Umar’s donation not meant for ICPC – Group
National Centre for Anti-Corruption Advocacy, NCACA, and Taraba Transformation Network, TTN, have described as malicious, the claim as reported in some sections of the media that acting Taraba State...
View ArticleBlatter says World Cup problems under control
Problems with Brazil’s World Cup venues are under control, with just 100 days to go before the first match kicks off, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday. “One hundred days; it’s a long way to...
View ArticleNo plan to ban Okada – Gov Ajimobi
Oyo State Governor, Senator AbiolaAjimobi has declared that his administration has no intention of banning the activities of commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders in the state. He...
View ArticleLG poll: Police warn against thuggery in Nasarawa
Nasarawa state police command has warned political parties and their members against indulging in thuggery during the forthcoming local government election in the state, saying anybody found indulging...
View ArticleMinistry to sustained Nigeria’s Avian inflenza free status
The Department of Livestock and Pest Control, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, on Tuesday said it had intensified surveillance to ensure Nigeria’s avian flu free status in...
View ArticleConfab: Wamakko approves 3 delegates to represent senatorial districts
Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State has approved the nomination of three delegates to represent the three senatorial districts of the state at the forthcoming National Conference. This is contained in a...
View ArticleCourt sentences man for forging HND, NYSC certificates
A Chief Magistrates’ Court at Karu in the FCT on Tuesday sentenced one Alimi Fatai to 12 months in prison for forging HND and NYSC certificates. The magistrate, Mrs Hadiza Dodo, sentenced Fatai, who...
View ArticleExpert raises concern over abandoned vehicles in FCT
An environmental consultant, Mr Ukura Patrick on Tuesday in Abuja expressed concern over the number of abandoned vehicles in the city. Ukura told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone...
View ArticlePresident directs security agencies to beef up security in schools
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed security agencies to put in place strategies to ensure that no school in the country is attacked again, Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has...
View ArticlePastor raped me countless times, teenager tells court
PastorPrincewill Basil, standing trial before an Abuja High Court over alleged rape of two girls, was on Tuesday confronted by a second victim who claimed the man of God raped her countless times....
View ArticleCholera claims 17 in Bauchi
About 17 persons have been confirmed dead, following a cholera outbreak in Bauchi while several others have been treated and discharged. The Executive Chairman of the State Primary Health Care...
View ArticleFuel scarcity bites harder in Lagos
Commercial activities are gradually grinding to a halt in Lagos as a result of persistent fuel shortage in the metropolitan city for the third day running even as many commuters are left stranded at...
View ArticleConfab: Methodist Church urges FG to avoid interference
The Federal Government has been advised not to interfere with proceedings of the forthcoming National Conference by allowing delegates to freely express themselves with a view to attaining a common...
View Article9 people killed in midnight attack on Riyom, Plateau
The Police in Plateau said nine persons were killed on Tuesday night attack on Angwan-Waran in Riyom Local Government of the State. Mr Chris Olakpe, the Commissioner of Police in Plateau, told the News...
View ArticleCourt adjourns trial of ex-Aviation Minister
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, standing trial on charges of money laundering is to be arraigned on March 6. He is to be arraigned before Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of the Federal...
View ArticleFERMA laments vandalism on Third Mainland Bridge
The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) on Wednesday decried the vandalism of facilities, including lighting cables on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The Head of the Electrical Unit of FERMA,...
View ArticleU.S. pledges assistance to insurgency casualties in North East
The U.S. Department of Diplomatic Security Service on Wednesday pledged medical assistance for casualties of insurgency in some parts of the North East. Mr Anthony Gonzalez, the Nigeria Programme...
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