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6,720 Kebbi households to benefit from cash transfer scheme

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A total of 6,720 poor households are to benefit from the Federal Government cash transfer scheme in Kebbi, the state…

Teenager remanded over alleged rape of minor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Osun Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Wednesday, remanded a 19-year-old teenager, Alabi PrinceWill, in prison custody over alleged…

Passengers stranded at Abuja airport over MMA2 shut down

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some domestic air passengers were on Wednesday, stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja following protest by the…

UNICEF urges Bauchi Govt. to employ female teachers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Bauchi State Government to recruit the female teachers trained under its…

Kenya bus crash kills 50 people

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

At least 50 people were killed including seven children in a bus crash between Nairobi and Kenya’s Western city of…

Taraba lawmaker makes case for displaced constituents

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Joseph Kunini, Majority Leader, Taraba House of Assembly, has expressed the fear that more than 4,000 people from his…

Plateau LG Poll: PDP alleges massive irregularities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Plateau, has alleged massive irregularities in the ongoing Local Government Area (LGA) poll in…

UBEC to disburse N142.5 billion to states

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) will be disbursing N142.58 billion to support educational development in all states of the…

Flood: Traditional ruler urges govt. to compensate Anambra farmers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Eze Emmanuel Onyia, the traditional ruler of Odokpe Community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, has called on…

Saraki swears in 2 new senators

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has administered the oath of office on Lawal Gumau (APC- Bauchi South)…

Polio: Daura LG immunises 79,088 children

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 79,088 children were immunised at the just concluded phase 11 of the Outbreak Response against Polio in…

Farmers urged not to plant close to water courses

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The President, Nigerian Meteorological Society (NMetS), Prof. Clement Akoshile, on Wednesday urged farmers to desist from planting close to water…

Africa needs to speak with one voice on climate issues – Kenya Minister

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Africa needs to prepare and speak with one voice when it goes to COP 24 in Katowice, Poland, in December,…

Flood: Over 500 rice farms submerged in Bayelsa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 500 rice farms at Okpotuwari and Ondewari communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, have…

We’re committed to zero infant mortality in Lagos – Bolanle Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Wife of the governor of Lagos State, Bolanle Ambode, has said that no effort would be spared, to achieve zero…

Plateau LG polls: Voters decry late arrival of materials

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

As Plateau residents elect chairmen and councillors into 14 of the 17 local governments, voters in some areas have decried…

APC primaries: Nasarawa Assembly aspirant rejects result

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Jacob Ajegana- Kudu, an aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state, has rejected the…

Security guard remanded for defiling 10-year-old girl

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Minna has ordered the remand in prison custody of a 55-year-old security guard, Michael Itang,…

Taiwan to China: Avoid ‘being a source of conflict’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Taiwanese President, Tsai Ing-wen, on Wednesday urged China to avoid “being a source of conflict,’’ while pledging that her country…

Nigeria losing out on literate, skilled workforce – UNICEF

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), says Nigeria is losing out on a literate and skilled workforce it needs to…

National ID Card: NIMC decries low turnout of minors

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has decried low turnout of children in the National Identification Number (NIN) registration.

INEC ban: APC consulting lawyers for response on Zamfara

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The All Progressives Congress is consulting its lawyers in its legal department to file a reaction on the eligibility of…

Insurance sector stakeholders seek support from government on Taxation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Major players from the nation’s Insurance industry have called on the government to support the industry’s growth and development by…

Plateau LG elections: Poor turnout of voters, confusion

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A poor turnout of voters has been observed in most polling units in Plateau as the state holds elections into…

Labourer remanded for allegedly stabbing man to death

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, remanded a 36-year-old labourer, Sani Musa, in prison, accused of stabbing one Musa…

Egypt’s core inflation falls to 8.55% in September

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Egypt’s core inflation fell to 8.55 per cent year-on-year in September from 8.83 per cent in August, its Central Bank…

Nigerian Govt releases N460bn for capital expenditure

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, says the Federal Government has so far released N460…

Zimbabwe police ban protests against new tax

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Zimbabwe police will stop planned protests by the labour movement against a new tax on money transfers on Thursday because…

Fayose not wanted in our party – Ekiti APC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has advised outgoing Governor Ayodele Fayose to look elsewhere for…

Lagos APC Primaries: Tension in Badagry over non-release of result

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Palpable tension have continued to envelope the ancient town of Badagry, Lagos State, as residents await announcement of result of…

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