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School feeding programme: LG boss donates utensils to vendors

Forty-two (42) food vendors, under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme, have been supported with kitchen utensils by Ijebu-North…

Trump ‘very committed’ to Mideast peace

U.S. President Donald Trump remains “very committed” to achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace, senior adviser, Jared Kushner, told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi: directs workers to sgun IPOB's Sit-At-Home order or face dismissal.

Hawking: Umahi seeks release of Ebonyi indigenes incarcerated in Lagos

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has called on the Lagos State Government to unconditionally release 180 Ebonyi indigenes, incarcerated in…

3 Teenagers Bag N150,000 Bail For Threatening Violence

A Lagos Court on Thursday granted a bail of N150,000 to three teenagers, who allegedly brandished some dangerous weapons including…

Kenyan President Rebukes Lawmakers For Resisting Pay Cuts

President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Thursday rebuked newly elected members of parliament for resisting “modest cuts” to their salaries…

Zamfara governor denies presidential ambition

Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, on Thursday, said he has no presidential ambition and dismissed as fake, trending online media…

Hajj: Sokoto Completes Transportation Of 4,859 Pilgrims

The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, says it has completed the transportation of 4, 859 pilgrims from the state to…

Ethiopian President Set To End Maternal, Child Deaths

President Mulatu Teshome of Ethiopia on Thursday underlined the need to employ joint efforts, commitment, clear directions and effective investment…
A Nigerian pilgrim on 2024 Hajj from Niger State, Hajiya Adeshetu Abubakar, dies reportedly of heat stroke in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

2017 Hajj: 2,332 Lagos pilgrims arrive Mecca

A total of 2,332 pilgrims from Lagos State have arrived Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the 2017 hajj. This is after…

SS3 student wins N1m essay writing competition

A 16-year-old SS3 student of Ijaw National Academy, Kaiama, Franklin Martin, on Thursday won a one million Naira cash prize…
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UNICEF partners media on improved access to water, sanitation

The United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) on Thursday called for collaboration between media and government to ensure improved access to water…
Court dissolves 18-year-old marriage over claims of wife’s refusal to cook

Housewife Seeks Divorce Over Husband’s Molestation

A housewife, Asmau Abdullahi, has pleaded with a Minna Sharia Court to dissolve her marriage over constant beating, raining insults…

JAMB cut-off mark doesn’t determine best students — Don

Prof. Vicky Sylvester, Director, Consultancy Services Unit of the University of Abuja, has argued that candidates’ poor performance or otherwise…
Daniel Ogazi,, Ibrahim Balarabe factions of Nasarawa House of Assembly fail to reach agreement on who leads the assembly as the 7th Speaker.

Nasarawa Assembly decries building on schools’ premises

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Education has decried building of shops and residential houses in the premises…

14 Nigerians graduate from Chevron’s capacity development programme

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), the operator of the NNPC/CNL Joint Venture, says it has trained 14 Nigerians in support of…
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Police Arraign Businessman For Receiving Stolen Goods

The Police on Thursday arraigned a 29-year-old businessman, Dahiru Abdullahi, before a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja for allegedly…

Commissioner warns vegetable oil millers against adulteration

The Anambra Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief Afam Mbanefo, has warned vegetable oil millers to desist from adulterating their products in…

Enugu Govt, Carter Centre To Eradicate River Blindness

The Director, Public Health Services in Enugu State, Dr Okechukwu Ossai, on Thursday said the state government and Carter Centre…

UN Security Council membership bid: Nigeria seeks Russia’s support

Nigeria hopes for Russia’s assistance and support in Abuja’s bid to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council…

Insurance policies: Oyo government tasks insurance firms on enlightenment

Chief Moses Adeyemo, the Oyo State Deputy Gov., has advised insurance firms to enlighten Nigerians on benefits of insurance policies.…

Netherlands, Nigeria commence educational exchanges

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria on Thursday announced that its government had commenced educational exchange…

Job Creation: Delta Govt Seeks Partnership With World Bank

The Delta Government has announced its readiness to seek partnership with the World Bank in funding job creation programmes in…

Delta adopts measures to tackle flooding

The Delta Government has adopted short and long term approaches to tackle the problem of flooding in Asaba and other…
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Angolan Elections: Commission Extends Voting To Saturday

The Angolan National Elections Commission announced on Thursday extended voting in 15 polling centres in parts of the country to…
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Police Arrest 6 Members Of Bag-Snatching Gang

The police on Thursday arraigned six men in a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, suspected to be members…

8 missing in Switzerland landslide

Eight people are missing following a landslide in an alpine valley in south-eastern Switzerland, police say.
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Nigerian investigators probe aircraft crash in São Tomé & Principe

A team of accident investigators from Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has left Lagos for São Tomé and Principe to…

Ritual Killing: Rivers Police arrests second suspect

Rivers State Police has arrested the second suspect who allegedly asked a suspected undergraduate ritualist, Ifeanyi Dike, to procure human…

68 Boko Haram insurgents surrender in Borno – Army

The Nigerian Army on Thursday said 68 Boko Haram insurgents surrendered to troops in Borno in the last three weeks.

Governor returns to northern state as part of ceasefire

Rival armed groups in northern Mali agreed to the return of a state governor to the desert city of Kidal…