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State assemblies’ fail to grant LG autonomy – Sani

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Senator Shehu Sani, the Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic Debts has blamed State Houses of Assembly for failing…

Borno Police recovers livestock stolen by insurgents

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9 years ago

The Borno Police Command on Thursday said that it had taken custody of 536 livestock suspected to have been stolen…

Alaba: Newly-elected chairman sets up task force, vows to end touting

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The newly-inaugurated Chairman of the Industrial Materials Association (IMA), Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos, Mr Patrick Iwuagwu, on Thursday pledged…

Shopkeeper, guard bolt with employer’s N1.8m

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A shopkeeper, Ebe Onyekozuru, and a security guard, Chijioke Anyagham, who allegedly stole his employer’s N1.8 million, was on Thursday…

British police arrest man with knives in Westminster

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9 years ago

British police on Thursday said armed officers arrested a man carrying knives near Prime Minister Theresa May’s office in Westminster…

Why we demolished Flyover Market – Commissioner

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Rivers Government says the demolition of the Flyover Market at Mile One area of the state was to complement…

AfDB commits $1m to rebuild Chibok school

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9 years ago

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed $1 million for the rebuilding of the Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok,…

State receives 1.8m doses of meningitis vaccines from FG

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Government has donated 1.8 million doses of type ”C” strain of meningitis to the Sokoto State Government.

Meningitis cases declining – NCDC

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9 years ago

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the number of new cases of suspected Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) is…

Amosun approves payment of withheld workers’ salaries

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9 years ago

Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has approved the payment of withheld salaries of the state workers who embarked on industrial…

FAO targets 10m youths in aquaculture programme

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) says its Youth Empowerment in Aquaculture Programme is targeting 10 million youths in West…

Reps probe missing N11bn petroleum products

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9 years ago

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, mandated its committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to investigate the disappearance of N11 billion…

2017 Appropriation Bill: Senate to conclude next week

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9 years ago

Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan says the Senate will conclude legislative work on the 2017 Appropriation Bill next week and pass…

INEC introduces voter registration innovations

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9 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has introduced innovations, known as e-collation, e-tracking and e-transmission, to make the registration process…

Ogun CJ pardons 59 prison inmates

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9 years ago

The Chief Judge of Ogun, Mrs Olatokunbo Olopade, on Thursday, pardoned 59 inmates of the five prisons in the State.

Eckankar Seeks Partnership With NAN

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Mr Emeka Ezeh, the leader of Eckankar delegation, Abuja chapter, has appealed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) for…

I do not have $1.2bn in any account – Lai Mohammed

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the report that he has 1.2 billion dollars (about N400…

Student Sentenced To 15 Years Imprisonment

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A Jos High Court on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Mathias Joseph, to 15 years in prison for attempting to…

2 Die as building collapses in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Two people have died as a two-storey building under construction in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria partially collapsed.

21, 651 PVCs Unclaimed – INEC

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 21, 651 permanent voters cards (PVCs) in Akwa Ibom are still…

Reps condemn assassination attack on Dino Melaye

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The House of Representatives on Thursday called on the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to prosecute the persons behind the…

NGO Trains 6000 Women

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Women Inspiration Development Centre (WIDC), an NGO, said it trained 6,000 women and girls in 12 rural communities in…

Court Postpones Trial Of Compaore

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A court in Burkina Faso on Thursday postponed the trial of former leader Blaise Compaore and his cabinet for their…

Trailer crushes Okada Rider to death in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A trailer has crushed an okada rider to death at Isolo area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

Abuja Residents Solicit Govt Support

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Some residents of Abuja have called on the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and area councils to train them and…

NGO Empowers 40,000 HIV Affected Children

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The AIDS Preventive Initiative In Nigeria (APIN), on Thursday, said it had trained 40,000 children, who were either infected or…

Ex-militant Establishes Rice Farm

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An ex-leader of a militant group, Mr Paul Eris, has established a rice farm at Peremabiri Community in Bayelsa to…

4 Opposition Supporters Arrested

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Police have arrested four people in connection with a spate of fires to public buildings that hit some parts of…

Nigerian shot dead in South Africa

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Nigeria Union in South Africa has confirmed the killing of its member, Mr Chinedu Eze, allegedly by a Somalian…

Covenant University Suspends 200 Students

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Covenant University has suspended over 200 students for missing it's just concluded Easter ‘Youth Alive’ programme. Parents and students have,…

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