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History should be compulsory subject in schools, says Sultan

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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has advocated making of history as a compulsory subject in schools to enable…

Buhari must prosecute crimes by Boko Haram, military – UN

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11 years ago

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The United Nations’ top human rights official called on Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday to…

Oil marketers pledge to end queues nationwide, deploy trucks of fuel

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Oil marketers on Friday said they have dispatched 700 trucks of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), to Abuja as part of…

Ambode approves group life insurance compensation for police

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11 years ago

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, on Friday approved an upward review of group life insurance compensation for officers and…

Nigerian troops kill 2 suicide bomber commanders in Borno

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11 years ago

The Defence Headquarters on Friday said two suicide bombers leading a band of terrorists died as troops repelled the insurgents’…

Oyo workers suspend 11-day old strike

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11 years ago

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Oyo State chapter, on Friday suspended its 11-day-old strike and directed the workers to resume…

IG tasks new ADCs, CSOs on professionalism

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11 years ago

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has charged newly appointed Aides-De-Camp (ADC) and Chief Security Officers (CSOs) attached to…

Ogun 7th legislature passes 44 bills 60 resolutions

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11 years ago

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The outgone seventh legislature in the Ogun State House of Assembly under the speakership of Rt. Hon. Surajudeen…

Court remands 3 men for robbery, rape

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11 years ago

An Akure Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded three men- Femi Ojo, 25; Taiwo Osadare, 24, and Emmanuel Abah, 22, over…

Scarcity: DPR investigates petroleum products depots in Lagos

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11 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Department (DPR) might have commenced investigation on erring petroleum products marketers following the subsisting national energy…

Yola blast: Hospital urges public to donate blood

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11 years ago

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yola, has called on members of the Public to donate blood to victims of Thursday’s…

Wike appoints SSG, Chief of Staff, others

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11 years ago

Rivers State Governor, Chief Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, has approved the appointment of Kenneth Kobani the immediate past Minister…

Court grants accused N300,000 bail for N1.5m fraud

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11 years ago

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has granted a N300, 000 bail to 26-year-old Ikechukwu Umeh over alleged…

Lagos Street Gang Kills 5 Youths

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11 years ago

Kazeem Ugbodaga Barely 24 hours after the Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, issued an ultimatum to residents in possession of…

Kashamu Hid In Toilet For 6 Days

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11 years ago

A Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu, wanted by the United States government for alleged drug offences, hid in his apartment’s toilet in…

‘I Didn’t Order LASTMA To Stop Arrest Of Contravened Vehicles, Motorists’

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11 years ago

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says he did not at any time direct the stoppage of arrests of…

Ogun Socialite, Bode Osinusi Dies

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Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ijebu Ode-born popular socialite, Prince Bode Osinusi, who celebrated his 80th birthday last weekend, has died Thursday morning…

Ambode Plans Summit On Lekki, Apapa Traffic Gridlock

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11 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, says he would convene a traffic summit in the next few weeks to address traffic…

Fayose Survives Impeachment, Supporters Jubilate In Ekiti

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11 years ago

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and hundreds of his suporters this morning took to the streets of Ado Ekiti…

Nigeria-French Language Village best in Africa, says DG

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11 years ago

Prof. Raufu Adebisi, the Director-General, (DG), Nigeria-French Language Village (NFLV),Badagry, Lagos state, on Friday said the institution was alive to…

Nestle pulls Maggi noodles after safety scare

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11 years ago

Nestle said on Friday it was withdrawing its Maggi instant noodles from sale in India after a scare over excess…

Death toll rises to 97 as capsized ship sighted

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11 years ago

Ministry of Transport on Friday said the death toll from a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze River…

32 persons dead in Yola bomb blast – NEMA

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11 years ago

The National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA) said 32 persons were killed in the Thursday night explosion near Jimeta Mordern…

Death toll in Ghana gas station blast now 150

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11 years ago

An explosion at a petrol station in Ghana’s capital and flooding caused by torrential rains killed around 150 people, President…

Buhari to unveil national youth empowerment programme

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11 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said his administration would soon unveil a comprehensive national youth empowerment programme to address youth…

3 dead as herdsmen, villagers clash in Kwara

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11 years ago

The police command in Kwara on Thursday confirmed that three villagers were killed in Matokun village, Patigi Local Government in…

El-Rufa’i to establish Peace and Reconciliation Commission

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11 years ago

Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, on Thursday, said plans were underway to establish a peace and reconciliation commission in…

FG threatens to revoke N9.2bn clean cook stoves contract

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11 years ago

The Federal Government on Thursday threatened to revoke the clean cookstoves contract, if the contractor fails to meet up with…

US send team to Nigeria to renew cooperation over Boko Haram

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11 years ago

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – The United States will send a team to Nigeria in the next few weeks to…

Female suicide bomber in Maiduguri kills two near checkpoint

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11 years ago

MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – A female suicide bomber has killed two people and injured three others at a checkpoint in the…

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