The Imo Government has postponed resumption of schools in the state until Jan. 25 Schools due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s ...
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Ekiti demolishes dilapidated, substandard buildings in 532 primary schools
The Ekiti State government has begun the demolition of dilapidated and substandard structures in 532 primary schools across the state in a bid to add ...
Read More »Buhari ignores Senate, approves acting DG for NDE
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the appointment of Abubakar Fikpo as the acting Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) pending the appointment ...
Read More »Gov. Akeredolu orders herdsmen to vacate Ondo forest reserves
The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to herdsmen to vacate forest reserves in the state. The order is part ...
Read More »Bandits ambush, kill four police officers, abduct one in Kano
Four policemen have been killed and one officer kidnapped in an ambush on a police convoy by bandits along Birnin-Gwari Funtua Highway in Kano.
Read More »Stop Buhari now from selling public properties to fund budget – SERAP tells National Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari must be stopped from selling public properties to fund the 2021 budget.
Read More »Gov. Obiano suspends sale of Anambra State assets
Anambra Governor Willie Obiano has suspended the planned sale of some assets of the state amongst them Commissioners quarters located within the Agu-Awka axis near Government House, Awka.
Read More »Cops arrest Police Sergeant for robbery in Port Harcourt
A serving police sergeant, Ibrahim Odege and one Sampson Odege have been arrested while carrying out robbery operation at Elekahia Housing Estate, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Read More »Bandits kill octogenarian, 14 others in Zamfara, Kaduna attacks
Some bandits have killed five people, including an 80-year-old woman, in separate attacks on three local government areas of Kaduna State.
Read More »Robbers kill 22-year-old IT prodigy in Lagos
David Ntekim Rex, a Nigerian Information Technology (IT) prodigy, has been fatally shot in Lagos by robbers.
Read More »Gunmen hack catholic priest to death, kidnap brother
Catholic priest, Father John Gbakaan, who is the Dean of the newly created Lapai Deanery in Niger State, has been killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.
Read More »Bandits abduct 17 persons in Niger State
Seventeen people have been reportedly abducted by bandits in Niger state.
Read More »Ekiti State relaxes curfew, orders schools to reopen
Ekiti State Government on Sunday night announced that the curfew it imposed on the state from 8pm to 6am, including various other restrictions, had been relaxed.
Read More »Presidency unveils ambassadorial postings
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment of a former Minister of State for Defence, Demola Seriki, to Spain as the Nigerian Ambassador while a former Minister of Mines and Steel, Sarafat Ishola, will serve as the High
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