Anthony Bourdain dies at 61
US celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN’s food-and-travel-focused Parts Unknown television series, has died at the age of 61, the network…
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Buhari approves financial autonomy for state judiciary, assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Constitution Fourth Alteration Bill, which grants financial autonomy to the State Houses of Assembly and…
Do not politicise offa robbery case,group warns police
A youth group, the Concern Kwara Youth Movement has called on the Nigeria Police Force not to politicise the April 5, Offa…
Shame!! 740 Nigerian pupils have just 2 toilets in Nigerian School
The health of pupils of LEA Primary School in Nyanya-Gwandara, Nasarawa State is in danger as more than 740 of them share…
Fast track of national minimum wage bill by NASS-Ohanbuwa
The National Assembly will fast track the passage of the new national minimum wage bill, once the executive bill is sent to…
1 killed, 2 captured by Civil Defence in Benin robbery
The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Friday killed one person and arrested two other…
Austria to shut down 7 mosques and expel ‘political imams’
Austria’s right-wing government says it plans to shut down seven mosques and could expel dozens of imams. According to the government, it…
U.S. to assist Boko Haram in Nigeria with $102m
The U.S. Government has announced 102 million dollars (about 3.7 billion naira) in additional humanitarian assistance for Nigeria to address the sufferings…
Peace Corps office: Right Commission probes I-G of Police Idris
National Human Right Commission (NHRC) say it will investigate the refusal of Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris to unseal the Peace Corps…
Chinese approves drug for HIV-1 treatment
China Food and Drug Administration has approved the sale of a new drug for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. Makers of the…
Small doctor and others hosted by Buhari
Those who broke the fast with Buhari were popular musician, Temitope Adekunle (Small Doctor), Ali Jita, and Olanrewaju Fasasi (Sound Sultan)and former…
DIBAN reject 500% excise duty hike on Alcohoic products
The Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria (DIBAN) says it rejects the new ”astronomical increase” in excise duty being imposed on domestic…
Tony Nwulu’s declaration gives Imo PDP 2019 Guber lifeline
Hon. Tony Nwulu’s declaration over the weekend to run for Imo Guber in 2019 under Peoples Democratic Party, has been described as…
JUNE 12 DEMOCRACY DAY: MADUMERE HAILS PRESIDENT BUHARI
The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, has hailed President Mohammadu Buhari on his recent directive for Nigerians to celebrate…
20,000 jobs to be created by Abuja Light Rail-Perm. Sec.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chinyeaka Ohaa, has said that the coming into operation of the Abuja Light Rail…
Possible life on Mars-NASA
A NASA rover has detected a bonanza of organic compounds on the surface of Mars and seasonal fluctuations of atmospheric methane in…