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Mushin mayhem: 15 hoodlums sentenced to 2-year imprisonment

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Mobile Court has sentenced 15 hoodlums to two years imprisonment in connection with Monday's mayhem at Idi-Oro…

Passengers Busted Out Of Their Pants With Cocaine

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Customs and Border Patrol officers at New York’s JFK airport said they captured two more passengers who attempted to smuggle…

Guinness records N2.46 billion pre-tax loss

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Guinness Nigeria Plc has recorded a nine-month pre-tax loss of N2.46 billion.

CBN to sell $100 million in currency forwards

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigeria's central bank plans to offer $100 million in currency forwards on Thursday for settlement in between one week and…

US steps up pressure on North Korea

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The US says it plans to activate a missile defence system in South Korea "within days" and tighten economic sanctions…

UN: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan down slightly

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Civilian casualties as a result of the continued conflict in Afghanistan decreased slightly in the first quarter of 2017, a…

Survey: Australia has a problem with excessive drinking

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

More than three quarters of Australians believe their country has a problem with excessive drinking, with almost half admitting they…

Association urges FG to increase funding on malaria eradication

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, Kwara branch, has called on Federal Government to scale up more support for…

State govt. partners FRIN to revive forest reserves

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration will partner with the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) to regenerate…

VP-led committee demands interim report on SGF

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led committee investigating allegations of due process violation in award of contracts under Presidential Initiatives on…

NGO educates 5000 persons on malaria prevention

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A non-governmental organisation, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), working on malaria prevention in Akwa Ibom, says it educates 5,000…

VP inaugurates National MMSEs Council

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday annouced the reduction of the membership of National Council on Micro, Medium, and Small…

NUGA Games 2017: Uniport win swimming event in Abuja

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

University of Port Harcourt on Wednesday in Abuja emerged winners of the swimming competition of the ongoing 25th edition of…

Pension scam: EFCC denies inducing defendant

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

An operative with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) , Rukayya Ibrahim, told the FCT High Court on Wednesday…

37 companies bid for NNPC fire-fighting trucks supply

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

No fewer than 37 companies have submitted bids to supply firefighting trucks to Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company (NPSC), a…

God, Baptist Church moulded me into what I am today – Obasanjo

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has attributed his achievements in life to God and the training he received from the Baptist…

37-year old Ugandan woman has 38 children

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A 37-year old Ugandan woman has 38 children, including four sets of triplets, three sets of quadruplets and twins, a…

Stay away from our territory, Lagos indigenes warn Militants

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos indigenes have warned militants killing and maiming residents to stay away from Lagos as they would be force to…

Buhari seeks Senate approval to borrow $6.93 billion

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday requested the Senate to urgently consider and approve Federal Government’s 2016-2018 External Borrowing Rolling Plan…

Lai Mohammed: I was misquoted on Buhari

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says he “never said that President Muhammadu Buhari is to work…

RRS arrests 8 miscreants over traffic offence in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The operatives of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos Police Command on Wednesday arrested eight miscreants in Ojodu-Berger for…

Recession: What Other States Can Learn From Lagos- Reps

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

As Nigeria gradually makes its way out of economic recession, the House of Representatives on Wednesday commended the Lagos State…

Lagos State domestic debt stood at N311.7bn in 2016 – DMO

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Lagos State had a local debt stock of N311.7 billion as at Dec. 31, 2016, according to the Debt Management…

Osinbajo’s committee demands Senate’s interim report on SGF

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led committee investigating allegations of due process violation in award of contracts under Presidential Initiatives on…

Court reinstates deposed Imo traditional ruler

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

An Owerri High Court on Wednesday reinstated Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, the traditional ruler of Obinugwu autonomous community in Orlu Local…

NCPC solicits FG’s support, targets independence in 5years

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Rev. Tor Uja, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), has appealed to the Federal Government to support pilgrimage financially…

INEC fixes May 20 for bye-election in Katsina

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed May 20, for the conduct of bye-election into Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency in…

UN to support Nigeria’s judiciary to curb rape, sexual assaults

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says it will continue to support the Nigerian judiciary to curb…

FCT Revenue Service will end multiple taxation — Minister

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, says the FCT Inland Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), will end the regime of…

Emir urges FG to address challenges in power sector

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to urgently address the crisis in…

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