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N-Power: FG extends application by one month

The application process was initially billed to close on July 25 after it opened on June 12.

Kano: Flood kills three persons, washes away cash crops worth millions of naira

A number of houses were also destroyed in the disaster.

Interswitch to empower thousands of Nigerians with Quickteller Paypoint

The target is to grow a network of agents to 150,000 by 2020.

Lagos: Suspected cultists attack Ikorodu community, shoot four dead

A two-year-old girl was also shot, but she is expected to survive.

Police arrest 15 persons for stealing computers, accessories belonging to public school

The stolen items belong to a public school in the Somolu area of Lagos.

Siasia appoints Mikel captain of Olympic football team

Mikel Obi is also the captain of Team Nigeria to Rio 2016.

COST CUTTING: FG bans conference bags, T-shirts, souvenirs at workshops, seminars

The move was recommended by the Efficiency Unit of the Federal Ministry of Finance.

Prison Break: Six of 13 escapees recaptured

The prisoners were recaptured with the assistance of other security agencies and local vigilante groups.

Bayelsa: NUC approves new state university

It is the 43rd state university in the country.

Ghana offers to help Liberia boost electricity supply

The Ghanaian president said his country had experience both in hydro and thermal electricity.

Cervical cancer kills 9,000 Nigerian women annually – Oncologist

“Cervical cancer is the easiest female cancer to prevent and the death rate is unacceptable.”

Prison break! 13 inmates escape from Kogi jail

One of the escaped inmates was re-arrested almost immediately by security agents.

Honour Killings: Man shoots two sisters dead on their wedding eve

About 1,000 honour killings are recorded annually in Pakistan.

18 children, others killed after flood washes bus off mountainous road

The vehicle was conveying guests to a wedding party.

16 “dead” as hot air balloon crashes in Texas

The balloon first caught fire before crash landing.

Borno: UNICEF resumes humanitarian activities after convoy attack

Gough: “Our teams were finding people living on the brink of disaster.”

Kwara: Medical doctor missing, NMA calls for help

All search efforts had so far yielded no results.

Ogoniland: Buhari approves governing council, board for cleanup exercise

The cleanup exercise was launched on June 2, 2016.