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The Kwara State Government will receive N3.9 billion from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) for the month of November, 2018. The State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, said this in a statement, in Ilorin,…

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has given an account of military losses in recent weeks to Boko Haram terrorists and at the same time made a chilling revelation that the insurgents have gone hi-tech in fighting Nigerian…

The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KSEMA), on Wednesday, donated relief materials to the victims of a fire that affected 17 shops at Abubakar Gumi Market, Kaduna. The agency’s Executive Secretary, Ben Kure, who made the…

President, Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), Mrs. Ummul-Kulthum Buratai, on Wednesday, in Benin, Edo State, inaugurated a skills acquisition centre at the Ekenhuan Barracks of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army. She said that…

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun State has warned motorists seeking driver’s licence to refrain from patronising touts, saying they may be prosecuted if caught. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Peter Oke,  gave…

Senator Joshua Lidani Moljobok of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has switched to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lidani’s defection was announced on the floor of the Senate by the Majority Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan. Lidani…

President Xi Jinping of China left Beijing, on Tuesday, for state visits to Spain, Argentina, Panama and Portugal. He is billed to attend  the 13th Group of 20 (G20) summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Xi was invited to pay the visits…

Five persons were confirmed dead, on Tuesday, while two others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Subaru car and a Honda bus at Orile Imo area on the Sagamu/Abeokuta expressway. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations…

Augustine Kelechi, popularly known by his stage name Tekno, is reported to have temporarily damaged his vocal box and has therefore taken time off music to overcome the set back. Triple MG boss Ubi Franklin said that Tekno will be taking…

Edo State will participate in 30 sporting events in the 19th edition of the National Sports Festival (NSF) slated for Abuja between December 6 and December 16, an official of the state government says. Sunny Airende, the Edo Director of…