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Anambra Poll: Non-indigenes back Obaze for PDP ticket

Non-indigenes in Anambra have urged Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to give its ticket for the Nov. 18 governorship election in…

Lawmaker suggest ways to tackle poverty in rural communities

A member of the Osun House of Assembly, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, says sustained empowerment programmes would go a long way…

Save Igbo culture from extinction – Ezeemo

A front line promoter of Igbo language, Mr Godwin Ezeemo, has condemned the use of English Language in conducting Igbo…

Special prayer conducted for President Buhari

Groups under the aegis of Conference of Patriotic Nigerians, on Thursday in Kano staged special prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari…

FG To Provide Loan Facilities For Truck Owners

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, has appealed to the Federal Government to provide loan facilities for truck…

Ex-soldier nabbed for defrauding job seekers of N4.3m

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Nasarawa State has arrested an ex-soldier for allegedly defrauding a pastor…

Security : I-G harps on synergy among stakeholders

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, on Thursday called for synergy among security stakeholders to provide adequate security…

Nigeria Police Force promotes 1,731 teachers

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said it had promoted 1,731 teachers out of the 2,200 that wrote the 2016/2017…
NANS debunks association with Free Nnamdi Kanu protest

120 UTME cut-off mark will encourage indolence – NANS

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the recent downward review of cut-off marks for admission into tertiary…

NIS Advises Public To Report Corrupt Officials

Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has advised Nigerians to report any corrupt act perpetrated by its…

NDE to empower 1,800 youths

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) says it will empower 1,800 youths on active business entrepreneurship aimed at stimulating business…
Kogi State Gov, Yahaya Bello

Drug abuse: Kogi government to partner NDLEA

Mrs. Bolanle Amupitan, Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in Kogi, on Thursday said the state government would collaborate…

Police trainee imprisoned for macheting colleague

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old police recruit in training, Temitope Yusuf, to three months…

Ex-INEC chief tasks Buhari on restructuring

A former National Commissioner of INEC, Prof. Lai Olurode, has told President Muhammadu Buhari not to ignore the increasing agitation…

School feeding programme: LG boss donates utensils to vendors

Forty-two (42) food vendors, under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme, have been supported with kitchen utensils by Ijebu-North…

Trump ‘very committed’ to Mideast peace

U.S. President Donald Trump remains “very committed” to achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace, senior adviser, Jared Kushner, told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi: directs workers to sgun IPOB's Sit-At-Home order or face dismissal.

Hawking: Umahi seeks release of Ebonyi indigenes incarcerated in Lagos

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has called on the Lagos State Government to unconditionally release 180 Ebonyi indigenes, incarcerated in…

3 Teenagers Bag N150,000 Bail For Threatening Violence

A Lagos Court on Thursday granted a bail of N150,000 to three teenagers, who allegedly brandished some dangerous weapons including…

Kenyan President Rebukes Lawmakers For Resisting Pay Cuts

President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Thursday rebuked newly elected members of parliament for resisting “modest cuts” to their salaries…

Zamfara governor denies presidential ambition

Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, on Thursday, said he has no presidential ambition and dismissed as fake, trending online media…

Hajj: Sokoto Completes Transportation Of 4,859 Pilgrims

The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, says it has completed the transportation of 4, 859 pilgrims from the state to…

Ethiopian President Set To End Maternal, Child Deaths

President Mulatu Teshome of Ethiopia on Thursday underlined the need to employ joint efforts, commitment, clear directions and effective investment…
A Nigerian pilgrim on 2024 Hajj from Niger State, Hajiya Adeshetu Abubakar, dies reportedly of heat stroke in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

2017 Hajj: 2,332 Lagos pilgrims arrive Mecca

A total of 2,332 pilgrims from Lagos State have arrived Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the 2017 hajj. This is after…

SS3 student wins N1m essay writing competition

A 16-year-old SS3 student of Ijaw National Academy, Kaiama, Franklin Martin, on Thursday won a one million Naira cash prize…
UNICEF

UNICEF partners media on improved access to water, sanitation

The United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) on Thursday called for collaboration between media and government to ensure improved access to water…

Housewife Seeks Divorce Over Husband’s Molestation

A housewife, Asmau Abdullahi, has pleaded with a Minna Sharia Court to dissolve her marriage over constant beating, raining insults…

JAMB cut-off mark doesn’t determine best students — Don

Prof. Vicky Sylvester, Director, Consultancy Services Unit of the University of Abuja, has argued that candidates’ poor performance or otherwise…
Daniel Ogazi,, Ibrahim Balarabe factions of Nasarawa House of Assembly fail to reach agreement on who leads the assembly as the 7th Speaker.

Nasarawa Assembly decries building on schools’ premises

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Education has decried building of shops and residential houses in the premises…

14 Nigerians graduate from Chevron’s capacity development programme

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), the operator of the NNPC/CNL Joint Venture, says it has trained 14 Nigerians in support of…
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Police Arraign Businessman For Receiving Stolen Goods

The Police on Thursday arraigned a 29-year-old businessman, Dahiru Abdullahi, before a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja for allegedly…