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Petrol price jumps to N520 per liter in Edo, Delta

DPR warns Akwa Ibom IPMAN against petrol price increase

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Eket has warned the Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Eket against…

Kwara governor calls for prosecution of cybercrimes offenders

Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Wednesday called for the prosecution of cybercrimes offenders in Nigeria in line with the…

Southern Kaduna killings: Interfaith centre to initiate peace programme

The Southern Kaduna Killings Interfaith Mediation Centre said it would initiate an intervention programme to assist in ensuring that lasting…

Presidential candidate summoned over fake job allegation

Magistrates on Wednesday summoned French conservative Presidential Candidate Francois Fillon over hefty payments paid to his family for fake jobs,…

Kano signs MoU with Bill Gates, Dangote

Kano State Government, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Dangote Foundation on Wednesday signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…

Senate Names Delegates To South Africa Over Xenophobic Attacks

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday named delegates among the senators to visit South Africa to investigate the the xenophobic attacks…

Fayose Backs Down, Seeks Political Solution To PDP Leadership Crisis

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum said it had resolved to adopt political, rather than legal approach, to seek…

Soludo Seeks Release Of Kanu, Says Nigeria Is Not Working

A former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has criticized the continued detention and secret…

Nigeria’s economy shows sign of recovery – Official

There is a significant improvement in the economy, based on a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),…

French Policeman Opens Fire During President’s Speech

French President Francois Hollande was unfazed on Tuesday when his speech to inaugurate a new railway line was interrupted by…

N2.8bn Fraud: Trial of ex-NBC boss, Mba, others begin

The trial of a former Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba who is facing a 15-count charge…

Herdsmen Kidnap 3 Teachers In Edo

Suspected herdsmen have allegedly abducted three secondary school teachers of Ebomisi Secondary School, Ugbogiobo village in Ovia North East Local…

Peace Corps will address unemployment challenge facing Nigeria – Sen. Nafada

The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) will address the unemployment challenge facing Nigeria if the bill establishing the corps is…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) boss Hameed Ali urges Nigerians not to engage in smuggling or patronising smugglers in Easter message

Businessman Condemns Raid of Rice Dealers By Customs

The Chairman of Adedas Group of Companies, Prince Adedipe Ewenla has condemned the raid on shops of rice dealers at…

Kidnapping: Lagos beefs up security in Epe, assures farmers of safety

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday assured farmers in the State especially in Epe axis of adequate measures to protect…

CCTV buses to Replace Yellow buses in Lagos-LASG

The Lagos State Government said on Tuesday that buses with Close Circuit Television, CCTV will now replace yellow buses in…

Buratai Inaugurates 16 Brigade In Yenagoa

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday inaugurated the newly established 16 Brigade of the Nigerian Army…

Lent: Cleric urges Christians to pray for economic revival

Fr Theodore Ozoamalu, the Parish Priest, Christ the King Catholic Church, Enugu, has urged Nigerians to use the Lenten period…

Court Adjourns Gen Ijioma‘s Suit Against Army Council

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has adjourned hearing of the suit instituted by Maj.Gen. Ijioma Ijioma, against the Nigerian Army…

Ibadan College Reinstates 4 Suspended Staff

The Federal College of Agriculture (FCA), Ibadan, has reinstated four suspended workers of the institute. A statement by the institute’s…

Lawyer faults dismissal of 2 drivers

The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja, was on Tuesday told that due procedures were not followed in the dismissal…

Dangote Tomato signs agreement with Gombe, Sokoto farmers

The Dangote Tomato Processing Company, Kadawa, Kano state has concluded arrangement to purchase fresh tomatoes from farmers in Gombe and…

Ondo Assembly workers express delight over reopening

Ondo State House of Assembly workers, on Tuesday, expressed their delight with the reopening of the Assembly Complex in Akure.
APC denies issuing any directive to incumbent LGA chairpersons, seeking reelection, to resign ahead of the 2025 Lagos council poll.

Enugu APC seeks to outlaw LGs caretaker committees

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu has advocated enabling legislation that will outlaw transition or caretaker committee in the…

Boko Haram Suspect Re-arrested

A Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of one Muktar Suleiman, a suspected Boko Haram member, who…

Teenager Stabs Colleague With Broken Bottle

A teenager, Olusola Osunde, 18, is facing trial in an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly stabbing one…
Estimated billing: Edo govt, BEDC to meter 500,000 houses

JEDC procures 80,000 prepaid meters

The Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC), has procured 80,000 prepaid meters at N6 billion for distribution to its customers, according…

Man jailed 2 months for cheating

A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced one Ali Sani, 31, to two months imprisonment for criminal…
Real reason for fuel scarcity in Abuja, other northern states

Fuel scarcity: Kano residents want erring marketers punished

Some Kano residents have urged the Kano State Government to take stringent measures against fuel marketers found diverting or hoarding…

3 confirmed dead in Anambra night accident

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Anambra Command, said three persons died on Monday night in an accident involving a…