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Ajimobi, wife announce scholarships for indigent students

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his wife, Florence, Friday separately offered scholarships to indigent students of Ajayi Crowther…

Facebook launches U.S. food order and delivery service

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8 years ago

Facebook Inc on Friday launched a service through which its U.S. users can order food for take-away or delivery directly…

Monkey pox: Bayelsa outlaws immunization in schools

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8 years ago

The Bayelsa Government on Friday outlawed immunisation and health activities in schools following panic caused by the false alarm raised…

Ondo states readiness to tackle monkeypox

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8 years ago

The Ondo Government says it has adopted a proactive measure to forestall the outbreak of monkeypox in the state. Dr…

Agency refutes polio outbreak speculation in Abuja

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8 years ago

Dr Mathew Ashikeni, the Acting Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board, on Friday, refuted speculation…

Troops rescue 6-year-old boy from Boko Haram

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8 years ago

The Nigerian Army on Friday said its troops had rescued a 6-year-old boy from Boko Haram captivity in Bama Local…

2 highway robbers gunned down

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Two members of a gang of highway robbers were gunned down on Friday by men of the Ogun State Police…

Court remands man accused of culpable homicide

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8 years ago

A Magistrate’s Court in Minna on Friday ordered the remand in prison custody of a man, Muhammed Dange, who is…

Court dismisses Kaduna Tax Law legality suit

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8 years ago

A High Court in Kaduna on Friday dismissed a suit challenging the legality of the Kaduna State Tax Codification and…

Maternal death: NGO advocates for family planning

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8 years ago

An NGO, “Pathfinder International’’says family planning and childbirth spacing remain the best way to tackle the alarming rate of maternal…

Obiano employs 17 corps members

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8 years ago

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has announced automatic employment for 17 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to the…

NPS endorses plea bargain for inmates – Lagos Prisons Controller

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8 years ago

The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) would cooperate with the Lagos State Government on its adoption of a plea bargain to…

Nigeria needs spiritual rebirth – NCPC boss

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8 years ago

Rev. Tor Uja, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) said on Friday that the nation needs a spiritual rebirth.…

Plateau governor imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on Bassa LG

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8 years ago

Worried by incessant attacks on communities on Bassa Local Government, Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew…

Peace, lifeline of every economy – Osinbajo

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8 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday in Asaba said that peace remained the lifeline of every economy. Osinbajo said this…

Boko Haram: UN welcomes commencement of suspects’ trials

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8 years ago

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday welcomed the decision by the Nigerian authorities to…

Anambra election: We are not afraid of IPOB’s threat – Nwoye

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8 years ago

Mr Tony Nwoye, APC’s candidate in the Anambra governorship race, says his party is sensitising youths on the need to…

Over 200 UNILAG Law students barred from examination over class attendance

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Over two hundred University of Lagos Law students have been barred from writing the ongoing semester examination for allegedly failing…

George Weah on his way to become Liberia’s president

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

George Weah of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) retained his lead as the second batch of provisional results of…

18 states to benefit from $500m World Bank projects

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mr Ularamu Ubandoma, the National Coordinator, Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP) says 18 more states will benefit from 500…

Cancer awareness movie, Purple Hearts premieres in Abuja

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

“Purple Hearts”, a Nollywood advocacy movie that deals with the challenges of cancer diagnosis, treatment and management, made a debut…

Foundation builds N600m housing estate for IDPs

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Muhammadu Indimi Foundation, a humanitarian organisation founded by Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi, the Executive Chairman of Oriental Energy Resources Limited,…

IPOB: FG urges international partners to halt transfer of funds

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Government has appealed to its international partners to proscribe the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and starve it…

2019 Election: Buhari woos Igbo, promises roads, rail networks

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja assured stakeholders from the South-East that the region would benefit more from roads…

North Korea renews threat to launch missile towards Guam

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

North Korean state media on Friday renewed a threat to launch missiles toward the US territory of Guam, warning that…

Trump to reveal tough new Iran strategy

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

US President Donald Trump is expected to set out a more confrontational strategy towards Iran, accusing it of pursuing "death…

Germany spends €50m yearly in Nigeria for vocation training – Ambassador

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Dr Bernhard Schlagheck, German Ambassador to Nigeria, says the German Government invests 50 million euros in a year in the…

Amnesty: 500 Anglophones arrested in Cameroon

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

More than 500 people have been swept up in mass arrests following violent demonstrations in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions earlier this…

45 Boko Haram members sentenced to multiple years

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A Federal High Court sitting in Kainji, Niger, has convicted and sentenced 45 Boko Haram members to between 3 and…

Telecos seek licences to boost financial inclusion

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mr Gbolahan Awonuga, the Executive Secretary, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), said operators were already seeking licences…

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