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Union reacts as Kaduna electric sacks 530 workers
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Thursday said the Kaduna Electric, has terminated the appointments of 530 of…
Food vendor docked for stabbing neighbour, daughter
A food vendor, Rukayat Kehinde, 34, appeared in a Tinubu Magistrate’s, Lagos, for allegedly stabbing neighbour, Oluwakemi Adenuga and her…
NECO to begin sales of NCEE forms
The National Examinations Council (NECO) says it has concluded preparations to begin sales of its 2017 National Common Entrance Examination…
Army arrest 3 suspected foreign terrorists in Borno
The Nigerian Army said on Thursday that it had arrested three Chadians in Borno as part of its ongoing anti-terrorism…
Charcoal dealers make huge sales in Enugu
Charcoal sellers are now making huge sales in Enugu, as most residents of the city have virtually dumped their kerosene…
Tambuwal approves N2.93bn for pension arrears, gratuities
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal has approved over N 2.93 billion for the payment of backlog of pensions, death and contract gratuities…
FG to renovate Police Children School, Ilorin
DCP Rabiu Ladodo, Nigeria Police Force Education Officer, on Thursday expressed displeasure over infrastructural decay at Police Children’s School, Ilorin.…
Bus conductor docked for beating trader to pulp
An 18-year-old bus conductor who allegedly assaulted a trader, Ikenna Okechukwu, by beating him to a pulp, was on Thursday…
TUC boss extols Anambra governor
The Chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Anambra, Mr Ifeanyi Okechukwu, has said that Gov. Willie Obiano has kept…
Bayelsa Assembly approves N3bn to purchase Legislators’ cars
The Bayelsa House of Assembly has approved a N3 billion loan request from the State government to purchase cars for…
Team to kill rats in 465 Lagos markets
The Lagos State Vector Control Programme is to employ more graduates of the state’s College of Health Technology (LASCOHET), Yaba,…
Dutse residents laud FG’s food security task force
Some residents of Dutse in Jigawa, on Thursday, lauded the Federal Government for its decision to inaugurate a task force…
Court remands man for lack of interpreter
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded a motorcyclist, Baba Alhaji Yaga, at the Kirikiri Prisons, Apapa over…
2019 Polls: APGA zones governorship ticket to Nasarawa North
The Nasarawa State Chapter of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has zoned the 2019 governorship ticket to Nasarawa North Senatorial…
No Sri Lankans stranded at U.S. airports – Government
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that there have been no reports of Sri Lankan nationals stranded in the…
Butcher remanded for raping minor
A Gombe Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of a 25-year-old butcher, Shamsudeen Musa, over alleged rape of a…
FRSC convicts 39 traffic offenders in Ota
No fewer than 39 motorists were tried and convicted for various traffic offences by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)…
Crime Reporters mourn Rivers’ CP
The Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) is mourning the death of the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Francis…
DPR to check unauthorised hike in petrol price
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Bayelsa says it has stepped up its regulatory activities to check unauthorised hike…
Elelctricity: Delta community gives Chevron 14-day ultimatum
The indigenes of Kokodiagbene community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta, have given Chevron Nigeria Limited…
Killer dog put down after death of Barrow’s son
A dog that killed the son of Gambian President Adama Barrow has been put down, an agriculture ministry source said,…
Oyo receives N7.2bn Paris Club excess deduction
Oyo State Government has confirmed the receipt of N7.2 billion as its share of the Paris Club excess deductions. Mr…
Beyoncé pregnant with twins
Pop superstar Beyonce announced on Wednesday that she and her husband, rap star and entrepreneur Jay Z, were expecting twins,…
UK Prime Minister May condemns Trump’s bans
Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday told British lawmakers that US President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban was “divisive and…
I-G seeks adequate budgetary allocation for police
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has called for adequate budgetary allocation for the Nigeria Police Force to…
PDP crisis over soon- Lagos lawmaker
The Minority Leader in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Akeem Bello, on Wednesday said that the crisis within…
Court orders remand of ex-FCT minister’s son in prison
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the remand of Shamsudeen Bala, son of former FCT Minister, in Kuje…
Nigerians express goodwill for Buhari
Some Nigerians have expressed goodwill for President Muhammadu Buhari and condemned the negative rumours about his health. The respondents in…
Teenager docked for defiling neighbour’s 10-year-old daughter
For allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 10-year-old daughter, a teenager was on Wednesday charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The…
2 arraigned for alleged political thuggery in Edo
Mr Suleiman Nakowa, 58 and Ms Talatu Abdulahi, 24, were on Wednesday brought before an Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin…