Govt moves to boost cocoa production, distributes seedlings in Idanre

To boost cash crops production in Idanre local government area of Ondo State, the Caretaker Management Committee has distributed cocoa seedlings to farmers within the Council area. This was contained in a statement by the council’s Head of Agriculture Department, Mr Olasunkanmi Fayato. It said that while distributing the seedlings, the Chairman of Idanre local […]

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Nigerian youths in Kano protest xenophobic attacks

Some youths in Kano State on Saturday staged a peaceful protest against xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. The youth, who marched from Zoo Road to Audu Bako Secretariat along the State Road, carried placards with various inscriptions condemning the action on Nigerians. The protesters, who called on the South African government to […]

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Nigeria debunks alleged bomb explosion in South African embassy

Nigeria on Saturday debunked the report being circulated on social media of a bomb explosion at the South African High Commission in Abuja. She described the report as “fake” news allegedly orchestrated by the desperate opposition to cause panic and chaos among the populace. A statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, […]

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Police recover kidnapped Ondo varsity lecturer’s car

Edo State Police Command on Saturday said it had recovered the official car of Prof. Gideon Okedayo, a lecturer with the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa who was kidnapped on Thursday. Okedayo was kidnapped along with his driver in his official car, a Toyota Corolla marked 06X 47 OD, at Akoko […]

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Tribunal rules on El-Rufai’s election Sept 9

The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will on Monday, September 9, rule on the petition challenging the re-election of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state. The Tribunal Secretary, Mrs Hafsat Suleiman, disclosed this on Saturday in Kaduna State. She said the Tribunal concluded its sitting on August 19 and had fixed Monday, September 9, […]

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Ondo senator survives road crash

The senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District of Ondo State, Nicholas Tofowomo, survived a road crash on Friday as his vehicle was involved in a road accident on Ilesa-Akure Expressway in Igbara Oke, the headquarters of Ifedore Local Government Area of the state. The accident also involved a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, […]

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Taliban kidnap six journalists

The Taliban have kidnapped six Afghan journalists working for private and government media organisations in eastern Paktia province, government officials and Taliban said on Saturday. The reporters, working for radio and TV news companies that broadcast news in Pashto and Dari languages, were abducted while travelling in the group from neighbouring Paktika province to Paktia, […]

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Don’t retaliate against South Africans, Adeboye begs Nigerians

The General Overseers of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (Worldwide), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged Nigerians not to retaliate against South Africans and their businesses over ongoing xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in their country. Beginning his sermon around 11pm at the September edition monthly Holy Ghost Service, held at the Redemption Camp along the […]

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Buhari, Ramaphosa meet next month, raise hope of solution to xenophobia

The planned meeting next month between Nigerian and South African Presidents in has raised hopes of a lasting solution to the recurrent xenophobia in South Africa.. Particularly, Nigerians resident in South Africa are optimistic about the planned meeting of both President Muhammadu Buhari and his South African counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa in October. Nigerian Citizens […]

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