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70,570 benefit from free eye treatment in Kano
The Jigawa Government on Tuesday said it had given free eye treatment to 70,570 people in the last 10 years.…
Lagos Assembly to investigate death of fire fighter
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly, Southwestern Nigeria, on Tuesday commenced an investigation into the death of an…
Shettima lauded for donating 5,000 tricycles
The National Commercial and Motorcycle Riders Owners Association of Nigeria (NCMROAN) Borno chapter, has commended Gov. Kashim Shettima for donating…
Kano govt. promises to revive Triumph Newspapers
The Kano State Government has promised to revive the Triumph Publishing Company which was closed down by the immediate past…
Buhari, governors meet to discuss unpaid salaries, other matters
President Muhammadu Buhari is presently meeting with governors to discuss the state of the nation with the nagging unpaid salaries…
Oil Subsidy: Enugu residents call for overhaul of refineries
A cross section of Enugu residents have called on the federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to overhaul refineries…
NDLEA arrests 70 for drug offences in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said it had arrested 70 suspects for…
N27M: Fraudster cons woman, 81, bags 3-yearjail term
Justice Lawal Akapo of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on Monday June 22, 2015, convicted and sentenced one Emmanuel…
Ethiopia’s ruling party wins 546 of 547 parliament seat
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s ruling party has swept all but one seat in the election to the 547-seat parliament…
How Pay-TV Content Is Bought
SPONSORED Pay-Television companies are not always the owners of content they broadcast. Often, pay-TV companies are vendors for content owners,…
Keshi to face NFF disciplinary committee for applying for Ivory Coast job
Stephen Keshi, the Super Eagles’ Head Coach, on Monday said his appearance before the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Disciplinary Committee…
MultiChoice to work with CPC on inquiry
MultiChoice Nigeria, promoters of DStv, have promised to cooperate with the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), which recently announced its intention…
Agriculture key to Abia’s development, says Ogbonnaya
Sam Obinna Ibe/Umuahia The immediate past Deputy Chief of Staff, office of the deputy governor of Abia State, Chief Charles…
Man, 35, in jail for champagne theft
A 35-year-old man, Joshua Effiong, on Monday appeared in a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing 25 cartons of…
Kidnap: Police arrest Kogi politician, 44 others
The police have arrested a politician in Kogi state along with 44 others suspected to have connection with kidnapping, armed…
Ambode, Al-Makura urge NASS to pass Disability Bill
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State and his Nasarawa counterpart, Alhaji Umaru Al-makura, on Monday urged the National Assembly (NASS)…
200 women benefit from breast, cervical cancer screening in Kwara
The LEAH Foundation, an NGO sponsored by Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, wife of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara, had screened more…
Laolu Akande appointed Osinbajo’s spokesman
Laolu Akande, United State of America-based journalist has been appointed as spokesperson to Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president of…
Change is not going to be an easy process, says Osinbajo
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria on Monday called on Nigerians to be patient and keep faith with the…
Empty treasury, a disgrace to Nigeria, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday stated that he inherited an empty treasury while decrying the huge debts owed by Nigeria…
Gov. Ikpeazu slashes his salary by 50%
The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, who has shunned the sycophantic title of ‘His Excellency’, made another populist move…
OAU Muslim Community to assist Osun teachers
Lukman Akintola The Muslim Community of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state has promised to assist all Muslim teachers in…
Ex-Kogi governor dies at 66
Former Military Administrator of Kogi, Col. Bzigu Akakirya is dead, aged 66, a member of his family, Prof. Peter Lassa,…
Kashamu’s Extradition: Court rules on Contempt Against AGF, NDLEA Tuesday
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has reserved ruling in a committal proceeding filed by…
CCC Leadership Tussle: Olatoso Becomes ‘Unification Leader’
Kazeem Ugbodaga The leadership crisis rocking the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) worldwide appears to have ended as Rev. Olatoso…
Buhari needs United APC senators to succeed – Shehu Sani
Adi Femi/Kaduna Senator Shehu Sani said there is need for the National Assembly, particularly the All Progressives Party, APC, senators…
Woman, 22, with cocaine in breast implants arrested
Colombia police said on Monday that a Honduran woman, carrying 1.5 kg of liquid cocaine in her breast implants, was…
Buhari orders CDS, I-G to dismantle military check points nationwide
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered the Chief of Defence Staff and the Inspector- General of police to dismantle all…
Osinbajo urges Nigerians to leave integrity, not riches to children
Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria has advised that a good father should leave the value of integrity to…
Bomb blast rips through bus station in Maiduguri
A blast rocked a bus station in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday, a civilian vigilante assisting the…