Darts should be an Olympic sport, says ex-Olympic official
NAN-S-11 Darts By Victor Okoye England, Jan. 4, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) Clive Woodward, a former British Olympic Association director of elite performance, on Wednesday said…
Month: January 2017
We uncovered many ghost pensioners in LGAs, says Nasarawa ALGON Chairman
We uncovered many ghost pensioners in LGAs, says Nasarawa ALGON Chairman NAN-H-14 Pensioners By Sunday John Lafia, Jan. 4, 2017 (NAN) The Chairman, Association…
Jigawa Govt pays N35m for counterpart fund on Fadama projects
NAN-H-32 Fadama Dutse, Jan. 4, 2017 (NAN) The Jigawa government on Wednesday said it paid N35 million as counterpart fund to development partners on…
Niger Flickers leave Abuja to Kenya for Africa Club Competition
NAN-S-12 Competition Abuja, Jan. 4, 2017 (NAN) Niger Flickers Hockey team, on Wednesday, departed Abuja for Kenya ahead of the Africa Club competition slated…
Boko Haram: Vigilantes kill three female suicide bombers in Adamawa community
NAN-DS- Bombers By Mohammed Adam Yola, Jan. 4, 2017 (NAN) Members of a vigilante group in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa on Wednesday…
Knife-wielding man attacks 12 children in Chinese kindergarten
Knife-wielding man attacks 12 children in Chinese kindergarten NAN-F-14 Attack Beijing, Jan. 4, 2017 (dpa/NAN) A man climbed over the wall of a kindergarten school in…
Vehicles: dealers urge FG to reconsider ban on importation through land borders
NAN-HE-8 Vehicles By - Oluwafunke Ishola Lagos, Jan. 4, 2017 (NAN) Some car dealers in Lagos have urged the Federal Government to rescind the…
NOA applauds Plateau govt’s payment of civil servants’ outstanding entitlements
NAN-H-44 Entitlements By Martha Agas Jos, Jan. 4, 2017 (NAN) The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has lauded the payment of civil servants’ and pensioners’…
Southern Kaduna now calm, says CP
Southern Kaduna now calm, says CP NAN-DS-2 Briefing By Mohammad Tijjani Kaduna, Jan. 4, 2016 (NAN) The Kaduna State Police Command has adopted new…
Natural disaster insurance payouts hit four-year high in 2016
Natural disaster insurance payouts hit four-year high in 2016 NAN-F-13 Disaster Munich, Jan. 4, 2017 (dpa/NAN) Severe earthquakes and storms in 2016 drove natural…