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No time to rest yet, Buratai charges troops

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged Nigerian troops in the North East to always be alert…

Boko Haram: CDS reads riot act to service chiefs

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Chief of Defense Staff General Gabriel Olonisakin has read the riot act to the service chiefs in the wake…

State to digitise public libraries to encourage reading culture

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Edo Government will digitise public and school libraries as part of its effort to revive reading culture and make…

Breastfeeding ‘smartest investment’ for mothers – WHO, UNICEF

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The UN on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week, stressing that although breastfeeding has cognitive and health benefits for infants…

I’m not Badoo member, police framed me up – Business man

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A Lagos business man, Chief Alaka Abayomi has accused the police of framing him up as a member of the…

Abuja Dunks: Tournament will expose talents in basketball – Oguche

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Sam Oguche, the organiser of Sam Oguche Abuja Dunks Basketball Tournament, on Tuesday said the competition would bring out the…

National ID card: Committee proposes 3 years to complete exercise

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Database Harmonization Committee has proposed three years for the capture of 180 million Nigerians and other residents in…

Aluu four: Victim’s father hails judgment

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Messiah Obuzor, father of one of the four University of Port Harcourt students murdered in 2012 has hailed the…

100 housing units inaugurated in Akwa Ibom

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A privately-owned firm, Oriental Energy Resources Ltd, has launched the building of 100 units of one bedroom houses in Enwang…

Suspected child traffickers nabbed in Ekiti

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Ekiti Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday said it had arrested two “notorious”…

Benue people urged to demand for unpaid 12 months salaries

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Benue chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday expressed surprise that workers were owed 12 months salaries,…

“Lunatic” allegedly kills step-sister

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Enugu State Police Command said on Tuesday it had arrested one Chima Odo, suspected to be a lunatic, over…

Osinbajo Commissions Africa’s Largest Parboiled Rice Mill in Kebbi,

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday commissioned the multi-billion Naira Wacot Rice Mill in Argungu, Kebbi State, the…

Osinbajo names Bolaji Owasanoye as new ICPC boss

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the redeployment of Ekpo Nta, chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related…

Medview Airline to airlift 3,200 Kaduna pilgrims

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Med-View Airline on Tuesday pledged to complete the airlift of over 3,200 intending pilgrims for the 2017 Hajj operation from…

Public pressure forces Saraki to stop collecting pension

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said he has stopped collecting pension in Kwara as a former governor of…

Senate quizzes 60 firms over alleged N30trn revenue leakage

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Senate Joint Committee on Customs and Marine Transport investigating alleged N30 trillion revenue leakage in the import and export…

Assault on electricity consumer: Right groups threaten to shut BEDC

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Edo State-based Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), have threatened showdown with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), over alleged assault on…

Greener Lagos: Ambode solicits support from private sector

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has attributed the success recorded in the greener Lagos initiative to the active involvement…

Council boss advocates massive investment in Agric production

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Olusegun Awolowo, Executive Director, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), says Nigeria can benefit from African Development Bank’s (AfDB) prediction…

Ethiopian Airlines begin flight operations to Kaduna

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Ethiopian Airlines on Tuesday commenced flight operations to Kaduna with Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which landed at the Kaduna International Airport…

Party decries attack on journalists in Kaduna

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday decried rising spate of attacks on journalists while on duty and urged security…

Mining a toll for wealth creation and destruction

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development says mining development can create wealth and also cause considerable destruction.

Blood donation: NBTS calls for more efforts

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS) on Tuesday, advised Nigerians to redouble effort in donating blood and not wait until…

Dangote cement sell 410m shares

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Dangote Industries on Tuesday on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) sold 410 million shares of Dangote Cement valued at N86.1…

Enugu LG polls: ENSIEC releases timetable

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) on Tuesday fixed Nov. 4 for local government elections in all the 17…

Nigeria government begs Dangote to complete refinery before 2019

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Federal Government has said it relies heavily on the Dangote refinery to fulfill its promise to Nigerians to end…

Commissioner tasks journalists on balanced reportage

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr David Akinremi, the new Commissioner of Police, Taraba Command has advised journalists to adhere strictly to the principle of…

Police arrest 3 over killing of customs officers

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Police in Katsina State said they had arrested three suspects in connection with the recent killing of two Customs Officers…

Cleaner Lagos Initiative Takes Off Next Month – Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said that the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI), which is a major reform…

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