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5 men remanded for kidnapping, gang-raping 2 women

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Five men on Tuesday appeared before the newly inaugurated Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, for allegedly using social…

Senate calls for rural roads improvement

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to ensure that critical rural roads across the roads were constructed or…

Police probe officer who demanded N10m bribe

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Benue Police Command says it is investigating an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Olu Ayilara, who allegedly assaulted the Executive…

Enforce ban on Tobacco Advertising, Senate urges Health Ministry

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Senate has urged the Ministry of Health and other relevant enforcement agencies to ensure the comprehensive prohibition of Tobacco…

Leading health agency seeks sale of E-cigarettes in hospitals

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

E-cigarettes should be sold in hospitals, in view of a test that showed that it was 95 per cent less…

Tanker driver crushes taxi driver to death

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

There was pandemonium in Benin, capital of Edo State Tuesday, when an unidentified taxi driver, was killed by a petrol…

Lagos vows to eradicate bureaucratic bottleneck in civil service

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday vowed to eradicate bureaucratic bottleneck processes in the civil service in a bid to fast-track…

193 newly-promoted Prison officers decorated in Plateau

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 193 newly-promoted Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) officers serving with Plateau Command were on Tuesday decorated with their…

Nigerian Govt, World Bank to construct 300km rural roads in Osun

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and the World Bank are to construct 300 kilometres of rural roads in Osun under…

National Assembly urged to pass water management bill

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Borehole Drillers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday urged the National Assembly to pass the Water Resources Management Bill into…

Kebbi distributes drugs to 838 epileptic, psychiatric patients

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kebbi State Government has distributed drugs worth N5 million to 838 epileptic and psychiatric patients in the state.

Delta Govt harmonises taxes to boost revenue

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Chief David Edevbie, the Delta Commissioner for Finance, says the state’s decision to harmonise taxes and reduce tax consultants is…

Gov. Akeredolu signs N181.42bn 2018 budget into law

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday signed the N181. 42 billion 2018 appropriation bill into law.

NANS to elect new president in May

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) will hold its National Convention at the Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki in May…

Pope warns Catholics of easy sex, drugs, money offered by “false prophets”

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Catholics should be wary of easy sex, drugs and money offered by “false prophets,” Pope Francis warned on Tuesday, in…

Ambode’s aide charges CDAs to partner with govt on community projects

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Newly sworn in Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Communities and Communications, Mr Akeem Sulaimon has charged Community Development…

Court rules on public hearing on hijab wearing Feb. 28

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Feb. 28 to rule on a motion seeking to stop a public hearing…

156 Immigration officers promoted in Akwa Ibom

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has promoted 156 officers in the Akwa Ibom command of the service.

Lassa-fever: Nigerian Govt calls for better partnership with States

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has called on State Governments to intensify partnership with the Federal Government in…

2019: President Buhari appoints Tinubu to head APC reconciliatory team

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead the consultation, reconciliation and confidence building efforts toward improving…

Power outage: Efforts on to repair Awka transmission station – TCN

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the transmission station in Agu-Awka, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra is…

Uganda investigates allegations of refugee aid fraud

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Uganda Government is investigating allegations that its officials defrauded donors by inflating refugee numbers and diverting food aid, the…

Nuclear arsenals of China, Russia, North Korea threaten other peaceful nations – U.S

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

North Korea may be only months away from being able to strike the U.S. with a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile and…

Russian election commission registers Putin as presidential candidate

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) registered on Tuesday incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin as a candidate for the upcoming…

China carries out another anti-missile test

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China has successfully carried out another test of an anti-missile intercept system, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, describing it…

LASU dissociates self from Ojuelegba, Anthony campuses

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State University (LASU) says it has phased out external programmes at Ojuelegba and Anthony Village Campuses and is…

Zuma’s spokesman says cabinet meeting not ‘special’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Presidency said South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma was chairing routine cabinet committee meetings in Cape Town on Tuesday and…

Quack doctor infects 33 with HIV in India

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Police on Tuesday filed a complaint against a quack doctor who infected 33 people in northern India with HIV after…

China to establish formal diplomatic ties with Vatican

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China and the Vatican will establish formal diplomatic relations sooner or later because Pope Francis has the “wisdom” to resolve…

Zuma summons ministers to cabinet meeting as pressure builds on him to quit

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South African President Jacob Zuma summoned cabinet ministers to a meeting in Cape Town on Tuesday, eNCA television reported, as…

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