Gov Abdulrazaq presents N162 bn appropriation bill to Kwara Assembly
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State on Wednesday presented a sum of N162 billion as 2020 budget estimate for the…
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Imo traditional rulers denounce Female Genital Mutilation
Traditional rulers in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State on Wednesday came out in their numbers to publicly denounce…
DPR seals off 4 illegal gas plants in Lagos
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday sealed off four Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants, over non-compliance and illegal…
Buhari swears-in Ngige’s wife, eight others as perm. secs
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday administered oaths of office on nine federal permanent secretaries at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. News…
Court dismisses ex-Borno governor’s suit for pension, benefits
The National Industrial Court in Abuja Wednesday dismissed ex- Borno governor, Mohammed Goni’s suit for payment of pension and other…
Six die in Jos mining accident
Six persons died as a mining pit collapsed on Tuesday at Zawan Community in Jos South Local Government Area of…
12 killed in Panama prison shooting
At least 12 people have been killed in an exchange of gunfire in a prison outside Panama City, the Police…
Nollywood movies on Netflix ‘painful to see’ – Canada-based Nigerian actor
Nollywood actor, Bobby Obodo, has criticised Nollywood movies on Netflix, stating that most of the movie were becoming ”painful” to…
NLC chairman in Cross River kidnapped
The Cross River Police Command have confirmed the kidnap of the state Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Ben Ukpepi, at…
FIRS gives seven-day notice to tax defaulters
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has served a seven-day notice to tax defaulters across the country. The Head, Communications…
Pakistan court sentences former dictator Musharraf to death
A court in Pakistan on Tuesday handed a death sentence to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on treason charges bordering…
Gov. Ihedioha extends tenure of LGA chairmen by six months
Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has approved the extension by six months of the tenure of the Interim Management…
British parliament convenes, re-elects Lindsay Hoyle as speaker
The British parliament unanimously re-elected Lindsay Hoyle as the Commons speaker after convening for the first time since last week’s…
South Sudan crisis: Kiir, rebel leader agree to form unity govt
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and former rebel leader Riek Machar on Tuesday agreed to form a transitional unity government…
Reps probe NSITF over alleged mismanagement of N2.3 billion
The House of Representatives has directed the Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity to investigate the activities of the Nigeria…
Tanzania set to release 1,443 Ethiopian prisoners
The Ethiopian embassy in Dar Es Salaam said on Tuesday that the Tanzanian government would release 1,443 Ethiopian prisoners, who…
There’s nothing attractive in APC – Dokpesi
Raymond Dokpesi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, says he has no immediate plan to…
Johnson urges parliament to resist calls to break up UK
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a majority in parliament wanted to resist calls to break up the UK. Mr…
Nigerian TV series ‘Crazy, Lovely, Cool’ debuts on Netflix
Nigerian drama series, ‘Crazy, Lovely, Cool’ (CLC), has debuted on streaming platform, Netflix. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
Egypt to move govt headquarters to new capital
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said the government headquarters would be relocated to the New Administrative Capital in 2020 and that…
Ugwuanyi presents Enugu’s N169.56 billion budget proposal
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, presented a budget proposal of N169.6 billion (N169,557,658,300) for the 2020 fiscal…
German police raid doctors, pharmacists in cancer drug fraud probe
Hundreds of police officers searched 47 properties in Germany on Tuesday on suspicion of accounting fraud involving cancer drugs. “The…
Convicted senator Orji Kalu seeks prison bail
Convicted senator and former Abia State governor, Orji Kalu, on Tuesday prayed a Lagos Division of the Federal High Court…
Gunmen kill 2 Customs officers
The Nigeria Customs Service Niger Area Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of two officers of the command by armed…