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APC announces new dates for ward, local govt, state congresses

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced new dates for the holding of ward, local government and state congresses of…

NDLEA nabs 2 suspects, seizes 1,459kg of cannabis in Niger state

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger Command, said on Friday that it had arrested two suspects and seized…

Niger Govt debt stands at N57.9bn

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Niger State Government debt profile stands at about N57.9 billion in foreign and local debts. The Director General of…

Cleric urges faithfuls to embrace politics for national development

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

As Nigeria prepares for 2019 general elections, an Islamic scholar, Saheed Salman, charged Muslim faithful to get involved in the…

Malaria: Association believes sanitation, personal hygiene can save Nigerian Govt $300m

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

There will not be the need for the Federal Government to commit $300 million to eliminating malaria, if the citizens…

FCMB shareholders approve N1.98bn dividend, laud board consistency

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Shareholders of FCMB Group Plc on Friday commended the board for consistent dividend payment, and also approved a dividend of…

Medical Practitioners endorse reform programmes in Yobe state

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Friday, endorsed the medical reform programmes of the Yobe Government, aimed at effective healthcare…

Elections re-order: Lawmaker expresses optimism Supreme Court will upturn ruling

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A House of Representatives member, Mr Peter Akpatason (Edo-APC), has expressed optimism that Supreme Court will upturn Abuja High Court’s…

Labor President sympathises with Kogi workers over Non-payment of salary

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mr Ayuba Wabba, President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Friday sympathised with Kogi civil servants over their colleagues wholost their…

Christian Pilgrimage is beyond visiting historical sites – Rev. Ujah

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Rev. Tor Uja, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), has admonished Christian pilgrims to understand pilgrimage as a…

Opposition urges members to vote against Senator Melaye’s recall

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its members in Kogi State to vote against the recall of Sen. Dino…

Tonto Dikeh becomes NAPTIP Ambassador

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Friday, applauded the humanitarian gesture of Nollywood actress Tonto…

I have no special interest in Oil Mining Lease 11 – Kachikwu

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Friday said he had no special interest in Oil…

Port manager wants rail line extended to hinterlands

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Rotimi Raimi, the Port Manager of Kaduna Inland Dry Port, on Friday said that there was need to extend…

Anambra seeks partnership with foreign investors to develop tourism sector

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Anambra State Government says it is planning to go into partnership with foreign investors for the development of its…

3 NSCDC officers arrested for diverting cooperative funds

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger Command, have arrested three of its officers for allegedly diverting cooperative…

Istanbul Hotel fire injures five

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Fire Fighter and four others were wounded on Friday in a fire that erupted at a hotel in Central…

U.S. donates 2.6 million treated bed nets to Kebbi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S. Government, through the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), has donated 2.6 million bed nets for distribution in Kebbi.

Gov. El-Rufai tasks journalists on objective, balance reportage

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Friday called on journalists to be objective and balance in their reportage of…

2 Cameroonians sentenced to 18 yrs in prison for illegally acquiring Nigerian passports

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Justice I. M. Sanni, of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo on Friday sentenced two Cameroonians, Ebwe Michael and…

23-year-old man remanded for allegedly stabbing colleague to death

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 23-year-old man, Umar Faruq, was remanded in Ikoyi Prisons in Lagos on Friday for allegedly stabbing his colleague to…

Lawmaker empowers Ikorodu residents

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Nurudeen Saka-Solaja, a Lagos State lawmaker, on Friday empowered several artisans, traders and other residents of Ikorodu constituency with…

Watchdog says suspicious transactions drop at Vatican in 2017

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Suspicious transactions have dropped considerably at the Vatican thanks to tighter monitoring, the Vatican’s financial watchdog said on Friday.

Hajj 2018: Lagos State urges pilgrims to complete payments April 30

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Intending pilgrims from Lagos State have been directed to complete payment for the 2018 Hajj by April 30 to facilitate…

Synagogue building collapse: Absence of witness stalls trial

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Absence of the first witness of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) on Friday stalled opening of its defence…

Google introduces new features for Gmail users

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Google has introduced new features for Gmail users which includes several new features designed to increase productivity and more security.

Kenya bans lesbian love story film ‘Rafiki’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kenyan authorities have banned a film that tells the love story of two women on the grounds that it promotes…

Lagos Restricts Movement For Construction Of Pen Cinema Flyover

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

In its efforts to deliver the Pen Cinema Flyover on schedule, The Lagos State Government on Friday announced that there…

Russia to end ban on Turkish tomato imports on May 1

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Russia on Friday announced it would end its ban on imports of tomatoes from Turkey on May 1, provided that…

Lagos Govt. decries number of uncollected PVCs

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Friday emphasised the need for residents to take advantage of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration…

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