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Stop internal recruitment, FCC warns chief executives

The Federal Character Commission (FCC) has warned that it would not permit internal recruitment of staff into Federal Government parastatal…

Man in court for blocking bank entrance with mattress

A 37-year old man, Philemon Kwaghkondo, was arraigned before an Upper Area Court 2, Makurdi, for allegedly blocking the entrance…

Chibok Girls: Israel sends anti-terror experts to Nigeria

Israel has sent two anti-terror experts to Nigeria to join the search for hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by extremist Islamist…

Osun spends N3b yearly on feeding school children – Aregbesola

Osun government spends more than N3 billion annually on its home-grown elementary school feeding programme launched by the Federal Government…

Joke Silva, others urge Nigerians to fight against Boko Haram

Popular Nollywood actress, Joke Silva, on Monday called on Nigerians to join in the fight against terrorism in the country.…

Imo govt. to name complex after Oputa

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state said the new state judiciary complex under construction and scheduled for completion in September…

20 injured as church building collapses in Bayelsa

No fewer than 20 persons were injured on Monday when an uncompleted church building collapsed during downpour in Agudama-Epie, near…

Religion not yardstick for next governor – Fashola

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday described as baseless calls that the next governor of the state should…

Boko Haram: Northern Governors want surveillance scale up

The Northern States Governors Forum on Monday called on security agencies working to contain the activities of the dreaded Boko…

Aisha Falode petitions Tambuwal over son’s death in Dubai

Ms Aisha Falode, an ace sports commentator has petitioned the Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, over the death…

FG urges states to revive school feeding programme

The Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, on Monday urged various state governments to resuscitate the Home Grown School Feeding Programme…

Insecurity: FIRS shuts three offices

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has shut three of its offices in Adamawa because of insurgency, NAN said. The…

Gbenga Daniel, Mimiko ignorant and uninformed – Ogun Govt.

Ogun State Government has said it sympathised with former Governor of the state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel over his ignorant and…

APC loses 4 lawmakers to PDP in Edo State

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Four members of the 26-man Edo State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the All Progressives…

Monitor your students, NDLEA urges tertiary institutions

The NDLEA in Ekiti state on Monday urged the authorities of tertiary institutions to ensure effective monitoring of their students.…

APC Raises Alarm Over Arrest Of Members In Bayelsa

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over the arrest and persistent harassment of its members in Bayelsa…

Albinos seek government support

The Secretary of Albino Foundation in Adamawa, Mr Bamsida Eli, has urged the state government to extend its youth empowerment…

LASTMA, VIO Impound 113,200 Vehicles Over Traffic Violations

Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Managment Authority, LASTMA, and the Vehicle Inspection Service, VIS, have impounded over…

Afenifere Threatens Secession

Kazeem Ugbodaga As the National Conference enters its plenary session Monday, the Afenifere has demanded for a regional autonomy to…

39 pass exam for Presidential Scholarship

No fewer than 39 candidates passed the examination for the second edition of the Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation…

Confab: 14 C’tees submit reports, 6 outstanding

The National Conference resumed plenary on Monday to receive reports of the 20 Standing Committees assigned to handle “critical national…

Housewife Jailed After Husband Escapes

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 40-year old housewife, Shola Afolayan, has been sent to Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos State, western Nigeria, over…

Police Foil Fresh Bombing In Kano

Nigeria police said on Monday that they thwarted a fresh attempt to detonate a car bomb in Kano, a day…

Adeboye Suspends Hundreds Of Church Workers

By our correspondent The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Adejare Adeboye, has suspended workers of…

FCT minister cautions councillors on oversight functions

The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, on Sunday cautioned councillors in the six area councils against undermining activities of their…

World Cup: Brazil fights sex tourism, child prostitution

As night falls, Adriana de Morais patrols the clubs and bars of Natal, one of Brazil’s World Cup host cities,…

Police: 4 killed in Kano car bomb

Four people were killed, including a young girl, in a suicide car bomb attack in the north Nigerian city of…

Breaking News: Over 70 people killed in bomb explosion in Kano

Maduabuchi Nmeribe/Kano A car bomb explosion in Nigeria’s second largest city of Kano, northern Nigeria, has killed over 50 people,…

DHQ warns against movement into security operation areas

The Defence Headquarters has advised tourists, journalists and adventurers to obtain necessary “security cover or clearance” before moving into areas…

Boko Haram: Police tighten security around threatened schools

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has ordered the strengthening of security in all boarding schools in and around Makurdi,…