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Transportation: UK agency offers technical assistance to Ogun

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5 years ago

A United Kingdom-based development agency, Prosperity Fund, is offering technical assistance to Ogun State in the area of transportation.

UNIBEN Bursar escapes abduction, security detail shot dead

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5 years ago

Dr Victor Imagbe, Bursar of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), has escaped a kidnap attempt made at him when gunmen…

Bandits strike Kaduna hospital, abduct two nurses

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Bandits in Kaduna have attacked again, this time abducting two nurses who work at Idon General Hospital…

Shell’s pipeline spills 213 barrels of crude into Bayelsa community

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The Okordia-Rumekpe 14-inch crude truck line operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has discharged some 213 barrels of crude…

Police rescue 25-year-old student from kidnappers in Osun

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The Osun Police Command on Thursday said it rescued a 25-year-old female student of the Osun College of Health Technology,…

Tragedy: Gunmen on motorcycles shoot 30 villagers dead in Zamfara

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Gunmen on motorcycles have reportedly shot 30 villagers dead in a raid of four villages in Zamfara State.

EFCC nabs 11 suspected Internet fraudsters in Rivers, Bayelsa

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 11 suspected internet…

715 suspected ghost workers uncovered in Bauchi

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The Secretary to Bauchi State Government, Alhaji Mohammed Baba said the government has temporarily stopped the salaries of 715 suspected…

Ekiti pensioners laud Fayemi over gratuity payment

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Ekiti State Council, on Wednesday applauded Governor Kayode Fayemi for releasing N250m to pay…

Bandits shoot Amotekun operative dead in Oyo

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5 years ago

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Suleiman Quadri, a personnel of the Oyo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun.

Festus Okeke arrested for defiling 4 minors in Niger

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

By Aminu Garko The Niger Police Command says it has arrested one Festus Okeke for allegedly luring young girls with…

IPOB, ESN: Army indiscriminately arresting Igbo youths – Group

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5 years ago

A socio-political group, Igbo National Council (INC), has alleged that Nigerian Army indiscriminately arresting Igbo youths.

Gunmen storm Ondo community, kidnap 3 construction workers

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5 years ago

Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have on Wednesday abducted three construction workers in Ondo State.

Most wanted Abia drug supplier Apolos busted with 100kg of cocaine, cannabis

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has busted a notorious major supplier of illicit drugs in Abia state, Chibuike…

Sanwo-Olu launches 5-year agricultural development roadmap

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5 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is set to launch the state's 5-Year Agricultural and Food Systems Roadmap (2021-2025).

Funeral rites for Odumakin begin tomorrow

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5 years ago

The funeral rites for Yinka Odumakin, the publicity secretary of the Pan Yoruba group, Afenifere, will begin tomorrow.

CACOL supports Lagos’ anti-corruption commission creation

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5 years ago

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), has made its support known to the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration…

Police officers arrested for extorting man of N500k in Anambra

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested some officers of the command after a petition indicted them of extorting N500,000…

25,000 Akwa Ibom frontline workers take COVID-19 jab

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5 years ago

Prof. Augustine Umoh, Commissioner for Health, in Uyo on Wednesday, said Akwa Ibom has vaccinated 25,039 frontline workers against COVID-19.

4 kidnappers arrested in Adamawa, cash, guns recovered

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5 years ago

The Adamawa Police Command has apprehended four suspected kidnappers living in Garwayel Village of Hong Local Government Area of the…

2 policemen killed in attack on Adani Police station

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

By Hilary Akalugwu/Nsukka At least two policemen were killed today by unidentified gunmen who attacked Adani Police Divisional headquarters in…

Two dead as rival cult groups clash in Benin

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

A renewed cult clash between members of Black Axe and Eiye confraternity groups, has reportedly resulted in the death of…

Three-man robbery gang arrested in Port Harcourt

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

The Diobu (Vigilante) Security Service (DSS) operating in Port Harcourt, the Rivers Capital has apprehended a three-man robbery gang.

Lagos impounds 81 motorcycles

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) has impounded 81 motorcycles for plying restricted routes in the state.

Massive raid: 14 suspected Internet fraudsters busted in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters.

ILO trains Akure agric extention officers to combat child labour

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5 years ago

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has begun training agricultural extension officers in Akure, on the protection of children in the…

Imo jailbreak: 9 escapees nabbed in Ghana

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5 years ago

Nine persons suspected to be Nigerian jail breakers met their waterloo in a Ghanaian motor park on Sunday.

Lagos council election to hold in July, says LASIEC

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5 years ago

Election into the offices of chairman, vice chairman and councillors in the 20 Local Government Councils and 37 LCDAs in…

26 trafficked women, children rescued in Edo

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5 years ago

No fewer than 26 women and children believed to be victims of human trafficking have been rescued by operatives of…

Ramadan: FCT residents lament hike in food, fruit prices

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5 years ago

Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday expressed worry over the high cost of food items and…

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