Gunpoint N1.6m robbery: Court remands 3 jobless men in prison
NAN-H-4 Robbery By Boboye Moronke Lagos, Jan. 16, 2017 (NAN) An Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court on Monday remanded three men at Kirikiri Prisons for…
Month: January 2017
Turkish unemployment continues upward trend amid political strife
Turkish unemployment continues upward trend amid political strife NAN-F-9 Unemployment Istanbul, Jan. 16, 2017 (dpa/NAN) Turkey's unemployment rate hit 11.8 per cent in October,…
Suspected Indian paedophile confesses to assaulting scores of girls
Suspected Indian paedophile confesses to assaulting scores of girls NAN-F-8 Assault New Delhi, Jan. 16, 2017 (dpa/NAN) A 38-year-old Indian man confessed to assaulting…
N1.9 bn oil subsidy fraud judgment: Wagbatsoma’s co-defendant still in hospital — Counsel
NAN-H-3 Subsidy By Moji Eniola Ikeja, Jan. 16, 2017 (NAN) Mrs Ada Ugo-Ngali, the Managing Director of Ontario Oil and Gas Ltd and the…
Kyrgyzstan sees possible pilot error in crash killing 37
Kyrgyzstan sees possible pilot error in crash killing 37 NAN-F-7 Crash Moscow, Jan. 16, 2017 (dpa/NAN) Kyrgyzstan's government said on Monday that pilot error…
Egyptian government cannot hand over Red Sea Islands, court rules
Egyptian government cannot hand over Red Sea Islands, court rules NAN-F-5 Sea Cairo, Jan. 16, 2017 (dpa/NAN) Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court has upheld a…
Maiduguri blast: ASUU expresses shock, suspends planned press conference
NAN-H-23 Shock Kano, Jan. 16, 2017 (NAN) The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has expressed shock over the early morning bomb blast at…
NEWS ANALYSIS: Stakeholders call for funding to fight malnutrition
NANFeatures/Vol.11/No.14/2017 (Jan. 16) Stakeholders call for funding to fight malnutrition A News Analysis by Philip Yatai, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Recent survey by…
Civil servant commits suicide in Ekiti over alleged unpaid accumulated salary arrears
NAN-DS-1 Suicide Ariwodola Idowu Ado Ekiti, Jan.16, 2017, (NAN) A senior civil servant with Ekiti State Government, Mr Tope Afolayan, has committed suicide…
Importation of cars: dealers want FG to reduce customs duties
Importation of cars: dealers want FG to reduce customs duties NAN-HE- 11 Policy By Cecilia Ologunagba Abuja, Jan. 16, 2017 (NAN) Some car dealers…