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King’s College: FG promises to pay striking teachers’ salary
The Federal Ministry of Education on Thursday assured that salaries of the striking teachers of King’s College, Lagos, would be…
Husband sacks wife for refusing to terminate pregnancy
A 40-year-old housewife, Amudalat Afolabi has told an Ilorin Area Court that her husband,Tajudeen, sent her out because she refused…
NLC accuses FG of evading minimum wage talk
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday dismissed as misleading, speculations that talks between it and the Federal Government on…
Police task Sokoto residents on security
The Sokoto State Police Command on Thursday advised residents of the state to be security conscious, always. The Commissioner of…
NEMA, SEMA to provide relief materials to Osun flood victims
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Osun Emergency Management Agency (OSEMA) are working to provide relief materials to…
2 women jailed for receiving stolen rice, beans
A Jos Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday sentenced two women, Mrs Karkuzu Raymond, 50, and Mrs Stella Alechenu, 45, to…
VC promises harmonious relationship with host community
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Otuoke, Prof Seth Jaja, on Thursday, said that his administration would ensure harmonious relationship…
Osun FA to honour Aregbesola with football tournament
To promote Osun government’s drive to take youths off vices, the Osun Football Association (FA) and Friends of Gov. Rauf…
Foreign Affairs Minister Onyeama advocates coalition on SDGs
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has advocated the formation of broad coalitions around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…
Water scarcity in Sokoto caused by epileptic power supply- Board
Sokoto State Water Board on Thursday attributed current acute water scarcity in Sokoto and environs to epileptic power supply. Alhaji…
Foreign experts not needed to solve Nigeria’s economic recession -Lawyer
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Kunle Abayomi, has said that Nigeria doesn’t need foreign experts to rescue the country from…
New mayor kills off Rome’s 2024 Olympics bid
Rome’s new mayor, Virginia Raggi, on Wednesday, pulled the plug on the city’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, as…
Tailor remanded for unlawfully possessing firearms
A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded an 18-year-old tailor, Israel Umoru, in prison for alleged being in possession of…
Akinwunmi Adesina, 28 others join UN global fight against malnutrition
Nigeria’s Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina of the AfDB, was among the 29 prominent persons appointed Wednesday by the UN Secretary-General Ban…
Buhari Invites UN mediation for Chibok schoolgirls
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria will welcome intermediaries from the UN on the proposed swapping of the abducted…
17-yr-old marriage dissolved over irreconcilable differences
Mr Henric Agbaje, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday dissolved the 17-year-old marriage between one…
2 docked over refusal to pay hotel bills
Two men, Inimfor Edet and Henry Etim, who allegedly lodged in a hotel and refused to pay the N151,000 accumulated…
AY Makun’s “A Trip to Jamaica” set for world premiere
“A Trip to Jamaica”, a movie by award-winning Nigerian stand-up comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY will be premiered…
3 remanded for destroying N10m property
An Enugu East Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded three men who allegedly destroyed property worth N10 million. Chief Magistrate Denis…
3 dead, 14 missing, after bus plunge into river
The Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has confirmed the death of three persons and declared…
NDLEA destroys 24 tonnes of cannabis in Ondo
Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) destroyed 24 tonnes of cannabis in two months in Ondo State, the Commander, Mr…
Fake Lagos landlord jailed 6 years
A 52-year-old man, Ige Aruya, will spend six years in prison for posing as a landlord to defraud a Nollywood…
Sokoto CP tasks policemen on cattle rustling, others
The Sokoto State Police Command has directed its personnel to arrest and prosecute cattle rustlers in Isa and Sabon-Birni local…
Contraceptives can hinder menstrual flow- Expert
Dr Adaora Ukoh, an Abuja-based gynaecologist, said “amenorrhea” could occur as side effect of medication or an indication of a…
Obey, Okoroji, Kosoko extol Sunny Ade at 70
Juju music exponent, “Sunny Ade”, born Sunday Adeniyi, has been described by Chief Ebenezer Obey as one of the most…
I-G bans deployment of police to individuals
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, on Wednesday, said the force would no longer deploy personnel of the…
JUTH threatens to stop feeding in-patients
The Management of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), has threatened to stop the feeding of in-patients if complaints against…
Kwara receives N2.8bn from FAAC
Kwara State Government on Wednesday said it received about N2.8 billion as its share of August allocation from the Federation…
Army offer free medical services to Makurdi residents
No fewer than 3,000 people have benefitted from the free medical services provided by the Nigerian Army at the sidelines…
House of Rep to investigate budget padding allegations
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to conduct an investigation into the allegations of tampering with the 2016 budget…