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Edo NUJ, NHRC partner against gender-based violence
The Edo State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has expressed deep concern and worries over the rising cases…
Edo council polls: Only persons with character will be elected – Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Tuesday reassured that only competent persons with character and proven integrity would be…
Lawan pledges support for women
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday pledged to give more support for women participation in governance, politics, business…
Oyo NSCDC appeals for equipment to tackle disaster impacts
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, says it requires more equipment to effectively tackle the…
COVID-19: Africa’s cases surpass 2.2m – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa located in Brazzaville, Congo, said there are over 2.2 million confirmed…
EU delegation to provide COVID-19 tests, vaccine to Gaza
A European Union diplomatic delegation pledged to help the Gaza Strip with its fight against the coronavirus during a visit…
Yuletide: FRSC wants drivers to maintain speed limit
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday, urged motorists and other road users to always be patient and maintain…
DPR to collaborate with oil producers – Director
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it will collaborate with the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) of the Lagos…
Bauchi NHRC receives 214 rights violation cases
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Bauchi office, says it received no fewer than 214 cases of human rights violations across…
Borno pays N12bn pension arrears
The Borno Government on Tuesday commenced payment of N12 billion outstanding pension arrears of 3,000 retired civil servants in the…
COVID-19: Cambodians donate over $30m to purchase vaccine
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Tuesday that the government has raised more than 30 million U.S.…
Resident doctors want PHC centers improved
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday said improvement was needed in the primary healthcare…
Plateau traditional rulers gifted royal regalia
A philanthropist and businessman, Alhaji Abdullahi Incham, has donated royal regalias and other items to traditional rulers in the three…
Man in court for assaulting policeman
A 30-year-old man, Olulokun Adedeji, who allegedly beat-up a policeman to evade arrest, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court…
Health Infrastructure Bill scales 2nd reading
A Bill for an Act to establish the Nigeria Health Infrastructure Development Bank (NHIDB) on Tuesday scaled second reading at…
ICPC reduces loss of public funds
Mr Amedu Sule, the commissioner, Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), Enugu State says anti-corruption campaigns of…
Court throws out Maina’s adjournment plea
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday rejected another request by Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the defunct Pension…
Obiano to complete road projects before leaving office
Anambra State Government says all the road projects being executed by Gov. Willie Obiano administration will be completed before the…
Imo bye-election: APC dedicates victory to electorate
Imo chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has thanked residents of Imo North for their massive turnout during Saturday’s…
Lawan clinches 2019 Zik Prize in Leadership Award
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, was on Dec. 6 night awarded the 2019 Zik Prize in Political Leadership.
125 ECOWAS observers to monitor Ghana elections
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Monday it had deployed a 125-member mission to Ghana to…
3 foreigners paraded for petrol theft
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos Command, on Monday, paraded three Citizens of Benin Republic for allegedly…
Man jailed 16 months for possessing Indian Hemp
Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Monday, sentenced a 45-year old man, Hakeem Saka, to 16…
Dry season: Fire service charges Nigerians on safety
The Cross River Fire and Rescue Service on Monday tasked Nigerians on fire safety and prevention as the dry season…
#EndSARS: Youth groups urge Anambra people to shun protest
Anambra Civil Society Network (ACSONET) and a Coalition of Anambra Youth Leaders (CAYL) have urged people of the state to…
Imo bye-election: PDP seeks nullification of APC’s participation
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to nullify the participation of the All…
Hisbah arrests 178 Kano street beggars
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 178 suspects in Kano metropolis for violating the law against street begging from…
Troops neutralize 3 bandits, recover arms in Benue
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Sector-1 Operation Whirl Stroke on Sunday eliminated three bandits and recovered arms and ammunition…
Venezuelan elections: President Maduro claims victory
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has claimed a sweeping victory in parliamentary elections that were boycotted by the opposition.
Mystery illness hits South India
About 340 people have been hospitalised due to an unidentified illness in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh.