Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
State to rehabilitate police training school
Niger government on Tuesday pledged to rehabilitate some infrastructures within the Police Training School in Minna the state capital.
Cannabis: NDLEA arrests 14 farmers with in Gombe
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Gombe State on Tuesday said its operatives arrested 14 farmers for cultivating…
Buhari, Akufo-Addo meet in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Genital mutilation: Practice condemned in Cross River
Stakeholders in Cross River, on Tuesday, condemned the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in some parts of the state.
Group begins prayer towards independence anniversary
A faith-based organisation, Halleluyah Nigeria, says it has begun special prayer preparatory to the country’s 57th Independence anniversary on Oct. 1.
Sanctions on defiant North Korea increased
UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to step up sanctions on North Korea, with its profitable textile exports now…
Police to set up intelligence offices at stations
The Lagos Police Command would soon establish Divisional Intelligence Offices at police stations across the state to handle information provided…
Man bags 4 months imprisonment for stealing
An Upper Area Court, sitting in Kuje, on Tuesday, sentenced a 22-year-old Kabiru Ibrahim to four months imprisonment for stealing…
Benue flood: FG support victims with drugs, mosquito nets
The Federal Ministry of Health has donated drugs and treated nets to people displaced by flooding in Makurdi, Benue.
Donors raise $700m to address humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad region
Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama on Monday said that about 700 million dollars had been realised from the pledges made…
Gas flaring: Oil firm pledges to end practice in 2019
Belema Oil Producing Limited, a major indigenous player in the nation’s oil and gas industry, says it will end gas…
Gov. assures communities of adequate security
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday said his administration was working with security agencies in the state to…
NAFDAC: Acting DG promises to uphold standards
The acting Director-General, National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), Mrs Yetunde Oni, said the agency would not…
“We yet to maximise women potential in nation-building” – Oduah
The Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Sen. Stella Oduah, says Nigeria is yet to maximize women potential and…
Gov. Ortom blasts FERMA, challenges them to step up
Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue on Monday said the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), was ineffective in its operations.
Benue flood: Camp manager removed over alleged irregularities
The Deputy Governor of Benue, Mr Benson Abounu, has confirmed the removal of Mr James Iorhuna, from office as Manager,…
Hajj: 4 dead as Kaduna pilgrims return home
The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has begun the airlift of pilgrims back home from Saudi Arabia.
Gaming firm pays out N1.3m to gamers
A gaming and entertainment company, Western Lotto Nigeria Ltd., on Monday gave out N1.3 million to winners of its online…
Power: Minister urges stakeholders to co-operate with NERC
Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has appealed to power sector stakeholders to co-operate with the…
9/11: Trump marks anniversary of terrorist attacks
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to defeat terrorism as U.S. marked 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001…
21.4m Nigerians receive identification number
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has registered no fewer than 21.4 million Nigerians into the National Identity…
Organisation seeks to eradicate misconceptions around menstruation
Mr Femi Aluko, the UNICEF Menstrual Health Management (MHM) Coordinator in Osun, on Monday called for the eradication of misconceptions, myths,…
National Youth Games: Official expresses optimism on the success of the event
Ademola Are, Director, Grassroots Sports Development at the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports, says the ministry was doing everything…
MDAs cautioned against executing projects without clearance
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has urged federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to seek clearance from it before…
World Literacy Day 2017: Association calls for support on literacy
Mrs Irene Mbanefo, president of the Reading Association of Nigeria (RAN) has called on Nigerians to support and promote literacy…
Recession exit: Farmers commended, urged to reduce prices of food items
The Federal Government has commended farmers across the country for their contribution toward exiting the country from recession. The News…
Presidency commended on recession exit
A social advocacy group, Citizens for Progress and National Development, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the turnaround of the…
DSS ordered to grant ex-director access to doctors, lawyer
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Department of State Service (DSS) to allow its former director, Mr…
2019 Election: Governors, Ministers want Buhari to contest
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna state has said that governors and ministers under the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) have…
Recession: Exit to improve standard of Living – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured that standard of living of Nigerians will improve as the…