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Container falls off truck, crushes 2 in Ogun

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A 40-foot container truck caused pandemonium on Wednesday when it fell and crushed two unidentified men in Mowe close to…

Police arrest 41 for armed robbery, kidnapping in Rivers

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Rivers Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested 41 suspects for various criminal offences.

Reckless driving claims 72 lives every 12 hours on Nigerian roads – FRSC

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Edo, Anthony Oko has said no fewer than 72…

NSE: Index defies July inflation rate figure, down by 0.60%

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The All-Share Index at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday dropped further by 0.60 per cent in spite of…

Sallah: Gov. Ahmed orders payment of August salary

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Ahead of the Eld-el-Kabir celebration, Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has directed the Ministry of Finance to commence the immediate…

El-Rufa’i presents N155bn budget for 2019

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Kaduna State Government on Wednesday presented its 2019 budget of N155 billion to the state House of Assembly for approval.

Eid-El-Kabir: FRSC deploys 35,000 personnel for Special Patrol

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi has directed the deployment of 35, 000 personnel…

Naira closes at N362.30 to dollar at investors’ window

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Naira on Wednesday closed at N362.30 to the dollar at the investors’ window, with investors trading a total of…

Pan-Atlantic University hosts 20th conference, AGM of ACCE

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University, has been nominated to host the 20th Annual Conference/AGM of the…

ASLM Releases speakers line-up for Abuja Conference in December

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

As the date of the 2018 edition of the African Society for Laboratory Medicine Conference (ASLM) draws near, the body…

CACOL condemns arrest of journalists by SARS

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has joined other local and International civil society groups to condemn the…

Yoruba Tennis club urges LASG to create avenues for youth development

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Yoruba Tennis Club has urged the Lagos State Government to create more avenues for youth development in the area…

LG poll: Ondo electoral commission fixes Dec.1

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission has fixed Dec. 1 for the local government election in the state.

MTN, 12 banks sign N200b medium term loan agreement

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Mobile telephone operator, MTN on Wednesday signed a seven-year N200 billion medium term loan agreement with a consortium of 12…

Ebonyi to build airport next year – Gov. Umahi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Governor of Ebonyi, Mr David Umahi, announced on Wednesday that the State Government would build an airport next year.

Police arrest landlord with neighbour’s stolen car

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State Command has arrested a 43-year old landlord, Taoreed Adegbite and father of four for…

Tourism: Delta State to hold two-day food festival

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Delta Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Emmanuel Chinye, says the state will hold a two-day food festival in…

2019: Group hails Tinubu over Lagos APC’s adoption of direct primaries

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A group, operating under the aegis of Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard has commended the National leader of All Progressives Congress…

FEC approves N15.7 billion for Enugu-Anambra road project

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Executive Council(FEC) on Wednesday approved the sum of N15.7 billion for the completion of a road project that…

FG, States, LGs share N821.86bn in July

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, has disbursed the sum of N821.86 billion to the three tiers of government in…

Alleged husband killer, Maryam Sanda names new baby after father in-law

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Maryam Sanda, the alleged killer of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, on Wednesday in Abuja named her new born baby according…

Makurdi agric varsity shut down over students’ protests

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The University of Agriculture, Makurdi has been shut down following students’ protests over the death of their colleagues who were…

Osun to provide free train ride for Eid-el-Kabir festival

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Osun Government says it will provide free train ride for its indigenes from Lagos to Osogbo during the Eid-el-Kabir…

Premium Times reporter still in police detention

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

More than twenty-four hours after he was arrested by the Nigeria Police in Abuja for reporting police investigation into the…

Nigeria, India trade hits $12 billion

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The trade volume between India and Nigeria hit 12 billion dollars between April 2017 to March 2018, Indian High Commissioner…

Driver sentenced to death for robbing former boss over unpaid salary

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday sentenced a driver, Monsuru Ayoola, to death for robbing his former boss Lanre Alabi…

Lagos Planning Authority calls for regularisation of building plan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPA) on Wednesday advised every owner/developer of property, not covered by a planning…

Mile 2 traffic robbery kingpins arrested

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Dedeigbo Ayodeji Two notorious traffic robbery suspects who have been dispossessing road users along Maza Maza/Mile 2 road have been…

South Africa lowers 2018 economic growth expectations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Africa’s economic growth this year will be “much lower” than initial expectations, the central bank said in a presentation…

Man remanded in prison for allegedly raping teenager

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 25-year-old man, Taiwo Shittu, in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly raping a…

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