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Production of cement will commence this month at Igumale Cement Factory located in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State. About 600,000 tonnes of cement would be produced annually at the factory. Upon completion, the cement factory, which is a joint...
Nokia said Thursday it will cut up to 10,000 jobs worldwide by the end of next year, part of an accelerated cost reduction programme at the Finnish cellphone maker. Speaking to CNNMoney, the company also warned that increased competition in the smartph...
Nigeria defeated Rwanda 2-0 in Calabar on Saturday to move into the final round of qualifying for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Ikechukwu Uche and Ahmed Musa scored the goals for Stephen Keshi’s side in both halves of the encounter. The Super E...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have booked their passage for the 2012 AWC holding in Equatorial Guinea in November. The reigning African champions defeated their Zimbabwean opposites, the Mighty Warriors 4-0 in the final fixture of the biennial football...
Uefa president Michel Platini appealed to fans on Saturday to conduct themselves with “respect and dignity” following the violence and allegations of racism which have marred Uefa Euro 2012™. “Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine has...
German coach Joachim Loew told his substitutes on Saturday they would have to accept life on the bench against Denmark in their final Uefa Euro 2012™ Group B game and dismissed the idea of giving key players a rest. Germany need a point from the ...
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef, a hawkish interior minister who crushed al Qaeda in the world's top oil exporter, died on Saturday eight months after becoming heir to the throne, paving the way for a more reform-minded successor. As with pre...
Indications emerged yesterday that the police searched the home of Farouk Lawan in a bid to recover the $620, 000, which is at the centre of the controversy between him and Femi Otedola. A source close to the lawmaker said that the police barred Lawan&...
We all want to have a healthy skin. While the main reason for pursuing a healthy skin tend to be shallow in nature, taking good care of our skin actually makes us look younger than our actual age. There are some practical health benefits to maintaining...
Honorable Zakariya Shamaki, Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Kaduna state is a former Member Federal House of Representatives in 1992 ,a former local government chairman, former Senior Special Assistant on NGOs and Student Matt...
‘Different strokes for different folks’ you may say when it comes to choices we make on various issues of life. But when it comes to one’s health, a second thought need be given as whatever decision we make has the potential to either...
Two churches in Bauchi Metropolis were hit by a suicide bomber and many worshippers killed penultimate Sunday. The unfortunate incident has left many families mourning for their dead and wounded. NAJIB SANI spoke with some of the survivors of the attac...
The House of Representatives is witnessing considerable tension over allegations of $620,000 bribe involving Hon. Farouk Lawan, chairman Ad Hoc Committee on the Fuel Subsidy Regime. As this scenario unfolds, Deputy Speaker EmekaIhedioha was fingered as...
A Federal High Court in Abuja declared the non-interest financial institution operating under the principles of Islamic jurisprudence as illegal and unconstitutional. Justice Gabriel Kolawole held that had it not been that the plaintiff , Godwin Sunday...
Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and AlhajiLateefSofolahan who were convicted of the murder of AlhajaKudiratAbiola have filed additional grounds of appeal at the Lagos Division of the Appeal Court, against the judgement of Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lag...