Abuja (NAN) ― The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) on Monday advised the Federal Government against banning Hijab (Muslim female headscarves), saying such proposal would be unconstitutional. Augusustine Alegeh, President...
Abuja (NAN) ― The U.S Government on Tuesday said it would provide $51 million (about N8.4 billion) to support credible elections in Nigeria in 2015 and other electoral...
Washington DC (dpa/NAN) ― Tom Frieden, Director of the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said on Monday that the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa...
Abuja (NAN) ─ President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said the days when a few politicians could hijack voting materials and manipulate the outcome of elections to their...
Yenagoa (NAN) ─ Gunmen in the early hours of Monday abducted Iniokpoemi Benson, a younger brother to the Speaker of Bayelsa House of Assembly, Kombowei Benson. Hilary...
GLASGOW (NAN) ― The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has stripped Nigeria’s weightlifter Chika Amalaha of the gold medal she won at the ongoing 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow,...
ABUJA (NAN) ― The National Conference on Saturday announced the death of another delegate, Prof. Muhammad Nur-Alkali, a delegate representing the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA)....
ABUJA (NAN) ―The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday said that it had commenced inquiry into the shooting incident that occurred in Zaria between soldiers and members of...
ABUJA (NAN) ― A total of N58.79 billion was realised at Thursday’s fund-raising dinner for President Goodluck Jonathan’s Victims Support Fund, his office disclosed in a statement...
ABUJA (NAN) ― President Good luck Jonathan will on Sunday leave for Washington, DC to participate in a three-day United States-African Leaders Summit. This is contained in a...
GAZA CITY (dpa/NAN) ― At least 15 people died and 90 were wounded on Wednesday when Israeli tanks shelled a UN school in the northern Gaza Strip where...
ABUJA (NAN) ― The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is maintaining strict screening of visitors at airports, seaports and border areas to prevent the spread of Ebola...
LAGOS (NAN) ― About 60 million Nigerians between 18 and 40 years of age may be spending up to N1.8 billion on sports betting daily, investigation by the...
ASABA (NAN) ― The Delta Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman in Abraka for allegedly killing two of her children. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Celestina...
LAGOS (NAN) ― Oando Plc on Wednesday completed the acquisition of the Nigerian Upstream Oil and Gas Business of ConocoPhillips for 1.5 billion dollars (about N2.3 trillion). The News Agency...
ABUJA (NAN) ― The Police Public Relations Officer ACP Frank Mba, on Wednesday in Abuja said international terror organisations use female suicide bombers in attacks because they are...
ABUJA (NAN) ― Maryam Usman on Wednesday won the women’s +75 kg gold to take Team Nigeria to the top of the weightlifting medals table at the ongoing Commonwealth...
GLASGOW (NAN) ― Chika Amalaha, Nigeria’s 2014 Commonwealth Games weightlifting gold medallist will have her B sample tested on Wednesday after her A sample revealed traces of...
YAOUNDE (dpa/NAN) ― An outbreak of cholera has killed more than 200 people in northern Cameroon over the past two months, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. More...
BEIJING (dpa/NAN) ― Dozens of people have died in attacks and clashes in a restive area of China’s far western region of Xinjiang, state media said on Tuesday....
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