Commandant Nuhu Bello Muhammadu has assumed duty as the new Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kaduna State Command. The state NSCDC’s spokesperson, SC Habbeeb Badamasi, …
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FG worries over World Bank’s slow disbursement of $700m water funds
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has raised concerns over the slow pace of financial disbursements in the $700 million Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and …
Read More »Bauchi floods kill 24, destroy property worth N22bn
The Bauchi State Executive Council has confirmed that 24 people have so far lost their lives as well as property worth over N22bn destroyed due to persistent floods in 16 …
Read More »FG questions researchers over claims of traditional HIV cure
The Federal Government has expressed doubts over claims by some Nigerian researchers that they have discovered a cure for HIV/AIDS. The government urged researchers, especially those claiming to have a …
Read More »PHOTOS: Fallen trailer causes gridlock on Abuja Airport road
Motorists and commuters plying the Abuja Airport Road are currently facing a herculean task as a fallen trailer has caused a serious traffic gridlock. The incident, which happened adjacent to …
Read More »Gombe gov donates foodstuff to corps members
The Gombe State Government on Monday donated some foodstuff to Batch B stream II corps members currently undergoing the three-week orientation course in Amada, Akko Local Government Area of the …
Read More »Sambisa forest elephant population decimated by poaching
The Borno government says elephants are absent in the Sambisa forest. The Director, Forestry and Wildlife in the Ministry of Environment, Mr Ayuba Peter, told the News Agency of Nigeria …
Read More »Panic in Borno as flood hits popular Zoo
Residents of Maiduguri are currently panicking over the flooding of Maiduguri Zoo, popularly referred to as Sanda Kyarimi Park located in the city centre. The PUNCH gathered that the park …
Read More »Hunters rescue kidnap victim, recover stolen vehicle
The Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) has rescued another kidnapped victim and recovered stolen vehicles in Anambra State, barely three weeks after a similar operation in the area. …
Read More »Anambra man wins N.5m for harvesting heaviest yam
History was made in the Obeledu community in Aniaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, when an indigene, Kenneth Ifeakandu, from Okofia village won the sum of N500,000.00 for harvesting …
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