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LASG promises to deliver houses to owners by September

The Lagos State Government has promised to deliver Mushin Housing scheme under its Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme (HOMS) to the…

NSCDC apprehends vulcaniser for stealing 3 bags of local rice

The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Saturday said it had arrested a 37…

Lalong appoints Longyen as Senior Special Assistant, Media

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has appointed Mark Longyen of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as his Senior Special Assistant…

523 intending Muslim pilgrims from Kano State fly to Saudi Arabia

The first batch of 523 intending Muslim pilgrims from Kano State were on Saturday morning flown to Saudi Arabia in…

Akwa Ibom to spend N500m on ambulance services- Health Commissioner

The Akwa Ibom Government says it is planning to establish a functional ambulance services, estimated to cost about N500 million…

Buhari has met my expectations, says Oshun

Chairman of the House Committee on Local Government Administration and Chieftaincy Affairs in the seventh session of the Lagos State…

Boko Haram attacks leave over 2.1 mn displaced in Nigeria

AFP – Mounting attacks by Nigeria’s ferocious Boko Haram Islamists have sent more than 2.1 million people fleeing their homes…

Lack of policy hurts Nigeria’s economy as Buhari marks 100 days

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has made sweeping changes in the oil sector and armed forces during his first 100 days…
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Gunmen kidnap Bayelsa paramount ruler

Police in Bayelsa on Friday confirmed suspected abduction of eighty-five-year-old Paramount Ruler of Gbarantoru community in Yenagoa Local Government Area…

Shettima renames Housing estate after late deputy

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno has renamed Legacy Gardens Estate in Maiduguri, after his late deputy, Alhaji Zannah Mustapha who…

Bank MD, two orders remanded in prison for stealing

Akin Kuponiyi Former MD of Cashcow Microfinance Bank Limited, Mrs Titilayo Adesanya, a director of the bank Olufemi Tinuoye and…

Akwa Ibom Guber: Two PDP witnesses claim to sign same result sheet

Barrister Bassey Okon Willie, a witness for the Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel and the PDP, told the governorship tribunal…
Indian-hemp-farm: Security operatives arrest Ibrahim Usman, a self-confessed major distributor of Indian hemp in Central Senatorial District of Kogi State

Police arrest student who gave his colleague cake laced with Indian Hemp

The Police in Delta have arrested a male undergraduate of Delta State University, Abraka for allegedly given a female student…

Nasarawa adopts cash payment of salary

Nasarawa State Government on Friday announced that August salary would be paid to workers in state in cash. Head of…

Buhari lauds Idowu-Fearon’s elevation as Sec Gen, Anglican Communion Worldwide

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Most Reverend Josiah Idowu-Fearon on his appointment as the Secretary-General of the Consultative Council…

DSS DG now acting APC’s script, Fayose alleges

Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state on Friday slammed the Department of State Security, DSS, alleging that the…

Ambode sacks LASTMA GM

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the removal of the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic…

FG reaffirms commitment to eradicating vaccine preventable diseases

The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Health, Mr. Linus Awute, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to tackling…

African Defence Chiefs strategize to counter terrorism

In furtherance of multinational approach to fight against terrorism that is ravaging African regions, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)…

Buhari, Osinbajo asset declaration deceptive – PDP

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the declaration of assets by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President…

Group wants FG to probe alleged Centenary City project scam

The Nigerian Unemployed Youth Vanguard (NUYV), an NGO, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the alleged fraud perpetrated…

Nigeria to host World Pension Summit in Abuja

Mrs Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, the Director-General, National Pencom Commission (PenCom), said on Friday that Nigeria was ready to host the second…

Insurgency: UNHCR donates relief materials to 43,000 IDPs in Taraba

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday donated relief materials to 43,000 Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) in various…

Army destroys fish, meat, belonging to Boko-Haram

The Nigerian Army on Friday destroyed 2,000 cartons of dried fish and smoked meat recovered from suspected Boko Haram insurgents.…

Why kerosene-for-aviation fuel scandal must be probed – Keyamo

Eromosele Ebhomele Lagos-based lawyer, Festus Keyamo, on Friday demanded an immediate probe of the allegation that household kerosene was distributed…

Ambode pledges govt support for healthcare investors

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has assured investors in the healthcare services of his government’s readiness to provide necessary…

4-man Lagos Assembly committee begins probe of land dispute

Eromosele Ebhomele A four-man ad-hoc committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly to investigate land acquisition case in the…

NUJ vows to disrupt Thisday’s 20th anniversary celebration

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has threatened to disrupt the 20th anniversary celebration of Thisday Newspapers if the management…

Boko Haram: North-East residents hail Buhari, Service Chiefs, over success

Some Nigerians living in the North Eastern part of the country grappled by security challenges, have expressed satisfaction with the…
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South Africa’s Tutu leaves hospital after treatment

South African veteran cleric, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has been discharged from hospital where he received an intravenous course of antibiotics…