Navy seize 1,439 bags of smuggled rice in Akwa-Ibom
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, (FOB) Ibaka in Mbo, Akwa Ibom, has arrested six suspected smugglers, seized 1, 439…
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FCT swears in new Sharia Court of Appeal judges
The FCT chief judge, Ishaq Bello, has sworn in three new judges of the Sharia court of appeal. Mr Bello,…
Assembly approves N5bn film village for Delta
The Delta State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the request by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to construct a N5 billion…
Gunmen abduct two teachers in Edo
Suspected gunmen have abducted two teachers – Dada Okuns and Esther Alabi – in Avbiosi community in Owan West Local…
Nasarawa lawmaker pays N33.9m WAEC fees for 2,428 students
The Emir of Nasarawa, Ibrahim Usman-Jibril, has lauded a member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Ari, for paying WAEC…
Nigerian govt to engage more qualified teachers – Buhari
President Buhari acknowledged that Nigeria had a deficit of teachers.President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said the federal government is…
Yobe Govt. constitutes committee on minimum wage
Yobe State Government has constituted an 11-man committee for the implementation of the minimum wage in the state. Acting Head…
Maina tells court he can’t meet bail conditions
The former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, on Monday, told the Federal High Court in…
Plateau earmarks N1 bn for LG polls
Plateau State Government has earmarked N1 billion for the conduct of elections in four Local Government Areas of the state…
Supreme Court verdict on Imo guber: before you condemn the apex court
Written by Emerhana Onoriode Paul I have read a lot of commentaries over the recent Supreme Court judgment declaring Senator…
Nigeria records 15% of cancer cases in West Africa – Osinbajo
Nigeria’s vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, said Nigeria has the highest prevalence rate of cancer cases in West Africa….
Legati College Sex Scandal: School principal admits sexual relationships with twin students
A principal of a secondary school in Lagos, Samson Adeyemo, has admitted before an Ikeja Special Offences Court that he…
Plateau earmarks N1 bn for LG polls
Plateau State Government has earmarked N1 billion for the conduct of elections in four Local Government Areas of the state…
ECOWAS Court records highest number of decisions since inception
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ) has said it recorded the highest number of decisions in 2019 since inception…
Akwa Ibom govt targets N100bn IGR
The Government of Akwa Ibom, on Monday, said that with the industrialisation drive of the state, the internally-generated revenue (IGR)…
Britain summons Iranian ambassador for detaining diplomat
The British government has summoned Iran’s ambassador to London over the “unacceptable” arrest of the British ambassador to Tehran, who…
Buhari commiserates with Niger President over terror attack
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday evening spoke to Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on the telephone to commiserate with him, the…
14, 000 apply for 7,600 teaching jobs in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Teachers Service Board (TSB) said it had concluded the screening of more than 14,000 applicants for 7,600…
Nigerien president sacks army chief
Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou has replaced the head of the army after two of the country’s deadliest attacks in living…
Lai Mohammed, Aregbesola honour Alaafin, KWAM 1 in Oyo
The Minister of Information and Culture as well as his Interior counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday visited the Alaafin of…
China bans human rights watch boss over protest support
China has said Human Rights Watch Director, Kenneth Roth, was denied entry to Hong Kong over his organisation’s support of…
NCC targets Swedish SPIDER initiative for ICT capacity building, improved broadband
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Thursday, hosted the Swedish Ambassador to ECOWAS, Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria, Carl Grans, at…
Soku Oil Wells: Bayelsa heads to Appeal Court
The Bayelsa State Government on Monday said it has appealed the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which ceded…
Half of Kaduna’s private schools unregistered – Official
The Kaduna State Quality Assurance Authority says it will go after over 2,000 unregistered private primary and secondary schools operating…