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Latest: Boko Haram Kills Nigerian Soldier, 2 Missing

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Boko Haram insurgents have killed a Nigerian soldier while two others were reported missing during an encounter with the terrorists…

Ambode to deploy drones made by LASPOTECH for aerial surveillance

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said the state government would deploy drone made by…

Photos: Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja Deserted

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The normally boisterous Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja was virtually deserted on Thursday as the effect of the closure of…

Senate mandates Customs C-G to appear in uniform

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Senate has mandated the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali to appear in plenary in appropriate uniform on March…

World Bank to combat hunger in Nigeria

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

World Bank Group President Jim Yong-Kim on Thursday said the bank was working toward raising 1.6 billion dollars to build…

Ex-diplomat mourns Onukaba

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

A retired diplomat, Mr Oseloka Obaze, has described late Adinoyi Onukaba, a veteran journalist who died in a car crash…

Dean criticises scrapping of non-agricultural courses in Agric varsity

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Board of College of Management Sciences (COLMAS), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) in Abia, has criticised the…

Tricyclist Docked For Assaulting Police Officer On Duty

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 19-year-old tricyclist , Ayomide Yakubu, was on Thursday brought to an Ikeja Magistrate’s’ Court in Lagos for allegedly beating…

Anambra to prosecute arsonists

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Anambra State Fire Service said it would charge anyone arrested for setting fire in bushes in the state with…

Delta Teachers Begin Indefinite Strike

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Teachers in Delta on Thursday embarked on an indefinite strike over unpaid salaries, Mr Joe Iyalekhue, the Secretary Delta branch…

NCC introduces “Consumer Conservation’’ campaign

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) says it is starting a new campaign tagged: “NCC Consumer Conservation“, an interactive forum to…

Court remands 2 brothers For Killing 5 Herdsmen

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A Lokoja Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded two brothers, Adamu Yahaya, 20 and Mumuni Yahaya, 25, in prison custody over…

World Glaucoma Week: Association To Conduct Free Screening

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigerian Optometric Association will conduct free eye screening in designated clinics across the FCT from March 12 to March…

Journalists begin 3-day digital journalism workshop in Lagos

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

No fewer than 80 journalists on Thursday started a three-day digital journalism workshop in Lagos.

Pope’s Representative Leads African Catholic Bishops To Pray

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello representing Pope Francis had led representatives of Catholic bishops from Africa to pray and rejoice with Ghana…

FRSC Arrests 298 Traffic Offenders In Osun

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Command, said it arrested 298 motorists for various traffic offences across the state…

4 remanded for robbing Unilorin students at gunpoint

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded four suspects for allegedly robbing some University of Ilorin (Unilorin) students at gunpoint…

NCPC Creates Metropolitan Offices, Appoint New Heads

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), has created eight new special offices in addition to the six existing zonal offices…

Ejigbo residents decry IEC “outrageous’’ bills

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Some residents of Ejigbo in Lagos State have decried what they described as “outrageous bills’’ often issued to them by…

Teenager, 9-Year-old Nabbed For Defiling Minor

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A teenager and a nine-year-old boy, who allegedly defiled a four-year-old girl, were on Thursday brought before an Ogudu Magistrates’…

Ambode, Afikuyomi, others for first Badagry Economic Summit

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Gov. Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State would lead other notable Nigerians and international personalities to the first-ever Badagry Economic Summit…

Grandfather Cuts Off Baby’s Genitals

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 59-year-old man, Mr Ziworitin Keke, has allegedly cut off part of the genitals of his eight-month-old grandson while circumcising…

Apo 6: 2 policemen sentenced to death, 3 discharged

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced two policemen to death and discharged three others over the killing of…

NAFDAC, SMEs trade words

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday attributed the delay in product registration to improper…

Dismissed soldier jailed 6 months for impersonation

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

A 39-year-old man, Awolu Ado, who pleaded guilty to falsely parading himself as a serving member of the Nigerian Army,…

2017 UTME will be hitch-free- JAMB Coordinator

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Mr Sunday Aladegbaye, Lagos State Coordinator of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said that all the 2017…

Borno SEMA boss denies assaulting IOM official

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Alhaji Satomi Ahmad, chairman, Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has denied assaulting a female staff of the International Organization…

Adamawa ASUU orders students to resume March 13

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Dr Khalid Bello-led factional of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adamawa State University, Mubi, has directed students to…

Gambian authorities discover body of opposition leader

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Gambian authorities on Thursday discovered the body of opposition leader Solo Sandeng, who died in custody during former autocrat Yahya…

Samsung chief denies charges as trial begins

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Lee, on Thursday denied all charges against him, his lawyer said.

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