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FG to amend charges against Orubebe
The Federal Government on Thursday asked for permission of the Code of Conduct Tribunal to amend charges against former Minister…
Gov. Abubakar unveils 3-point agenda for Bauchi State
Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State, says his administration will give priority to three key sectors – health, agriculture and…
Customs parade 5 suspects, records 38 seizures valued N72.7 m
The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday in Lagos paraded five foreign nationals suspected to be…
Dabiri-Erewa wants states to domesticate Violence against Persons Act
A former federal lawmaker, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday in Lagos called for the domestication of the Violence Against Persons…
Pope appeals for a climate agreement equitable to the poor
Pope Francis on Thursday issued a strong plea for the upcoming Paris climate change summit to reach a socially equitable…
Lagos lawyer wants court to order fresh polls in Kogi guber race
A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, on Thursday, filed a suit before a Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking the…
Court dismisses FG’s application on Dasuki
Ayorinde Oluokun A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application of the Federal Government seeking to compel the…
Nigerian rap star, Olamide loses dad
Funsho Arogundade Rap star, Olamide Adedeji, is bereaved as he has lost his dad. The YBNL boss announced the passing…
Tears as Lagos gives N5m to father who lost 4 children
Kazeem Ugbodaga Tears flowed at the Lagos State Secretariat as the state Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode presented N5 million to…
Industrial harmony key to national development – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to the staff of the ministry to ensure industrial…
Tears as Lagos gives N5m to man who lost 4 kids in mudslide
Kazeem Ugbodaga Tears flowed at the Lagos State Secretariat as the state Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday presented a…
I did not pay tribute to Tinubu, says Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has stated that he did not pay a tribute to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on 25…
Photographer jailed 4 years for illicit drug
A 30 year-old photographer, Lucky Guieze and an 18 year-old Abdul Rasheed were on Thursday, sentenced to two years jail…
Lawyers protest marginalisation of women by Buhari’s govt
Henry Ojelu (@henryojelu) African Women Lawyers Association, AWLA today protested against the marginalisation of women by President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration.…
Ambode woos Commonwealth investors to Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday stepped up his government’s campaign for direct foreign investment in Lagos, by…
Boko Haram: Buhari’s December deadline not feasible – CCC
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has observed that the December 2015 deadline for the defeat of the insurgents by…
Audu’s son nominated as APC governorship candidate
Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi East Senatorial District have nominated Mr Mohammed, 43, first son of Late…
NIA urges FG to stop taxes on claims in insurance sector
The Nigeria Insurers Association (NIA) has urged the Federal Government to stop taxes on claims in insurance industry. The Director-General…
Mother charged with abandonment sentenced to 1 month community service
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 40-year- old mother to one month community service for abandoning her…
Declare Wada winner of Kogi polls, PDP tells INEC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare its candidate, Governor Idris Wada,…
Senatorial District nominates Audu’s son as APC governorship candidate
Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi East Senatorial District has nominated Mr Mohammed, 43, first son of Late…
Mother abandons baby, gets one month community service sentence
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 40-year- old mother to one month community service for abandoning her…
Only FIFA Congress can bar me, says Blatter
Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter said it was only the congress of soccer’s governing body and not its ethics committee…
DStv: History channel to show exclusive on Paris terrorist attacks
HISTORY channel on DStv will broadcast terror attacks on Paris, France in an exclusive premiere on On Sunday, November 29…
Why Nigerian football won’t grow – Maritime Cup sponsor
Despite the recent successes recorded in Nigerian football, some stakeholders have remained largely unimpressed as they continue to frown at…
100 women die daily in Northern Nigeria during childbirth – UNFPA
Ms Ratidzai Ndhlovu, Nigeria Country Director of United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA), says no fewer than 100 women die…
Taraba group explains why Ishaku was sacked by tribunal
The group, Taraba for Good Governance, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the state governor, Ishaku Darius,…
Jos: Fire razes118 shops in Kabong Market
A raging night inferno razed 118 shops at the Kabong market in Jos North on Thursday morning, NAN reports. A…
I have the “political will” to tackle traffic gridlock – Ambode
…Charges Stakeholders On Effective Traffic Strategies …Lagos Accounts For 70% Of Nigeria’s Transportation Network, Says FRSC Boss Lagos State Governor,…
Collapsed Building: Lagos vows to enforce physical planning law
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has vowed to enforce the Physical Planning and Urban Development law of the state…