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Elder Mark Wike laid to rest

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Thursday joined other sympathisers for the funeral service in honour of Late Elder Nmanyeoziwe…
Kano tricycle operators suspend strike

Commercial tricycle business lucrative – Teenage female rider

Miss Rasidat Salami, a 19-year-old secondary school leaver, says that she finds operating tricycle, popularly called 'Keke' very lucrative and…

Obaseki orders prosecution of LG chairmen sacked over corruption allegations

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Thursday instructed the State Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Local Government…
Truck crushes FRSC officer to death in Ogun

FRSC gives directives on use of Google map while driving

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has made clarified its ban on the use of Google Maps while driving.

Environmentalist calls for more tree planting

An environmentalist, Mr Emmanuel Emechete, has called for the planting of more trees in the country to balance the ecosystem.

Capacity of police lawyers under-utilised – IGP

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu has lamented the under-utilisation of the capacity of police lawyers.
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Kano moves to check open defecation

Kano State Government on Thursday announced measures aimed at checking open defecation in the state, especially in rural communities.

Hajiya Sule tells women to shun ethnic, religious bigotry

Hajiya Silifat Sule, Wife of Nasarawa State Governor, has urged women in the country to shun ethnic and religious bigotry…

Sanwo-Olu to Lagosians: Stop discriminating against physically challenged

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to residents of the state to stop discriminating against people living with disabilities.
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Herdsmen in another massacre in Kulben Village

Killer herdsmen are back in the business of wanton killing as they struck in a village in Mangu LGA of…
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Gov Masari signs slashed 2020 budget into law

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, on Thursday, signed the state’s N244.8 billion 2020 budget into law.

NCAC DG, Runsewe sentenced to prison

The Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Olusegun Runsewe, has been sentenced to prison over contempt…
Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle buys 450 truckloads of food for Ramadan

Zamfara govt approves massive fund for science schools

Zamfara Government has earmarked N7 billion for total renovation of its science schools and training of science teachers in 2020.
An eyewitness reveals how gunmen abducted nine passengers between on Ikom-Ogoja Highway in Cross River State on Tuesday.

PDP Chairman shot dead in Delta

Gunmen have shot dead a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ward Chairman in Delta State.

Miyetti Allah bans night grazing nationwide

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has announced a nationwide ban on night grazing.

Police arrest notorious kidnapper in Delta

The Delta Police Command says it has apprehended a wanted suspect, alleged to have kidnapped a medical doctor with Delta…

FFK links Prince Harry and Meghan’s decision to T.B Joshua

Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has hailed Prophet T.B. Joshua over the announcement made by the Duke and Duchess of…

Court rejects man’s plea, remands him in prison

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that a 35-year-old carpenter, Timothy Olayiwola, who allegedly defiled a nine-year-old girl,…

Mompha’s trial to resume later this month

A Federal High Court in Lagos will resume the trial of Ismaila Mustapha a.k.a Mompha on the 15th of January,…

Senator Abbo’s sex toy shop assault trial stalled

The absence of Sen. Elisha Abbo, who allegedly assaulted a nursing mother, stalled continuation of trial in a Zuba Chief…

Kogi PDP vice chairman dies playing lawn tennis

The vice-chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi state, Kola Ojo, has been confirmed dead.

Plateau speaker felicitates with new Catholic Archbishop

The Speaker of Plateau House of Assembly, Mr Abok Ayuba, has felicitated with Bishop Mathew Ishaya Audu, the newly-appointed Archbishop…

Ijaw Council reopens PHEDC’s office in Yenagoa

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Central Zone has reopened the premises of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) on…

Photos: JAMB candidates storm NIMC Lagos office

Prospective candidates for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have stormed the Lagos offfice of National Identity Management Commission,…

Rivers set to commence closure of illegal schools

The Rivers State Executive Council has approved the setting up of a task force to enforce closure of illegal private…

Nigerian tax expert Oyeniyi Jaiyesimi jailed in New York for fraud

A Nigerian Oyeniyi Jaiyesimi, who is a New York tax return preparer, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison…
Lagos marathon: Marina, Onikan, other roads for closure Saturday, says LASTMA

Traffic gridlock: LASG hands over new vehicles, motorbikes

In line with the executive order signed by Governor Babajide Sanwo Olu on efficient traffic management in May 2019, the…

Japan donates 231 classrooms to Oyo State

Oyo State Government on Wednesday 8, 2019 applauded Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, for donating 231 classrooms to 30 selected…

Photos: Gov. Ugwuanyi inspects renovated Enugu House in Abuja

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu has inspected the renovated Enugu State House in Abuja. The remodelling was done under his…

How we lost 80 members to blood shortage – group

Mr Abdulkadir Muhammad, the Secretary, Kano Sickle Cell Club, says no fewer than 80 of their members died in 2019…