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Egypt court upholds activist’s five-year sentence

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 8th November 2017

Egypt’s highest appeals court has upheld a five-year prison sentence for the blogger and pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, his family says. They said the Court of Cassation had confirmed…

Sustainability of peace is our priority – Oyo SSG

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 8th November 2017

The Oyo State Government has vowed not to succumb to intimidation by any individual or group to prevent it from pursuing its transformation and repositioning agenda drive, saying that sustainability…

Zimbabwe’s Vice-President Mnangagwa ‘flees’ to South Africa

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 8th November 2017

Zimbabwe’s former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sacked on Monday, has fled to South Africa amid death threats, his allies say. President Robert Mugabe, 93, accuses his former deputy of…

Horror, as Six Tanzanian schoolchildren killed in ‘grenade’ explosion

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 8th November 2017

At least six children have been killed and 25 others injured in an explosion at a primary school in north-west Tanzania, witnesses say. Reports say the pupils were playing with…

FG approves N5.5 billion for erosion control in six states

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 8th November 2017

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N5.567 billion for the 3rd Quarter Soil Erosion Control Accelerated Intervention in six states. The Special Adviser to…

Moderate alcohol consumption may increase risk of certain cancers – experts

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 8th November 2017

Consuming alcoholic beverages, even in moderation, may increase your risk of developing certain cancers, according to a new statement released by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). “People typically…

NNPC says era of fuel scarcity gone for good

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 8th November 2017

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the country will never return to the era of fuel scarcity. According to a statement by Ndu Ughamadu, NNPC spokesman, Ikem Obih, chief…

Death of Nigerians in Mediterranean Sea tragic ―Dabiri-Erewa

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 7th November 2017

HONOURABLE Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has described the deaths of 26 Nigerians who got drowned in Mediterranean sea as “most unfortunate…

Full Text Of President Buhari’s 2018 Budget Speech

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 7th November 2017

Mr. Buhari proposed a total expenditure of N8.6 trillion for the 2018 budget, representing an increase of 16 percent from the 2017 budget estimate. President Muhammadu Buhari delivered his 2018…

Nigerian media one of freest in the world – Minister

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 7th November 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the “Nigeria media is acknowledged as one of the freest in the world’’. The Minister stated this at the 39th Session…

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