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Hajiya Farida Abubakar, the Kaduna State Chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), on Friday advised members to use security tips provided by experts for their safety. Abubakar gave the advice during the second quarter meetin...
The Ondo State Police Command has called on religious leaders not to relent in preaching sermons capable of sustaining peaceful co-existence among the people of different religions in the state. The command made the call in Akure on Friday ...
The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the nuclear plant closest to the epicentre of the March 2011 earthquake in Japan, is ``remarkably undamaged.'' According to a report delivered on Friday at the UN Headquarters in New Yo...
The wife of the Kwara governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, on Friday donated food items and beverages to 250 Muslim widows from the 16 local government areas of the state. The items, including rice, milk, sugar and wheat flour, were distr...
The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Abuja expressed its heartfelt sympathy with Nigerians and the Deeper Life Bible Church over the ``sordid loss of its members''. This is contain in a statement signed and issued on Saturday by the Nat...
Sen. Bukola Saraki (PDP-Kwara) has expressed optimism that the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) amendment bill currently before the Senate will help to solve the problem of oil spillage. Speaking wi...
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has urged Nigerians to cast their burdens unto God as Nigeria will surely go higher. Adeboye made the call on Friday night in a sermon at the 60th Annual Conventi...
Mrs Sule Imondu, INEC’s Public Relations Officer on Saturday said that the missing INEC ad hoc staff involved in a boat mishap during the July 14 governorship election had been found. Imondu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin th...
Russia’s Evgeniya Kanaeva performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications at the 2012 Summer Olympics, day 13, in London. PHOTO BY AP
British police vowed on Friday no let up in vigilance at the Olympics with only two days to go, saying their low visibility security had allowed visitors to enjoy the spectacle while effectively protecting the world’s biggest sporting event. Metr...
As the race for medals look increasingly challenging and Team Nigeria certain of returning home empty-handed, 2008 Beijing bronze medalist, Chika Chukwumerije will seek to salvage the situation today when he fight Cuba’s Roberlis Despaigne in the...
The dancers are dressed to titillate, and the players wear even less: bikinis that reveal every movement of their muscles as they dig and dive for the ball. Amina El Sergany does not need a referee’s platform to be noticed on a beach volleyball c...
Haile Gebrselassie was hoping for a farewell race at the Olympics and one last shot at a gold medal in the marathon. The distance running great and former world record holder won’t get the chance after failing to make Ethiopia’s team, denyi...
In the evolution of human societies, certain moments, movements, convictions and ideals often mesh to rescript the destiny of particular ethnic groups. These outcomes are usually decided not by the size of the groups but by the size of their resolve. T...
On Thursday, Twitter, the social networking site, was rife with the news. Jackson Makini a.k.a Prezzo, was getting paid $720,000 per annum inclusive of a diplomatic passport. What? Runner-up Prezzo had a 'consolation prize' when he was chosen a...