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Gunmen abduct Cross River Commissioner

Some unidentified gunmen on Sunday abducted Mr Gabriel Odu-Orji, the Cross Rivers Commissioner for Water Resources at Effionawan street in…

Nigerians are sentimental travellers- British Airways’ survey

A British Airways’ (BA) survey of 2,000 travelling-respondents from 10 countries showed that 41 per cent of Nigerian travellers considered…
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UNICEF collaborates with Borno on meningitis

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that it was collaborating with Borno State Government on preparedness and response to…
Ali-Modu Sheriff

Sheriff lacks capacity to lead PDP – National Vice-Chairman

Mr Emmanuel Ogidi, National Vice-Chairman (South-South) of People Democratic Party (PDP), said the outcome of Thursday’s stakeholders’ meeting revealed that…

Buhari’s foreign trips yielding positive results — Onyeama

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign trips have started yielding positive…

Driver diverts 600 bags of flour, sells off truck

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, Lagos State have arrested a driver who connived with three other persons to…

FRSC boss survives being killed by reckless driver

Mr Hyginus Omeje, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Command, has warned the personnel of the Corps…

Group seeks compensation for victims of Southern Kaduna crisis

Southern Kaduna Muslim Umma Development Association has called on the Federal and Kaduna State Governments to compensate victims of the…

Nine suspected Meningitis cases in Lagos prove negative-LASG

The Lagos State Government on Sunday said nine suspected cases of Meningitis recorded on Lagos Island have proved negative after…

Abuja airport: Lufthansa schedules flight for April 20

Lufthansa Airlines says it will resume flight on April 20 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja following the planned…

Boko Haram: Borno to evacuate 78,000 IDPs from Cameroon

The Borno State Government said on Sunday that it plans to evacuate 78,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) back home from…

Buhari felicitates with Aliko Dangote at 60

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Africa’s renowned businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on his 60th birthday.

Xenophobia: Nigeria, South Africa set up early warning centre

Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama says Nigeria and South Africa have set up a 24-hour early warning system to protect…

2018 census to cost N272bn – NPC

The proposed 2018 national population census will cost an estimated N272 billion, the Director-General of the National Population Commission (NPC),…

Calabar residents worry over lack of pipe borne water

Some residents of Calabar have expressed worry over the lack of pipe borne water in the city in recent months,…

Palm Sunday: Cleric urges leaders to emulate Christ’s sacrificial nature

Reverend Father Philip Jamang, Parish Priest, Church of Assumption Chong’o Pyeng, Jos, has urged those in leadership positions to emulate…
FILE PHOTO: National Population Commission officials from the 2006 Census exercise.

Census may hold early 2018 – NPC

Dr. Ghaji Bello, Director General of the National Population Commission says the National Population Census will hold in 2018 if…

Boko Haram slaughters 8 people in Borno

Eight persons were slaughtered by suspected Boko Haram in a village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital…

SSS releases Okey Ndibe from detention

Okey Ndibe, the Nigerian author and critic who was taken in for questioning upon arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International…

Youth Ambassadors Emerge In Lagos Ibile Academy

The Lagos State Government has charged the winners of the IBILE Youth Academy , IYA, leadership training programme, to come…

No meningitis in Oyo State – Govt.

The Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Azeez Adeduntan, has cleared eight residents of Ibadan alleged to be suffering from…

Borno residents celebrate first rainfall in 2017

Residents of Maiduguri on Saturday celebrated the first rainfall of the year recorded in the town, expressing relief that the…

National Theatre restaurant operators decry low patronage

Some operators of restaurants and relaxation centres at the National Theatre, Lagos, on Saturday complained of low patronage, blaming their…

Bitumen exploration to begin in Ondo state- Fayemi

The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said that Bitumen exploration would soon start in Ondo state and…

Celebrating Lagos @50 is celebrating Nigeria’s unity- Ambode

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Saturday said celebrating the state at 50 years amounted to celebrating Nigeria’s unity…

Imo Air introduces Easter package for passengers

Imo Air, operated by Dana Air, has announced special Easter package for passengers flying to Owerri.

Oba of Benin tasks Edo traditional rulers on agriculture

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare 11, has called on traditional rulers in Edo to key into the state government’s…

First rainfall in Lokoja injures 2 persons

Mixed blessings trailed the first rainfall this year in Lokoja as storm uprooted a tree, injuring a commercial motorcyclist and…

Kidnapping: Soldier, engineer in police net

Bayelsa Police Command on Saturday said it arrested two suspects, a serving soldier and an engineer, for allegedly kidnapping a…

Adamawa governor still in APC

Governor Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa State has disassociated himself and his administration from reported threat to quit the ruling All…