Windstorm destroys N2.3bn properties in Katsina State— Masari
June 29, 2018 Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State says the recent windstorm experienced in some parts of the state has destroyed properties worth N2.3 billion. Masari made the disclosure…
Plateau massacre: NANS condemns incessant killings, demands justice
June 29, 2018 The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the recent killings in Plateau State in which Police confirmed 86 persons, including children dead on Sunday….
NDLEA arrests 60 traffickers, seizes 976.2 kg illicit drugs in Kogi
June 29, 2018 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kogi on Friday said it had arrested 60 suspected drug traffickers and seized 976.2 kg illicit drugs between April…
Lagos tanker fire explosion: Group commiserates with families of victims.
June 29, 2018 An NGO, The Coalition for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa (CGGEJA), on Friday expressed condolence to families of victims of Thursday’s petrol tanker fire…
NAFDAC wants more rehabilitation centres for drug addicts
June 28, 2018 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has called for establishment of more rehabilitation centres to cater for drug addicts in the country….
Marketers urge NNPC to resolve loading challenge at Ejigbo depot
June 28, 2018 Petroleum marketers on Thursday called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to address the loading challenge at the Ejigbo depot to avert fuel scarcity in…
Border closure: AFAN urges rice farmers to increase production
June 28, 2018 All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has advised rice farmers to double their production because of the Federal Government’s plans to close part of Nigeria’s land border…
How Nigerian girls end up in Saudi Arabia as slaves
Following global attention on migrant routes from Africa to Europe, traffickers have turned to oil-rich Saudi Arabia as the new destination for trafficked Nigerian girls who work as domestic servants,…
Plateau killings too barbaric for this age – Obasanjo
As high profile Nigerians continue to pour into Jos over massive killings in Plateau communities, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the right machinery should be put in place…
Energy Commission workers drag DG to EFCC over alleged graft
Staff members of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of funds by the Director-General of the commission, Prof….