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Alleged $4m fraud: Obasanjo’s in-law, Abebe granted bail

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos on Thursday granted John Abebe, the younger brother of the late Mrs Stella…

Suspected cultist gets N50,000 bail

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 35-year-old man, Junior Ubah, was on Thursday brought before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly belonging to…

Energy sector: Society of Petroleum Engineers calls for stable policy

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) says a stable policy for the oil and gas sector will boost investment and…

Akwa Ibom Farmers receive 40,000 tonnes of rice seedlings

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Akwa Ibom Chapter, says it has taken delivery of 40,000 tonnes of high grade…

Lawmaker awards scholarship to Nasarawa varsity students

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A member representing Doma South Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, MrJames Dangana, has disbursed N500, 000 to…

Israeli jets kill 7 armed men on Syria border

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Israeli jets killed seven people near the border with Syria, the military spokesman Jonathan Conricus said on Thursday.

Study reveals women paid 40 % less than men in British workplace

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Britain has one of the highest gender pay gaps in Europe, the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy…

Zookeeper to be interrogated for faking a Zebra

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Egyptian authorities have referred a zookeeper in Cairo to a public prosecutor for interrogation over allegedly having painted stripes on…

LASG committed to reducing waste burden

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Special Adviser to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode on Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI), Mr Adebola Shabi, said the state government was committed…

NHIS Accredits 53 Healthcare facilities, delists 4 in Bauchi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has issued accreditation to 53 Healthcare Facilities (HCF) and delisted four others over poor…

Niger lawmaker offers scholarship to students

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

A lawmaker, Alhaji Shuaibu Iya, representing Suleja Constituency in the Niger House of Assembly has offered scholarship to 10 students…

Bodies of 3 kidnapped foreigners found

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The bodies of three foreigners, kidnapped earlier on Thursday in the Afghan capital Kabul, have been found, the Police said.

Court fixes Oct. 4 to rule on Zakzaky’s bail

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8 years ago

A Kaduna High Court on Thursday fixed Oct 4 to rule on the bail application of the leader of the…

Shippers commend NPA’s efforts in tackling gridlock

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Shippers’ Association Lagos State has lauded the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for steps being taken to address the perennial…

Israel describes Syrian civil war as effectively over

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Israel on Thursday described the Syrian civil war as effectively over and predicted that the Golan Heights frontier between the…

Nasarawa Govt assures traders of enabling business environment

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Stephen Dogo, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperation in Nassarawa State, has assured traders of enabling…

Marine police rescue 3 in Lagos boat mishap

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Marine Police on Thursday said its men rescued three persons on Pashi river, Badagry, Lagos State, when their boat…

Catholic Church changes teaching to oppose death penalty

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Roman Catholic Church on Thursday formally changed its teaching to declare the death penalty inadmissible in all circumstances.

Unemployed man docked over alleged theft of N700,000 tricycle

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An unemployed 23-year-old, Chukwujekwu Obi, who allegedly stole a tricycle worth N700,000 was on Thursday docked at a Badagry Chief…

Trade war: China fully prepared for U.S. threats – Commerce ministry

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8 years ago

China is fully prepared for the U.S.’ threats to escalate the two countries’ trade war and will have to fight…

FRSC establishes unit command in Kazaure

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Jigawa has established a Unit Command in Kazaure senatorial district of the state…

Flood claims 38 lives in NE India – Officials

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8 years ago

Flooding in India’s northeastern state of Assam has affected around 60,000 people and claimed no fewer than 38 lives, local…

University cut women’s exam scores to boost number of male doctors

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Tokyo medical school systematically cut women applicant’s entrance exam scores for years to keep them out and boost the…

South Korean prosecutors raid foreign ministry

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Korean prosecutors on Thursday raided the foreign ministry headquarters in central Seoul over alleged trial dealings with former top…

Observers condemn use of force on Zimbabwe protesters

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Observers from the Commonwealth on Thursday condemned the use of force by security services to break up protests in Harare…

Leadership crisis: Lagos PDP wants national body’s intervention

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State on Thursday called for national body’s intervention for a…

Ghanaian president swears in new electoral commission chair

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has sworn into office a new chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC).

How Jigawa achieved 5 tons of rice per hectare

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa says the state government has assisted farmers in the state to enhance their rice yield…

Edo Govt. reduces cost of Certificate of Occupancy to N50,000

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Edo Government says it has reduced the cost of acquiring Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) from N300,00 to…

18 Sokoto Assembly members dump APC for PDP

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Eighteen out of the 30 members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly on Wednesday defected from the ruling All…

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