Nigeria
6 Apr
Minister of Federal Capital Territory(FCT) Nyesom Ezenwo Wike said that the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ART) is 97 per cent completed and will be commissioned by May 29. Wike made this known on Friday after he inspected the station at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and the Metro Station in Central Area Abuja. The minister…
6 Apr
The Conference of Northern Nigeria School Proprietors (CNNSP) and the Coalition of Nothern Elders for Peace and National Unity (CNEPNU) have lauded the Armed Forces of Nigeria over the recent rescue of 137 pupils of LEA School in Kuriga, Chikum Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The two groups submitted that the action demonstrated the…
6 Apr
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said a total of 51,447 intending pilgrims successfully beat the deadline for registration for the 2024 hajj under the government quota. The total figure includes 3,033 new intakes that were not captured in the data of early depositors. READ ALSO: FG bows to pressure, approves N90billion subsidy…
6 Apr
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election, Olusola Oke, has put to rest the controversy about his marital status. Oke, who submitted his nomination form at the APC secretariat in Abuja, addressed issues relating to the politics of the First Lady of the…
6 Apr
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has given 11 electricity distribution companies till April 11, 2024, to refund customers wrongly billed at the new rate.
6 Apr
To boost food production in the country, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has distributed free agricultural inputs to farmers in Abia, Kebbi, and Yobe state. The distribution is coming on the backdrop of the commencement of the cropping season in some localities and also part of efforts by the government to achieve self-sufficiency…
6 Apr
The Police in Lagos State have arrested a 27-year-old man, Abubakar Haruna, for allegedly stealing cables from a transformer in the Onikan area of the state.
6 Apr
A Glo subscriber, Ogunyankinnu Damilare has won Twelve Million Naira (N12,000,000) with a paltry N50 in the Glo-WinWise lottery games promoted by Whispa Konnect in collaboration with telecommunications giant, Globacom after dialing the code *20144*3*1#. Management of Whispa Konnect led by the Chief Executive Officer, Igbene Oritsetinmeyin presented the lucky winner with a Twelve Million…
6 Apr
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), has expressed concern over the recent increase in electricity tariffs, saying it could negatively impact on the ease of doing business in Nigeria.
6 Apr
Nigerian police has arrested former Navy officer Muhammed Tunde, who specialises in recruiting armed gangs to beat up offenders for a service fee of N20,000. Tunde was dismissed Nigerian Navy in 2000. Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin in a post on X said Tunde made people believe he was still in active…
6 Apr
President Bola Tinubu has appealed for global peace and stability in Africa and other trouble spots around the world, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
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The immediate past governor of Imo State and foremost chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emeka Ihedioha, and nine other leaders of the party in the South East have announced their resignation from the party.
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Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), yesterday, opened an investigation into the serious incident of Dana Air plane that skidded off the runway in Lagos.
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Police operatives from Amadi Division in Rivers State have arrested a 30-year-old man, simply identified as Jeffrey for allegedly defiling his landlady’s 13-year-old daughter in an Estate close to Federal Government Girls College
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A Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, yesterday, convicted and sentenced a 32-year-old software engineer, Chukwudi Anyanwu to life imprisonment for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old neighbour’s daughter.
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Condemnation, yesterday, trailed the recent brazen act of banditry and serial sexual violations associated with armed Fulani terrorists, who invaded Ukwulu Town in Dunukofia Local Council of Anambra State and sexually assaulted a man, his wife, and housemaid.
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Operatives of Rivers State Police Command have arrested four suspects for vandalism and armed robbery in the state.
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Lagos State government through its Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has commenced implementation of the recommendation of the Government White Paper on the Report of the State Tribunal on the collapsed 21-floor structure at 44 B,C,D Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
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The Nigerian Army (NA) have dismissed two soldiers indicted in alleged theft of armoured cables at the Dangote Refinery premises on April 14, 2024. They are Corporal Innocent Joseph and Lance Corporal Jacob Gani. Confirming the development in a statement, yesterday, Director Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, said their dismissal followed a thorough…
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Mrs Eucharia Agbasimalo, wife of the abducted 2021 Anambra State Governorship Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Obiora Agbasimalo, has petitioned the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over what she described as preferential treatment given to the suspected kidnappers.
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An octogenarian, Sherifat Abass, the only surviving member of Ashabi Abass descendant of Ojuoto Village, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, has cried out over alleged intimidation by landgrabbers and taking over of her 8.058 hectares of land.