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Thu, 06 May 2021 09:00:23 +0000BREAKING: Pastor Adeboye loses 42-year-old son
By Alao Abiodun Pastor Dare Adeboye, son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Enoch Adeboye, is dead. He was 42. He was said to have died in his sleep on Wednesday in Eket, Akwa-Ibom where was a pastoring a church. T...
Thu, 06 May 2021 08:50:02 +000027 abducted forestry college students freed after 57 days
By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna A day after their parents protested at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, abductors released 27 students of Federal College of Forestry, Kaduna. They spent 57 days with their captors. Thirty nine of ...
Thu, 06 May 2021 08:40:46 +0000FEC approves N6.2b for six electricity projects
By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved over $8.29 million as well as N3 billion for the execution of various electricity projects in the country. This was disclosed to State House Correspondents after the ...
Thu, 06 May 2021 08:30:23 +0000How states, schools plan to prevent kidnappers
From engaging hunters, to building fences and intelligence sharing, governments and schools at various levels are taking precautions to check the rising wave of abductions of teachers and students across the country. By Kofoworola Belo-Osagie,...
Thu, 06 May 2021 08:20:22 +0000Labour rejects move by Fed Govt to cut salaries
By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja Workers have kicked against a move by the Federal Government to cut their salaries as well as reduce the number of federal agencies. They registered their opposition yesterday through the Nigeria Labour Congress ...
Thu, 06 May 2021 08:02:46 +0000Lagos to pay 4,000 unemployed graduates N40,000 monthly
By Oyebola Owolabi Lagos State will pay 4,000 unemployed graduates N40,000 monthly for six months, Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke said yesterday. She addressed reporters as part of activities to mark Governor ...
Thu, 06 May 2021 07:52:39 +0000#EndSARS: ‘Lagos supported businesses with N940m’
Lagos State Government has said it has supported 1,835 businesses affected by the #EndSARS protest mayhem with N939.98 million. The Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke, made this known during the 2021 ministerial pr...
Thu, 06 May 2021 07:52:25 +0000Police arrest 35 suspected rapists in Jigawa
By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse Jigawa State Police Commissioner, Usman Gonna, yesterday said the command arrested 35 persons who allegedly defiled minors between January and March. He stated this while making a presentation at an expanded State Secu...
Thu, 06 May 2021 07:50:37 +0000Lagos Assembly to establish legislative institute
Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday read for the second time a Bill to establish the Lagos State Legislative and Research Institute. The Bill, which is a Private Member Bill, is given much laud by members of the House as a Bill that will formali...
Thu, 06 May 2021 07:48:40 +0000Women march for slain lady applicant
By Bassey Anthony, Uyo Over 2000 women yesterday staged a solidarity march on the streets of Uyo in protest against the gruesome killing of an Akwa Ibom job seeker Iniubong Umoren. The women were heard singing dirges and chanting, ...