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APC chieftain tackles Gov Fayose, aide over tirade against Ojudu

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Ekiti State, Olufemi Aduloju, has criticised the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose and his…

AIDS pandemic far from over – UN

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Ms Amina Mohammed, Deputy UN Secretary-General, has warned that the AIDS pandemic was still far from over, saying more than…

NNPC to collaborate with Bayelsa on power plants

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday said the corporation would collaborate with the…

Kaduna Electric Company recalls 130 workers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has recalled 130 workers it retrenched in February.

Osun govt., IITA launch farm institute

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Thursday launched a research and training farm institute, sited on 205.5 hectares of land…

FG requires N2.98bn to curb armyworm infestation of farms

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Government says it requires N2.98 billion to curb the armyworm infestation of farmlands across the country.

Protest as JAMB refuses to open portal for UTME candidates to correct personal data

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

There was a huge protest on Thursday at the office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Lagos…

Reps propose 6 months jail term for shunting

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A Bill proposing six months imprisonment for persons who shunt or distort queues in public places on Thursday scaled second…

Nigerians yet to feel improving economy, says Archbishop

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Martins says Nigerians have yet to feel the effect of the nation’s…

Reps summon Finance Minister, AGF over N17bn pre-shipment inspection payment

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement on Thursday, summoned the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, over alleged…

UK visa: Overseas customers to pay for email enquiries

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The British High Commission has announced that email enquiries by visa customers applying from outside the UK would attract a…

Nigerian soldier killed in Darfur

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A Nigerian peacekeeper serving with the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has been killed in Darfur, the UNAMID…

Trump withdraws U.S. from Paris Climate Accord

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump has withdrawn the country from the historic Paris Climate Accord dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation,…

Building Collapse: Court Issues Bench Warrant Against Lekki Gardens’ Contractor

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A Lagos High Court in Igbosere on Thursday issued bench warrant for the arrest of a contractor of Lekki Gardens…

Gunmen kill six Niger security agents near Mali border

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Gunmen killed six security agents in southwestern Niger, a security source and local resident said, in an area near the…

Bode George faults Fayose, others call on Buhari to resign

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Chief Olabode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday faulted calls by the Ekiti State Governor,…

New FMBN management to reposition bank

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Government has mandated the recently appointed Executive Management team of the Federal Mortgage Bank(FMBN) to reposition the bank…

JTF kills Pirates in Rivers, destroys kidnappers den

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to the Niger Delta says it has destroyed a hideout used by kidnappers in…

DIG: Ekiti has lowest crime rate in Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of Southwest Zone, Mr Foluso Adebanjo, has rated Ekiti as having…

South East Development Commission bill rejected

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a bill seeking the establishment of South East Development Commission.

Daughter lures dad to bed to discourage his fiancee

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A 26-year-old girl in China has been charged to court for luring her father to bed and having sex with…

State wades into land dispute between community, Nigerian Air force

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Kwara House of Assembly on Thursday urged the state government to pay compensation to Alagbado community in Eiyenkorin, a…

State Assembly review salary increase for traditional rulers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday called for an upward review of salaries of traditional rulers in the…

3 dead as hoodlums clash in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Three youths have been feared dead on Lagos Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria as rival hoodlum groups clashed.

China to collaborate with FG on alternative medicine

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mrs Jian Yu, the Executive Director, Green Centre Academy (GCA), on Thursday said the academy was ready to partner with…

2012 Dana air crash avoidable – Victims’ families

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Safer Skies Nigeria Foundation (SSNF) and families of victims of the ill-fated Dana Air Flight 9J 922 that crashed on…

Guess who’s back?

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The old reliable Nokia 3310 phone is now back in Nigeria as a modern re-imagined handset that would speak for…

JAMB: Correction of personal data portal yet to be opened

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) MB has not opened its portal for candidates in the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…

UN deliver bed nets to fight malaria in West Africa

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

UN aid agencies delivered millions of insecticide-treated bed nets to protect people from malaria in the West African nations of…

APC demands probe of Ebonyi LGs

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Ebonyi chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the immediate probe of the financial activities of…

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