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Kogi Govt. donates relief materials to Ajaokuta flood victims

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Kogi Government on Tuesday donated foodstuffs and other relief materials to flood victims in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of…

Wike flags off NAFEST 2018

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Tuesday declared open the 31st National Council for Arts and Culture, NAFEST Rivers…

Police arrest man for defiling 6-year old girl in Ogun

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

A 38-year old man Abiodun Ojo has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for defiling a…

Airtel Africa raises $1.25bn from SoftBank, five other investors

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Airtel Africa Ltd, a subsidiary of India’s Bharti Airtel Ltd, said on Wednesday it had raised $1.25 billion from six…

Uduaghan named NOC patron, harps on grassroots sports development

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Immediate-past governor of Delta State and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Delta South Senatorial District, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta…

Gunmen abduct journalist, one other in Nasarawa State

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Nasarawa State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the abduction of a presenter with Nasarawa Broadcasting Service and his friend by…

Lagos meets PSP operators, restores door-to-door evacuation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Lagos State Government has met with the Private Sector Participation, PSP, operators in Waste Management, saying they should go…

Saudi king meets slain journalist’s family as Turkey demands answers

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince have received members of the family of murdered dissident journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, as Turkey…

NMA worries about state of NHIS

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Dr Akin Sodipo has shown concern over the perception of Nigerians toward National Health…

Indecisive act in operations will be sanctioned – Buratai

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has warned that any officer or soldier whose indecisive act will lead to…

FG committed to end Apapa gridlock

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday reinstated the Federal Government’s commitment to resolve the gridlock witnessed on Apapa…

Imo APC Governorship Primaries: Court adjourns indefinitely

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

An FCT High Court, Bwari, on Tuesday adjourned hearing in the Imo state All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries tussle…

Osinbajo inaugurates MSME clinics in Bauchi

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday in Bauchi inaugurated the National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Clinics in Bauchi,…

1.5 megawatts: Sura market traders laud new power supply initiative

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Traders at Sura market in Lagos on Tuesday commended Federal Government’s new Energising Economies Initiative (EEI) which supplied 1.5 megawatts…

Police nab 2 for allegedly possessing fake dollar notes

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Police in Lokoja on Tuesday said two suspects had been arrested for allegedly being in possession of fake 800,000-dollar notes.

FG committed to driving productivity with Science, Technology and Innovation

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The Federal Government has affirmed its commitment to use Science, Technology and Innovation to drive productivity in all sectors of…

3 gunmen arrested in bank premises

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Security operatives on Tuesday nabbed three gunmen at the premises of a new generation bank in Amarata, a suburb of…

Turkey demands Saudi punish all Khashoggi’s ‘savage’ killers

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday dismissed attempts by Riyadh to blame Jamal Khashoggi’s “savage” killing on rogue operatives.

Pensioners demand increase in national minimum pension

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) on Tuesday in Abuja demanded an increase in the national minimum pension in line…

Ogun Govt. pays N6.3bn to pensioners in 9 months

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Mr Femi Ogundimu, Director of Contributory Pension Scheme, Bureau of State Pension in Ogun, says the government has paid N6.3…

Kaduna residents groan as curfew bites hard

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Some residents of Rigasa community in Kaduna, said on Tuesday that life has become extremely difficult for them since the…

South Sudan closes nightclubs after deadly attack

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

South Sudan’s Government has shut down the country’s nightclubs after armed men stormed a venue in the Capital Juba, killing…

Nigerian Govt will not lose focus on economic diversification – Minister

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed says the Federal Government will not lose focus on diversifying the economy from…

Army begins ‘Crocodile Smile III’ exercise in Niger Delta

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Nigerian Army says it has commenced Operation Crocodile Smile III exercise across the states of the Niger Delta to…

Kebbi Govt. to build 40 new Nomadic schools

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Kebbi Government says it will build 40 Nomadic schools in the 21 Local Government Areas of the state.

Pipeline fire victims died of severe burns, not incompetence – ABSUTH

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba, has said that four out of five victims of Osisioma pipeline fire…

Man remanded for allegedly raping daughter to death

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 57-year-old man, ‎Daramola Kehinde, in prison for allegedly raping his 16-year-old…

Somali novelist, Nuruddin Farah headlines Ake Festival

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Somali novelist and playwright, Nuruddin Farah, has been announced as the headliner of the sixth edition of the Ake Arts…

Ambode, COWLSO charge women to embrace unity of purpose, action

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, COWLSO on Tuesday charged women in the…

Buhari’s statement at handing-over of Seme-Krake Joint Border

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE HANDING-OVER CEREMONY OF THE SÈMÈ-KRAKÉ…

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