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Jigawa NDLEA rehabilitates 21 drug addicts
The Jigawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had rehabilitated 21 drug addicts in the…
Mechanic docked for possessing charms
A 25-year-old mechanic, Damilare Oyenuga, appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday for allegedly being in possession of charms.…
Youths to benefit from N25bn Lagos Employment Fund
The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Tuesday said that young farmers in the state would benefit from the N25 billion…
Nigeria will not leave Rio without medals- Dalung
Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has again reassured Nigerians that the efforts of the athletes competing at the ongoing Rio Olympic…
Undertaker jailed 19 years for drugging, raping woman
For raping and taking the nude pictures of a 23-year-old woman after drugging her, an undertaker, Sheriff Oyewole, 29, is…
Zambia police arrest opposition protesters
Zambia police have arrested some people protesting against the re-election of President Edgar Lungu after his main opponent Hakainde Hichilema…
Borno Govt insists on workers’ verification
The Borno Head of Service, Malam Bukar Yakubu, says the state government will only pay salaries to workers whose biometric…
Electrician docked for stealing rechargeable fans
A 34-year-old electrician, Musa Ajimoh, was on Tuesday brought before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly…
ECOWAS to reach common external tariff from January 2017
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided to reach effective application of the common external tariff from…
NAFDAC boss warns staff against corruption
Mrs Yetunde Oni, the Acting Director-Geeneral, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Tuesday warned the…
Stop wasting taxpayers money on PDP, APC tells Wike
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers on Tuesday urged Gov. Nyesom Wike to stop wasting taxpayers’ money on what…
Imo to host deaf football championship in November
The Secretary-General, Nigeria Deaf Sports Federation (NDSF), Lukman Agbabiaka, on Monday, announced that Imo State would host the 5th National…
Man in court for stealing turkeys
The police on Monday docked a 27-year old man, Olawale Olatunji, at an Iyaganku Senior Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan…
Kebbi to rehabilitate all public schools before Sept
The Kebbi Government on Monday said it would rehabilitate all primary and secondary schools in the state before September when…
2016 Hajj: 3,500 depart from Sokoto
Alhaji Abubakar Kaoje, the Sokoto Zonal Coordinator of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), said on Monday that a…
KWASU VC backs scrapping of diploma programmes in varsities
The Vice Chancellor, Kwara State University, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah has supported the recent announcement by the Federal Government, stopping universities…
Kebbi gov. urges communities to vacate flood-prone areas
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has advised farmers and residents in flood-prone areas to vacate their communities due to the…
Edo governorship candidate to introduce E-Governance
Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Sept. 10 governorship elections in Edo, says he will…
Nigeria Customs generate N385.7bn in 6 months
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it generated N385.7 billion revenue from January to June this year. This was against…
NDLEA appeals to religious bodies to fight drug trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Monday, appealed to religious institutions to mobilise their members and resources to…
Japan to sponsor 29 Nigerians for Masters degree
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) says it is sponsoring 29 Nigerians to Japan for their Master’s degree under the…
Boko Haram: Security agencies tasked on Chibok girls video
The Girl-Child Right Awareness Initiative in Africa, an NGO, has called on security agencies to act swiftly on the latest…
Sheriff has come to destroy PDP– Fani-Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister has reacted to a comment credited to the factional national chairman of the People’s Democratic…
EFCC to quiz Jibrin over alleged N418m contracts fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to quiz a former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Mr.…
Father identifies daughter among kidnapped Chibok girls
The father of one of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped from the remote area of Chibok more than two years ago…
Rio 2016: Rose beats Stenson in golf gold final
Great Britain’s Justin Rose became golf’s first Olympic champion since 1904 by beating Henrik Stenson to gold in a thrilling…
Rio Olympics: Murray wins tennis gold
Britain’s Andy Murray became the first tennis player to win two Olympic singles titles by beating Argentina’s Juan Martin del…
Rio Olympics: Bolt wins 100m gold
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt on Sunday became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by edging out American Justin…
Adebule calls on African countries to promote women emancipation
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, on Saturday called for intensified collaborative efforts among African countries in their…
Benin/Auchi Highway: FG mobilises RCC back to site
The Federal Government has mobilised back to site Reynod Construction Company (RCC), the contractor handling the dualization of the Benin/Ehor…