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Journalists protest against killing of colleague in Bayelsa

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Journalists at Radio Bayelsa on Tuesday marched round Yenagoa to protest against the killing of their colleague, Famous Giobaro, the…

NSE resumes after Easter holidays with 1.19% loss

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Activities resumed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday after the Easter holidays on a negative, with major blue…

Police arrest Nigerian for robbing 4 US banks

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A Nigerian journalist and former United Nations employee was busted for robbing four Manhattan banks — all during his lunch…

Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps not competing with police – Chairman

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Israel Ajao, Chairman, Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), has said that the government-sponsored vigilante organisation was not in competition with…

Gov. Bindow orders payment of pension arrears

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Tuesday directed the state Pension Board to commence the payment of pension and gratuity…

Police kill militant involved in Ikorodu killing

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The police on Tuesday announced that one of the gunmen, who killed four policemen and an army captain at Isawo…

Reps member offers free medical care to border communities

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Zakari Mohammed, a member representing Baruten/Kaiama Federal Constituency of Kwara, have bankrolled a free medical care for more than…

Residents protest over poor power supply, high charges

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Some residents of Kaduna on Tuesday protested over what they termed as “triple billing and poor power supply” by Kaduna…

1,000 benefit from navy’s free eye treatment

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

More than 1,000 people from community in Rivers benefitted from free eye treatment and some other healthcare services organised by…

12 killed as Saudi military helicopter crashes in Yemen

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A Saudi military Black Hawk helicopter has crashed in Yemen, leaving at least 12 servicemen dead. Saudi Press Agency said…

3 suspected armed robbers lynched in Benue

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Police in Benue have confirmed the lynching of three suspected armed robbers by a mob in Adikpo in Kawabde…

Residents call for removal of waste from gutters

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Some residents of Abuja suburbs have called on Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEBP) and waste management agencies in area councils…

UN: Diaspora plays key role in economic transformation

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Africa’s diaspora is playing a big role in the economic transformation of the continent, the UN said on Tuesday.

4 men docked for robbing motorist on Lagos bridge

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Four men were on Tuesday brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly robbing a motorist of…

Angry electricity consumers drop charms, block PHEDC office in Port Harcourt

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Angry customers of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution (PHED) Tuesday, protested to its Aggrey road office in Port Harcourt and…

26 Killed As Bus Plunges Into Ravine

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The number of people who died on Tuesday when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in northern Philippines had…

Lagos Public Service Remains Most Progressive In Nigeria – Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday described the State Public Service as the most progressive in Nigeria, just…

Gombe Seeks Alternative Power Supply

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Commissioner for Health in Gombe State, Dr Kennedy Ishaya, says the state government has been seeking an alternative power…

Dana Airline resume flights to Abuja Wednesday

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Dana Airline says it will resume flights to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from Wednesday.

Transportation Problem Causes Low Turnout Of Workers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Work resumed in Enugu on Tuesday after the two-day public holidays to mark the 2017 Easter across the country.

Court Grants N7m Bail To Lovers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Catherine Edet, 29, and her male lover, Chinedu Nwobodo, 30, were on Tuesday granted N7 million bail by an Ebute-Meta…

Meningitis kills 10 in Sokoto

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Meningitis has killed no fewer than 10 persons in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State in the last few…

Spain’s PM Called As Witness In Fund Trial

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been called to stand as a witness in a trial of members of his…

Rumours Of Irregularities In Referendum, Vain Effort – Turkish PM

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday rumours of irregularities in a referendum over the weekend were a vain…

U.S. Asks Pakistan To Fight Terrorist Groups Equally

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The U.S. has called on Pakistan to fight all terrorist groups equally and avoid using some of them as proxies…

Cameroon Doctors Strike Leaves Patients Without Care

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A doctors’ strike in Cameroon left patients without critical care in the capital Yaounde, the latest in a string of…

Woman With Two Vaginas, Pregnant

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A woman told she was infertile after being born with two sets of reproductive organs is now expecting a miracle…

Vietnamese Villagers Release 15 Police Hostages

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Vietnamese Police said on Tuesday the villagers outside Hanoi had released almost half of the police officers they were holding…

Pakistani MPs Call For Blasphemy Laws Reform

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Pakistan’s parliament Tuesday called for a reform of controversial blasphemy laws which prescribe the death penalty for insulting Islam, after…

Ebonyi Govt To Prohibit Use Of Pond

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Police Command in Ebonyi has urged the state government to prohibit the use of the pond at the International…

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