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Lagos by-election: INEC, CP blame low turnout on poor awareness
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday blamed the low turnout of voters for the Ifako/Ijaiye Federal Constituency by-election…
IGP urges Nigerians to support Police
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, on Saturday called on Nigerians to support the Nigeria Police in its…
Ifako/Ijaiye residents resort to trekking over restrictions
Residents of Iju-Ishaga, Ogba, Agege and Ifako/Ijaiye areas on Saturday resorted to trekking due to partial road restrictions resulting into…
Yobe Govt to review obsolete tax laws -Commissioner
The Yobe government has said it will review obsolete tax and revenue charges inherited from defunct North Eastern state 40…
NSCDC urge parents to protect their children
The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Saturday, urged parents and guardians to protect…
2.5m children for de-worming in Anambra
The Anambra Government is to de-worm over 2.5 million preschool and school age children from Dec. 7 to Dec. 9,…
Eko Disco apologises over prolonged blackout
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Saturday apologised to customers over continuous shortage of electricity supply. A…
80 patients get free surgeries in Kogi
No fewer than 80 patients in Lokoja received free paediatric and general surgeries, as well as dental services and gynaecological…
FRSC refutes allegation of recruiting 200 staff
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kebbi has refuted allegation of the recruitment of 200 employees by the Corps.…
Bolt and Ayana Win IAAF awards
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and Ethiopian distance runner Almaz Ayana were crowned as the IAAF’s athletes of the year on Friday.…
President Buhari congratulates Gambian President-Elect, Adama Barrow
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of The Gambia, Mr Adama Barrow, on his victory in the country’s presidential…
Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari is ill, flown to UK
The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari, is ill. A top government official confirmed this to…
Buhari approves appointment of Bage, Galinje as Justices of S/Court
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the appointment of Justices Sidi Bage and Paul Galinje, as Justices of the Supreme…
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14 dead, 8 houses burnt in petrol tanker fire in Niger
Fourteen persons in Tegina town in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state, on Friday, lost their lives as a…
Olamide, Kaffy, others storm V.I. for Lagos street party
In the next two days all roads in the Lagos metropolis will certainly lead to Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island…
Gambians topple Yahya Jammeh
Gambia’s opposition candidate Adama Barrow has won the presidential polls with 263,515 votes, beating the incumbent Yahya Jammeh, with over…
Deepak Khilnani outlines investment plan in Nigerian energy sector
Chairman of Cummins Cogeneration and CEO of Powergas Africa, Mr Deepak Khilnani, has reiterated the group’s confidence in the Nigerian…
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Julius Berger says Lagos-Ibadan, Sagamu Interchange ready in 2 weeks
The Health and Safety Manager of Julius Berger Construction Company Plc., Mr Philip Geddes, on Friday said that the Lagos-Ibadan…
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Jubilation in Gambia as Jammeh suffers defeat after 22 years in power
There is wild jubilation in Gambia as Yahya Jammeh, the country’s authoritarian president of 22 years, suffered a surprise defeat…
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There is corruption in EFCC – Magu
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Friday said there is corruption in every…
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Reckless drivers kill 70 FRSC officials
At least, 70 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corp, FRSC, were killed this year by reckless drivers across the…
Roll back malaria: Rotary Club distributes 1,000 mosquito nets at Ife
About 1,000 insecticide treated mosquito nets were distributed at the Ile Oduduwa, the Enuowa Palace of the Ooni of Ife,…
Lagos urges massive turnout for by-election in Ifako-Ijaiye
Lagos State Government on Friday urged all registered voters of Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency to come out enmasse to vote during…
Merit, not quota, makes nations great -Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has identified the importance of merit in giving reward and said that quota system was detrimental…
Winners of Kwara mini-marathon gets N2m scholarship
The Skylarks’ Club of Omu Aran, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara, says it will award N200,000 scholarship…
Gambian leader Jammeh accepts defeat in presidential polls
Gambian ruler Yayah Jammeh has conceded defeat to rival Adama Barrow after the presidential polls, an aide to the Information…
President Buhari meets King Mohammed VI of Morocco
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja met briefly with King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who arrived Abuja on Thursday,…
Kogi Assembly calls for sustenance of JTF
The Kogi House of Assembly has urged the Kogi Government to sustain security Joint Task Force (JTF) comprising the army…
Security man docked for damaging N3m car
A 35-year-old security man, Jacob Ishi, who allegedly drove dangerously and damaged a car worth N3 million, was on Friday…
I-G raises probe panel on officers allowances
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has set up a special panel to investigate issues surrounding the payment…