Customs officer kills two colleagues in Lagos
Two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service lost their lives in a tragic accident on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on...
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Gunmen kill, burn four policemen in Edo
Four policemen have been reportedly killed by a gang of armed men in the Owan West Local Government Area...
- By OtownGist
- July 16, 2018
PDP rejects Fayemi’s victory, says it’s daylight robbery
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has rejected Saturday’s governorship election results in Ekiti State. It described...
- By OtownGist
- July 16, 2018
Fayemi’s victory an endorsement of Buhari administration, says FG
The Federal Government yesterday described the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s Ekiti governorship election as...
- By OtownGist
- July 16, 2018
Glut in egg production triggers call for industrialisation, value chain creation
Femi Ibirogba aggregates views of farmers, scientists and entrepreneurs in the poultry industry on the way out of low...
- By OtownGist
- July 16, 2018
How Nigeria, others shared Afreximbank’s $65b syndications
After 25 years of operations that kicked off in Abuja, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) said it has mobilised...
- By OtownGist
- July 16, 2018
Buhari congratulates Fayemi, governor-elect of Ekiti
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Dr Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on his victory in Saturday’s...
- By OtownGist
- July 15, 2018
Group kicks against state police, urges support for existing Federal police
The Southern Nigeria Peoples Mandate (SNPM), a political group, has kicked against state police as supported by both the...
- By OtownGist
- July 15, 2018
NiMet warns shift in rainfall pattern may cause floods
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that many parts of the country were likely to experience flooding due...
- By OtownGist
- July 15, 2018
N1.2trn Nigeria, Netherlands trade volume excites Envoy
Nigeria Ambassador to the Netherlands, Oji Ngofa has expressed satisfaction with the current volume of trade between the two...
- By OtownGist
- July 15, 2018
Stakeholders task FG on organic farming
Stakeholders in the organic farming sector are advocating the need to put pressure on the Federal Government to enact...
- By OtownGist
- July 15, 2018
Ekiti Decides: Fayemi knocks Fayose out with ‘neck injury’ defeat
Four years after he was massively rigged out of office by the Goodluck Jonathan-era Peoples Democratic Party, Dr John...
- By OtownGist
- July 15, 2018
Northeast needs food intervention for 3m IDPs
The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says an estimated three million displaced persons face critical food...
- By OtownGist
- July 15, 2018
Govt. condemns attacks on Plateau State Gov.
The Plateau Government has condemned the attack on the convoy of Gov. Simon Lalong by some hoodlums. Lalong’s convoy...
- By OtownGist
- July 15, 2018
Group commends INEC over Ekiti
The Alliance for Credible Elections is elated with the turn-out for the Saturday’s Ekiti governorship election and commended stakeholders...
- By OtownGist
- July 15, 2018
Witnesses tell court how Enugu hospital worker scammed them
The Police have told an Enugu State High Court how a senior staff of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu,...
- By OtownGist
- July 15, 2018