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Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Ghost Workers: SUBEB Conducts Biometric Verification

The Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), on Tuesday, said it had begun the biometric verification of its staff…

Association – Nobody Imported Raw Eggs Into Nigeria

Dr Ayoola Oduntan, President of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), said on Tuesday that nobody imported raw eggs into the…

Train Crash Leaves Dozens Wounded Outside Philadelphia

A high-speed train has crashed into an empty train in a station outside Philadelphia early Tuesday, leaving dozens injured.
Kogi governor Ahmed Ododo says his administration's efforts to combat crime are yielding fruits with recovery of 53 stolen transformers

Man electrocuted while attempting to steal cable

Nemesis caught up with a man who tried to steal transformer cable belonging to the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC)…
Nigeria Joins Global Community in Commitment to Defeat Meningitis by 2030

Medical Practitioners Call For Meningitis Vaccine, Health Personnel

Some medical practitioners in Talata Mafara LGA of Zamfara State have called for Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) vaccine and qualified health…

4 Men Nabbed Over Alleged Armed Robbery

An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of four men in Ilesa Prison over alleged armed robbery.

Pope Francis may visit Russia – Vatican

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said on Tuesday that there was “positive momentum” behind the idea of Pope…

Outdoor Lights Might Increase Breast Cancer – Study

A new U.S. study has found that exposure to city lights might increase the risk of breast cancer, reports said…

Sexual Violence Against Under-Age Girls Increases

The number of sexual offences on under-age girls has been growing in Fiji in recent years, Fijivillage news website said…
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Sexual Violence Victims Must Get Justice -UN

Iraq must ensure that women and girls subjected to sexual violence at the hands of Islamic State militants have access…
A Nigerian pilgrim on 2024 Hajj from Niger State, Hajiya Adeshetu Abubakar, dies reportedly of heat stroke in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Jigawa Completes Transportation Of Intending Pilgrims To Saudi Arabia

The Jigawa Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has completed the transportation of the intending pilgrims from the state to…

Oil prices rise, heading to $53 a barrel

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, lifted by indications that supply is gradually tightening, especially in the United States.

4 suspected Barcelona attack plotters appear in court

Four men accused of being members of an Islamist cell behind the August 19 van attack that killed 13 people…

No Nigerian died in Ghana protest – Federal Govt

The Federal Government has said that no Nigerian died during the August 20 protest by Ghanaian in Sowutoum area of…

Obaseki inaugurates committee to set up Sports Commission

In a move to reposition sports in Edo, the state government on Monday in Benin inaugurated a committee that would…

State spends N3bn in schools rehabilitation

The Niger State Government says it has spent N3 billion to rehabilitate nine secondary schools under the first phase of…

Anambra Guber Poll: Igwebike emerges APGA’s candidate for Agbaso’s faction

As the crisis in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), deepens, members of the party loyal to Chief Martin Agbaso,…

NCAA optimistic Nigeria will retain Category One safety status

Capt. Muhtar Usman, the Director-General, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has expressed optimism that the country would retain its…

APC National Secretary hails Buhari’s stance on unity

The National Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Maimala Buni, on Monday extolled President Muhammadu Buhari’s firm resolve on…

UBEC set for National Basic Education sector plan

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has said that it would have a National Basic Education Sector Plan by October…

Anambra 2017: Cleric condemns IPOB on no-election campaign

A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Obidimma, has urged the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu…

Abia PDP express happiness over Buhari’s safe return

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia says the party is happy over the safe return of President Muhammadu Buhari…

Adadevoh: Lawmaker reiterates need to immortalise late Doctor

The Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health Services, Mr Segun Olulade on Monday reiterated the need for…

Mudslides: WHO moves to prevent disease outbreak in Sierra Leone

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone to prevent the spread…

Hajj: Saudi apologises to Nigeria for beating 2 pilgrims

Saudi Arabia on Monday apologised to the Federal Government over an alleged maltreatment of two pilgrims by its security agents…

Raji was compassionate, loyal – Aregbesola

The Governor of Osun State, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday described the late Lateef Raji, who was a commissioner in…

Okowa pushes for more police personnel to be deployed to states

Gov.Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on the Inspector-General of Police to deploy adequate police personnel to states in order…
Osun Government cautions residents against unprotected sex to minimise spread of HIV in the face of withdrawal of support from USAID.

NGO trains 50 on HIV prevention in Nasarawa

The Beacon of Youth Initiative (BYI), an NGO, says it has trained 50 health workers on Prevention of Mother to…

Lagos Seeks Support Of Ikorodu Division On CLI

In its continued efforts of seeking understanding and acceptance of Lagosians on the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) as an innovation…

Desertification: 55,000 tree seedlings to be planted in Jigawa

Jama’atu Nasrul Islam (JNI) in Jigawa, has concluded arrangement to plant 55,000 tree seedlings across the state to control desertification.