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Senate swears in Adeleke

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Newly-elected senator for Osun-West Senatorial District, Ademola Adeleke (PDP-Osun), on Wednesday took oath office to replace the late Isiaka Adeleke…

CMC resolves 12, 747 matters, collects N652 million in 6 months

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Citizens Mediation Centre, CMC, has disclosed that it has successfully resolved 12, 747 matters brought before it in the…

Only 600,000 Lagos residents pay tax out of 22 million population – Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has identified the need for residents to adopt a willful approach to the payment…

Man throws wife down from 2-storey building

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A 35-year-old man, Uche Chukwuka, who allegedly battered his wife and threw her down a two-storey building, appeared before a…

Jobless Man Nabbed For Sexualy Assaulting Underage Girls

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 37-year-old unemployed man, Pius Ajayi, was on Wednesday charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate's’ Court for allegedly assaulting sexually…

Kogi Gov Begs State Varsity ASUU To Suspend Strike

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has appealed to members of the state university Academic Staff Union to call off their…

Trump: My son is innocent over Russia meeting

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Donald Trump has defended his son over a meeting with a Russian lawyer during his presidential campaign, calling him "open,…

Judge Withdraws From Patience Jonathan’s $5.9m Suit

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Proceedings was stalled on Wednesday in the case of the wife of former President, Patience Jonathan, who filed an appeal…

Zimbabwe Bans Use Of Polystyrene

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Zimbabwe has banned the use of expanded polystyrene, also known as kaylite, as it moves to protect public health and…

Ebonyi Govt Begins Removal Of Abandoned Vehicles

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Ebonyi Government says it will commence removal of abandoned and broken down vehicles on roads within Abakaliki, the state…

Applicant Gets N500,000 Bail For Gang Raping Teenager

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday granted N500,000 bail to a 20-year-old applicant, Mukaila Nurudeen, for allegedly gang raping…

Petrol Station Attendant Bolts With Employer’s N490,000

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A petrol station attendant, OreOluwa Owolabi, who allegedly stole her employer’s N490,755 , is facing trial at an Ikeja Magistrates’…

U.S. Postpones Decision To Lift Sudan Sanctions

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The United States has postponed for three months a decision on whether to permanently lift sanctions on Sudan over its…

Man Arrested With N.5m Cannabis In Jigawa

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Jigawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday said it had arrested a 46-year-old man…

U.S. Has Evidence Of Chemical Weapons Use By Damascus

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The U.S. intelligence community possesses strong evidence that the Syrian army used chemical weapons in the Idlib province on April…

Hospitals Urged To Key Into Health Insurance Scheme

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Bayelsa Government has urged health institutions in the state to key into the Health Insurance Scheme being packaged for workers…

2 Fraudsters Nabbed For Adulteration Of Fertilizers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Police in Kano have arrested two suspected fraudsters who specialise in adulteration of fertilizers and selling it to farmers.

NGO Decries Increasing Drug Abuse Among Youths

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An NGO, Youth Initiative Against Violence and Human Rights Abuse (YIAVHA) has decried the rising spate of drug abuse and…

6 Arrested For Selling Unregistered SIM Cards

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command says it has arrested six persons for allegedly selling unregistered…

Woman Locked In Dark Room For 15 Years Rescued

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Police in the western Indian state of Goa on Wednesday claimed to have rescued a 50-year-old woman who had been…

Man Faces 300 Years Jail Term

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 29-year-old man living in Southern California, suspected of sexually assaulting at least four children, could face 300 years in…

NNPC pledges steady products supply despite challenges

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday pledged that despite challenges in the downstream petroleum sector, petroleum products would…

UNFPA: Effective family planning can curb annual maternal deaths

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday said if the demands of women in developing countries who wanted access to safe…

State Govt. to build industrial parks to boost seaport, other projects

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, says his administration will build industrial parks to boost activities at the envisaged Ibaka…

Jungle justice on badoo cult members uncivilised – DIG

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Israel Ajao, a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), on Tuesday appealed to members of the public to stop…

Reps again delays swearing in Hembe’s replacement

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday again did not swear in the member-elect for Konshisha/Vandeikya Federal Constituency of Benue state,…

Gov. meets with predecessors, former ministers over state security

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Tuesday met with former Niger governors, ministers and political leaders over the security situation…

Breeze FM sues state govt. Over demolition, demands N1.5bn

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Management of Breeze 99.9 FM, Lafia has dragged the Nasarawa State Government to court over the demolition of the…

Lagos Mulls Bus Reform Initiative To Improve Transportation System

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to reenergizing transportation with the Bus Reform Initiative (BRI), a programme that…

LASIEC Releases List of Validated candidates for July 22 LG Elections

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ) has released the list of validated candidates for the Chairmanship and…

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