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Cleaner Lagos Initiative: Our dream has come to pass – Ambode

The Lagos State Government its vision has come to pass by launching the Cleaner Lagos Initiative at the weekend, just…

Lagos charges staff to be committed to performance enrichment Programme

The Lagos State Government through the Lagos Water Corporation has charged the corporation’s staff to be committed to the Performance…

LASIEC won’t manipulate election results – Phillips

The Chairman, Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ), Justice Ayotunde Phillips (Rtd), has given assurance that the Commission…

Egypt court confirms death sentences for 20 over police killings

An Egyptian court on Sunday upheld the death sentences against 20 people on charges of storming a police station and…

Plateau to spend N38bn on roads

Mr Pam Dongs, the Plateau Commissioner for Works and Transport, said the state government had set aside N38 billion for…

24 prisoners to participate in Basic Certificate Exam in Jos

The Nigerian Prisons Service, Plateau Command, on Sunday, said 24 inmates of the Jos prison would take part in the…

Rainstorm kills 1, destroys 100 houses in Sokoto

One person died while more than 100 houses were destroyed when rainstorm swept through 15 villages in Illela Local Government…

2 killed, houses destroyed in Kwara over new yam festival

Two persons were killed and properties worth millions of Naira were destroyed last Thursday when two communities, Iloffa and Odo-Owa…

Bishop Kukah identifies cause of Boko Haram

The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Dr. Mathew Hassan Kukah has asserted that lack of public awareness and commitment on…

Pope sacks German Cardinal over sex abuse

Pope Francis sacked the head of the Vatican office that handles sex abuse cases Saturday, just days after he released…

Dangote truck crushes okada rider, passenger to death

A Dangote company truck loaded with cement on Saturday crushed a motorcyclist and a passenger to death in Kaduna.

5 dead, 10 injured in Edo auto crash

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of five persons in a road traffic accident involving several…

Soldiers defy rain in Lagos, clean-up Mushin

The Nigerian Army on Saturday defied the early morning downpour and deployed his officers and men in Mushin, a Lagos…

Nigeria optimistic for seat at UN Human Rights Commission

Nigeria says it is optimistic of clinching a seat in the UN High Commission for Human Rights.
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohamed Sa'ad Abubakar: speaks on Nigeria's challenge

Pilgrimage: Sultan calls for restoration of Amirul Hajj

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Saturday appealed to the Federal Government to reinstate the position of…

Police in Anambra parade vigilante for alleged ritual killing

The Police in Anambra on Saturday paraded a vigilante operative alleged to have killed an unidentified person for ritual purposes.

Lagos kicks off ‘Ready Set Work’ programme

This year’s edition of the Ready. Set. Work, RSW, an entrepreneurship and employability initiative of the Lagos State Government for…

Nigeria is God’s creation, says cleric

Nigeria’s amalgamation of 1914 by the colonial masters is a divine creation, the Rev. Franklin Ihemefor of the African Episcopal…
Theressa Marques arrested for selling babies.

[FROM THE ARCHIVES] Lagos Shuts Baby ‘Factory’, Woman, 84, Arrested For Selling Babies

Officials of the Lagos State Government have arrested an 84-year old woman at Lekki area of Lagos State, Nigeria for…

Minor fire at Federal Ministry of Health headquarters, Abuja

A minor fire has been reported at the Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, following a electric spark on Saturday morning.
GE facility in Schenectady, New York

General Electric trains 95 Nigerian entrepreneurs

General Electric (GE), a digital industrial company, says has trained 95 young Nigerian entrepreneurs in innovative techniques in manufacturing.

Suspected Badoo gang member set ablaze in Ikorodu

Residents of an estate in Ikorodu on Friday lynched a suspected member of a bad gang popularly known as Badoo…

Lawyers React To Supreme Court’s Decision

Some Lagos lawyers on Saturday reacted differently to the recent judgment of the Supreme Court which vested jurisdiction in the…
Governor Atiku Bagudu, speaks on Kebbi boat mishap

NGO Donates Drugs To Kebbi Medicaid Foundation

The Sunglon Equity Pharmacy Ltd (SEPL), an NGO, has donated 100 cartons of Paracetamol tablets and cough Syrups to the…

Why Infertility Is Prevalent In Africa — Consultant

Dr. Ifeoma Amugo, a medical consultant with the Redeemed Christian Church of God says infertility is prevalent in Africa due…

Army Provides Free Medical Services To IDPs

The Nigerian Army says it has so far provided free medical treatment to about 300 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in…

Police Arrest Suspected Killers Of Akwa Ibom Scribe

The Akwa Ibom Police Command said it has arrested eight persons suspected to be the killers of the late Ukanafun…

Senator Empowers 3,000 Women In Adamawa

Sen. Binta Masi (APC-Adamawa North) on Saturday presented monetary assistance to over 3,000 women to boost their petty businesses.

Congo declares Ebola outbreak over

Democratic Republic of Congo declared its two-month Ebola outbreak officially over on Saturday after 42 days without recording a new…

IMF approves $312 million 3-year credit for Chad

The International Monetary Fund has approved a $312 million three-year credit programme for Chad to help boost an economy hit…