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Gov. El-Rufai to distribute 20,000 free prepaid metres
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State would flag-off the distribution of 20,000 electricity prepaid metres for customers in the state.…
1,600 Patients benefit from eye-treatment
No fewer than 1,600 persons had benefitted from the eye-treatment sponsored by Alhaji Kasim Iliyasawa, the member representing Zaria constituency…
Schools inspection on motorcycles will end soon -Taraba Govt
Mr Anthony Jellason, the Secretary to Taraba State Government (SSG) on Tuesday, said the state would soon end schools inspection…
Shell inaugurates N2.04 bn library for students
Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) on Tuesday inaugurated an ultra-modern public library, worth 6.5 million dollar (N2.04 billion), to be…
I am not coming back to athletics- Adeloye
Tosin Adeloye, who was slammed with an eight-year ban by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), said she was…
Nigerian artists keep sculpture in the family
Princess Elizabeth Olowu, 77, sits on the sofa in her small living room, rubbing bronze sculptures with lemon juice to…
Bayelsa Poll: Tight security in Yenagoa as Supreme Court delivers judgment
Residents of Yenagoa woke up on Tuesday morning to witness increased security around Government House and strategic areas of the…
Trump, Clinton to vote mile apart in New York
Rivals Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump will vote barely more than a mile apart on Tuesday…
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No more environmental sanitation in Lagos, Appeal Court orders
The Appeal Court in Lagos has nullified the monthly environmental sanitation in Lagos State, saying it is illegal and ordered…
Ighalo, Onazi, others storm Eagles’ camp
Watford’s Odion Ighalo and Trabzonspor’s Ogenyi Onazi reported at the Super Eagles camp in Abuja Monday night. Patrick Pascal, the…
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APC Legal adviser, Banire steps down over accusation of N500,000 bribe
The National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress,APC, Dr. Muiz Banire, has offered to resign from his post pending…
Lawmaker Jibrin flee Nigeria, vow never to return
The suspended member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Monday vowed never to return to Nigeria unless his…
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No plan to increase pump price of petrol, NNPC insists
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has again debunked report that it plans to hike the pump price of petrol.…
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Nigerians living in fear, says Anglican Primate
Reverend Nicholas Okoh, Primate, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, says people are living under a perpetual sense of insecurity and…
US Poll: Trump supporters upbeat about tomorrow
With only hours to the heated U.S. presidential elections, the Republicans have exuded confidence that its nominee, Donald Trump, would…
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Buhari commissions projects in Edo, praises Oshiomhole
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, commissioned four key projects of the Governor Adams Oshiomhole administration and praised the Governor…
Frozen accounts: Fayose knows fate on Dec. 2
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Monday fixed Dec. 2 for judgment on the…
Collapsed bridge linking Oyo and Kwara halts movement of prison inmates
Movement of prison inmates to courts from Mandalla Maximum Security Prison in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara has stopped…
Lawmaker wants sanctions against sexual abusers of IDPs
A lawmaker, Rep. Rhimanda Shawulu (PDP-Taraba), has called on security operatives to quickly unravel the persons behind sexual abuses in…
N25B ETF: Lagos targets 100,000 entrepreneurs 2019
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Monday said that it has set a target to utilize the N25billion Employment…
Fayemi and the new lease of life in mining sector
Nigeria was the centre of attraction at the African Down Under (ADU) international mining conference in Perth, Australia, last September…
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Pictures: Buhari visits Oba of Benin palace
As part of his two-day working visit to Edo State, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday paid a courtesy visit to…
Commuters stranded as LAGBUS operators embark on strike
Hundreds of commuters in Lagos were on Monday stranded at various bus stops due to the strike embarked on by…
Buhari inaugurates Upper Siluko road in Benin
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Gov. Adams Oshiomhole-led Government of Edo for the construction of phases II and III Siluko…
Clinton, Trump engage in last-hour campaigns
With the election day looming on Tuesday, the U.S. leading presidential candidates Democratic Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump engage…
N136m fraud: EFCC closes case in trial of ex-NIMASA boss
Mr Wale Akoni (SAN), the counsel to Calistus Obi who is standing trial on a N136 million fraud charge, says…
Butchers’ association urges FG to allow cattle free access
The Nigerian Butchers Association on Monday asked the Federal Government to allow cattle free access into the country, to allow…
How National Assembly lost out in anti-corruption battle
IT is exactly one year now. I remember asking members of the National Assembly to see reasons why they should…
Borno to prosecute parents who fail to send children to school
Borno State Government on Monday said it would prosecute parents who fail to enroll their children and wards in schools.…
Group returns 4 girls withdrawn for marriage back to school
The Child Protection Network (CPN), Minna has taken back to school four girls of Women Teachers College (WTC) Minna, who…