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Ondo Govt promises to generate wealth, employment through hospitality industry

Ondo State Government said it would explore opportunities in the hospitality industry to generate wealth and employment as part of…

Lagos Police arrests 11 secret cult members

Dedeigbo Ayodeji What could have passed as an ordinary initiation ceremony into a newly formed secret confraternity named “The New…

Tripoli residents taking advantage of ceasefire

Residents of Tripoli say they are emerging from their homes to take advantage of a ceasefire between between rival armed…

PDP never contested to win Lagos governorship seat – Aspirant

A two-time governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi (BOG), on Friday said…

Niger Govt. to open General Hospital Kutigi

The Niger Government has said that it would soon inaugurate the General Hospital, Kutigi in Lavun Local Government Area of…

Akoka Community Commends Total Oil For Tackling Fuel Leak

Residents of Akoka community in Lagos State have commended the Total service station in Akoka for its swift response in…

Abuja-Kaduna train passengers call for online ticketing

Some train passengers have called for online ticketing for the Abuja-Kaduna Train service to eliminate alleged widespread sleaze in the…

2019: PDP’s defection claim is pure hallucination – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) claim that six APC governors and some senators have concluded…

Indian opposition calls nationwide protests over fuel prices

India’s opposition will launch nationwide strikes and protests next week over record-high fuel prices, looking to tap rising public anger…

Nigeria must rise above consumer-based economy – Aspirant

Nigerian need to rise above consumer-based economy to a production driven economy, according to a senatorial aspirant on the platform…

Rwanda’s parliamentary elections free, fair – AU observers

Rwanda’s parliamentary elections were free and fair, the AU Election Observation Mission said on Thursday.

61% Plateau residents lack potable water – WaterAid

Mr Anddy Omoluabi, Director of Programmes, WaterAid Nigeria, says 61 per cent of Plateau residents are in need of potable…

Bridge collapse: Italy magistrates investigate 20 suspects

Italian magistrates are investigating 20 people for alleged manslaughter after 43 people died when a motorway bridge collapsed in the…
Social Democratic Party: Chairman of SDP in Delta, Mr Oke Idawene, says Southern leaders should lobby their Northern counterparts to get presidency in 2023.

Osun 2018: Hand over vote buyers to police, SDP tells supporters

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has called on its supporters to hand over vote buyers to the police during the…

I will rather lose than win through violence – Gov. Ortom

The Governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom has declared that he would prefer to lose the next February governorship election than…

Flooding: Bayelsa enlists support of community-based groups

The Bayelsa Government has called for the support of community-based groups in sensitizing the coastal communities in the state in…

Slain policemen: Nasarawa govt donates N1.5m to families

Nasarawa state government has donated N500,000 each to the families of three police officers killed during the communal crisis between…

Russia calls British allegations in spy poisoning unacceptable

The Kremlin denied that Russia was in any way involved in the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his…

Nasarawa police arrest 23 suspected armed robbers, kidnappers

The Police Command in Nasarawa State has arrested 23 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in August, the Commissioner of Police,…

FCT Tremor: No possibility of earthquake – FEMA

FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Friday assured residents of the territory that there was no likelihood of earthquake within…
NUPENG, electricity workers mobilise for planned strike

NUPENG begins strike in Warri

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has given the military 24 hours ultimatum to vacate the…

Philippines police arrests 34 moviegoers

Philippines police have arrested 34 Filipino moviegoers for sitting out when the Philippine national anthem was played in a cinema,…

Don’t pitch tent with aspirants, PDP BoT tell members

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has advised its members not to pitch tent with any aspirants…

DPRK seeks deeper relations with Nigeria

Mr. Jon Tong Chol, Ambassador of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to Nigeria, on Friday called for closer working…

‘Return home, things are changing in Nigeria’, FG tells diasporas

The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians in the diaspora to return home and help build the Nigeria of everybody’s…

NCC to sanction telecom operators for ‘call masking’

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), says it will impose appropriate sanctions on any telecom operator that allows the illegal masking…

2019: APC female aspirant seeks greater political participation

Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, the Special Adviser to the President on Justice Sector Reforms and National Coordinator Open Government Partnership, says…

Japan quake: Rescuers search for landslide survivors

Rescuers on Friday struggled to dig out survivors believed to have been buried after a powerful earthquake set off massive…

Climate change: China launches new marine satellite

China sent a new marine satellite into orbit on Friday to help improve understanding of maritime waters and climate change.

FOCAC: President Buhari returns to Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night returned to Abuja after attending the Forum on China and Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in…