Author: Jennifer Okundia
Kano Govt To Spend N449m On Road Reconstruction
The Kano State Government is to spend N449 million on the reconstruction of the Ungoggo-Minjibir Road.
NNPC Produces 5m Litres Of Kerosene Daily
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it supplies five million litres of Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK) consumed in the…
FRSC Arrests Drivers Moving Unlatched Containers On Highways
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Sunday said it had prosecuted 10 truck drivers for driving unlatched articulated vehicles…
NSCDC, DISCOs, Partner To Combat Electrical Installations Vandalism
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) are collaborating to fight vandalism of electricity…
Ekiti Promotes 9,583 Public Servants
The Ekiti State Government on Sunday said that it had just promoted 9,583 out of its public servants.
Niger Govt Donates N30m To Suleja Flood Victims
Niger Gov. Abubakar Bello has approved N30 million to the state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) to provide relief materials to…
I Am A Radical For Jesus – Tonto Dikeh
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh whose marriage recently was annulled and who has also declared that she's now a born again…
Journalists Trained On How To Report Adolescent SRH
Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, on Saturday, trained 70 journalists in Nasarawa State on how to report adolescent Sexual…
Tiv Traditional Committee Checks High Bride Price, Burial Costs
The Chairman, Tiv Area Traditional Council (TATC), has constituted a 15-member committee to look into the problem of high bride…
Flood Can Lead To Poor Harvest – NiMet
Prof. Sani Mashi, the Director-General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), says the current flooding situations in many parts of the country…
Osun Speaker Decries Abduction, Killing Of Perm Sec
Outraged by the abduction and killing of Mrs Kemi Kolawole, a Permanent Secretary in Osun, the Speaker of the State…
Lagos Police Arrests Man For Selling Human Parts
The Zone 2 Police Command in Onikan, Lagos State, on Saturday, said it arrested a man (name withheld) for allegedly…
LG Elections In Kebbi Record Low Voters Turnout
There was low turnout of voters in the Saturday Kebbi local government elections.
JAMB To Resolve Exam Issues Before Releasing Results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday said it would henceforth ensure the resolution of all exam issues…
Bank Donates Radio Transmitter To FRSC
Diamond Bank has donated a two-unit radio transmitter to Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for its proposed Traffic Radio station,…
Acting President To Visit Zamfara On Tuesday
All is now set in Zamfara to receive Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, expected on one-day official visit on July…
NCAA To Regulate, Integrate Drones System In Nigeria
Mr Dele Sesegbon, the Director of General Aviation, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), says the agency is determined to regulate…
Osun By-Election: NGO Commends INEC
Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness, an NGO, has described the July 8 Osun West Senatorial by-election as credible,…
Contraceptive Use In Nigeria, Low – Gynaecologist
Prof. Abiodun Aboyeji of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of College of Health Science, University of Ilorin, on Saturday, said…
Nigerian Navy Committed To Protecting Nation’s Maritime
Nigerian Navy (NN) on Saturday reiterated its commitment to continue to protect the nation’s maritime domain against crude oil thieves…
Borno Govt Upgrades Radio Station
Borno Government on Saturday said it upgraded its Radio FM station to check radical religious ideologies.
Badoo Members Docked In Lagos Court
Seven alleged members of the dreaded Badoo cult who have been causing unrest in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State…
NDLEA, Others Seize 881.100kgs Of Illicit Drugs
The Interpol, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency( NDLEA), and other relevant agencies, have seized 881.100kgs of illicit drugs as a…
Is Yul Edochie Contesting For Governorship?
Nigerian actor Pete Edochie's son Yul Edochie might allegedly be running for Governor of Anambra State after he shared a…
Corruption: EFCC Arraigns Former Enugu State Chief Judge
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), on Friday arraigned former Enugu State Chief Judge, Justice Innocent Umezuluike before an…
SON, Committed To Ridding Nigeria Of Expired Tyres
Mr Sunday Yashim, the Coordinator of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Kwara, says SON is determined to rid Nigeria…
Court Grants Bail To OAU’s Former V-C, Bursar
An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo, on Friday granted bail to the immediate former Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)…
21-Years Marriage Dissolved Over Wife’s Infidelity, Alcoholism
The Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Friday dissolved a 21-year-old between one Idowu Iyanda and his wife Florence over…
NURTW Urges Kogi Govt To Assist With Buses
Mr Alaba Ajibade, Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers ( NURTW) Kabba branch, Kogi has appealed to Gov. Yahaya…
Lalong Wins Business Day Newspaper Award
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has won the Business Day Newspaper peace award for his efforts that resulted in the…