Serena eliminates doubts, brushes Bencic aside to advance
NAN-S-19 Serena Abuja, Jan. 17, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) Serena Williams took to the centre court for her first round match at the Australian Open on…
Month: January 2017
Nasarawa: Speaker promises speedy passage of budget to ease hardship
NAN-H-102 Budget By Awayi Kuje Lafia, Jan. 17, 2017(NAN) Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe, Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has promised a speedy passage…
Kidnappers storm Jigawa, kidnap Village Head, Ward Head
Kidnappers Abdullahi Shugaba NAN-DS-13 Dutse, Jan. 17, 2017 (NAN) Kidnappers, numbering about 30, have kidnapped Alhaji Garba Mamud, the Village Head of Rijin in…
Zakzaky: Group protests non-implementation of court judgment on release
NAN-H-106 Judgment By Wandoo Sombo Abuja, Jan. 17, 2017 (NAN) The Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria on Tuesday, petitioned the National…
Promo: Fidelity Bank set to distribute N64m to account holders
NAN-HE-9 Promo By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, Jan. 17, 2017 (NAN) Fidelity Bank Plc on Tuesday said an outstanding sum of N64 million would still…
Ethics group says examination malpractice breeds corruption, incompetence
NAN-H-105 Ethics By Emmanuel Acha Enugu, Jan. 17, 2017 (NAN) Mr Ike Onyechere, Chairman of Examination Ethics Marshals International, a Non-Governmental Organisation, says examination…
4 die, 17 injured in Okene-Lokoja road crash
NAN-H-104 Accident Lokoja, Jan. 17, 2017 (NAN) Four people died instantly in a fatal accident which occurred on the Okene – Lokoja road in…
Niger : Commercial motorcyclists associations threaten peaceful protests over high taxes
NAN-H-40 Taxes By Mercy Osajiugo Minna. Jan. 17, 2017 (NAN) The commercial motorcyclists associations in Niger State on Tuesday threatened to embark on peaceful…
PTAD will soon start verification of Diaspora pensioners – Ikeazor
NAN-H-101 Pensioners By Isaac Aregbesola, Abuja, Jan. 17, 2017 (NAN)The Executive Secretary of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, says the…
ITTF 2017 World Tour will improve players’ performance, coach says
NAN-S-18 Tour By Dorcas Jonah Abuja, Jan. 17, 2017 (NAN) John Peters, an international table tennis coach, on Tuesday said the International Table Tennis…