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Fayemi mourns Dipo Famakinwa’s death

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has commiserated with the family of Mr Dipo Famakinwa, the…

Dogara calls for probe into death of 30 football viewers in Calabar

Mr Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has urged the state government to conduct a thorough investigation…

How Nigerian Army defeated Boko Haram

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai said the lessons he learnt from the Bangladesh National Defence while on…

Touch Dino and face our wrath – Kogi women

Hundreds of women on Saturday staged a peaceful protest in Aiyetoro-Gbede, Ijumu Local Government of Kogi, over the reported attempt…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Jigawa LG constructs 45 toilets in schools

The Malammadori Local Government Council of Jigawa on Saturday said it has constructed 45 pit toilets in schools to reduce…

Anambra Monarch Mourns NAN First GM

The Anambra Central Traditional Rulers Council has extolled the literary and editorial virtues of late Chief Onuora Nzekwu, the first…

Kaduna To Replace Firewood Use With Cooking Gas

Kaduna state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Andrew Nok, has said that the state government would phase out…
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi: directs workers to sgun IPOB's Sit-At-Home order or face dismissal.

Ebonyi LG elections kick off with prompt arrival of materials, officials

Reports from different parts of Ebonyi indicated that electoral materials for the Local Government Council elections in the state have…

Ebonyi LG Elections Kick Off

Reports from different parts of Ebonyi indicated that electoral materials for the Local Government Council elections in the state have…

Only 80,000 Dotng Domain In Nigeria – Internet Association

Mr Sunday Folayan, President of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), says only 80,000 dotng (.ng) domain names have been…
How we spent N500m on public toilets – Jigawa govt.

Jigawa LG Constructs 45 Toilets In Schools

The Malammadori Local Government Council of Jigawa on Saturday said it has constructed 45 pit toilets in schools to reduce…

Momoh, others mourn Nzekwu, NAN pioneer GM

Pioneer General Manager of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Onuorah Nzekwu has passed away, aged 89.

Emir commends IGP’s commitment to crime fighting

Alhaji Isah Mustapha Agwai, the Emir of Lafia in Nasarawa State, has praised the Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris,…

Israel reopens Sinai crossing, warns that dangers remain

Israel’s border crossing to the Sinai Peninsula was reopened on Friday after a one-and-a-half-week closure, but Israel warned its citizens…

Sharapova should not get French Open wildcard, rival Radwanska says

Former world number one tennis player Maria Sharapova should not be fast-tracked into next month’s French Open as she returns…

Economic recession: Nasarawa farmers predict end

Some farmers in Nasarawa State have predicted an end to the current economic recession in the country.
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Security guard docked for stealing public address system

The police on Friday arraigned a 27-year-old security guard, Christopher Anyebe in a Mararaba Chief Magistrates’ Court for stealing a…

We want mutual trust from Nigeria — China

The Government of the People’s Republic of China(PRC), on Friday said that it would need more commitment and mutual trust…
The University of Jos Chapter of ASUU decries the victimisation of its members in some public universities across the country

ASUU seeks FG’s commitment on implementation of 2009 agreement

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has expressed optimism that the Federal Government would be committed to implementing decisions of…

IGP calls for more efforts to end violence against children

The Inspector-General of Police (IG-P), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has called for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to eliminate all forms…

Female robbery suspects in Police net

The Akwa Ibom Police Command says it has arrested two female robbery suspects, who specialized in using motorcycles popularly as…

Cocoa production: Ondo declares state of emergency

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has declared a state of emergency in cocoa production to ensure that the state…

Federal colleges of education get new boards

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the governing boards of the 21 federal colleges of education in the…

Developing countries hit by falling remittances – World Bank

The World Bank on Friday said people working away from home sent less money back to developing countries in 2016…

Saraki laments death of Calabar football fans

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has expressed shock over the death of football fans through electrocution at…

Police kill 2 armed robbery suspects in Niger

The Niger Police Command’s Special Anti-Cattle Rustling Team on Friday killed two notorious kidnappers that had been terrorising the people…

EFCC alerts Nigerians on stock exchange scams

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted Nigerians on the frauds being perpetrated in the capital markets involving…

UNESCO advocates improved literacy among women

The increase in reading and writing proficiency among women is a result of the significant improvement in their enrollment and…
Chief Olawale Oshun, Chairman, ARG

ARG mourns death of Famakinwa

The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, mourns the passing of one of its key members, Dipo Famakinwa, the pioneer Director-General of…
Court sentences vigilance operative, Onyeka Eze to death by hanging for the murder of a phone repairer, Anayo Ugbo at Okpoko, Anambra State

Man, 20, commits suicide in church premises

The remains of a young parishioner, simply identified as Kachi, was found hanging in the early hours of Friday at…