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Independence: FG declares Monday, Oct 3 public holiday
The Federal Government on Thursday declared Monday, 3rd of October, as public holiday to mark country’s 56th Independence Anniversary. The…
We’ll soon pass bill criminalising land grabbing – Ogun Speaker
The Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr Suraj Adekunbi, on Thursday said that lawmakers would soon pass a bill…
Lagos State Prisons graduate 29 inmates from life skills project
The Lagos State Prisons Command has graduated 29 inmates under its “ONESIMUS Project” designed to teach them life skills preparatory…
Man docked for stealing spaghetti
A 29-year-old unemployed man, Monday Suileman, who allegedly sneaked into a shopping plaza and stole three cartons of spaghetti, was…
Edo poll: Security beefed up at Govt house
Security has been beefed up at Edo Government House,Benin, and other public institutions as the result of the governorship election…
NAFDAC trains on regulatory activities
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has, through consumer safety clubs, trained and…
Yakasai slams N500m libel suit against Sun Newspaper
An elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has instituted a N500 million libel suit against Sun Newspaper for alleged defamation of…
Excessive intake of food seasoning can damage human brain
A medical practitioner, Dr Festus Olalekan of the Graceland Hospital, Ilorin, has warned against excessive consumption of food seasoning, saying…
Woman seeks divorce over battery of mother by husband
A trader, Mrs Happiness Ama, who could no longer tolerate constant beating of her mother by her husband, on Thursday…
Driver jailed 2 months for stealing pilot’s $2,500
A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 28-year-old driver, Ushie Godswill, to two months in prison for…
Sokoto seals 10 illegal private schools
The Sokoto State Government on Thursday announced the closure of additional 10 illegal private nursery, primary and secondary schools in…
Mrs Ajimobi distributes food items to 2,500 women
The wife of the Oyo State Governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, on Thursday distributed food items from the Ajumose Food Bank…
Edo Polls: Workers not in offices after election holiday
Public offices in Edo recorded skeletal activities on Thursday as only few workers reported for duty after the two-day holiday…
Independence: Sokoto govt. distributes cows to needy
The Sokoto State Government on Thursday, distributed cows to the less privileged in hospitals and some institutions in the state,…
Stop blaming Buhari for economic challenges– APC chieftain
Alhaji Abubakar Yabo, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state, has called on Nigerians to stop blaming…
SEMA to train 30 fire servicemen in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says it will train 30 fire servicemen annually to save lives and property…
Dauski’s absence stalls trial
The absence of retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, a former National Security Adviser (NSA) to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, stalled…
Woman seeks divorce over abandonment
A mother of three, Rashidat Nureni, is seeking divorce at an Igando Customary Court in Lagos because her husband abandoned…
Edo poll: NGO advovates separate queues for women in future elections
A gender-based NGO, African Women Empowerment Guild(AWEG), has called on INEC to provide separate queues for men and women at…
Kaduna enters bilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia on Qur’anic science
Kaduna State Standing Committee on Quránic Recitation has entered an agreement with Majamu’ul Da’awa Foundation in the area of Quránic…
Nigerian sports lacks professional handling- Adamu
A former Director-General, National Sports Commission, Amos Adamu, has said that saddling non-professionals with sports administration is the bane of…
Kebbi warns teachers against absenteeism
The Kebbi Universal Basis Education Board (SUBEB) has warned teachers against absenteeism and indolence. The state SUBEB Secretary, Alhaji Balarabe…
Recession: Assembly pledges to ensure proper spending of IGR
The Kano State House of Assembly has expressed readiness to ensure the proper spending of the state’s Internally Generated Revenue…
Edo Poll: Sheriff indifferent about PDP’s result rejection
Disputed National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, said he did not support Thursday’s rejection of…
PDP are bad losers, says Edo APC chairman
Mr Anselm Ojezua, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo chapter, has described the rejection of the state governorship…
Security: LG to recruit 80 hunters in Jigawa
The Kiyawa Local Government Area in Jigawa has approved the engagement of 80 hunters to improve the security in the…
Union backs Gov. Masari on reorganisation of civil service
Alhaji Umar Imam, Katsina State Chairman of Environmental Health Officers Union, has backed ongoing reorganisation of the state civil service…
Zakkat committee disburses N10m in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Committee on Thursday disbursed N10 million as medical support to various hospitals and pharmaceutical…
PDP chides El-Rufai over failure to conduct LG election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State for failing to conduct local council elections…
3 suspected insurgents arrested in Borno- Army
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had arrested three suspected Boko Haram terrorists at the cattle market, Maiduguri. The…