Osun bye-election defeat won’t affect APC–Speaker
NAN-H-56 Speaker By Victor Adeoti Osogbo, July 13, 2017 (NAN) The Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, Mr Najeem Salaam, says the electoral defeat suffered by…
Month: July 2017
EU promises support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression
NAN-F-31 Support Moscow, July 13, 2017 (dpa/NAN) European Union Council President, Donald Tusk, has promised that the EU will support Ukraine's territorial integrity in…
Man gets N500, 000-bail over alleged theft of goods worth N1.6m
NAN-H-34 Bail Oluwatope Lawanson Lagos, July 13, 2017 (NAN) A 34-year-man, Justice Okoro, who allegedly burgled a shop and stole goods worth N1.6 million…
Pakistani disaster agency warns urban dwellers of flood after monsoon rains
NAN-F-20 Flood Islamabad, July 13, 2017 (dpa/NAN)The Pakistani National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday warned urban dwellers to beware of flooding and landslides…
Gov Masari approves reconstitution of 12 boards in Katsina State
NAN-H-33 Boards By Zubairu Idris Katsina, July 13, 2017 (NAN) Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has approved the reconstitution of boards of 12…
Aviation Round Table says only 44 domestic aircraft fully insured
NAN-H-30 Aircraft By Adekunle Williams and Solomon Asowata Lagos, July 13, 2017 (NAN) The President, Aviation Round Table (ART), Mr Gbenga Olowo, on Thursday…
Evan’s N300m suit against Police: Judge awards N20,000 punitive cost against lawyer, Ogungbeje
NAN-H-19 Evan's lawyer By Sandra Umeh Lagos July 13, 2017 (NAN) A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday awarded a cost of N20,000…
Floods in India’s northeast kill 40, threaten rare one-horned rhinos
NAN-F-29 Floods Guwahati (India), July 13, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) Floods in northeast India that killed at least 40 people and displaced nearly 1.5 million…
Farmer bags 18 months imprisonment for enticing married woman
NAN-H-32 Imprisonment By Amen Gajira Minna, July 13, 2017 (NAN) A Minna Magistrates' Court in Niger on Thursday sentenced a farmer, Suleiman Danjuma, to…
Nasarawa govt. urges farmers to go into yam cultivation to boost earnings
NAN-AE-6 Yam By Awayi Kuje Toto (Nasarawa State), July 12, 2017 (NAN) The Nasarawa State has advised farmers in the state to engage in…