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Paris Club Refund: Nigerian govt releases N17.3b to Ogun

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta The Federal Government of Nigeria has released the sum of N17.3 billion to the Ogun State government from…

Osinbajo orders NEMA to supply more relief materials to flood displaced people

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday ordered the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to urgently supply additional relief materials to all…

Nigerian Army in frantic search of missing Major-General, drains Jos pond

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Some Nigerian soldiers are draining a mining pond at Dura, Du District, Jos South Local Government of Plateau, in search…

Buhari to new DG DSS: Have we ever met before?

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met, for the first time, with the newly appointed Director-General of the Department…

4 Shiite members arrested for attacking Police in Zaria

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Four members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly called Shiites, have been arrested for attacking the police during a…

I’m not under any pressure to resign – Obono-Obla

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, Chairman, Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property, has denied reports that he was…

700 Nigerian children die daily – MNCH2

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Maternal and New Child Health (MNCH2), a UK-DFID funded programme, has claimed that Nigeria loses about 700 Nigerian children…

FG releases N1.05bn to settle outstanding labour liabilities of defunct PHCN

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Federal Government has released about N1.05 billion to settle outstanding claims and entitlements of 408 staff and retirees of…

NiMet predicts thunderstorms, rains for Friday

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted chances of scattered thunderstorms and rainfall over most parts of the country on…

I was never invited by any Panel – Nwaoboshi

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi, representing Delta North in the Senate has said that he was never invited before any panel contrary…

Female M.D arraigned over alleged N20m

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Female Managing Director of Topfun Nigeria Ltd, Abiodun Giwa, 48 has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for…

Ogun APC to adopt indirect primaries if consensus fails

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The All Progressive Congress (APC), Ogun State which is supposed to have its direct primaries by next Tuesday has suddenly…

Police recover $470.5m, N123m from commercial banks, INEC officials

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Nigeria Police Force on Friday said $470.5 million and N123 million hidden in some commercial banks belonging to the Nigerian…

I’m not in PDP because APC denied me election ticket – Dogara

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, said he returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not because…

Police recover 9,657 prohibited firearms, 26,994 ammunition across 36 States

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said 9,657 prohibited fire arms and 26,994 ammunition have been recovered from illegal possessors…

Federal Govt. secures arrest warrant against Sen. Nwaoboshi

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property has secured a warrant of arrest against embattled Delta…

Osun poll: Observer group expresses concern over dissemination of fake news

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

An election observer group, Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA Africa), has expressed concern over the dissemination of…

2.7 million Nigerian women engage in abortion

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

A Public Health Scientist, Mrs Suzanne Bell on Thursday said the abortion rate by women of reproductive age in Nigeria…

2019: Sen. Adamu pledges more democracy dividends

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Sen. Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa State), has promised to deliver more dividends of democracy to the people of his constituency if…

Police confirm kidnap of Borno APC chairman’s 4-year-old-son

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Borno Police Command on Thursday confirmed the kidnap of a four-year-old son of the Borno State Chairman of All…

Buhari names Campaign Organisation, appoints Amaechi as D-G

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a campaign organisation for his re-election in 2019 with Minister of Transportation…

FG to advance research on earthquake mitigation – Onu

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja said it would advance research activities to mitigate any earthquake hazard in the country.

NCC, NASS to partner against social media misuse

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it plans to collaborate with the National Assembly in enacting a law…

Court orders hospitals to provide separate rooms for transgenders

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A court in Pakistan’s east Punjab province has ordered all state-run hospitals across the province to ensure separate rooms for…

Enroll only mature children in school – Educationist tasks parents

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

An educationist, Mr Yomi Otubela, has advised parents to allow their children to be of age before school enrollment to…

Egypt court releases 2 Mubarak’s sons on bail

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s two sons were released on bail on Thursday, five days after a court ordered their…

17,000 teachers to write Computer based professional examination

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), says no fewer than 17,000 prospective teachers including 20 PhD holders, would write…

Osun Guber: INEC’s ban on phones will reduce vote buying, selling – CSO

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

YIAGA Africa, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), said the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) ban on phones in voting booths…

Lagos ports receive 13 ships with petrol, other product

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Thirteen ships carrying various products are at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)…

Primary: Adamawa APC assures governorship aspirants of level playing ground

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Adamawa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will provide level playing field for all its governorship…

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