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Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso deport 68 Nigerians

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP) on Wednesday said it had received 68 victims of…

Police investigate Islamist link in Dortmund attack

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

German police are investigating a possible Islamic extremist link to the bombing of the Borussia Dortmund football team's bus, German…

Benue electoral boss assures of credible LG polls “in spite of poor funding”

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Benue State Electoral Commission (BSIEC) says it will conduct credible and acceptable local government polls in spite of the…

Mental healthcare: NMA advocates access to health facilities, manpower

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A psychiatric specialist, Dr Christopher Piwuna, has advocated access to affordable mental healthcare services and adequate personnel as panacea to…

National Para-Soccer League: Nasarawa beat Kebbi 2-0

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Nasarawa state’s para-soccer team on Tuesday in Abuja defeated their Kebbi counterparts 2-0 at the ongoing 2017 National Para-Soccer League.

OPEC figures show oil output cuts exceed pledge in March

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

OPEC states cut oil output in March by more than they pledged under supply curbs, according to figures the exporter…

INEC writes presidency, blacklists NGO over alleged N23bn bribe

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has written the presidency for further action on six of its former…

Restructuring of government assets will tackle revenue problem – FG

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Government has said the recently launched Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) would allow restructuring of some of…

Foundation to empower girls with skills in Kuje

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The President, Latiwa Development Foundation, Mrs Latiwa Amato, on Tuesday pledged to empower 16 less privileged girls in Kuje Area…

FG renews commitment to provide succour to IDPs

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Government has renewed its unwavering commitment to providing reprieve for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North East.

Economic Recovery Plan: FG to provide 15m jobs, 10 gigawatt of electricity

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Government says it will provide at least 15 million jobs for Nigerians by the year 2020 as captured…

Reps demand details of NNPC’s multiple accounts

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The House of Representatives has mandated Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to provide details of all its multiple accounts operated…

Saddam Hussein’s gold discovered in T-54 Iraqi tank

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A military collector discovered five gold bars worth more than £1m ($1.24m) hidden inside a restored tank purchased for £30,000,…

Govs. renew commitment to tackle Meningitis

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State and his Sokoto State counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal on Tuesday pledged total support to end…

How Ivanka Trump persuaded her father to bomb Syria

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Eric Trump, President Donald Trump's 33-year-old son, told The Daily Telegraph on Monday that his sister Ivanka told their father…

Mininster- $1bn needed to fight meningitis in affected states

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Government says it needs more than one billion dollars for vaccines to eradicate meningitis epidemic in the five…

Gov. inaugurates $2B cargo airport project

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has inaugurated a cargo airport city project worth over two billio dollars (N800bn) at Ifite-Umueri…

Presidential Amnesty Programme begins verification of 236 ex-agitators from Abia

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has begun verification of 236 ex-agitators from Abia benefiting from the programme.

Law teachers association to partner FG on security challenges

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (NALT) has said that it would assist the Federal Government in solving the security…

FG urges Zamfara to strengthen PHCs

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has called on Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara to focus on strengthening primary…

Graduate steals handset inside church at 1004 estate Lagos

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

An ex-convict, who claimed to be a graduate of accountancy from Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, Williams Okonoboh Eromosele, 28,…

El-Rufai: CACOL challenges governors to disclose their salaries, security votes

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has challenged governors, legislators and public office holders to disclose their salaries…

We’ll attack US with Nuclear weapon if provoked, North Korea warns

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

North Korean state media warned on Tuesday of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of American…

INEC Suspends 205 Staff Over Bribery Allegation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended 205 members of staff and placed them on half salary over allegation…

Diezani bribe: INEC drags 6 Commissioners to presidency

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has written the presidency for further action on six of its former…

Lai Mohammed: Seized $9.2m could build 774 clinics

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has given a profound illustration of the cost of corruption in Nigeria,…

Gunmen abduct 2 Turkish men

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Two Turkish men have been kidnapped from a hotel room in southeast Nigeria, police said on Tuesday.

Niger Speaker tasks youths on patriotism

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ahmed Marafa, has called on youths in the country to…

Naira sustains loss against dollar

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Naira on Tuesday sustained its loss against the dollar at the parallel market.

NHRC unveils manual to unify handling of human rights abuse complaints

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday in Abuja, presented to the public its Complaint Treatment Procedure Manual to…

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