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Contractors tasked on road projects in Edo

Contractors handling road projects across the state have been called upon to adhere to specifications during the construction and rehabilitation…
A postgraduate student of UNIPORT, identified as Francis Mgbamgba, has been found dead in his off-campus apartment in Obio-Akpor LG of Rivers

UNIPORT expels 6 students for examination malpractice

Six students of the University of Port Harcourt have been expelled for engaging in examination malpractice and incitement.
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Driver Jailed 4 Months For Stealing Church Generators

A Mararaba Chief Magistrate's’ Court in Nasarawa State, on Wednesday sentenced a driver, Remijeous Ayomide, 22, to four months imprisonment…

Reconstruction of Airport Road begins September – Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday disclosed that the reconstruction of Oshodi-Ikeja International Airport Road will begin in September.

Sad! Bus conductor dies in road accident at Sango-Ota

The Ota Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday confirmed that one person, a bus conductor,…

Breaking: Gunmen kidnap Ikeja LG Clerk, demand N20 million ransom

Gunmen have abducted the Clerk of IKeja Local Government Legislative House, Samsudeen Omotayo

Osinbajo urges Nigerians to respect each other

The Acting President on Wednesday urged Nigerians to exercise caution in their utterances and respect each other in their conversations…
Doctors in the theatre. bandit doctors arrested in Kaduna

Medic decries paucity of dentists

A medical practitioner, Dr Samuel Awosolu, has expressed concern over the inadequate number of dentists for the teeming population of…

2017 Hajj: Kano pilgrim board secures 3,200 visas

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has secured visas for 3,200 out of the 6,607 state’s intending pilgrims…

Nigerian government develops strategy on raw materials development – RMRDC

The Federal Government on Wednesday, says it has developed a national strategy on competitiveness in raw materials and products developed…

Prophetess’ husband attempts to rape church member

An Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi, Ibadan, on Wednesday dissolved the 15-year-old marriage between Nike Adenekan, a prophetess and her pastor…

No time to rest yet, Buratai charges troops

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged Nigerian troops in the North East to always be alert…
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Boko Haram: CDS reads riot act to service chiefs

The Chief of Defense Staff General Gabriel Olonisakin has read the riot act to the service chiefs in the wake…

State to digitise public libraries to encourage reading culture

The Edo Government will digitise public and school libraries as part of its effort to revive reading culture and make…

Breastfeeding ‘smartest investment’ for mothers – WHO, UNICEF

The UN on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week, stressing that although breastfeeding has cognitive and health benefits for infants…

I’m not Badoo member, police framed me up – Business man

A Lagos business man, Chief Alaka Abayomi has accused the police of framing him up as a member of the…

Abuja Dunks: Tournament will expose talents in basketball – Oguche

Sam Oguche, the organiser of Sam Oguche Abuja Dunks Basketball Tournament, on Tuesday said the competition would bring out the…

National ID card: Committee proposes 3 years to complete exercise

The National Database Harmonization Committee has proposed three years for the capture of 180 million Nigerians and other residents in…

Aluu four: Victim’s father hails judgment

Mr Messiah Obuzor, father of one of the four University of Port Harcourt students murdered in 2012 has hailed the…

100 housing units inaugurated in Akwa Ibom

A privately-owned firm, Oriental Energy Resources Ltd, has launched the building of 100 units of one bedroom houses in Enwang…
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Suspected child traffickers nabbed in Ekiti

The Ekiti Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday said it had arrested two “notorious”…

Benue people urged to demand for unpaid 12 months salaries

The Benue chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday expressed surprise that workers were owed 12 months salaries,…

“Lunatic” allegedly kills step-sister

The Enugu State Police Command said on Tuesday it had arrested one Chima Odo, suspected to be a lunatic, over…

Osinbajo Commissions Africa’s Largest Parboiled Rice Mill in Kebbi,

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday commissioned the multi-billion Naira Wacot Rice Mill in Argungu, Kebbi State, the…

Osinbajo names Bolaji Owasanoye as new ICPC boss

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the redeployment of Ekpo Nta, chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related…

Medview Airline to airlift 3,200 Kaduna pilgrims

Med-View Airline on Tuesday pledged to complete the airlift of over 3,200 intending pilgrims for the 2017 Hajj operation from…

Public pressure forces Saraki to stop collecting pension

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said he has stopped collecting pension in Kwara as a former governor of…

Senate quizzes 60 firms over alleged N30trn revenue leakage

The Senate Joint Committee on Customs and Marine Transport investigating alleged N30 trillion revenue leakage in the import and export…

Assault on electricity consumer: Right groups threaten to shut BEDC

Edo State-based Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), have threatened showdown with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), over alleged assault on…

Greener Lagos: Ambode solicits support from private sector

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has attributed the success recorded in the greener Lagos initiative to the active involvement…