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Yearly Archives: 2018

Federal government to ban use of tobacco in Nigeria

Following the high mortality rate of tobacco users in the country, the federal government said yesterday it had concluded plans to ban tobacco use...

Judiciary backs review of NCC Act, calls for legal empowerment

Judges under the National Judicial Institute (NJI) have thrown their weight behind the review of NCC Act, which created the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)...

Boxing may be axed from Olympics

Boxing risks being thrown out of the Olympics unless the sport’s ruling body addresses “grave” concerns regarding its governance, the International Olympic Committee executive...

UN bars Nigerian peacekeeper for sexually exploiting woman

A Nigerian policeman who served as a UN peacekeeper in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sent home and barred from peacekeeping after...

Woman jailed for terminating pregnancy

A Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced one Holy Flobert to six months imprisonment for terminating her pregnancy. The convict, of...

Zamfara APC primary: Abdulaziz Yari kicks, convenes security meeting

Some All Progressives Congress stakeholders in Zamfara are meeting to avert crisis after Governor Abdulaziz Yari kicked against arrangements made to conduct direct primary...

11 states win prizes at Sa’ad Abubakar Quiz Competition

The organisers of the Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar Quiz Competition said on Tuesday 11 states won prizes at the annual competition, which ended on October...

Nigeria@58: Muhammadu Buhari says efforts underway to end herdsmen-farmers’ clashes

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that efforts are underway by his government to end incessant herdsmen and farmers’ clashes across the country. Buhari said this...

Har yanzu muna Jayayya da Gwamna Yari akan Dauki-Dora – Malam Wakkala

Daga: Abubakar Sadeeq Dangane da jita-jita da ake yadawa akan cewa Gamayyar 'yan Takarar Gwamna ta G8 sun sun amince da sulhu ba gaskiya ba...

NAFDAC warns Nigerians to keep off rotten tomatoes to avoid cancer

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday warned Nigerians against the consumption of rotten tomatoes to forestall cancer. Mrs...

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