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11 burnt in Abuja restaurant gas explosion

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Eleven people on Wednesday in Abuja suffered various degrees of burns from a gas explosion that occurred at Rosy Restaurant…

Gunmen kill soldier, abduct 21-year old girl in Jos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Unidentified gunmen killed one Abdullahi S., a soldier attached to the Operation Safe Haven, a military Tasksforce maintaining peace in…

I can’t take it anymore, husband killer tells friend

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Mrs Maureen Offor, a close friend of the female lawyer, Udeme Otike-Odibi, alleged to have murdered her husband, Symphorosa Otike-Odibi,…

2019 election: Senate refers INEC Budget to committee

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Senate has referred executive communication on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for approval of Independent National Electoral Communication (INEC) 2019…

Gov. Ganduje tasks farmers on prompt loan repayment

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Kano State Government has called on the beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrower programme to settle their outstanding…

GOtv Boxing Night 16: Fans Assured Of Adequate Security

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

GOtv Boxing Night organisers have assured fans coming to watch the 16th edition of the show of adequate security in…

Minimum wage: Labour urges Nigerian Govt to accelerate implementation

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government (FG) to accelerate the implementation of the new minimum wage…

WHO tasks African leaders on mental health care

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged African leaders not to relent in the training of Primary Health Care workers…

AFREXIM has over $3.2bn investments in Nigeria – President

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Prof. Benedict Oramah, the President of African Export-Import Bank (AFRIEXIM), says the bank has over 3.2 billion-dollar worth of investments…

Nigerian Govt urged to make Unity Schools revisit original mandate

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Federal Government has been urged to make Unity Schools to revisit their original mandate in order to foster national…

HIV/AIDS: Rwanda launches nationwide survey

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Rwanda on Wednesday unveiled a nationwide survey to ascertain the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the impact of preventive measures in…

Missing General: Senate urges Nigerian Govt to constitute investigative panel

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Senate has called on the Federal Government to constitute a panel to investigate the disappearance of retired Maj.-Gen. Idris…

Plateau LG Poll: Gov. Lalong commends peaceful conduct

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Gov. Simon Lalong, has commended the peaceful conduct of the local government election in the state. Lalong said this shortly…

9 dead, 25 missing as migrant boat sinks

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Nine people died after a boat filled with migrants sank off the western coast of Turkey and another 25 were…

4 kidnapped oil workers regain freedom

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Abducted four members of a Joint Investigation Team probing the cause of an oil spill at Agip’s facility in Azuzuama,…

False news: Son of ousted Egyptian president Morsi detained

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Egyptian police detained the youngest son of ousted former President Mohamed Morsi, from his home on the outskirts of Cairo…

Ondo Govt. approves N1.5bn for cancer treatment centre

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Ondo State Government said on Wednesday in Akure that it had approved N1.5 billion for the take off of…

South Korea considers partially lifting sanctions on North Korea

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

South Korea is considering lifting some of its sanctions against North Korea as the relationship between the two countries improves.…

6,720 Kebbi households to benefit from cash transfer scheme

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

A total of 6,720 poor households are to benefit from the Federal Government cash transfer scheme in Kebbi, the state…

Teenager remanded over alleged rape of minor

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

An Osun Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Wednesday, remanded a 19-year-old teenager, Alabi PrinceWill, in prison custody over alleged…

Passengers stranded at Abuja airport over MMA2 shut down

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Some domestic air passengers were on Wednesday, stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja following protest by the…

UNICEF urges Bauchi Govt. to employ female teachers

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Bauchi State Government to recruit the female teachers trained under its…

Kenya bus crash kills 50 people

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

At least 50 people were killed including seven children in a bus crash between Nairobi and Kenya’s Western city of…

Taraba lawmaker makes case for displaced constituents

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Mr Joseph Kunini, Majority Leader, Taraba House of Assembly, has expressed the fear that more than 4,000 people from his…

Plateau LG Poll: PDP alleges massive irregularities

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Plateau, has alleged massive irregularities in the ongoing Local Government Area (LGA) poll in…

UBEC to disburse N142.5 billion to states

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) will be disbursing N142.58 billion to support educational development in all states of the…

Flood: Traditional ruler urges govt. to compensate Anambra farmers

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Eze Emmanuel Onyia, the traditional ruler of Odokpe Community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, has called on…

Saraki swears in 2 new senators

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has administered the oath of office on Lawal Gumau (APC- Bauchi South)…

Polio: Daura LG immunises 79,088 children

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

No fewer than 79,088 children were immunised at the just concluded phase 11 of the Outbreak Response against Polio in…

Farmers urged not to plant close to water courses

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The President, Nigerian Meteorological Society (NMetS), Prof. Clement Akoshile, on Wednesday urged farmers to desist from planting close to water…

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