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Wife of Edo Governor, Mrs Betsy Obaseki, has identified man-made poverty, greed and bad governance by past administrations in Nigeria as the root causes of irregular migration. Obaseki made the remark on Tuesday in her speech at the end of “Project dissemination on the creation of alternatives to migration through…

The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Commission(FRSC) has advised applicants who applied for driver’s licence to go to the nearest centre for the collection of their licence. Mr Clement Oladele, the Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Gov Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Tuesday swore in the new Grand Khadi of the state, Justice Abdulkareem Aruwa. Administering the oath on the new Khadi, Bello charged him to remain steadfast and committed to duty. The governor promised to provide a befitting office for the officer and also increase…

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has disowned a new guideline that demands tax certificates from media houses to get their representatives accredited for covering the Senate. Saraki disowns Agada over issuance of It is one of the points in a set of rules issued by the National Assembly’s Director…

Cardi B has had to bear the other side of cosmetic surgery as she has cancelled the rest of her concerts for the oth. Speaking on a plastic surgery she had, her publicist said in a statement, “Cardi was overzealous in getting back to work. She didn’t take the time…

Nigeria’s foremost deep-water oil and gas company, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), paid N366 billion in 2018 as revenue to the federal government from its exploration activities, while it made another N2.1 billion as statutory payment to the Niger Delta Development Commission, SNEPCo’s Managing Director, Bayo Ojulari,…

Ebonyi Governor, Chief Dave Umahi, has commended Muhammadu Buhari for ensuring that the 2nd Niger Bridge project becomes a reality in the South East. Umahi made the commendation in Abakaliki on Tuesday while receiving Chief Femi Gbajabiamila, Majority Leader of the Federal House of Representatives who led a team of…

Samuel Oladipupo Essoodee Popular actor, Yomi Fabiyi, paid a visit to veteran Nollywood actor, Baba Suwe, who has been sick for some time now. He currently out of the country for proper treatment. READ ALSO: 10 things you didn’t know about the woman who gave Baba Suwe N10m According to the…

Firemen have rescued six teenagers trapped under a heap of sand at Kuka village in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Three of those rescued were however confirmed dead by health officials in Gezawa, spokesman of the state Fire Service, Saidu Mohammed,…

No fewer than 138 Ramadan feeding centres are currently feeding between 200 and 250 persons daily in Sokoto metropolis. Alhaji Lawal Maidoki, the Chairman of the Sokoto State 2019 Ramadan Feeding Programme, told newsmen on Tuesday that 231 groups were also being supported under the initiative. Maidoki said the previous…