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Adeleke receives certificate of return from INEC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that it would continue to improve on the conduct of free, fair…

Ambode orders contractors to speed up work on New Model Colleges

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday ordered contractors working on the ongoing construction of new model colleges across…

House urges Acting President to swear in two ministers-designate

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to swear in the two ministerial nominees recently…

Currency Offences Bill amendment passes second reading

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A bill seeking to amend the Currency Offences Act 2004 and institute a stiffer penalty for abusers of the naira…

NBBF: 20 players report to camp ahead Afrobasket Women Championships

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Scot Nnnaji, Head Coach, Senior Female National Basketball Team, D’ Tigress on Tuesday invited no fewer than 20 players to…

Council polls: LASIEC office under siege as commission displays candidates’ list

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Politicians across different political parties on Tuesday besieged the Yaba head office of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC)…

Customs intercepts contraband worth N15.3m

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Western Marine Command (WMC) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos, has intercepted contraband consisting of rice, clothes and…

Summit on financing creative industry holds 17 July

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

On Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th, the first summit on financing the creative industry will be held at the Eko…

FG urged to review laws for equality of all

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Peace Committee (NPC) has urged the Federal Government to review and enforce all laws relating to citizenship to…

Lions Escape: Nigerians in South African Province urged to be cautious

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigeria Union, South Africa, on Tuesday urged Nigerians resident in Mpumalanga Province to be cautious following the escape of…

FG urged to declare state of emergency on family planning

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Dr Mairo Mandara, the Country Director, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), has called on Federal Government to declare a…

Federal Government urges States to fast-track construction of Truck Parks

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Government has urged state governors to fast track the process of developing Truck Transit Parks (TTP) and critical…

5 killed in Rivers’ cult clashes

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Unknown cult members on Monday July 10 night invaded the Omudioga Community in Ikwerre Local Government Area…

World Population Day: Family Planning necessary for population control

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

As Nigerians join the world to mark the 2017 World Population Day on July 11, some medical stakeholders on Monday…

NCDs: Diabetes treatment increasing burden in East Africa

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The cost of treating diabetes in East Africa, including Tanzania and Kenya, would increase from 3.8 billion dollars in 2015…

2 women fight dirty in public, police move in

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Police in Osun, on Tuesday, arraigned two women; Morakinyo Olayiwade, 35 and Folake Olanrewaju, 32, before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’…

Lawmaker repairs community on roads, sues for peace

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Ms Olufunke Adedoyin, House of Representative member from Kwara on Tuesday said the ongoing 2.5km road project in Omu-Aran community…

Report `crazy’ bills to our offices, Ikeja Electric urges consumers

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The management of Ikeja Electric (IE) has appealed to consumers with complains over its recent billings to lodge such report…

Police arraign 4 for hacking WAEC website

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday arraigned four persons accused of hacking into the website of the West African Examinations…

Man Nabbed For Murder

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A Kano Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded one Mujahid Sa’idu, 30, in prison for allegedly stabbing one Nura Dalhatu to…

NYSC Trains Retiring Officers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has so far trained 65 of its retiring officers on various skills…

APC Chieftain, 6 Others Remanded In Prison

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Tuesday remanded in Ilesa prison an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain ,…

Driver Docked Over Criminal Trespass

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 33-year-old driver, John Godwin, was on Tuesday arraigned in a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for alleged criminal trespass…

Man Jailed 3 Years For Stealing Cell Phone

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced Kabiru Mohammed, 27, to three years imprisonment for stealing a cell…

Road Users Advised To Use Pedestrian Bridge

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has advised the public especially vulnerable road users to make use of pedestrian bridges…

Dino Melaye Going…Going…: INEC set date to verify voters

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pasted the notice of verification of signatures of constituents submitted to it for…

Army To Set Up Task Forces In Rivers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigerian Army says it will on Thursday activate its 6 Division, Port Harcourt, with the inauguration of special task…

U.S. Technology Companies Combat Mosquitoes To Stop Zika

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

American technology companies are bringing automation and robotics to the age-old task of battling mosquitoes in a bid to halt…

India Accuses Pakistan-Militants For Attack On Pilgrims

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Indian police on Tuesday accused an Islamist militant group based in Pakistan for an attack on Hindu pilgrims in India’s…

NAF Establishes 2 New Commands, Redeploys 58 Officers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigerian Airforce (NAF) on Tuesday said it had established two new Commands and a Branch for effective operations.

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