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Akwa Ibom to spend N500m on ambulance services
The Akwa Ibom Government says it is planning to establish a functional ambulance services, estimated to cost about N500 million…
Tribunal confirms Jang’s election as senator
The Legislative Houses Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau state on Saturday upheld the election of Senator Jonah Jang…
Call for increase in electricity tariff unjustifiable – NLC chairman
Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Yobe, Alhaji Lawan Ibrahim, has described as “unjustifiable” the call for increase in…
Buhari administers polio vaccines on children
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday administered Oral Polio Vaccines (OPV) on some children in his country home, Daura, Katsina State.…
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PICTURES: Road on Lekki Phase 1 shows ‘The Rich Also Cry’
All that glitters is not gold is a well-known saying, meaning that not everything that looks precious or true turns…
LASG promises to deliver houses to owners by September
The Lagos State Government has promised to deliver Mushin Housing scheme under its Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme (HOMS) to the…
NSCDC apprehends vulcaniser for stealing 3 bags of local rice
The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Saturday said it had arrested a 37…
Lalong appoints Longyen as Senior Special Assistant, Media
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has appointed Mark Longyen of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as his Senior Special Assistant…
523 intending Muslim pilgrims from Kano State fly to Saudi Arabia
The first batch of 523 intending Muslim pilgrims from Kano State were on Saturday morning flown to Saudi Arabia in…
I did not call for Obuh’s sack – Amokachi
Coach Daniel Amokachi of FC Ifeanyi Ubah of Nnewi has denied ever calling for the sack of John Obuh, the…
Akwa Ibom to spend N500m on ambulance services- Health Commissioner
The Akwa Ibom Government says it is planning to establish a functional ambulance services, estimated to cost about N500 million…
Buhari has met my expectations, says Oshun
Chairman of the House Committee on Local Government Administration and Chieftaincy Affairs in the seventh session of the Lagos State…
Boko Haram attacks leave over 2.1 mn displaced in Nigeria
AFP – Mounting attacks by Nigeria’s ferocious Boko Haram Islamists have sent more than 2.1 million people fleeing their homes…
Nadal falls in five, Serena fights on at Open
US Open exit in a decade, suffering his first Grand Slam defeat after leading by two sets, while Serena Williams…
Lack of policy hurts Nigeria’s economy as Buhari marks 100 days
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has made sweeping changes in the oil sector and armed forces during his first 100 days…
Gunmen kidnap Bayelsa paramount ruler
Police in Bayelsa on Friday confirmed suspected abduction of eighty-five-year-old Paramount Ruler of Gbarantoru community in Yenagoa Local Government Area…
Shettima renames Housing estate after late deputy
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno has renamed Legacy Gardens Estate in Maiduguri, after his late deputy, Alhaji Zannah Mustapha who…
Bank MD, two orders remanded in prison for stealing
Akin Kuponiyi Former MD of Cashcow Microfinance Bank Limited, Mrs Titilayo Adesanya, a director of the bank Olufemi Tinuoye and…
Multichoice Content Showcase: An evening with Disney
Disney Africa welcomed 90 journalists from across Africa to their first ever showcase to media from the continent, at this…
Multichoice Content Showcase: A+E Networks mark commitment to Africa
Two revelatory OJ Simpson documentaries will be broadcast on A+E Networks channel Crime + InvestigationTM (CI) Africa this October. The…
Turner Broadcasting dazzles at MultiChoice Africa Content Showcase
Turner Broadcasting, the young and quirky television network that brings the universally appealing kids channels like Cartoon Network and Boomerang…
Malaysia to explore investment potentials in Plateau
The Malaysian Government says it will explore investment potentials in Plateau and ascertain the sectors it will invest in. The…
Akwa Ibom Guber: Two PDP witnesses claim to sign same result sheet
Barrister Bassey Okon Willie, a witness for the Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel and the PDP, told the governorship tribunal…
Natures Gentle Touch backs basic education for Nigerian children
Personal style brand, Natures Gentle Touch has given its support to Basic Education for Nigerian children at a seminar organized…
Police arrest student who gave his colleague cake laced with Indian Hemp
The Police in Delta have arrested a male undergraduate of Delta State University, Abraka for allegedly given a female student…
Nasarawa adopts cash payment of salary
Nasarawa State Government on Friday announced that August salary would be paid to workers in state in cash. Head of…
Buhari lauds Idowu-Fearon’s elevation as Sec Gen, Anglican Communion Worldwide
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Most Reverend Josiah Idowu-Fearon on his appointment as the Secretary-General of the Consultative Council…
DSS DG now acting APC’s script, Fayose alleges
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state on Friday slammed the Department of State Security, DSS, alleging that the…
Ambode sacks LASTMA GM
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the removal of the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic…
FG reaffirms commitment to eradicating vaccine preventable diseases
The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Health, Mr. Linus Awute, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to tackling…