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Lagos suspends demolition of illegal structures on drainage alignment

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday directed the suspension of on-going demolition of illegal structures on drainage alignments at Yaya…

Umahi gets 48-hour deadline to reverse illegal life ban on two journalists

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the blatant intimidation, harassment and attacks on journalists and media houses by…

Danger in Kano: Centre suspends testing for Coronavirus

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

A looming danger is expected in Kano as the newly established testing centre for COVID-19 has suspended its operation for…

COVID-19: Barau urges Buhari to rescue Kano

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Senator Barau Jibrin of Kano North constituency has urged the Federal Government to assist Kano state financially, to enable it…

ASUU to FG: We can’t submit BVN as condition for payment of withheld salaries

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it has rejected the submission of Bank Verification Number (BVN) as a…

Ekiti records first Coronavirus death

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Ekiti State has recorded its first Coronavirus death, the government said on Wednesday.

Uzodinma appoints Dan Okoro ex-police commissioner security adviser

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo has appointed Mr. Dan Okoro, a retired Commissioner of Police as his special adviser on…

COVID-19: Kwara to produce one million masks

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has said that his administration is planning to produce about one million face masks…

Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu unveils 70-bed Eti-Osa Isolation Centre

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday unveiled a 70-bed COVID-19 Isolation and Treatment Centre located within the premises of…

Coronavirus strikes policeman dead in Edo

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

A 57-year-old police officer has become the latest victim of coronavirus disease in Edo State.

Just In: Ekiti records first Coronavirus death

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

A 29-year-old health worker, who was the third index case of coronavirus in Ekiti state, has been recorded as the…

What Nigerian Govt should do to Shekau if he surrenders – Fani-Kayode

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday revealed what the Nigerian government should do to Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau if he…

Pastor praying for eradication of Coronavirus convicted

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The General Overseer of a Pentecostal church in Ovwian, Udu local government area of Delta State, has been convicted alongside…

El-Rufai survives Coronavirus, resumes work

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has recovered from COVID-19 (Coronavirus) after and testing negative twice in line with…

Coronavirus: District head warns against public gatherings

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Alhaji Surajo Umar, the District Head of Danzomo in Suletankarkar Local Government of Jigawa, has cautioned against gatherings at weddings…

Coronavirus: Six Chinese nationals jailed in Uganda

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

A Ugandan court in Kampala has convicted six Chinese nationals for escaping from a hotel in the country’s capital where…

Coronavirus: Textile workers support use of face masks

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria says it supports Lagos State Government’s move to enforce…

FG will use BVN to identify poor, vulnerable Nigerians – Minister

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq has said the Federal Government is expanding the social register…

Ex-British rapper turned IS terrorist arrested

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Former British rapper, Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary who travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State group has been arrested in…

Akinjide, success story for younger generations – Alli

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Alhaji Sharafadeen Alli, a former Secretary to the Oyo State Government, has described the late Chief Richard Akinjide as a…

Coronavirus: Fayemi releases 30 prisoners

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, on Wednesday, ordered the release of 30 prisoners from the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre as…

Coronavirus: 115 inmates regain freedom in Nasarawa

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

No fewer than 115 inmates regained their freedom from six Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) centres in Nasarawa State, following President…

Coronavirus: Kaduna discharges 5th patient, confirms 3 new cases

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The Kaduna State Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that it had discharged one more patient out of the six…

Coronavirus: Directorate of Employment pays Bauchi interns’ stipends

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), in collaboration with the World Bank, has paid three months stipends to 1,709 interns…

Coronavirus: What Africa needs to overcome – AfDB

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group says accelerated global health and economic effort are the actions needed to be able…

Nigerian lady commits suicide over depression

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

A Nigerian Facebook user, Adeleke Rachel Tioluwani has reportedly committed suicide 11 months after writing about "depression and suicide".

Ramadan: Cleric urges Muslims to pray for Allah’s mercy

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

An Islamic cleric, Sheik Abdul Isola, has urged Muslim faithful to use forthcoming Ramadan to pray for Almighty Allah’s mercy…

Akinjide’s death, big blow to legal profession – lawyers

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Some lawyers in Lagos, on Wednesday, described Chief Richard Akinjide’s passing as a big blow to the legal profession.

Be wary of Covid-19 related scams – Stanbic IBTC

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

With the growing adoption of digital channels, and with more people practising social distancing, due to the coronavirus virus outbreak,…

Coronavirus: Ogoni youths advocate community support

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The National Youth Council of Ogoni People (NYCOP), the youth wing of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni…

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