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APC UK hail parents and wards of Dapchi girls heroes

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The United Kingdom chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has described parents of the Dapchi schoolgirls released from captivity on…

March 21 Bond auction rakes in N64.06bn for federal govt.

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Government allotted N64.06 billion bonds in its March auction, as against the N70 billion earlier planned, the Debt…

Orphans, juveniles counselled on good moral upbringing

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, has advised children to live purpose-driven lives and focus on their educational…

57-year-old man sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Justice Jude Dagat of Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday sentenced Yusuf Umar, 57, to 10 years in…

Minister blames water shortage on population growth, climate change

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government, says population growth and effects of climate change are some the factors causing shortage of supply of…

World Water Day: LWC embarks on road show, sensitises consumers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) on Thursday embarked on a road show to sensitise consumers on proper ways to use…

Customs Service intercepts contrabands worth N1.2bn

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Minister of Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, says the Nigerian Customs Service has intercepted elephant tusks and pangolin, worth about…

Petrol queues disappear in Cross River

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Normalcy have returned to petrol stations in Cross River as most of the filling stations were seen selling petrol to…

Terrorism: Police to establish Investigation Unit in Northeast

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Wednesday, says the force has concluded arrangements to establish Terrorism Investigation Unit in…

Ethiopia calls reports of South Sudan wanting change of peace talk venue “fake news”

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ethiopia denounced on Thursday reports that South Sudan government has requested for change of peace talk venue as “fake news.”

Radiation from telecom mast pose no medical threat – Telecom Operators

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Radiation from a telecom mast is less than the one generated by a microwave, telecom operators said on Thursday.

Palestine’s Abbas urges Hamas to hand over power in Gaza, or be blamed

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine on Thursday urged the Islamic Hamas movement to hand over its power in Gaza to…

NIPOST rolls out new products at Enugu trade fair

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) has inaugurated two new products, “Cargo Haulage Service and E-Commerce’’.

NDIC warns Nigerians of “wonder banks”

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has urged Nigerians to be wary of “wonder banks” that give extra-ordinary interest rates…

IPOB Treason: First witness testifies behind barricade

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Government on Thursday called its first witness on Thursday testimony behind a barricade in the treason charge preferred…

Abuja junior school invents solar cooker

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr John Adikwu, a Basic Science and Technology Teacher in Junior Secondary School, Bwari, Abuja, says the school has invented…

Court dismisses Evans’ application to quash charges

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Justice Adedayo Akintoye of an Igbosere High Court, Lagos, on Thursday dismissed the application by the suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme…

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa pardons 3,000 to decongest prisons

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Thursday pardoned 3,000 prisoners as part of government efforts to decongest prisons and improve…

Kaduna Disco says vandals destroy 10 transformers within 3 months

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company on Thursday said it had lost 10 transformers and equipment worth millions of naira to vandals…

Boko Haram: Police to set up Explosive Ordinance training school in Borno – IGP

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Police would set up an Explosive Ordinance (EOD) training school in Borno to check indiscriminate Improvised Explosive Device…

Transportation challenge: Ambode woos investors in Japan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday held a meeting with the Japan-African Union Parliamentary Friendship Committee in Tokyo, an…

Enugu CP assures to domesticate community policing

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Mohammed Danmallam, has assured that he would replicate and domesticate community policing…

Russian presidential candidates spent $28m on campaigns – Election Commission

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) said eight candidates in the 2018 Russian presidential election spent 1.63 billion rubles (28…

Mentally ill widow re-unites with family after 38 years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Joy among the residents of Umudioka Community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra knew no bound on that…

Civil servants must embrace proper time management for maximum productivity – Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has changed civil servants in the State to embrace proper time management to boost maximum…

Rep commends Okowa for “No land for grazing colony’’ policy

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A House of Representatives member, Mr Nicholas Ossai (Delta-PDP), has commended Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta for his “no land…

ECOWAS seeks partnership with Morocco to address migration, integration

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The ECOWAS Parliament sought to enhance its relations with the Moroccan Government to address issues of migration, free trade and…

SUBEB lauded for upgrading facilities in primary schools

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Teachers in Cross River have commended the state Universal Basic Education Board for its efforts at improving facilities in primary…

Buhari in Zamfara, addresses traditional rulers, others

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Gusau, Zamfara, presided over a town hall meeting in continuation of his tour of…

Chemical plant explosion kills 6 in Czech Republic

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Six people are dead after an explosion at a chemical plant in the Czech Republic, the fire brigade said on…

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