Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Mechanic bags 3 and half years for theft, escape from lawful custody
A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Friday sentenced a 21-year-old mechanic, James Joseph, to three and…
Mobile personnel to be withdrawn from VIPs nationwide – Police
The Police on Friday said it would withdraw personnel of its mobile formation attached to important personalities in the country…
State to add scrabble to schools’ curriculum
Adetona Odukomaiya, Technical Director of the Lagos State Scrabble Association, on Friday said plans were underway to add scrabble to…
BoI, Ebony Govt. to sign MoU to empower SMEs
The Bank of Industry (BoI) and Ebonyi State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of N2 billion matching…
Progressive Comprehensive High School win Copa Coca-Cola 2017
Progressive Comprehensive High School of Osogbo on Friday won the 2017 edition of the prestigious Copa Coca-Cola football competition at…
Court acquits businessman of theft charge after 5 years
Grant Samuel, a 52-year-old businessman, who was arraigned by the EFCC on a N6 million fraud, was on Friday discharged…
Cobbler sentenced to 25 years for robbing student of laptops, phones
Joseph Jericho, a 25-year-old cobbler, was on Friday sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by an Ikeja High Court for stealing…
Motorcycle-snatching syndicate nabbed in Nasarawa
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Nasarawa State said it arrested a syndicate that specialised in…
TETFund awards contract to renovate burnt Varsity library
The Federal Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has awarded a contract of N720 million to renovate the…
Eid-el-Fitri: Abia residents assured of adequate security
The Police Command in Abia on Friday assured people of the state that it had taken adequate measures to protect…
NTDC to leverage on technology to boost tourism potential
The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) says it would use the best modern technology to explore more tourism potential across…
Tax officers to undergo training to boost tax collection
In a bid to boost tax awareness and collection, the Federal Government has commenced the training of 27 unemployed graduates…
State distributes sets of animal traction equipment to IDPs
Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe on Friday distributed 130 sets of animal traction equipment to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in…
Chris Giwa defects to PDP
Mr Chris Giwa, ACN candidate for the Plateau governorship seat in 2011, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
State sign MoU for $20m oil palm project
The Delta Government has signed a 20 million dollars Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Norsworthy Investment Limited, a private firm,…
State signs MoU to establish Fabrication Village
The Edo Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigeria Institute of Welding (NIW) to establish a…
Lack of lecturers, poor infrastructure delaying accreditation – KDSCOE boss
Prof. Emmanuel Chom, Administrator, Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya has said that the dearth of lecturers and poor…
Record Breaker! Sanchez becomes Chile highest goal scorer
Alexis Sanchez became Chile’s all-time leading scorer when he grabbed an early goal in their 1-1 draw with Germany at…
EFCC rewards 25 youths
The EFCC has rewarded 25 youths with Net book laptops with Bribe Buster application for joining the Commission in the…
Kogi doctors suspend strike
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi has suspended its 18-day old strike to enable government meet up with her…
Abuja, Lagos among top 60 most expensive cities globally
Lagos and Abuja ranked 29th and 59th respectively as the most expensive cities to live in a 2017 global cost…
PIB passage will reform oil sector – Rep
A member of House of Representatives, Rep. Sergius Ogun, says passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will be the…
7147 N-Power volunteers engaged in Delta
No fewer than 7,149 N-Power volunteers were engaged in Delta in 2016, Mr Afolabi Imoukhuede, the Senior Special Assistant to…
FG urged to invest in honey for wealth creation
Mr Edwin Aguddah, an agriculturalist has advised the Federal Government to invest in the honey value chain to enhance wealth…
2018 Budget: NAPTIP under consideration for special intervention funds
Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, Minister Budget and National Planning, says the Federal Government is considering providing special intervention funds for…
Gov. appeals for calm over renewed crisis in State
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba, has appealed to the people of Mambilla Plateau in Sardauna Local Government Area to eschew…
European Union: Education, a key factor in poverty reduction
The European Union says education is a key factor in reducing poverty and urged Nigeria to empower women and girls…
Breast cancer: State Govt. distributes screening kits to health centres
The Kano State Government, on Thursday, distributed breast cancer screening kits worth N30 million to 26 health facilities across the…
Airline operators call for clear policy to grow Nigerian aviation sector
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has called on the Federal Government to come up with a deliberate economic policy…
Kaduna Govt. spent N6.5bn on school infrastructure — Commissioner
The Kaduna State Government said on Thursday that it expended N6.5 billion on infrastructural development in schools in the Southern…