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Yearly Archives: 2020

EKOBA plans big for 107th Founder’s Day

Members of Eko Boys’ High School, Lagos, Old Boys Association (EKOBA) will roll out the drums on Monday, January 13, 2020 for the 107th...

Australian ecologist estimates 480m animals perished in fires

Four hundred and eighty million animals could have died in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) since the bushfires started in...

Police arraign fake Unilag lecturer

 The police in Lagos on Friday arraigned a 39-year-old fake lecturer,  Isaac Obi, in  an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Obi is charged with three...

Poor oral hygiene can lead to delivering of premature babies – Dentist

Dr Albert Akhidenor, a dentist says it is proven that poor hygiene of pregnant mothers can lead to delivering of premature babies and to...

Electric ship conducts trial operation on Yangtze

A home-grown electric ship on Friday conducted a trial operation in central China on the Yangtze River, China’s longest waterway. Junlyu is the first electric...

Iran names deputy commander of Quds force to replace Soleimani after killing

Iran’s supreme leader appointed assassinated commander Qassem Soleimani’s deputy, Brig.-Gen. Esmail Ghaani, to replace him as head of the country’s Quds Forces, Iranian...

Israel puts military on alert after U.S. killing of Iranian commander

Israel put its military on heightened alert on Friday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut short a trip abroad after the U.S. killing of...

China calls for calm, restraint to avoid tension escalation in Gulf area

The Chinese Foreign Ministry, on Friday urged relevant parties, especially the U.S. to remain calm and restrained to avoid further escalating the current tensions...

Buhari congratulates King Princewill at 90

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated His Majesty, King Prof. Theophilus Princewill, Natural Ruler of Kalabari Kingdom, Rivers State, on the occasion of his 90th...

C/River govt issues 7-day ultimatum to traders on illegal structures

Mr Mfon Bassey, Commissioner for Environment in Cross River, has given a 7-day ultimatum to traders on illegal structures along major streets in Calabar...

NAF destroy insurgents’ logistics facility in Sambia forest

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) logistics facility at Gujeri in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno. The NAF...

Brent jumps almost $3 after U.S. air strike on Baghdad airport

Brent crude futures jumped nearly three dollars on Friday after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad killed top Iranian and Iraqi military commanders, sparking...

Let’s build together in 2020, Uba Sani tells Nigerians

Malam Uba Sani, Senator representing Kaduna Central, in a New Year message, has called on Nigerians to have an enduring faith in their collective...

Police arrest 4 suspects, recover gun, cartridge in Enugu community

The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested four suspected cultists for alleged unlawful possession of firearm at Agbogugu in Mbanabor community of Awgu...

U.S. claims responsibility for killing of Iranian general, Soleimani in ‘defensive action’

The U.S. killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in a “defensive action,” the Pentagon says. “At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken...

Plane crashes in Sudan’s Darfur region, killing all on board

A plane carrying Sudanese judges and injured people crashed on Thursday in the Darfur region of Sudan, with all those on board killed, according to...

Bank robbery: FCT Police arrest fleeing gang member

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said on Thursday it had arrested a fleeing member of the armed robbery gang that...

2020, Nigeria and the West Africa Challenge, By Jibrin Ibrahim

West Africa is undergoing a very difficult phase in its evolution. A report just published by the International Crisis Group draws attention to...

Gunshots, teargas fired to scare women, youth ahead of demolition – Saraki Family

Agents of the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq led by one of his aides in the early hours of  Thursday  morning demolished the structures on...

Court gives EFCC nod to detain Adoke for additional 14 days

Justice A.O. Musa of Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, January 2, 2020 granted the application of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,...

Edo State: Welcome to the Politics of 2020, By Osakue Aiyevbekpen

As we start the year 2020 today (January 1), I consider it auspicious to make few remarks on only one aspect of the politics of Edo...

Lagos govt to optimize output of Independent Power Plant

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, disclosed the plan by his Government to expand the capacity of the State-owned Independent Power Plant...

Justice sector impacted positively on Nigerians in 2019 – Malami

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has said that the country's justice sector has recorded tremendous success in speedy implementation...

Enugu: Akanu Ibiam Airport to be ready before Easter – Sirika

The Honourable Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has stated that the Enugu Airport runway will be completed and reopened for operations before Easter...
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