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Ondo committed to educational development – Commissioner

The Ondo State Government says it is working hard to restore the educational sector to its lost glory in all…

2019: PPP partners other political parties to win APC

Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) on Wednesday said it had commenced a robust and purposeful collaboration with like-minded political parties to…

Party registration: All Grassroots Alliance commends INEC

The leadership of All Grassroots Alliance (AGA) has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for confirming the party’s registration…
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NURTW calls for mobile courts to prosecute ‘black marketers’

The National Union of Road Transport Worker (NURTW), Abdulsalam Motor Parks, Minna, Niger State, has advocated the setting up of…

Lagos schools: Nigerian Legion to provide security

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday said his administration had given approval to the Nigerian Legion to take…

45 Enugu police divisions to get 24-hour solar power

The Enugu State Executive Council has approved the installation of 24-hour solar technology to power the 45 Divisional Police Stations…

NPS harvests 400 bags of rice from Plateau farm

The Plateau Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), has harvested 400 bags of rice from its farm at Lakushi…

Buhari swears in seven permanent secretaries

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore-in the remaining seven permanent Secretaries out of the 22 appointed earlier in the year.

Turkey bans New Year’s Eve celebrations in Istanbul’s Taksim square

Turkish security forces have issued a ban on New Year’s Eve celebrations in Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square, citing security concerns,…
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Man gets 5 strokes of cane for stealing chicken

A Kubwa Grade I Area Court on Wednesday ordered that one Austine Odu‎ be given five strokes of the cane…
Oil company, Shell says it exclusively paid $1.09 billion in corporate taxes and royalties to the Nigerian Government in 2023.

Corruption: Judge orders Shell, Eni to stand trial

An Italian judge has ordered oil majors Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and Eni (ENI.MI) to stand trial over alleged corruption…

Private investors to build 1,000 MW geothermal power plants in Ethiopia

Ethiopia has signed an agreement to build two geothermal power plants at a combined cost of four billion dollars to…

Imo state records 68% drop in immunisation rate -WHO

Immunisation rate in Imo State has dropped by 68 percent, a report by the World Health Organisation has indicated. Dr…

Myanmar blocks UN rights investigator’s visit

Myanmar has told the UN independent investigator into human rights in the country that it will not cooperate with her…

Daura LG pensioners praise government on payment

The Daura Local Government chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners has lauded the Katsina State Government for its regular…

Probe of 2 Reuters journalists almost finished, says Myanmar

A spokesman for Myanmar leader Aung-San Suu-Kyi said on Wednesday he had been informed that the police had almost completed…

U.S. Cardinal, Bernard Law dies at 86

U.S. Cardinal Bernard Law, who was at the centre of a huge paedophile priest scandal that rocked the US Catholic…
National Commandant Dickson Akoh explains why President Buhari should assent to the Peace Corps of Nigeria Bill .

Peace Corps Bill: National Commandant seeks presidential assent

The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill…
12 people escape death on Ondo road

FRSC records 14 deaths on Jos-hawan kibo-forest road

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday said it had recorded 14 deaths in 34 crashes that occurred on…

Good News: Oil prices rise to $63 a barrel

Oil prices inched up on Wednesday supported by expectations of a fall in U.S. crude inventories and by the ongoing…

Trump to visit Britain in February – Daily Mail

President Donald Trump plans to visit Britain in February to open the new U.S. embassy in London but will not…

EU laws don’t cover sharia divorce, bloc’s top court rules

The EU has no say over the validity of private divorces settled under Islamic law, or sharia, the European Court…

EU envoy decries migration crisis as time bomb

Migration crisis is a time bomb, planted under the EU, which is undermining the bloc’s standard of living, Russia’s Permanent…

Labour confers Friend of Workers’ award on Gov. Umahi

Organised labour in Ebonyi said on Wednesday in Abakaliki, that it was not prodded to confer Gov. Dave Umahi with…

Senate tackles Adeosun over plan to pass 2018 budget in January

The Senate on Tuesday challenged the Minister of Finance kemi Adeosun, on Federal Government’s insistence on passing the 2018 Budget…
100 students of a physical education institute took ill due to food poisoning in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, officials say

Enugu residents to have blissful Christmas as foodstuff prices drop

Barely one week to Christmas festivities, prices of foodstuff, especially local rice, have decreased considerably in some markets in Enugu…

Yuletide: Ogun residents urged to report strange gatherings

The police in Ogun have advised the public to report any strange gathering in their neighbourhoods and locations to the…

FAAN boss inspects Enugu airport runway repairs

Mr Saleh Dunoma, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has carried out an on-the-spot assessment of the ongoing…

DRC’s ‘mega-crisis’ most neglected in 2017 – Survey

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was the most neglected crisis in 2017, according to a survey of aid agencies.

UNHCR steps up support to Cameroonians fleeing to Nigeria

The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up its presence in south-eastern Nigeria, to provide life-saving support to…