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Court remands 37-year-old man for peddling 250g of cannabis A Federal High Court on Friday ordered that a 37-year-p;d man, Gbenga Ojo, who pleaded guilty to peddling 250g of cannabis, be…

3 bodies recovered from Lagos LPG tanker explosion scene – NEMA The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says three bodies have so far been recovered from the scene of Thursday…

WORLD BANK: AGENCY SENSITIZES LGAs, MDAs, TRADITIONAL RULERS ON NG-CARES PROGRAMME The Zamfara state Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA) has organized one day advocacy and…

We are ready to resume CVR on June 28 — INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is fully ready to resume the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR)…

SCI to support Zamfara with M&E framework on social protection Save the Children International an NGO has promised to support Zamfara state government with Monitoring and Evaluation…

Hypertension increasing amongst older Nigerians – Physician Dr Olumuyiwa Akinola, a General Physician with Isolo General Hospital Lagos, says there is a dramatic increase in hypertension…

NHRC calls for prioritisation of children’s rights in national, state budgets Mr Tony Ojukwu, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu, has called for…

Aisha Buhari urges stakeholders to safeguard Rights, Dignity of African Child The Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has called on parents, teachers and guardians to do more to…

ZAMFARA CHILDREN'S PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR  SPEEDY PASSAGE OF CHILD PROTECTION BILL The Zamfara State Children’s Parliament on Wednesday called for the speedy passage of Child Protection…

Gbajabiamila rallies stakeholders on advertising bill The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has rallied support for a bill seeking to repeal the Advertising…