projects.
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Police get 498 petitions against personnel in 90 days
The Nigeria Police Force said it has received 498 cases of professional misconduct against its personnel across the country from January to March.
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Dalung tasks International Federations on Africa Sports development
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung has urged International Federations to provide an enabling environment for African athletes to compete
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Diabetic patients to replace insulin with pills
Diabetes sufferers might soon be able to take pills to treat their condition, rather than inject themselves with insulin, following ground-breaking research from
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