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26 Sep 2023
Perez Medcare Hospital, where the late Nigerian musician, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba known as Mohbad, was allegedly taken to prior to his demise, has said that he was brought in dead.
26 Sep 2023
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, said his administration would continue to support the judiciary arm of the government and ensure that justice is served even in most trying times.
26 Sep 2023
United States (US) Consulate General in Nigeria has said it has been monitoring activities in Bayelsa State ahead of the November 11 governorship election, expecting that it will be peaceful and credible.
26 Sep 2023
Nigeria’s 63rd Independence anniversary will be low-key, the Federal Government disclosed, yesterday. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, told journalists at a press briefing in Abuja, that President Bola Tinubu...
26 Sep 2023
Federal Government will be introducing mobile courts as part of efforts to address cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), among others. At a briefing in Abuja, yesterday, Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye,...
26 Sep 2023
Tragedy was, yesterday, averted when a 50-year-old Overhead Bridge across the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway at the New Artisan Market in Enugu State, collapsed without human casualty.
26 Sep 2023
As Senate resumes today, it will screen former chairman of the board of Citi Bank Nigeria, Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso, for the position of Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
26 Sep 2023
Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fata, has urged participants at the ongoing Lagos State Master Craftsman Training Programme for Artisans in the Built Sector to be more innovative, enterprising and professional in their conduct.
26 Sep 2023
Despite entreaties from the Organised Private Sector (OPS), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said it has fully mobilised its 152 state councils and affiliates ahead of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting today, to decide on a date for an indefinite nationwide strike...
26 Sep 2023
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB), yesterday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with international oil companies (IOCs) to reduce the contracting cycle to 180 days ....
26 Sep 2023
The police in Ogun State have arrested a notorious cultist and kingpin of the Eiye Confraternity, Ogunnibi Hammed.The Guardian gathered that the cultist widely known for his involvement in gruesome attacks against rival cult groups in Ogun State...
26 Sep 2023
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday, applauded President Bola Tinubu over the clean up and resumption of oil production in Ogoni land.
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The Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu, has hailed road marshals nationwide for their doggedness and sacrifices in checkmating routes violations thereby reducing road traffic accidents by 42 per cent.
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A fire incident disrupted flights at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Thursday morning. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in a statement on Thursday, said smoke was detected emanating from the E54 bridge at 05:29 hrs. FAAN's director of public affairs and consumer protection, Obiageli Orah, said the airport engineers immediately…
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As the whereabouts of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, remain unknown a week after he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and placed on a watch-list by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
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President Bola Tinubu and President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, have promised to give fresh direction to the justice sector in the country through a holistic overhaul.
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged the Army to establish military formations in Sambisa Forest and the Mandara Hills, bordering Cameroon and Chad in the North East, to counter terrorism in the areas.
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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has challenged privileged Nigerians to help in tackling water scarcity and provide Almajiri children access to Western education.
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The probe instituted by the Kaduna State House of Assembly against former Governor Nasir el-Rufai has begun, as the lawmakers directed the Ministry of Finance to supply documents relating to financial transactions between May 29, 2015 and 2023.
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A joint committee of the House of Representatives has summoned the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to appear before it on May 8 over a probe on environmental degradation caused by the activities of oil companies in oil-producing communities.
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, yesterday, said his successor in 2027 from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) must be between the age bracket of 50 and 52 years of age.
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Worried by challenges confronting developing countries, United Nations has called for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) stimulus of at least $500 billion yearly to scale-up affordable long-term financing for countries, alongside series of structural reforms to institutions and rules that make up the international financial architecture.