Zamfara Govt offers N20m assistance to attack victims
The Zamfara Government on Tuesday distributed more than N20 million as assistance to victims of a recent attack in Tungar Rakumi Village of Maru Local Government Area. The villagers were attacked three...
View Article2014 Budget: House laments lack of synergy between Budget Office, MDAs
House of Representatives Committee on Finance has expressed dissatisfaction on the seeming communication gap between the budget office and the various ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, in...
View ArticleNorthern Govs eulogise ex-President Shagari at 89
Northern States Governors Forum, NSGF, has paid tribute to the first executive president of Nigeria, AlhajiShehuUsmanAliyuShagari who turns 89 years on Tuesday, describing him as a statesman of...
View ArticleDangote to build cement factory in Congo
Nigerian conglomerate Dangote Group is to build a cement factory in Yamba, southern Congo, in an investment worth 292.9 million dollars, its Chief Executive Officer, Aliko Dangote, announced on...
View Article2015: Jonathan most qualified to rule –Group
A group under the aegis of Goodluck Volunteers in Nasarawa state has described President Goodluck Jonathan as God’s sent Messiah who have demonstrated commitment to reposition the country despite the...
View ArticleJonathan inaugurates AGF office, reiterates commitment to strengthen...
President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to strengthen anti-graft agencies and institutions to intensify the fight against corruption and other fraudulent...
View ArticlePolice arraign monarch’s driver over Akinwale’s death
A30-year-old driver, AkeemBakare, who allegedly drove recklessly along Ondo/Akure highway resulting to the death of a staff of the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, Akure, and his family, has been...
View ArticleConfab: Group appeals for inclusion
Tiv Cultural and Social Association in Taraba State has called on Taraba State government to include Tiv people in the forthcoming national conference in Nigeria by selecting one of their members. In a...
View ArticleVIO crushed, others injured in Ogun multiple accident
Tragedy struck on Monday in Ewekoro area of Ogun State when an unidentified personnel of the Ogun State Vehicle Inspection Office, VIO, was crushed to death while on inspection duty. About two other...
View ArticleStakeholders call for enforcement of teenage pregnancy law
Stakeholders have said that the enhanced enforcement of the child rights law and the law against gender-based violence would help address the growing menace of teenage pregnancy in many parts of the...
View ArticleU.S. expels Venezuelan envoys in retaliation
The U.S. has asked three Venezuelan envoys to leave within 48 hours in retaliation against a similar move by the South American nation last week. State Department Spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said her...
View ArticleAdamawa Deputy Gov denies defending Boko Haram killings
Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, Bala James Ngillari has denied comments credited to him that he justified Boko Haram insurgency. Ngillari was quoted by a national daily (not Nigerian Pilot) at the...
View ArticleUBA Foundation holds ‘Read Africa’ session in Lagos
It was a refreshing, interactive and rewarding session as students of Coker Senior Secondary School Orile-Iganmu, Lagos, yesterday benefited from the UBA Foundation ‘Read Africa’ initiative, targeted...
View ArticleFG urged to intervene in incursion into Nigerian territories
The alleged annexation of communities in Nigeria by neighbouring Cameroon Republic has drawn the ire of most Nigerians. Some community leaders in Cross River had few weeks ago accused the Cameroonian...
View ArticleKwara goes tough on posters, sign-post placement
Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency, KWASSA, yesterday warned political, religious and other groups existing in the state against violating the provision of law guiding its conduct. KWASSA...
View ArticleBarber to die by hanging for robbing pharmacist
A Delta State High Court sitting at Ogwashi-Uku has sentenced one Stephen AmamifeAdim, a member of a four-man armed robbery gang fingered for terrorising residents of Ogwashi -Uku and its environs, to...
View ArticleShortage of funds hinder overseas training – HOS
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, AlhajiBukarGoniAji has said that overseas training for officers in the federal civil service was suspended due to lack of adequate funds. According to the...
View ArticleEx-Super Eagle cautions Keshi against excluding Uche, Osaze from world cup squad
Former Super Eagles Mid-fielder, Garba Lawal, on Thursday cautioned the Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, over non-inclusion of Ike Uche and Osaze Odemwingie in the 2014 World Cup plan. The News...
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