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NIPOST Adopts 3 Words Addressing System

Mr Bisi Adegbuyi, the Postmaster-General Federation on Wednesday said the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) would adopt the three words addressing…

Nasarawa Police Arrests 3 Civil Servants

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested three staff of the state Ministry of Water Resources and Rural Development, in…

National ID card: Minors not eligible for registration

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says minors cannot obtain the National Identification Cards (NIC) until they are 16 years.

Police vow to arrest Decapitation suspects

Police in Rivers have vowed to arrest those responsible for the recent decapitation of Ifeanyi Worgu and his brother, Emeka,…
Farmers to converge on Kano in November on impact of AfCFTA on onion production

State Assembly approves extra N1bn loan for farmers

The Kwara House of Assembly on Wednesday approved additional N1billion loan to boost agricultural ahead of the 2018 farming season…

Nursing mother regains freedom in Bayelsa

Mrs Roselyn Okokingho, a breastfeeding mother of nine-week-old baby who was kidnapped by gunmen in Town Brass in Brass local…
Nigeria, Malaysia to sign MoU on palm biomass development

World Desertification Day: State acquires land for tree plantation

Gov. Ibrahim Dankwabo of Gombe State on Wednesday said his government had acquired four hectares of land for a tree…

Court remands 5 Redeemed Church members in prison over murder

An Evbuoriaria Chief Magistrates' Court sitting in Benin, Edo State, has ordered five members of the Redeemed Christian Church of…

Contractors tasked on road projects in Edo

Contractors handling road projects across the state have been called upon to adhere to specifications during the construction and rehabilitation…
A postgraduate student of UNIPORT, identified as Francis Mgbamgba, has been found dead in his off-campus apartment in Obio-Akpor LG of Rivers

UNIPORT expels 6 students for examination malpractice

Six students of the University of Port Harcourt have been expelled for engaging in examination malpractice and incitement.
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Driver Jailed 4 Months For Stealing Church Generators

A Mararaba Chief Magistrate's’ Court in Nasarawa State, on Wednesday sentenced a driver, Remijeous Ayomide, 22, to four months imprisonment…

Reconstruction of Airport Road begins September – Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday disclosed that the reconstruction of Oshodi-Ikeja International Airport Road will begin in September.

Sad! Bus conductor dies in road accident at Sango-Ota

The Ota Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday confirmed that one person, a bus conductor,…

Breaking: Gunmen kidnap Ikeja LG Clerk, demand N20 million ransom

Gunmen have abducted the Clerk of IKeja Local Government Legislative House, Samsudeen Omotayo

Osinbajo urges Nigerians to respect each other

The Acting President on Wednesday urged Nigerians to exercise caution in their utterances and respect each other in their conversations…
Doctors in the theatre. bandit doctors arrested in Kaduna

Medic decries paucity of dentists

A medical practitioner, Dr Samuel Awosolu, has expressed concern over the inadequate number of dentists for the teeming population of…

2017 Hajj: Kano pilgrim board secures 3,200 visas

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has secured visas for 3,200 out of the 6,607 state’s intending pilgrims…

Nigerian government develops strategy on raw materials development – RMRDC

The Federal Government on Wednesday, says it has developed a national strategy on competitiveness in raw materials and products developed…
Court dissolves 18-year-old marriage over claims of wife’s refusal to cook

Prophetess’ husband attempts to rape church member

An Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi, Ibadan, on Wednesday dissolved the 15-year-old marriage between Nike Adenekan, a prophetess and her pastor…

No time to rest yet, Buratai charges troops

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged Nigerian troops in the North East to always be alert…
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Boko Haram: CDS reads riot act to service chiefs

The Chief of Defense Staff General Gabriel Olonisakin has read the riot act to the service chiefs in the wake…

State to digitise public libraries to encourage reading culture

The Edo Government will digitise public and school libraries as part of its effort to revive reading culture and make…

Breastfeeding ‘smartest investment’ for mothers – WHO, UNICEF

The UN on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week, stressing that although breastfeeding has cognitive and health benefits for infants…

I’m not Badoo member, police framed me up – Business man

A Lagos business man, Chief Alaka Abayomi has accused the police of framing him up as a member of the…

Abuja Dunks: Tournament will expose talents in basketball – Oguche

Sam Oguche, the organiser of Sam Oguche Abuja Dunks Basketball Tournament, on Tuesday said the competition would bring out the…

National ID card: Committee proposes 3 years to complete exercise

The National Database Harmonization Committee has proposed three years for the capture of 180 million Nigerians and other residents in…

Aluu four: Victim’s father hails judgment

Mr Messiah Obuzor, father of one of the four University of Port Harcourt students murdered in 2012 has hailed the…

100 housing units inaugurated in Akwa Ibom

A privately-owned firm, Oriental Energy Resources Ltd, has launched the building of 100 units of one bedroom houses in Enwang…
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Suspected child traffickers nabbed in Ekiti

The Ekiti Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday said it had arrested two “notorious”…

Benue people urged to demand for unpaid 12 months salaries

The Benue chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday expressed surprise that workers were owed 12 months salaries,…