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No secrets during courtship, counselor advises intending couples

Mrs Destiny Iheukwumere, a Marriage Counselor in Abuja advised intending couples not to keep secrets during courtship, stressing that issues…

Oshiomhole hands over to Obaseki in Edo

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Friday in Benin passed on his hand over notes to Governor-Elect Godwin Obaseki.…

Gunmen ambush police, kill officer

The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Abubakar Sadiq-Bello, says gunmen have killed a police officer during an ambush in…

EFCC arraigns banker, another over $1m fraud

Two men, including a Diamond Bank employee, on Friday appeared in a Federal High Court, Abuja, charged with money laundering,…

Skye Bank takes over Obat Oil depot over N2.1b debt

A Federal High Court in Lagos has given Skye Bank Plc the legal backing to take over Obat Oil and…

Armed robbers kill bank manager, 3 others in Ekiti

A manager with Heritage Bank, a cashier and two other persons were killed on Friday in a robbery incident in…

Armsgate: Air Vice Marshall docked, remanded in Kuje prison

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, arraigned Air Vice Marshall Tony Omenyi (rtd) alongside his company, Huzee…

South African power utility chief resigns over bribe

The chief executive of South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom on Friday announced his resignation after a report by an…

My family paid N15.1m to my abductors – Iba monarch

“My abductors demanded N500 million ransom but my family paid N15.1 million to free me,” the traditional ruler of Iba…

Buhari holds 3rd closed-door meeting with Saraki in a week

For the third time in a week, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with the Senate President…
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Faleke cries out over attempt to assassinate him

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. James Abiodun Faleke, has raised an alarm over attempt to assassinate him…

Benue commissioner not wanted – PPRO

Benue State Police Command on Friday denied that it declared the state commissioner for Art, Culture and Tourism, Mr Sekar…

Obama assures orderly transition to Trump

The U.S. Department of State, says President Barack Obama’s administration is committed to ensuring professional and orderly transfer of power…

Nasarawa CJ pardons 23 inmates

The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Suleiman Dikko, has granted pardon to 23 awaiting trial inmates in Laifa, Wamba,…

SON pledges zero tolerance for substandard products

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has pledged zero tolerance for substandard products to ensure the well-being of the country.…

Oshiomhole appoints 4 new Permanent Secretaries

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has appointed four new Permanent-Secretaries in the State. Those appointed are Mr Anthony Okungbowa,…

Traders protest higher taxes in Kuje

Traders Association in Kuje Area Council, FCT on Friday took to the streets to protest the increase in taxation by…

Police arraigns lawyer for assaulting Lebanese

A legal practitioner, Adeyinka Oshin, who allegedly assaulted a Lebanese, Abass Kobeissi, through beating , was on Friday docked at…

LASU suspends director of sports

Authorities of the Lagos State University (LASU) have suspended the institution’s Acting Director of Sports, Dr John Adeogun, for allegedly…

Bricklayer docked for robbery

The Police on Friday arraigned 25-year-old bricklayer, Clinton Otobo, at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, for an allegedly robbing his…

Governor Wike sacks SSA on Protocol

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has sacked his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol, Sir Joe Akpa.. A statement by…
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Taraba vaccinates 956,875 children against polio

Taraba Commissioner of Health, Dr Innocent Vakkai, said on Friday that 956,875 children in the state were vaccinated against poliomyelitis…

Kwara first lady tells women to embrace vocational skills

The wife of Kwara Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has called on women in the country to embrace vocational skills in…

22-year-old student remanded in prison

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday remanded a student, Abayomi Segun, in prison custody after he admitted to…

Woman seeks divorce over 7-year sex denial

A housewife, Jelila Nurudeen, on Friday, asked an Ojaoba Sharia Court, Ibadan, to put an end to the union with…

Corps member feared dead in Bayelsa boat mishap

A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member is feared drowned in a boat accident on Thursday in Okpotuwari Community in…

Anambra to accredit 4 technical colleges

The Anambra Government says it will institutionalise vocational education and promote education for employment through the accreditation of four technical…

Masari unveils new coaches for Katsina United FC

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Friday formally introduced the coaches for Katsina United Football club which has been…
NURTW

NURTW tells members to obey traffic rules, regulations

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Gombe State Chapter, has urged its members to always obey traffic rules…

Businessman arraigned for obtaining N1m under false pretext

For allegedly obtaining N1million under the pretext of procuring a Qatar Visa for another man, Ademola Gbadebo, 43, was on…