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Fulani herdsmen

Pastoralists are not terrorists – Fulani group

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed 1,400 corps members to Gombe State for the 2019 Batch B Stream II orientation course.

NYSC nabs 95 graduates with fake certificates

Mr Ben Akabueze, the Director General Budget Office, says the 2020 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari tagged the “Budget of Growth and Job Creation” clearly defines its objectives.

PSC berates PDP for criticising 2020 budget

Simon Lalong

Plateau governor swears-in Langtang elected chairman

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday has said that he is suffering from cold.

President Buhari: Why Nigeria will continue to cooperate with Algeria

The United States' and China's top trade negotiators met on Thursday for the first time since late July to try to find a way out of a 15-month trade war as new irritants between the world's two largest economies threatened hopes for progress.

Top-level US-China Trade Talks Resume as Irritants Sour Atmosphere

Mesut Ozil’s lucrative contract extension at Arsenal has led to “tension” in the Gunners camp, claims former forward Jeremie Aliadiere.

Mesut Ozil fears his Arsenal career is over

President Goodluck Jonathan

Former President Jonathan leads AU election observer mission to Mozambique

Nasarawa govt flags off computer training for ten thousand civil servants

BBNaija house rated world’s biggest, best ― organisers

Federal government, CRCC sign $3.9 billion contract for Abuja-Itakpe railway

business

Federal government, CRCC sign $3.9 billion contract for Abuja-Itakpe...

Egyptian pound

Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation falls to 4.8% in...

The Chairman of Interim Management Committee, of Imo Transport Company, ITC, Emeka Ariguzo, yesterday said that when he assumed office last three months, he discovered that ITC, was running under private account.

Private account used in running Imo transport company –...

Nnolim Nnaji

Reopening Abuja airport’s second runway overdue – Reps member

FCMB pledges enhanced service delivery

Bankers committee endorses central bank’s cashless policy, loan-to-deposit ratio

Tanker drivers wants federal government to fix Ikorodu-Sagamu Road

Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations, said they released an average of 3,767 megawatts of electricity into the national grid on Friday.

GenCos release 3,238 MWH of electricity to national grid

nigeria

Dangote’s N3 billion tomatoes greenhouse establish in Kano

World Sight Day: Lagos government raises eye care awareness

Security guard in court over ‘attempted stealing of trailer battery’

President Buhari: Why Nigeria will continue to cooperate with Algeria

Nasarawa govt flags off computer training for ten thousand civil servants

africa

As Ugandans celebrated 57 years of independence on Wednesday, Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, engaged police in a cat and mouse race in Kampala and its suburbs.

Bobi Wine engages police in cat and mouse chase

Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation falls to 4.8% in September as reforms bite

Tunisia presidential hopeful walks free from jail in time for runoff

Tanzania: Money recovered from economic crimes to finance roads network – President Magufuli

Robert Mugabe’s family planning to build museum at his rural home

world

The United States' and China's top trade negotiators met on Thursday for the first time since late July to try to find a way out of a 15-month trade war as new irritants between the world's two largest economies threatened hopes for progress.

Top-level US-China Trade Talks Resume as Irritants Sour Atmosphere

Algeria reacts to Turkish military operation in Syria

French leader urges world leaders to contribute more to fight infectious diseases

18 injured as shells hit Turkish border town

Recep Erdogan: Turkey can send millions of Syrian refugees to EU

sports

Copa America champions Brazil and AFCON 2019 runners-up Senegal shared the spoils in a game that saw Neymar make history for the Selecao. 17

Senegal hold Brazil as Neymar makes history — in...

Mesut Ozil’s lucrative contract extension at Arsenal has led to “tension” in the Gunners camp, claims former forward Jeremie Aliadiere.

Mesut Ozil fears his Arsenal career is over

Eliud Kipchoge’s bid on Saturday to become the first person to run a marathon in under two hours will excite scientists and sports followers alike.

Eliud Kipchoge’s bid to run marathon in two hours...

Samuel Okwaraji

Imo government set to honour Sam Okwaraji

Tyson Fury has entered the world of WWE after accepting an open microphone invitation to appear at Monday Night Raw.

Tyson Fury joins WWE

Chelsea duo of Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori named in England's squad as Tottenham Hotspurs attacking midfielder Dele Alli for upcoming the European 2020 Qualifiers against Czech Republic and Bulgaria.

Fatai Amao: Don’t cry over Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori

Ex Golden eaglet captain, Isaac Promise, 31, is dead.

Ex-Golden Eaglet skipper passes on

Another Super Eagles star Henry Onyekuru pulled out of Ukraine international friendly encounter billed for September 10 in Dnipro.

Kanu Nwankwo: Super Eagles under pressure to perform against Brazil

art

Creative industry fund: Central bank, Lagos assess National Theatre

Six Nollywood movies nominated for 2019 UK film festival award

Federal university student emerges Miss Ekiti 2019

Headies 2019: Burna Boy, Teni, Adekunle Gold dominate nominations — full list

Khafi announced as co-host of the Future Awards Africa

film

Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, has also aired her opinion on the xenophobic attacks being unleashed on Nigerians in South Africa.

NFC hails Genevieve Nnaji’s Lion Heart movie in Nigeria’s...

Oscars: Nigeria’s ‘Lion Heart’ competes with 92 countries

Nollywood stars light up ‘The Enemy I know’ premiere in Abuja

Six Nollywood movies nominated for 2019 UK film festival award

Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’ is Nigeria’s submission for the Oscar

people

Mercy Eke, winner of the 2019 Big Brother Naija, says tattoos on her body were important as they were symbols of her desire to achieve her dreams.

BBNaija: Tattoos on my body represent life desires –...

#BBNaija: Jaruma yet to pay Tacha N50 million, Bobrisky claims to have paid N500,000

Kim Kardashian’s Paris robbery to be made into movie

Sexual assault: Harvey Weinstein’s trial will go ahead in New York – court

Three men indicted in connection with rapper Mac Miller’s death

technology

Chiniki Guard, a Nigerian Information Communication Technology startup application, has won the best prize of $10,000 in the Artificial Intelligence category competition at the ongoing Gulf Information Technology Exhibition. GITEX is a global annual and biggest technology gathering in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, with theme: “Synergising the Mind and Technology Economy.”

GITEX 2019: Federal government woos investors to Nigeria, Africa

“Some of these Apps have been downloaded over a million times by people from the Google Play Store and android users can avoid downloading them.

Google removes Hong Kong protests-simulating game from app store...

Apple has removed HKmap.live, a crowdsourced mapping app widely used by Hong Kong residents, from the App Store. The app and accompanying web service has been used to mark the locations of police and inform about street closures during the ongoing pro-democracy protests that have engulfed Hong Kong this year.

Apple pulls Hong Kong app used by protesters after...

Phone SMS is used for more than just text messaging in Africa

GSM tax: Telecom subscribers to pay extra N261 billion

100m-year-old dinosaur footprints found in east China

Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook encryption plans despite child safety concerns

James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz have won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics.

Nobel Physics Prize goes to Canadian-American, two Swiss scientists

Digitization: Ghana to host Africa’s public sector officials

opinion

On Chibok girls, David Cameron may be right

There were several crucial outcomes from the three-day state visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Republic of South Africa, October 2nd – 4th, 2019, and here are some highlights from the historic journey.

Key takeaways from President Buhari’s visit to South Africa

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with all the 2019 Nigerian pilgrims over the successful completion of their Hajj rites and the Eid-el-Kabeer celebration.

[email protected]: President Buhari’s independence day speech — full text

ladol free trade zone

Questioning LADOL indigenous status

Mohammed Adoke chronicles years in public service