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Adeosun urges global bodies to help curb foreign corrupt practices

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has urged global bodies like the World Bank to help curb foreign corrupt…
NSCDC Operatives

NSCDC resolves 65 disputes in Kaduna

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kaduna Command, said it’s Peace and Conflict Resolution Unit has resolved 65…

Buhari appeals to elites to make sacrifices for national development

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on all citizens, particularly the elites, to be prepared to make sacrifices as a foundation…

Ambode bans cash payment in revenue collection

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has banned all cash payment to civil servants in revenue collection across the state…

Enugu governor signs N103.5bn 2018 budget into law

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Monday signed the 2018 budget of N103.5 billion into law. Signing the document…

Accelerate reconciliation of aggrieved APC members, Kalu urges Tinubu

Former Abia governor, Dr Orji Kalu has called on the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress ( APC), Asiwaju…

African Union deploys election observers to Djibouti

The African Union (AU) has deployed its election observers to Djibouti, for the legislative elections scheduled to take place on…

1, 306 Nigerians died in road accidents

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says no fewer than 1,306 Nigerians died in road accidents in the fourth quarter…

Iran plane crash: All 65 passengers, crew feared dead

All 65 passengers and crew were feared dead in a plane crash in central Iran on Sunday after the domestic…

U.S. proposes hefty import curbs on steel, aluminum

United States Commerce Department has recommended that President Donald Trump impose steep curbs on steel and aluminum imports from China…

Zamfara Killings: IGP Idris deploys 3 additional Police Mobile Force units

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has deployed additional three units of Police Mobile Force ( PMF) to…

Enugu governor empowers widows of fallen heroes

No fewer than 98 widows of fallen heroes in the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu have been empowered…

Russia considers statements that Israel should be destroyed unacceptable

Russia considers statements that Israel should be destroyed inadmissible, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday.
Kaduna government says 25 suspects prosecuted over involvement in gender-based violence (GBV) in the state have been sentenced to death

Turkish woman sentenced to death for joining Islamic State

An Iraqi court has sentenced a Turkish woman to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a spokesman for the…

Human Trafficking: Oba of Benin urged to stop juju priests from administering oaths on victims

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has appealed to the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II,…

South Korea’s Moon describes GM factory shutdown as blow to regional economy

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday that General Motors’ (GM.N) decision to shut down a factory south of…

Trump blasts Oprah over CBS 60 Minutes episode

U.S. President Donald Trump blasted media mogul Oprah Winfrey on Twitter on Sunday night over a segment on CBS’s 60…
Babangida

PDP Primaries: IBB expresses joy over ‘No imposition’ promise

Former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, says he is happy with the promise of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders…

2019: Nasarawa Monarch tasks politicians on economy, security

As politicians gear up for campaigns ahead of the 2019 general elections, a first class traditional ruler in Nasarawa State…

Lagos SUBEB disburses N139m death insurance benefits

The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has disbursed over N139 million as death insurance benefits to families of…
Dr Samuel Kanu-Uche, Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria

Methodist Prelate prefers ranches to colonies

The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr Samuel Kanu-Uche, said on Sunday that the church prefers ranches to be built…

Lagos seals more houses, arrests 9 over illegal development

The Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, at the weekend shutdown eight more houses at Ebute Metta and Surulere areas…

2019: Traditional rulers to ensure Buhari’s re-election – Emir

The Emir of Maradun in Zamfara, Alhaji Garba Tambari, says some traditional rulers across the country have resolved to ensure…

Buhari felicitates with Oba Tejuoso at 80

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Osile of Oke Ona of Egbaland, Oba Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso, on his 80th birthday,…

2019: Katsina elders to reply Obasanjo’s letter soon – Masari

The Katsina State Elders Forum will soon reply former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter asking President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek…

Oyo restates commitment to efficient service delivery

The Oyo State Government has assured that it will continue to reward efficiency in the civil service.
Petrol price jumps to N520 per liter in Edo, Delta

DPR to prosecute 8 filling stations for violating seal order

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket Field office in Akwa Ibom, says it will prosecute eight filling stations for…

Ex-convict arrested for impersonation

The Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State Command has arrested an ex-convict, Surajudeen Adeleke Balogun who has been impersonating a director…

2020: SEC targets increased financial inclusion

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it aims to achieve increased financial inclusion of Nigerians by the year 2020.…

Zamfara Killings: Police arrest 3 suspects

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested three suspects in connection with the killings in Birane village in Zurmi Local Government…