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Lagos vows to deal with residents assaulting revenue officials

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government has vowed to deal with residents of the state who will henceforth assault government revenue officials…

Wildlife rangers recapture 4 escaped lions

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

South African rangers and police on Tuesday captured four of five lions that had escaped from the country’s flagship Kruger…

Hydropower congress: ECA calls for policies on renewable energy

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called on African leaders to develop strong policies to promote faster and more…

Online platform sets to promote restaurants, bars in Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Charles Odibo, the Chief Executive Officer of Tomachy, an online platform says the platform will boost restaurants, bars and…

Lagos Moves To Criminalise Power Theft, Vandalisation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it has concluded plans to enact a law to specifically criminalise and punish…

State passes Bill to provide emergency treatment for road accident victims

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Ogun House of Assembly on Tuesday, passed a Bill that will ensure provision of emergency medical treatment for road…

Council advocates robust sensitisation on registration, collection of PVCs

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties and Civil…

Macron’s victory, challenge to African youths

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A cross-section of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents have reacted to Sunday’s victory of Emmanuel Macron in France’s Presidential election,…

Abuja IDPs camp gets new medical experts

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, had deployed medical experts to Durumi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp, Abuja,…

FG to revive, sustain economy through reforms

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Government on Tuesday, promised to implement daring reforms that would revive and sustain economic growth and development in…

Navy arrests 28 suspected oil thieves in Rivers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian Navy said on Tuesday that it had arrested 28 suspected oil thieves in a major mop up operation…

Infantino plans talks with Muntari, vows to fight racist “idiots’’

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he intends to talk with Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari, a recent victim of racist abuse…

FG urged to sustain fertilizer initiative

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Some farmers in Kaduna State have appealed to the Federal Government to sustain the “Presidential Fertilizer Initiative” which had crashed…

Somalia, EU mull ways of enhancing maritime security

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Somali government and the European Union (EU) have held talks on strengthening the Horn of Africa nation’s maritime security…

China receives 138 million tourists

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Jack Wang, a member of the China International Travel Service(CITS) on Tuesday announced that the Chinese tourism sector received…

Agip to build refinery worth $15bn

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) has accepted to build a 150,000 barrels per day refinery in either Port Harcourt…

Union commends FGs on sale of locally made textiles

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) on Tuesday commended the Federal Governments resolve to…

Gunmen Attack South Sudan Vice President’s Convoy

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Gunmen attacked the convoy of South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Gai on Tuesday, wounding three of his bodyguards, a…

Woman Begs Court To Dissolve Her Marriage

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A housewife, Vivian Odama, on Tuesday begged a Mararaba Upper Area Court, to dissolve her marriage to her husband of…

Abia Govt Tasks Councils To Embrace Basic Healthcare

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Abia Government has called on the 17 local government councils in the state to embrace Basic Healthcare Provision Fund…

Man Pleads Guilty To Raping 3 Minors

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 52-year-old man, John Udensi, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to raping three minors, aged 10, 11 and 13.

Boko Haram kills 9 Chadian soldiers

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

At least nine Chadian troops and 40 Boko Haram militants died in clashes near Lake Chad, the Chadian military reported.

CP Charges Policemen To Track Down Kidnappers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Mr Wilson Inalegwu, the Commissioner of Police in Kogi, has charged men and officers of the command to go after…

Kogi Govt To Close 6 Motor Parks

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Six motor parks in Lokoja metropolis will be closed as part of efforts to enhance passengers safety on roads across…

Police Seize Over 1000 Bags Of Adulterated Fertilisers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Police Area Command in Zaria, Kaduna State, have uncovered and seized over 1,000 bags of adulterated fertilisers at a…

Mugabe Goes To Singapore For Medical Checks

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has left the country for medical checks in Singapore, the government said in a statement, about…

CP charges policemen to track down kidnappers, armed robbers in Kogi

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Mr Wilson Inalegwu, the Commissioner of Police in Kogi, has charged men and officers of the command to go after…

NDLEA secures two convictions, arrests 15 suspects for drugs related offences

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, said it had secured two convictions of illicit drug traffickers and…

U.S. Suspends Funding To Kenya’s Health Activities

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The U.S. government has suspended funding to activities carried out by Kenya’s ministry of health for failure to meet unspecified…

Suspected smuggler killed in gun duel with Customs operatives

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja, on Tuesday killed a suspected smuggler at Sango-Ota, Ogun.

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