Oil theft: Army destroys tankers in Edo
The Nigerian Army on Sunday publicly burnt two tankers used by suspected vandals to siphon crude oil from a burst pipeline at Ugo, along the Benin-Abraka road in Edo ...
View ArticleYuletide: Jos museum ready for tourists, says official
The National Commission for Museum and Monuments on Sunday assured local and foreign tourists of its readiness to host them during the Christmas and New Year celebrations ...
View ArticleFalana advocates govt’s support for local investors
A Lagos based lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has urged governments at all levels to encourage local investors by providing necessary incentives in a bid to grow the economy. Falana, who...
View ArticleYuletide: Police mounts 24-hour surveillance of banks, churches
The Police Command in Sokoto State said it would mount 24-hour surveillance of Churches, banks, highways and other public places during the forthcoming Yuletide celebrations. The Commissioner of Police...
View ArticleUnilorin Lecturers to teach from homes by 2014 – Registrar
The Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Mr Emmanuel Obafemi, has said that the institution would, from January 2014, be fully digitalised. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in...
View ArticleSuspected herdsmen kill two in Southern Kaduna
Gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, launched another attack on Madakiya Community near Zonkwa in Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna StateSaturday night, killing two persons. Aside the two...
View ArticleAPC’ll collapse soon –Presidency
The Presidency on Sunday boasted that it was not perturbed by “the parade of the All Progressives Congress.” It said it was evident that the party was suffering from a leadership ...
View ArticleMurdered banker: Court reserves judgment
A Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Monday reserved judgment in the trial of Akolade Arowolo, who allegedly stabbed his wife, Titilayo, a banker, to death, sometime in 2011. Justice Lateefat Okunnu informed...
View ArticleGunmen kidnap Lebanese businessman in Kano
The Kano State Police Command, on Monday confirmed the abduction of a Lebanese national, Mr Hassan Zein, at the Sharada Industrial Area of Kano metropolis. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP...
View ArticleGovt to distribute 41m treated nets in 2014, says Chukwu
The Federal Government on Monday said it would distribute 41 million insecticides-treated nets in 16 states in 2014. The Minister of Health, Dr Onyebuchi Chukwu, said this in Bodinga, headquarters of...
View ArticleElechi presents N99.8b budget for 2014
Gov. Martin Elechi of Ebonyi on Monday presented the 2014 budget of N99.8 billion to the state house of assembly. The budget tagged ``Budget of Stabilisation’’ ...
View ArticleCommissioner rates Elechi’s govt high
The Commissioner for Education in Ebonyi, Mr Ndubuisi Chibueze-Agbo, has rated the performance of Gov. Martin Elechi high, saying he has kept his electoral covenant with the people. Chibueze-Agbo...
View ArticleUmuahia traders lament poor sales during festive period due to market location
Traders at the Umuahia Modern Market are lamenting poor sales two days to the Christmas, blaming it on the location of the market. Speaking with newsmen, the traders regretted the turn of events...
View ArticleAlameiyeseigha calls on President Jonathan, Obasanjo to close ranks in...
A former governor of Bayelsa, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, on Monday appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo to close ranks and proffer solutions to the...
View ArticleAba residents assured of clean environment during festive season
The Deputy Managing Director of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA), Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has assured the residentsof Aba that the city will be clean during the Christmas festivities....
View ArticleChime commissions Enugu High Court newly-built auditorium, charges lawyers to...
Gov. Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has called on lawyers to make judicious use the newly-built auditorium at the state high court to improve their services. Chime made the call in Enugu on Monday while...
View ArticlePetrol price jumps by 8.3 % in Nsukka
Less than 24 hours to the Christmas celebrations, the prices of petrol across Nsukka town have appreciated by 8.3 per cent. A market on Tuesday in the area showed that some independent petroleum...
View ArticleMan who bit off upper lip of his friend charged to Itire Magistrate court, Lagos
A 31-year-old man, Chidi Osuagwu, on Tuesday appeared before an Itire Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly biting off the upper lip of his friend. The accused who resides at No. 13, Agboola St....
View ArticleOver N360b spent on PHCN workers severance benefits – BPE
Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) has said that over N360 billion had so far been spent in payment of severance benefits to workers of the Power Holding company of Nigeria (PHCN). The Director-General...
View ArticleFirstBank strengthens support for arts, brings Kakadu to Calabar Carnival
FirstBank Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s consumer centric bank, is sparking the resurgence of stage and theatrical performance in the country. The bank has, once again, reiterated its commitment towards...
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