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Sokoto govt. gets N4bn loan for farmers
Alhaji Nagwari Tambuwal, Sokoto State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, said the State Government had accessed N4billion loan for…
Teenager sentenced to community service for stealing
A Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, sentenced a 19-year-old man, Mohammed Sani, to community service for stealing…
NOUN law graduates await Law School admission
The Law Students Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN), National Open University of Nigeria(NOUN) chapter, says there are three sets of law…
Top Vatican investigated for child sex abuse
Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s most senior Catholic cleric and a key figure in the Vatican under Pope Francis, is being…
UNICEF certifies 276 Nigerian communities open defecation-free
The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said 276 communities across the country have been certified open defecation-free.…
Ekiti govt. directs builders to obtain plans
The Ekiti State Government on Wednesday directed potential landlords to obtain approved plans before building houses or risk demolition. The…
Cleric decries electoral violence, kidnapping, robbery in Rivers
Rev. Minaibim Harry, Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Rivers in the 2015 elections, has decried the spate of…
Man in court for biting off driver’s ear
A 35-year-old man, Ikechukwu Ogbonna, was on Wednesday docked before a Magistrates’ court sitting in Kano for allegedly biting off…
Lagos students warned to shun indiscipline
The Lagos State Government says it will reintroduce “Black Books” in primary, junior and senior secondary schools in the state…
39 dead after heavy downpour
No fewer than 39 people were killed in Nepal in landslides and flooding caused by heavy rain, authorities said on…
Bauchi govt. establishments’ electricity disconnected over N1.6bn debt
The Bauchi Business Unit Manager of Jos Electricity Distribution Company says it disconnected Bauchi State Government establishments over N1.6 billion…
6 arraigned for burglary in Ogun
The police in Ogun on Wednesday arraigned six men in an Ota Chief Magistrates’ Court for burglary. The accused were…
Ikpea asks for support for cerebral palsy sportsmen
Sam Ikpea, National Adviser, Cerebral Palsy Football Association (CPFA), has tasked soccer enthusiasts across the nation to identify with the…
No alternative to Buhari-led administration – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is on the…
Hindu radicals beat Muslim women over beef rumour
A report said that suspected Hindu radicals in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh assaulted two Muslim women on suspicion…
El-Rufai raises committee on Army/Shiites clash
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State has set up a nine-man committee to produce a white paper on the report…
FG to begin paddock development to end herdsmen/farmers clash
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the ministry will begin the paddock development (growing of…
Military restates commitment to curb militancy in Niger Delta
The Joint Military Force deployed to the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe has restated its preparedness to deal with the…
MEND warns Army Chief to watch his utterances
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has warned the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Tukur…
Celestial Church where nine-year-old was chained sealed off
The highest hierarchy of the CCC, from Imeko area of Ogun State have sealed off the Celestial Church of Christ…
Ambassadorial nominees fail to recite national anthem, pledge
The screening of the ambassadorial nominees in Abuja on Tuesday was trailed with so much drama as some designates failed…
Buhari inaugurates Abuja-Kaduna rail line
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Abuja-Kaduna rail line, with a pledge to link all states of the federation with…
Sokoto commences payment of pension arrears
The Sokoto State Government says it has commenced the payment of the backlog of pension arrears of about N1.3 billion…
Adamawa Assembly passes bill reducing LG councils’ tenure
Adamawa House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to reduce the tenure of local government councils in the state…
Police foil gunmen attack on Igando community
The Police in Lagos State on Tuesday said it foiled an attempt by unknown gunmen to attack Igando Community in…
Man docked for alleged burglary in Asaba
A 28-year-old man, John Mudiaga, was on Tuesday arraigned at an Asaba Magistrates’ court for alleged burglary. The Prosecuting Police…
Lagos residents condemn vehicle abandonment at police stations
Some residents of Lagos metropolis have condemned the abandoning of vehicles around police stations by the public, saying that stations…
Sack NFF board over “non-performance”- Ikpea
Rev. Samuel Ikpea, the Secretary, Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC), on Tuesday urged Nigerians to insist that the incumbent executive…
Applicant in court over possession of charms
An 18-year-old unemployed man, Ahmed Babalola,was on Tuesday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for alleged criminal possession…
Association donates N10m for production of sickle cell drug
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has donated N10 million to the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD)…