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Israeli forces strike Hamas targets in Gaza following border bombings

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Israeli army said it targeted a number of Hamas structures in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in response to…

President Buhari approves 23 new federal appointments

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officers of Agencies in the Federal Ministries of Health, Information…

Rainstorm wreaks havoc in Ilorin

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Rainstorm has destroyed more than 40 electricity poles and other property worth millions of naira in some parts of the…

4 dead, 10 injured in multiple auto crashes

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Four persons have died and 10 persons were seriously injured in multiple car crashes which occurred along the Abakaliki-Enugu Federal…

Nigerian Army nabs Boko-Haram bomb expert in Gombe

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had arrested one Adamu Hassan, a ‘Boko Haram’ insurgent who specialises in making…

2 Inspectors, 3 Sergeants nabbed over robbery attempt

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of five serving policemen over the alleged robbery attempt on one…

Why Civil Service Managers must acquire leadership skills – Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday emphasized the need for the state civil service managers to acquire leadership…

Nigerian Govt. to create additional 14 rice mills to meet local demands

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Government says it will establish no fewer than 14 additional rice mills in the country to meet increasing…

Newly-elected NASIEC members not from APC – Nasarawa govt

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nasarawa Government says the newly appointed members of the State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) are not card-carrying members of…

IGP assures Nigerians of adequate Police protection

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has given assurance that the police will do everything possible to provide…

Legendary Nigerian singer ‘Tuface’ mulls political office

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Multiple music award winner, Mr Innocent Idibia, AKA Tuface Idibia is set to swell the ranks of entertainers seeking political…

Yellow fever: Nigerian Govt. appeals for more vaccines to eliminate disease

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has appealed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for a reference laboratory and…

Wheat farmers receive N70m threshers to aid production

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Dangote Flour Mills and other flour millers on Tuesday donated 50 units of multi-crop thresher machine worth N70 million to…

Buhari to declare open 61st UNWTO/CAF meeting

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari is to declare open the 61st Meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization/Commission for Africa (UNWTO/CAF),…

Danbatta reaffirms NCC commitment to ensure pervasive broadband service

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the commission is committed to leading the…

Council extends mandate of United Nations support mission in Haiti

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Security Council on Tuesday decided to extend the mandate of the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH)…

Trump cancels Latin America trip, shifts focus to Syria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

U.S President Donald Trump on Tuesday cancelled a visit to Peru and Colombia this week to oversee the U.S. response…

Anambra residents urged to embrace smart prepaid meters

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) on Tuesday blamed the rejection of smart prepaid meters by some customers on ignorance.…

Africa urged to hasten decentralisation to achieve SDGs

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi, Secretary General of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) of Africa, told Xinhua that decentralisation and…

Kebbi state residents urged to cooperate with efforts to tackle smuggling

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has appealed to all Nigerians to exhibit nationalistic spirit to assist the government to…

NITDA to focus on training women in ICT

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said it would consolidate on its women in Information Communication Technology (ICT) training…

Religious body renews call for Zakzaky’s release

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria on Tuesday urged the U.S. to prevail on the Federal Government…

Nigerian Govt. moves to initiate some reform policies

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Government on Tuesday expressed determination to activate some of its reform policies in order to fast track socio-economic…

Nigerian Govt expresses determination to activate some reform policies

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government on Tuesday expressed determination to activate some of its reform policies in order to fast track socio-economic…

Buhari 2019: Obasanjo, IBB are mere mortals – Minister

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mr Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communications, says APC’s supporters should not entertain fear that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and…

LG targets 181,129 children for immunisation in April

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kumbotso Local Government Council in Kano State says no fewer than 181,129 children has been targeted for immunisation in…

Russia calls for removal of political issues from UNESCO agenda

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Russian Permanent Delegate to UNESCO Alexander Kuznetsov on Tuesday called on the organisation to remove politicised issues, which must be…

Globacom owes Kano Govt. N47 million tax

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kano State House of Assembly ad-hoc Committee on Outstanding Taxes and Liabilties by GSM Service Providers, said that Globacom…

Interior ministry establishes situation room to monitor internal security

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, said that the ministry had established a Situation Room for easy monitoring…

Sexual abuse: Group condemns recurrence among girls-child

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Girls and Youth Re-integration Network (GYRIN), an NGO, has decried the recurring sexual abuse among girl-children in the country. It…

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