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There seems to be no hope in sight to the fuel scarcity currently ravaging the Federal Capital, Abuja. In all the filling stations across the town, there are long queues of vehicles waiting to buy fuel which is not readily available. This started durin...
Fear griped both passengers and officials of Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria , (FAAN) at the Benin airport currently undergoing renovation as Benin bound Arik plane from Lagos hovered for several hours failed to land. The over 50 passengers on boa...
The Director-general of National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), Mallam Yusuf Abdallah Usman has disclosed that the commission would receive five Nok sculptures intercepted by the French Customs from Embassy of France next month. In an int...
Youth wings of both Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Jama’atu Nasir Islam (JNI), Jema’a Local Government chapters in Kaduna state have assured members of the public that they will jointly work for peace and development of the ...
Osun State chapter of the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have congratulated Muslims in the state for successfully concluding the 30-day Ramadan fast preceding the Eid-el-fitri festival. In a goodwill mess...
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr Emeka Wogu, has appealed to the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to call-off its ongoing strike in the FCT and seek dialogue. This is contained in a statement ...
A youth group, the Supreme Niger Delta Council World Wide, has appealed to the Federal Government to re-enlist Cross River as one of the oil producing states in the country. This is contained in a statement signed by the leader of the ...
The Kwara Government has inaugurated a committee that would write the history of the state and its people. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee was charged with the writing of a comprehensive book on the history of th...
Barely 24 hours to celebrate this year’s Ramadan festival, traders in some markets in Lagos State have expressed worries over the low turn-out of customers. The traders who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, attr...
Kaduna, Aug. 18, 2012 (NAN) Civil servants in Kaduna State on Friday received their August salaries ahead of the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Commissioner for Finanace, Dr John Ayuba, said this in a statement made available to the...
The police on Friday arraigned two men, Obianugwe Chijoke, 26, and Ogunaike Oluwagbenga, 32, before an Igbosere Magistrates’ court, Lagos, for alleged fraud. The accused were said to have defrauded three customers of Diamond Bank of about ...
Kaduna, Aug. 18, 2012 (NAN) Some Muslim faithful in Kaduna are rushing to the markets to buy ready-made wears for their children to celebrate the Sallah following disappointment by their tailors. And from neighbouring Kano, come...
The Niger Government has ordered two contractors handling its projects to return to site and complete their jobs on schedule. The contractors are Messrs Rural Steel Bridging and Infiouest International. The projects are the construction of a bri...
The 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army Benin, has paraded 16 students for allegedly being in possession of Nigerian Army uniforms and accoutrements. Cpt. Roseline Managbe, the brigade’s Public Relations Officer, told newsmen on Friday that the ...
Caring for the underarms is just as important as caring for the face; though some people tend to pay less attention to it. Lack of care for the underarms can lead to odour which could be as a result of sweat combined with bacteria. The impressions that...