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Gas tanker explosion burns vehicles, buildings in Onitsha
A Liquefied Petroleum Gas ( LPG) tanker, exploded at a filling station, on Onitsha-Enugu Expressway, Anambra, on Sunday night, setting vehicles and buildings on...
Makurdi tenants lament over abitrary rent increase
Some tenants in Makurdi, the Benue capital, have decried the sudden and astronomical increase in tenancy fees within the city in recent years.
The tenants,...
AEDC controversy: Court orders parties to maintain status quo
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered parties in a suit filed over the raging controversy on the alleged takeover of the Abuja...
Yuletide: LG boss urges youths to embrace peaceful celebration
Mr. Foluso Ojo, the Chairman of Oye Local Government Area (LGA) in Ekiti, on Wednesday urged youths in the area to celebrate the Yuletide...
$11.8trn investments required between 2021-2045 in oil sector- OPEC
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says that investments of 11.8 trillion dollars will be required between 2021 and 2045 in the...
NAN bags NANTA’s Best Travel Online Medium Award, inducts correspondent into...
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has bagged the Best Travel Online Medium Award given by the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies’ (NANTA).
Also,...
Odoh applauds PGA for initiating Nigerian tour
Andrew Oche Odoh, the number one ranked golfer in the country has applauded the Professional Golfers Association of Nigeria (PGA) for organizing a Nigerian...
Man, 30, in court for allegedly defrauding company of N11m
A 30-year-old man, Ishola Ajayi, on Friday, appeared before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding a company of N11 million.
Ajayi, whose address was...
Association charges member schools to use Christian education to curb societal...
The Association of Christian Schools in Nigeria (ASCN) on Thursday in Jos proprietors and administrators of private schools to use Christian education to curb...
Group seeks stiffer penalty for rapists
Young Muslim Forum, a religious group, has called on the Federal and State Governments to enact stiffer laws that would tackle incessant rape cases...
Gunmen attack Jos Prison
Yet-to-be identified gunmen, suspected to be bandits, on Sunday attacked the Jos Correctional centre.
The bandits were said to have pretended to be on a...
FCT natives laud minister for inclusion of indigenes in cabinet
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) natives under the auspices of Abuja Original Inhabitants Youth Empowerment Organization has commended FCT Minister, Mr. Muhammad Bello, for...
I rejected offers by transport operators to evade enforcement—Taskforce Chairman
The Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye, says he has turned down offers from transport operators in the state, who will...
Man, 45, charged with Heroin trafficking
A 45-year-old man, Azeez Tajudeen, was on Tuesday charged before a Federal High Court in Lagos, with Heroin trafficking.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency...
Varsity education without interpreter, my most challenging experience – deaf graduate
Mr. Yusuf Yahaya, a 26-year-old graduate, said his four years in the university without a sign language interpreter, as a deaf student, were the...
Economists list expectations ahead MPC
Some economists have advised the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the CBN to come up with aggressive and radical policies that would reduce inflation...
Constable recruitment: Zone 14 fixes date for medical screening
The Zone 14 Command of the Nigeria Police, consisting Kaduna and Katsina States, has fixed Nov. 23 to Dec. 6 for the medical screening...
