Tom Hanks wins tabloid apology over crumbling marriage claims
NAN-ELS-6 Apology London, Oct.19, 2016 (Reuters/NAN) Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson got apologies and retractions on Tuesday from two U.S. tabloids which…
Month: October 2016
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) News Expectations for Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016DAY, SEPT. 19, 2016
1. Nigeria Air Force briefs journalists in Katsina on the 2016 NAF Sports Festival coming up in Katsina. 2. Commissioner of Police, Zamfara Command,…
Library compulsory in schools, homes—Lawmaker
NAN-H-115 Library By Akeem Abas Ibadan, Oct. 18, 2016(NAN) A member of the Oyo State House of Assemby, Hon. Afeez Adeleke, has advocated the…
Benin crown prince to announce coronation name Thursday
Benin crown prince to announce coronation name Thursday NAN-H-114 Name By Imelda Osayande and Monday Ajogun Benin, Oct. 18, 2016 (NAN) Crown Prince…
Navy seizes 253,000 litres of stolen diesel, arrests 4 in Rivers
NAN-DS-21 Diesel Onne (Rivers), Oct. 18, 2016 (NAN) Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder in Port Harcourt on Tuesday impounded 253,000 litres of illegally refined diesel…
South Sudan to spend half of its budget on warfare
South Sudan to spend half of its budget on warfare NAN-F-41 Budget Juba, Oct. 18, 2016 (dpa/NAN) South Sudan will spend half of its…
UN rights council to hold emergency session on Aleppo
NAN-F-40 Council Geneva, Oct. 18, 2016 (dpa/NAN) The UN Human Rights Council will meet on Friday to discuss the worsening situation in the embattled Syrian…
Osun Police Command recovers nine stolen vehicles in two months
Osun Police Command recovers nine stolen vehicles in two months NAN-DS-20 Vehicles By Victor Adeoti Osogbo, Oct. 18, 2016 (NAN) Mr Olafimihan Adeoye, Osun…
Kwara House probes abandonment of judges’ quarters
NAN-H-112 Judges By Abdulfatai Beki Ilorin, Oct. 18, 2016 (NAN) The Kwara House of Assembly on Tuesday directed its Committee on Housing to investigate why…
Saudi Arabia executes prince for murder
NAN-F-39 Execution Riyadh, Oct. 18, 2016 (dpa/NAN) A prince from the Saudi royal family was executed on Tuesday for murdering a man during a…