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Oyo imposes security levy on residents, targets N20b annually

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Executive Secretary, the Oyo State Security Trust Fund, OYSSTF, Mr. Femi Oyedipe at the weekend said the state government…

APC leadership in discussion to bring back splinter group – Kalu

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, says that…

Turkey sacks 18,500 state employees in new decree

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Turkish authorities ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees including police officers, soldiers and academics, in a decree…

FG has paid over N150bn owed to construction coys – FOCI

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Federation of Construction Industries (FOCI), has said that the Federal Government has cleared more than half of the monies…

Cancer kills 72,000 annually in Nigeria

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja,Kogi, Prof. Abdulmumini Rafindadi says 72 000 die out of 102,000 cases of cancer…

Insecurity: Anarchy looms, says Arewa forum, 200 groups

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Over 200 groups across Nigeria have issued a warning that Nigeria is drifting into anarchy with the level of killings…

Six boys rescued from flooded Thai cave

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Six boys among a group of 13 trapped in a flooded Thai cave for more than a fortnight were rescued…

Suspected fraudster sent to prison over Visa fraud

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A suspected fraudster, Sunday Okoro, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Prison, Lagos till he fulfilled the bail conditions granted…

Many injured while scooping fuel from broken pipeline in Niger

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Many people have been injured while attempting to scoop fuel from a broken pipeline at Dagbo-Pogo community in Niger State,…

Lagos seals buildings over open defecation, dirty environment

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government has sealed some buildings, located on Egbaiyelo Street, around the Tin Can-Coconut axis of Apapa-Oshodi Expressway,…

Thai rescue: Divers start mission to free boys trapped in cave

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The perilous mission to evacuate 12 boys and their 25-year-old coach trapped deep inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand…

Spain now EU’s weakest link for Africa migration

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Spain has become the new main entry point for asylum-seekers fleeing Africa, an influx that European Union officials fear could…

46 years after: Gowon defends Udoji award again

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Forty-six years after, Dr Yakubu Gowon, former military Head of State, has again defended the Udoji award to civil servants…

Facebook boss Zuckerberg now world’s third richest man

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the third richest man in the world, overtaking Warren Buffett on Bloomberg’s list of…

Militants kill 10, injure 20 civilians in Somalia

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Militants have launched their first major attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu since the start of Ramadan almost two months…

275 Lagos CDAs get Ambode’s N500m for self-help projects

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has doled out N500 million as grant to 275 Community Development Associations (CDAs) to…

Nuclear disarmament: North Korea accuses US of using “gangster-like” tactics

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

North Korea has accused the US of using "gangster-like" tactics to push it towards nuclear disarmament after a fresh round…

Stop pleading for perpetrators of crime, OPD urges Lagosians

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government, through the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) has urged Lagosians to desist from the habit…

‘Macron’s artist’ Kareem Waris shows gratitude to Ecobank

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Kareem Waris Olamilekan, the 11-year-old hyper-realist artist who sketched a portrait of French President, Emmanuel Macron during his visit to…

FSARS nabs buyer of Chief Magistrate’s stolen car

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, FSARS attached to the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, Lagos have arrested the…

65-year old man defiles, impregnates Primary four pupil

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A 65-year-old man, Matthew Omokhafe, has been arrested for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 13-year-old primary four pupil in Akoko-Edo…

Lagos recovers right of way in Badagry hinterland

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Friday declared its intention to recover the Right of Way of Aradagun-Imeke-Iworo-Ajido-Epeme-roads in Badagry Local…

Saraki flags off $3.2 billion Indorama Fertiliser Plant in Rivers

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has laid the foundation for the construction of the Fertiliser Train 2 of Indorama Eleme Fertiliser…

Traditional ruler raises alarm over increase in violence against persons

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The District Head, Kaduna Central, Doka, who is also Bunun Zazzau , Alhaji Bala Tijjani, has raised concern for the…

11 killed, 45 missing as torrential rain pounds Japan

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

At least 45 people are missing as torrential rains that have killed 11 people pounded western and central Japan, the…

Twitter suspends over 70 million accounts in 2 months

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Twitter Inc. suspended more than one million accounts a day in recent months to reduce the flow of misinformation on…

10 die in Osun road accidents in 1 month

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

No fewer than 10 people lost their lives in 15 road traffic accidents in Osun last month, the Federal Road…

NITT, NCAT set up committee to explore collaboration areas

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) and Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) both in Zaria have set up a…

Gusau emir’s palace ready for inauguration

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Zamfara Government has said that the newly constructed Gusau emir’s palace is ready for inauguration.

Hajj: Kano intending pilgrims directed to go for medical screening

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has directed intending Muslim pilgrims from the state to go for medical test at…

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