Year: 2016
NTI set to train 450 teachers
The National Teachers Institute (NTI) will next week train 450 primary school teachers in Kebbi under the Sustainable Development Goals…
We still have 32 IDP camps in Borno – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Borno remained 32 in spite of recent…
School proprietor sues LASG over school acquisition
A 92-year-old woman, Mrs Roseline Ololo, has sued the Lagos State Government (LASG) at an Ikeja High Court over alleged…
Awaiting trial inmates increases to 1,712 in Nassarawa
Mr Ekwere Ekanem, Controller of Nigeria Prison Service in Nasarawa state has disclosed that the population of awaiting trial inmates…
Oyo first lady tasks women on political roles
The wife of the Oyo state governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, has admonished women to have confidence and not be deterred…
Be wary of gin, wines, NAFDAC tells Nigerians
As Christmas approaches, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) wants Nigerians to be wary of…
Eko Atlantic hosts CAF/COPA Beach Soccer Dec. 16
The 6th edition of the COPA Lagos Beach Soccer tournament will hold on Dec. 16, dovetailing into CAF Beach Soccer…
President Buhari’s son in law under EFCC investigation
President Muhammadu Buhari’s newly wed son in law Mallam Gimba Yao Kumo is currently under investigation by the Economic and…
Plateau doctors get new condition of service
The Plateau Government has approved a new condition of service for medical doctors in the state in order to attract…
240 Boko Haram fighters surrender to Nigerian Army
Faced with hunger and sustained attack by the military on land and in the air, 240 members of Boko Haram…
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Breaking: Corrupt judges: CJN blames FG, governors for inaction
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Mahmud Mohammed has said that the “the failure on the part of the Executive Arm…
Stop running to Buhari over crisis in your Party, Gov. Lalong tells Mimiko
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau on Monday in Abuja, enjoined Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo to stop running to President…
ntel’s VOXHD app now available on Google Play Store
ntel, Nigeria’s most advanced 4G/LTE network provider, has launched its VOXHD application on Google Play Store. The Voice Over LTE…
Kukah visits EFCC, meets Fani-Kayode, Obanikoro, others
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Revd. Mathew Kukah, on Monday visited the headquarters of the Economic and Financial…
Supreme Court strike out Giwa’s motions
The Supreme Court on Monday in Abuja struck out two motions brought by Chris Giwa and his group. Ademola Olajire,…
Americans believe sexual allegations against Trump: New poll
A poll released on Monday in Washington said most Americans believe in the allegations about Trump’s sexual misconduct. The new…
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Ogun sacks NLC, NUT chairmen, 14 others
Eleven days after Ogun workers embarked on an indefinite strike, government responded today with the dismissal of the state chairman…
Forex crisis: Adiyan II water treatment construction hits N64 billion-LASG
Kazeem Ugbodaga Foreign exchange crisis facing the country has pushed the construction of the Lagos Adiyan II water treatment plant…
Board commences prosecution of 11 women
The Faggae Outpost of the Kano State Hisbah Board (Sharia Police) on Monday said it had commenced the prosecution of…
500 emergency volunteers to tackle disasters in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least, 500 Emergency Management Volunteers, EMVs, are to complement the efforts of the Lagos State Government in…
Catholic sister blames sex scandal on failed parenting
The National Coordinator of the Association for Universal Moral Education Nigeria, Rev. Sis. Therese Nwodo, has blamed failed parenting for…
Ajimobi wants review of Oyo State partnership with World Bank
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has called for the restructuring of the state’s working relationship with the World Bank…
Kwara govt to reorganize markets
The Kwara Government said it would open new markets and re-organise existing ones in the state to create specific commodity-based…
Man nabbed for defiling friend’s underage daughter
For allegedly defiling his friend’s 10-year-old daughter, Godwin Itta, was on Monday docked at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Itta,…
NCC tasks judiciary on Cybercrime Act
The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, on Monday called on the judiciary to ensure…
Kidnappers: Kano Assembly passes bill stipulating life jail
The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday in Kano passed into law, the bill seeking life imprisonment for kidnappers…
Lagos residents protest against planned demolition of shops
Residents of Oke-Afa Estate, Isolo, Lagos have called on the state House of Assembly to prevail on the state government…
Police urge farmers/herdsmen to embrace peace
Police Commissioner in Gombe State, Mr. Austin Iwar, has urged farmers and members of the state’s Cattle Breeder Association to…
3 docked for damaging Yinka Ayefele’s vehicle
Three persons were on Monday docked at an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly damaging a vehicle belonging to Gospel…
Breaking: Michel Aoun elected president of Lebanon
Michel Aoun, the former Lebanese army chief, has been elected president of Lebanon, ending more than two years of deadlock…