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Yuletide: Police deploy 6,000 personnel in Akwa Ibom

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command says it has deployed 6000 personnel to provide security in the state during and…

Kebbi govt. to spend N174m on boreholes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kebbi Government is to spend N174 million on the construction and rehabilitation of 94 boreholes in five local government…

Woman burned to death by suitor

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A 25-year-old woman died on Friday after she was set on fire in southern India by a former colleague who…

Gov. Tambuwal to create Ministry of Energy in 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said on Friday that his administration would create Ministry of Energy in 2018 to…

Entrepreneurial Programme: SPDC gives 35 Niger Delta youths N14m

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Thursday gave cheques for N14 million to 35 graduates in its 2017 Regional…

Christmas: FCT residents lament high cost of goods

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja have decried the high cost of goods in the market due…

Court orders FCT minister to issue certified C of O to housewife

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An FCT High Court on Friday ordered the FCT minister to issue a Certified Certificate of Occupancy to a housewife,…

South Sudan’s president Kiir not connected to sanctioned businessman

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Sudan denied on Friday that a businessman sanctioned by the U.S. was an adviser to President Salva Kiir, and…

Three suspects arrested in Pakistan for plotting Christmas terror attack – Reports

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Pakistani authorities on Friday arrested three terrorists, who were plotting to carry out attacks during Christmas celebrations, following a counter-terrorism…

Lavrov says Russia-UK relations at very low point

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Russia-UK ties are at a very low point, this did not happen on Russia’s initiative, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…

U.S planning to separate families of undocumented migrants – Reports

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S administration is considering separating families of undocumented migrants in order to reduce the number of illegal border crossings…

Regional Security: China to lead talks with Afghanistan, Pakistan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China’s upcoming trilateral dialogue with Pakistan and Afghanistan is expected to focus on regional security and development, experts said on…

Manufacturer seeks ban on paint importation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Managing Director of Intercontinental Paints Ltd., Mr Aigbe Omoregie, on Friday advised the Federal Government to ban importation of…

Jerusalem: UN demands all States comply with resolutions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Member States in the UN General Assembly by an overwhelming majority, on Thursday demanded that all countries comply with Security…

PDP Convention: Aggrieved members advised to explore internal mechanism

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged aggrieved members of the party over outcome of the Dec. 9 National Convention…

Border Dispute: India, China hold crucial talks

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

India and China held a new round of talks on their disputed borders on Friday, the first after a face-off…

Palestinian problem ‘historic tragedy’- Chinese FM

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The problem of establishing a Palestinian state, which has remained unsolved for decades, is a historic tragedy, Chinese Foreign Minister…

Liberia to hold presidential run-off election next week

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Liberians will go to the polls on Tuesday for the presidential runoff vote that pits former international footballer George Weah…

Brazil launches digital tool to monitor changes in land use

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Brazil, the world’s fifth largest country, has launched a digital tool to monitor changes in land use, amid simmering violence…

South Sudan govt, rebel groups sign ceasefire

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Sudan’s government and rebel groups signed a ceasefire in the latest attempt to end a four-year civil war and…

Nigerian Govt to begin $2.8bn Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) said that the 2.8 billion dollars Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project would soon commence.

Water Corporation rehabilitation projects almost completed – Badmus

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mr Muminu Badmus, the Managing Director of Lagos Water Corporation, says the ongoing rehabilitation projects of the corporation have reached…

Adamawa assembly approves 2018 budget

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Adamawa House of Assembly on Thursday approved the 2018 budget of N177.9 billion.

Buhari approves Bio-Safety bill, 2 others

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Thursday approved three bills on revised National Bio-Safety Management Agency, Copy Rights and the…

Northeast residents urged to be vigilant against suicide bombers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigerian Army on Thursday called on people in the north east to be security vigilant to guard against suicide…

Federal Govt. working to reduce borrowing cost

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Government will implement prudent fiscal and debt management in the coming years to reduce the nation’s debt cost,…

Ishaku presents 2018 budget proposal of N96.5bn to state Assembly

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Thursday presented a budget proposal of N96.5 billion to the state legislature for 2018…

Water billing: Lagos provides 32,000 meters to households

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos Water Corporation, LWC, has provided 32,000 meters to households in the state as part of measures to ensure…

Governor Amosun launches Ogun Ofada rice

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State on Thursday launched the Ogun Ofada rice christened Mission To Rebuild Ogun State (MITROS)…

Editor TheNEWS magazine Ademola Adegbamigbe loses wife

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Mrs Banke Adegbamigbe, wife of Ademola Adegbamigbe, Editor, TheNEWS magazine, died on Tuesday 19 December 2017. She was 45.

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