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Buhari Condemns Abuse Of Children In Kaduna
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned reported horrific acts at a ‘torture house’ in Kaduna where about 300 persons were rescued by the police.According to a statement by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,...
2020: Obiano Presents N137.1b Budget Proposal
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Thursday presented a budget proposal of N137.1 billion for 2020 to the State House of Assembly for approval.Mr Obiano, who tagged the budget “Accelerating Infrastructural Development and Youth Entrepreneurship’’...
“Lagos records over 70% of Nigeria’s vehicular traffic”
Lagos State records more than 70 per cent of Nigeria’s vehicular traffic, in spite of its small landmass. The Federal Controller of Works in the state, Adedamola Kuti, made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
NYSC Arrests Ten Fake Corps Members
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has uncovered ten persons who attempted to enrol with fake certificates during registration in some of its orientation camps. NYSC spokesperson, Adenike Adeyemi, said in a statement, three of the culprits who...
Seven killed In Collision Between Plane, Helicopter
Seven people were killed in a collision between a helicopter and a small plane on the Spanish island of Mallorca on Sunday. The government of the Balearic Islands announced this on Twitter. The victims included two passengers on the plane,...
Dr. Olukoya: God Gave Me The MFM Vision As A Tenant In One-Room Apartment
God gave me the vision to start Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) when I was living in a one-bed room apartment, founder of the church, Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, has said.Olukoya, who is now General Overseer, MFM Ministries ...
FRSC Argungu Returns N416,000 To Accident Victims.
The Argungu Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (frsc) has returned the sum of four hundred and sixteen thousand naira to victims of road crash that occurred on Saturday 17 August 2019 by 0905 hrs along bye pass...
FRSC Officials, Five Others Arrested For Extortion
A Joint Inter-Agency Team led by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested 37 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for allegedly extorting money from motorists on Nigerian highways.The Team, compri...
Panel Probes 120 Doctors Over Alleged Misconduct
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has inducted 412 foreign trained Nigerian doctors to practice medicine in the country and warned them against ethical misconduct.The induction was held at NAF Conference Centre on Thursday in Abuja, consisting o...
Anambra Implores FG On Death of Ndubuisi-Chukwu In South Africa
Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano has urged the Federal Government to investigate the alleged murder of Mrs Obianuju Ndubuisi-Chukwu’s in Johannesburg. Mr Don Adinuba, Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, in a statement...
Beauty Queen: I Was Raped By Gambia’s Ex-President
BBC—A 23-year-old former beauty queen in The Gambia, Fatou Jallow, has said she was raped in 2015 by ex-President Yahya Jammeh when he was in office. Her testimony is part of a Human Rights Watch and Trial International report that...
LASG Sacks 34 LASTMA Officers
Lagos State Government in the last 18 months fired not less than 34 officers of the State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) with two others under investigation for extortion and other sundry issues. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and LASTMA...
Elumelu To Empower 1,000 Northern Youths
Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony Elumelu, has pledged to empower 1000 young entrepreneurs in northern Nigeria.Speaking on Saturday at Bayero University Kano (BUK), while receiving Doctor of Business Administration, Honoris Causa from the universi...