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Egypt mosque attack: Death toll reaches 54

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

At least 54 people were killed when suspected militants set off a bomb and opened fire at a mosque in…

Lawyer’s absence stalls Evans’ arraignment on fresh charges

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Absence of defence counsel on Friday again stalled arraignment, on fresh charges, of suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (a.k.a Evans)…

Dogara, Adamu task stakeholders on adult education

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, and the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, have called on stakeholders in…

Diabetes kills only careless people – Obasanjo

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says that diabetes only kills those who are careless about its treatment. Obasanjo made the…

Nigeria Police Games: Enugu command screens athletes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sports Department of the police command in Enugu State will on Monday begin screening of its officers and men participating…

3 UN peacekeepers, Malian soldier killed by suspected jihadists

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Three UN peacekeepers and one Malian soldier were killed and several others were wounded on Friday in an attack by…

Man stabs pump attendant who stopped him from smoking

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

An unemployed man, Bala Lawal, who allegedly stabbed an attendant for stopping him from smoking in a petrol station, on…

Ugwuanyi, IG’s wife to launch POWA skill acquisition, event centre

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Princess Asamau Idris, wife of the Inspector-General of Police, were set to launch Police Officers’ Wives…

Wildlife management: National Parks Service partners Ghanaian institute

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Nigeria National Parks Service (NPS) says it will collaborate with the Chartered Institute of Public Resources, Management and Politics of…

Stop molesting our staff, corporation appeals to Lagos residents

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Managing Director of Lagos State Water Corporation, Mr Muminu Badmus, on Friday appealed to residents in the state to…

Coordinator advises corps members on entrepreneurship courses

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Mr Loto Bolade, Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bayelsa, has urged corps members deployed to the state to…

NLC advises Nigerian Govt’s committee on minimum wage

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Tripartite Committee for the new National Minimum Wage to consider the…

CAN, Muslim council condemn Adamawa killings

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Adamawa Chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Muslim Council have condemned the perpetrators of the Mubi Mosque…

Communal clash: Normalcy returns to Igbo-Etiti

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Enugu State Police Command said on Friday that normalcy had returned to Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State after…

Pope condemns anti-migrant propaganda

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Pope Francis on Friday said people spreading anti-migrants propaganda “are sowing violence, racial discrimination and xenophobia” and called for global…

Lagos Assembly urges Buhari to intensify efforts on counter-terrorism

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify efforts to wipe out all manner…

Health minister expresses shock over death of MHWUN members

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Friday, expressed shock over the death of some medical officials along Kano-Kaduna…

Enugu Govt approves N1.5b for rehabilitation of roads

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Enugu State Executive Council has approved N1.5 billion for the reconstruction of 14 critical roads in Enugu metropolis and…

INEC fixes date for Anambra Central Senatorial re-run election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National EIectoral Commission has fixed Jan. 13, 2018 for the conduct of the rerun Anambra Central Senatorial District…

Oscar Pistorius’ jail sentence increased to 13 years, 5 months

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A South African court on Friday, increased Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’ jail sentence from six years to 13 years and five…

Zimbabwean army hands over finance minister to police

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Zimbabwean Finance Minister, Ignatius Chombo, who was detained last week during a military coup, had been handed over to police,…

N-Power to commence physical verification on Dec. 4

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The 300,000 candidates pre-selected under the Federal Government’s N-Power Scheme will undergo its physical verification phase from Dec. 4 to…

Nigerian Govt. allots N256.23m in November savings bond sales

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government allotted N256.23 million in its November, 2019 and 2020 savings bond sales, according to the Debt Management…

Shettima calls for proactive measures to check food insecurity in North-East

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno has called for proactive measures to mitigate the effects of food insecurity caused by Boko…

Amaechi tasks stakeholders on improving Nigerian maritime industry

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, has urged stakeholders to initiate ideas that will elevate operations in the maritime…

Mnangagwa assures Mugabe of safety in Zimbabwe – state media

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Incoming Zimbabwe leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa, assured former President Robert Mugabe, he and his family would be safe in the country,…

Boko Haram: VSF to spend N400m to reconstruct 7 schools

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. Sunday Ochoche, the Executive Director of Victims Support Fund (VSF), on Thursday, said the fund would spend N400 million…

Ekwueme: Nigerian Govt inaugurates Burial Committee

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government has inaugurated a national burial committee headed by Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the…

Barkin-Ladi Irrigation project: Fiscal commission, project engineer disagree

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A project verification team from the Fiscal Responsibility Commission has expressed dissatisfaction over the handling of the N734 million Barkin-Ladi…

Buhari approves N800m Budget Support Loan Facility for states

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of N800 million for each of the 36 states of the federation as…

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