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Security: Zamfara calls for deployment of more policemen, others
Prof. Abdullahi Shinkafi, The Secretary to Zamfara State Government, has identified inadequate security personnel as the major obstacles threatening peace…
We are winning war against oil theft in Bayelsa – NSCDC
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Bayelsa Command, says it is winning the war against oil theft. The…
Hajj: NAHCON issues March 31 deadline for pilgrims payment
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Saturday directed all intending pilgrims in Nigeria to pay their hajj fare…
Gowon reiterates call for Nigeria’s peace, unity
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon has reiterated his call on Nigerians to pray for peace, unity and prosperity…
2019 Elections: NGOs educate Kogi youths against violence
The ActionAid Nigeria and Participation Initiative for Behavioral Change in Development (PIBCID) on Saturday advised youths in Kogi to guide…
Enugu Okada ban: Security operatives not excluded – Police
The Police Command in Enugu State says the law banning the use of motorcycles within Enugu metropolis is binding on…
Repentant bandits surrender weapons in Zamfara
No fewer than 3,000 repentant bandits have surrendered their arms following the peace and dialogue committee initiated by Zamfara State…
FG economic policies bearing positive fruits – KADCCIMA boss
Muheeba Dankaka, President, Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA), has commended the Federal Government for banning the…
Trump supports effort to improve gun background checks
White House spokesperson, Sarah Sanders said on Monday that President Donald Trump supports efforts to improve federal background checks for…
Group calls for establishment of hajj biometric centers in all LGAs
Independent Hajj Reporters, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has called for the establishment of biometric centres across the 774 Local…
Nation building: Lawmaker tasks Christians on involvement
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Tunde Braimoh has urged Nigerians, especially Christians to participate in politics for nation-building, saying “INEC won’t…
Power outage, petrol price hike worsen water shortage in Yenagoa
Prolonged power outage and the high cost of petrol have worsened the acute water shortage in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital.…
JUSUN strike: Police deny disruption
The Police Command in Nasarawa State said it did not disrupt the strike embarked upon by members of the state…
UBA Foundation inaugurates pedestrian bridge in Sokoto
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Foundation, on Monday, inaugurated a pedestrian bridge at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Inaugurating the…
Gunpoint robbery: 8 men remanded in prison
An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded eight men, who allegedly robbed people of their phones and motorcycles at…
I have no intention of defecting to APC- Aliyu Babangida
The former Governor of Niger, Dr Babangida Aliyu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says that he has no intention…
FG to bar multinational oil companies from shipping out crude
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Monday, said multinational oil firms would soon not ship…
DPR, NSCDC impound 5 vehicles with fabricated tanks
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Gombe field office, in collaboration with Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has…
Buhari congratulates Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu at 70
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s former Ambassador to The Netherlands, Dr Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, on her 70th birthday, slated for…
Yellow fever: Kwara immunizes 90% of targeted population
The Kwara Government says it has immunised about 90 percent of the targeted population for the Yellow fever vaccination in…
NAFDAC prosecutes Lagos businessman over sale of unregistered products
A prosecution witness, Mr Folorunsho Idowu, on Monday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that a businessman, Ezeudu Emmanuel,…
Osun Assembly backs “Not Too Young To Run Bill’’
The Osun House of Assembly has expressed support for the ‘Not Too Young To Run Bill’, saying the nation can…
5-yr-old marriage dissolved in Ibadan
High Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Monday dissolved the five-year-old marriage between…
Italian parents under house arrest for forcing 9-year-old into prostitution
The parents of a nine-year-old girl have been placed under house arrest for forcing their daughter into prostitution, police in…
Infections: Scientist tasks health professionals on aseptic procedures
Mr Solomon Chollom, a Medical Laboratory Scientist with National Veterinary Research Institute, Kuru near Jos, has urged health professionals to…
Sports ministry organises conflict resolution workshop for youths
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has organised a workshop on peacebuilding and conflict resolution for youth leaders…
Nigeria, Venezuela signs MoU to promote strategic dialogue
Nigeria and Venezuela on Monday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a mechanism for strategic dialogue, cooperation for the institution…
2019: No vacancy in Lagos House, Lawmaker tells opposition
A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Fatai Oluwa, says any opposition party dreaming of producing the…
2019: Nasarawa Monarch tasks politicians on economy, security
As politicians gear up for campaigns ahead of the 2019 general elections, a first class traditional ruler in Nasarawa State…
Lagos SUBEB disburses N139m death insurance benefits
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has disbursed over N139 million as death insurance benefits to families of…