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Three dead as New Jersey train crashes

Authorities are reporting at least one death and more than 100 injuries after a New Jersey Transit commuter train crashed…

Obasanjo: It’s time for Nigeria to have elected female governor

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday said it was time Nigeria has the first elected female governor…

Breaking: APC wins Edo governorship election

Candidate of the‎ All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Edo State governorship election, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has been declared winner…

We’ll soon pass bill criminalising land grabbing – Ogun Speaker

The Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr Suraj Adekunbi, on Thursday said that lawmakers would soon pass a bill…

Lagos State Prisons graduate 29 inmates from life skills project

The Lagos State Prisons Command has graduated 29 inmates under its “ONESIMUS Project” designed to teach them life skills preparatory…

Man docked for stealing spaghetti

A 29-year-old unemployed man, Monday Suileman, who allegedly sneaked into a shopping plaza and stole three cartons of spaghetti, was…

Edo poll: Security beefed up at Govt house

Security has been beefed up at Edo Government House,Benin, and other public institutions as the result of the governorship election…
Placentyne Hair Lotion has been banned: NAFDAC issues warning

NAFDAC trains on regulatory activities

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has, through consumer safety clubs, trained and…
Security chiefs assure residents of protection of lives and property as the Supreme Court delivers judgment on the Kano governorship tussle

Yakasai slams N500m libel suit against Sun Newspaper

An elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has instituted a N500 million libel suit against Sun Newspaper for alleged defamation of…

Excessive intake of food seasoning can damage human brain

A medical practitioner, Dr Festus Olalekan of the Graceland Hospital, Ilorin, has warned against excessive consumption of food seasoning, saying…

Woman seeks divorce over battery of mother by husband

A trader, Mrs Happiness Ama, who could no longer tolerate constant beating of her mother by her husband, on Thursday…

Driver jailed 2 months for stealing pilot’s $2,500

A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 28-year-old driver, Ushie Godswill, to two months in prison for…

Mrs Ajimobi distributes food items to 2,500 women

The wife of the Oyo State Governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, on Thursday distributed food items from the Ajumose Food Bank…

Edo Polls: Workers not in offices after election holiday

Public offices in Edo recorded skeletal activities on Thursday as only few workers reported for duty after the two-day holiday…

Independence: Sokoto govt. distributes cows to needy

The Sokoto State Government on Thursday, distributed cows to the less privileged in hospitals and some institutions in the state,…

Stop blaming Buhari for economic challenges– APC chieftain

Alhaji Abubakar Yabo, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state, has called on Nigerians to stop blaming…

SEMA to train 30 fire servicemen in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says it will train 30 fire servicemen annually to save lives and property…

Dauski’s absence stalls trial

The absence of retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, a former National Security Adviser (NSA) to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, stalled…

Woman seeks divorce over abandonment

A mother of three, Rashidat Nureni, is seeking divorce at an Igando Customary Court in Lagos because her husband abandoned…

Edo poll: NGO advovates separate queues for women in future elections

A gender-based NGO, African Women Empowerment Guild(AWEG), has called on INEC to provide separate queues for men and women at…
Group petitions EFCC and ICPC against Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai

‎Kaduna enters bilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia on Qur’anic science

Kaduna State Standing Committee on Quránic Recitation has entered an agreement with Majamu’ul Da’awa Foundation in the area of Quránic…

Nigerian sports lacks professional handling- Adamu

A former Director-General, National Sports Commission, Amos Adamu, has said that saddling non-professionals with sports administration is the bane of…

Protests herald collation of Edo guber poll results

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Hundreds of angry youths believed to be loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), went on the rampage…

Kebbi warns teachers against absenteeism

The Kebbi Universal Basis Education Board (SUBEB) has warned teachers against absenteeism and indolence. The state SUBEB Secretary, Alhaji Balarabe…
Ali Modu Sheriff

Edo Poll: Sheriff indifferent about PDP’s result rejection

Disputed National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, said he did not support Thursday’s rejection of…

PDP are bad losers, says Edo APC chairman

Mr Anselm Ojezua, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo chapter, has described the rejection of the state governorship…

Security: LG to recruit 80 hunters in Jigawa

The Kiyawa Local Government Area in Jigawa has approved the engagement of 80 hunters to improve the security in the…

Breaking: PDP rejects Edo governorship election results

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the results of the Edo governorship election held on Wednesday, ahead of the…

Breaking: APC leads PDP by 5, 616 votes, supporters of PDP protest

As at the time the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) went on recess for one hour, the All Progressives Congress…

Zakkat committee disburses N10m in Sokoto

The Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Committee on Thursday disbursed N10 million as medical support to various hospitals and pharmaceutical…