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Bin Laden’s ex-bodyguard probed after release

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

A suspected former bodyguard of deceased al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, who was deported from Germany earlier this month is…

2 jailed for assaulting Ogun TRACE officials

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8 years ago

A Magistrates’ Court in Ijebu-Ode on Tuesday sentenced two men, Michael Godwin, 24, and Yemi Odutosin, 24, to three months…

Security worker who joined Macron aide in demo sacked

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8 years ago

French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party has sacked the security official filmed alongside an aide to Macron as the latter…

‘Army worm’: Jigawa provides free pesticide to farmers

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8 years ago

The Jigawa Government has provided free 500 cartons of cypermethrin pesticide to farmers in Hadejia to eliminate ‘army worm’, a…

NDLEA arrests 87 suspects in 6 months in Niger

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8 years ago

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger Command, says it arrested 87 suspects and seized 1,614 kilogrammes of dried…

Buratai promises to stabilise security situation in Birnin Gwari, Zamfara soon

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday promised to ensure the state of insecurity in Zamfara…

Fake soldier jailed 3 years over N7m job placement scam

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Minna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 32-year-old man, Tanko Mohammed, to three years’ imprisonment for parading himself…

Tinubu to build faculty of arts complex for LASU

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A former Governor of Lagos State and Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has offered to build a…

Fake medical devices, expired drugs seized at Enugu airport

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized fake medical devices, cosmetics, expired drugs and…

Amaechi declares expectation for Abuja-Kaduna rail

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says his expectation for Abuja-Kaduna rail service after two years of operations is…

Man sentenced for posing as army officer

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Karmo Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced one Joseph Ogar to 10 months imprisonment for parading as an army…

MH370 report: Malaysia’s civil aviation chief resigns

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Malaysia’s civil aviation chief has resigned on Tuesday, the country’s civil aviation authority said, after a report, released on Monday…

Crimea Bridge: EU slams sanctions on 6 Russian groups

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The European Union has imposed asset freezes on six Russian firms involved in the construction of a new road-and-rail bridge.

Plateau generates N6.27bn revenue in 6 months

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Plateau Government on Tuesday said that it generated N6.269 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) between January and June this…

Lagos ports receive 13 ships with petrol, other products

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 13 ships carrying various products are at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports, Lagos, waiting to berth, the…

Photo News: UNIBADAN names art theatre after Wole Soyinka

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The University of Ibadan has named its Arts Theatre after Professor Wole Soyinka, a Nobel Laureate and an alumnus of…

Woman wakes up to find python in her bed

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A London woman recently got the “fright of her life,” after waking up to find a 3-foot-long python curled up…

Negotiations ongoing to concession 30MW Gurara Power plant – Official

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources, said on Tuesday that negotiations were on to fully concession the 30MW Gurara Power…

Nigerian Govt urged to allow FUNAAB run management courses

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. Kolawole Salako, the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has appealed to the Federal Government to rescind…

Man jailed for threatening to kill neighbour

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old man, Felix Okon, to five months imprisonment…

EU, Oxfam project begins training of 707 Katsina villagers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An EU and Oxfam project in Katsina State has commenced a two day training of community based organizations on sustainable…

PVC, CVR: Bagudu orders commissioners to relocate to their localities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kebbi state Governor Alhaji Atiku Bagudu has directed the commissioners in the state to relocate to their localities, to enlighten…

Association donates food items to wives of fallen heroes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), 81 Division Chapter, Lagos, has donated food items to some widows of Nigerian…

Kenya’s economy to expand by 6.2%

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kenya’s economy is likely to expand by 6.2 per cent this year, the central bank’s governor, Patrick Njoroge, said on…

Militants attack: Normalcy has returned to Akwa Ibom community – Police

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has restored peace to Iwukem community in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area…

Rice Farmers predict bumper harvest

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Adamawa chapter of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says it is optimistic of bumper harvest in the…

Stolen truck recovered at Sango-Ota

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday said it recovered a stolen articulated truck with registration number NSR 141…

UN receives 70 cases of sexual abuse, exploitation, in 3 months

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The UN said it received 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse across all its entities and implementing partners,…

Kenya, Ethiopia electricity interconnector to be completed in mid 2019

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kenya and Ethiopia electricity transmission interconnector is set to be complete in mid 2019, Joseph Njoroge, the Principal Secretary…

Malaysia: Double-tracking Railway Project to be completed in 2021

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke said on Monday that the 2.2 billion U.S. dollars Gemas-to-Johor Baru electrified double-track project is…

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