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Sokoto Assembly confirms appointment of Commissioner

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Wednesday, confirmed the appointment of Alhaji Usman Danmadamin-Isa as Commissioner and member of…

Malta allows vessel to disembark migrants

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Wednesday said the MV Lifeline would be allowed to disembark 234 migrants in Malta…

Abia Govt. promises to resolve crisis over abattoir

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Chief Uzo Azubuike, Abia State Agriculture Commissioner, has promised to resolve the crisis over alleged confiscation of a public abattoir…

Kano CP decorates 170 police officers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Rabi’u Yusuf, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command has tasked the 170 newly promoted officers at the command…

Reps set up panel to investigate excessive charges by DISCOs

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara says the House has commenced an investigation into allegations of excessive…

Plateau killings: Troops parade 3 suspects

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Special Military Task Force, “Operation Save Haven’’ on Wednesday paraded three suspects in connection with the latest killings in…

Psychiatrist tells Nigeria: Codeine, Tramadol ban not enough

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPHY), Yaba, Lagos, has taken mental health education to the Ojuelegba…

Afreximbank, ECIC launch $1 billion programme

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa SOC Limited (ECIC) have launched a…

Man in court over alleged N7m Visa scam

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Police on Wednesday arraigned a 52-year-old man, Sarumi Abdulrasheed, at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court over alleged N7 million Visa…

National Assembly urged to pass bill on estimated billing

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some electricity consumers in Lagos have urged the National Assembly to pass the bill criminalising estimated billing by Distribution Companies…

European Investment Bank plans €700m investment in Nigeria

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ms Isabelle Grunderbeeck, the Regional Representative for West Africa of European Investment Bank (EIB), says the bank plans to invest…

Killings: Governors advised to set up community policing networks

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A group, Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF), on Wednesday, advised governors to set up community policing networks in their various states…

Rwandan genocide: Swedish court hands man life sentence

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Swedish court on Wednesday handed a life sentence to a Rwandan-born man over genocide-related crimes during the 1994 ethnic…

ECOWAS single currency unlikely before 2020 deadline – ECA

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), said the attainment of all macroeconomic criteria by ECOWAS states maybe unattainable…

2018 Hajj: Lagos Govt commences medical screening

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has commenced medical screening for intending pilgrims for the 2018 Hajj.

U.S. to Nigerians: Unite to fight insecurity

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Stuart Symington, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to unite in the fight against insecurity irrespective of…

Poland to amend controversial ‘Holocaust law’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Polish Government said on Wednesday it planned to remove a requirement for jail sentences from a controversial law that…

Man remanded for stabbing another with broken bottle

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

A bar fight over missing phone has resulted in the stabbing of a man with a broken bottle by the…

Oil prices rise on U.S. push to shut out Iran

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Oil prices rose on Wednesday as a supply disruption in Canada tightened the market and after United States officials told…

Man remanded in Prison for allegedly raping teenager

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 36-year-old man, Martins Ukemezie, in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly raping a…

U.S. Defence Chief begins talks with Chinese officials

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. Defence Secretary, Jim Mattis, began talks with Chinese officials on Wednesday, focusing on ending North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme.

NGO provides free eye care to persons in Edo

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

No fewer than 477 persons have so far benefited from a free medical eye care service provided by Care Vision…

Items seized from Ex-Malaysian PM Najib worth $273m

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Malaysian Officials on Wednesday said cash and items seized from six premises linked to former Prime Minister, Najib Razak, totalled…

Cyber crime: Senate wants sensitisation of Nigerians

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Crime has harped on the need to sensitise Nigerians on the effect of…

Kwara CP decorates 134 officers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kwara State Police Command has decorated 134 officers and urged them to imbibe selflessness and dedication in the discharge…

Our social interventions not targeted at 2019 – ANRP

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP) says its current social intervention programme is not targeted at wooing the electorate for…

Lagos ports receive 10 ships with petrol, other commodities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than ten ships carrying petrol and other products are waiting to berth at Lagos ports, the Nigerian Ports…

Lagos-Badagry: Road users lament slow pace of work

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Motorists on the ever-busy Lagos-Badagry expressway are complaining about perennial traffic gridlock on the road as reconstruction and expansion work…

Polytechnic proprietor tells students to shun cultism

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Proprietor of Nacabs Polytechnic, Akwanga, Mr David Abuluya, has advised students to shun cultism and other social vices by…

Oil prices rise following announcement of new Iran sanctions

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

US demands that importers stop buying Iranian oil saw prices surge following fears of a global shortage, but a potential…

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