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Electricity: Ipaja residents kicks over mass disconnection

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Some electricity consumers in Baruwa community in Ipaja, Lagos, on Thursday faulted the disconnection of their power supply from the…

Social media platforms warned against spreading of fake news

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The European Commission on Thursday warned social media platforms to stop the spread of fake news through self-regulatory practices, adding…

Dasukigate: DSS permitted to tender weapons allegedly found as exhibits in court

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, permitted the Department of State Security Services, (DSS), to tender as exhibit, weapons…

Delta Govt. approves sale of residential quarters to Civil servants

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Delta Government has approved the sale of Junior and Middle Management Staff Quarters, Asaba, to the civil servants currently…

How we arrived at estimated 198m population – NPC Chairman

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

National Population Commission (NPC) says Nigeria’s estimated 198 million population figure recently announced by the commission is based on an…

Nigerian Govt urged to privatise training centres

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Adewole Adeniran, the Provost, Federal Training Centre (FTC), Lagos, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to consider privatisation of…

Osun Guber polls: INEC releases election timetable

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun has released the timetable for the conduct of the state’s Sept. 22…

Gambian migrant arrested in Italy on suspicion of planning attack

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Italian police have arrested an immigrant from Gambia suspected of planning an attack on behalf of the Islamic State (IS)…

32,514 under-five die annually in Kebbi State – UNICEF

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) says that 32,514 of under- five children die annually in Kebbi State. The…

Yellow Fever: Kogi state partner with WHO to boost vaccination

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Kogi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency ( KSPHCDA) says it is collaborating with the Ministry of Health, the World Health…

South Africa: Fuel prices to increase in May

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The retail price of petrol in South Africa will rise by 3.4 per cent from May 2, while the price…

INEC registers 176,000 new voters in Niger State

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger on Thursday said it had registered 176,000 in its ongoing continuous voters…

Lagos ports receive 10 ships with petrol, other commodity

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than eleven ships laden with various products, including petrol, are at the Lagos ports waiting to berth, the…

EFCC ordered to pay N5m compensation to Bala Mohammed for rights violation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An FCT High Court on Thursday ordered Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) to pay five million compensation to…

Study reveals daily dose of baking soda could reduce rheumatoid arthritis pain

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A new study revealed that a daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases…

Rivers APC chieftain appeals to govt. to secure coastal waterways

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Christian Don-Pedro, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, has appealed to the states and the…

Trader remanded for allegedly defiling teenage girl

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State has remanded a 36-year-old trader, Ibrahim Adeshina, in prison for allegedly raping 12-year-old…

Apo Killings: Nigerian Govt compensates families of victims with N135m

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja, presented a cheque of N135 million to victims and family members of the…

LASU introduces international students’ identity card

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Lagos State University (LASU) says it has introduced an International Student Identity Card (ISIC) to serve as a valid proof…

Herdsmen/farmers conflicts: Buhari wants implementation of ECOWAS protocols

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday blamed the non-implementation of two ECOWAS protocols on free movement of persons, goods and services…

ID4Africa 2019 to hold in Johannesburg – Chairman

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The ID4Africa 2018 came to a successful conclusion in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday with Johannesburg, South Africa nominated to host…

Union says Nigerians detained in South Africa not due to drug-related offences

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Union in South Africa clarified on Thursday that the 14 Nigerians being held in detention in Rustenburg, South…

NCCT Coordinator says 14,529 households in Oyo receive N5,000 monthly

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 14,529 households in Oyo State are receiving N5, 000 monthly under the National Conditional Cash Transfer Programme,…

Uganda welcomes law to have single regional currency

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Uganda welcomed a new law passed by the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to pave the way for the formation…

Teacher charged for allegedly defiling 3-year-old girl

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 26-year-old teacher, Muhammad Suleiman, who allegedly defiled a three-year-old girl, on Thursday appeared before a Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court.

10 UN aid workers missing in South Sudan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ten aid workers have gone missing in South Sudan’s Yei town in unclear circumstances, a UN official said on Thursday,…

Somali Electoral Commission vows to embark on boundary delimitation exercise

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Somalia’s electoral officials wrapped up their three-day training in Nairobi on Thursday vowing to embark on the electoral boundary delimitation…

Lagos Attracts $43bn Investment Proposals In Three Years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it attracted investment proposals approximately worth $43 billion in the last three years…

Kaduna Govt commences direct vaccine delivery to 255 wards

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kaduna State Government, said on Thursday it would commence direct vaccine delivery to health facilities in all the 255…

20-year-old man stole cell phone to pay for WASC examination

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 20-year-old man, James Egbe, on Thursday, told a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court that he stole a cell phone…

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