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Irregular migration: Libya returnees urged to lead campaign

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Nigeria on Tuesday urged voluntary returnees from Libya to use the social media to…

Community policing, strong intelligence way to solving Nigeria’s security challenges – Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said the fight against crime and all forms of criminality in Nigeria…

Police arrest 20 robbery, kidnap suspects

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Police Command in Rivers says it has arrested 20 suspected high profile criminals in the state and recovered 16…

Lagos senators sign petition rejecting Banire as AMCON Chairman

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Senate on Tuesday received a petition to reject the nomination of Mr Muiz Banire as chairman of Assets Management…

Air Peace passes IOSA renewal hurdle

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has again passed the International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), pledging to sustain the…

Croatia to send firefighting airplanes to help Greece

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Croatian Defence Minister has said the government will send two firefighting airplanes in Greece to help them battle the blaze…

Civil servant sentenced to death for killing lawyer

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Sokoto State High Court on Tuesday sentenced a 37-year-old civil servant, Atiku Galadima to death by hanging for killing…

IMF says U.S dollar over-valued

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday that the U.S. dollar was over-valued, and that the value could add…

Entitlements: Union vows to resist takeoff of Nigeria Air

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has vowed to resist the takeoff of Nigeria Air, unless outstanding entitlements,…

Kaduna constructing children’s park on plot seized from Sen. Hunkuyi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kaduna State Government has commenced the construction of a children’s park on plot 11B Sambo Road, Ungwan-Rimi, Kaduna, which…

Kaduna Govt. to establish security trust fund

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Tuesday resumed plenary session and adopted the report to establish an agency to…

Ebute Metta residents protest estimated billings

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Residents of Ebute Metta, Mainland Local Government Area, Lagos, on Tuesday protested against what they called “estimated billings” by Eko…

Offa robbery: Saraki must honour invitation, Police insist

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Police Force said it would not hesitate to use all instruments of law to ensure that the President…

Secondus, Atiku condemn security siege on Saraki, Ekweremadu’s homes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Uche Secondus, has condemned Tuesday morning security siege on the Abuja residences…

Lagos not obliged to employ N-Power beneficiaries – Adviser

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government says it is not obliged to retain teachers posted to the state under the ongoing N-Power…

Kebbi Govt. urged to increase health, education budget

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The EU has urged the Kebbi government to increase budget allocation to the health and education sector to improve women…

DR Congo declares end of Ebola epidemic

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Health minister of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Oly Ilunga officially announced the end of the Ebola haemorrhagic fever…

EU offers to shoulder cost of taking in migrants

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The European Commission offered on Tuesday to shoulder the cost of taking in migrants from boats in the Mediterranean, seeking…

Court dissolves marriage between Prophetess and Islamic cleric

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 41-year-old mother of seven, Rachael Olayiwola, on Tuesday in Lagos had her 21-year-old marriage dissolved on religious grounds.

Lagos ports receive 10 ships with petrol, other products

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 10 ships carrying various products are at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian…

Osun pensioners protest non-payment of entitlements

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Pensioners in Osun on Tuesday held a peaceful protest to demand payment of their outstanding entitlements and pension arrears.

Israel most racist country – Erdogan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Recep Erdogan of Turkey says Israel is the most racist country in the world, adding ”Adolf Hitler’s spirit has…

15 APC Senators defect to PDP

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Fifteen senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

3 men sentenced for stealing church property

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced three men to nine months imprisonment for stealing church properties.

HIV prevention pills PrEP highly effective – Researchers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs, taken to prevent HIV infection works when taken as a one-off immediately before and after a…

Nasarawa Assembly passes Reproductive Health, Safe Maternity Bill

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nasarawa House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Reproductive Health and Safe Maternity Services Bill at its plenary session in…

Defection: PDP is buried in Nasarawa – Speaker

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, says the exit of Mr John Mamman, a retired Permanent…

China to invest $14.7bn in South Africa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China would invest 14.7 billion dollars in South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday after talks between the two…

2019: Jonathan cautions godfathers against imposition of candidates

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ahead 2019 general elections, former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on politicians not to yield to any form of negative…

Tobacco control: Nigerian Govt to collaborate with Film Board

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government says it will collaborate with the National Film and Video Censorship Board for effective control of the…

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