Year: 2016
BBOG commends FG over 21 Chibok girls release
The Bring Back our Girls (BBOG) group has commended the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Military in…
Hurray! Senate extends JAMB validity period to 3 years
The Senate on Thursday approved the extension of the validity of the results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME)…
Police Pension Scam: Court adjourns till Nov. 29
An FCT High Court on Thursday adjourned the Police Pension fund scam till Nov. 29 and Nov. 30. Esar Dangabar,…
300 drivers benefit from free eye screening
No fewer than 300 drivers in Ilorin, Kwara, benefited from free eye screening organised by the Nigerian Optometric Association(NOA) in…
Doctors, Psychologists to examine released Chibok schoolgirls
The federal government has assembled a team of medical doctors, psychologists, social workers and trauma experts to examine the 21…
FG to offer skills training to 1000 women IDPs
The Federal Government has concluded plans to offer skills training to 1,000 women displaced by conflicts in the country, Minister…
Army to flush out Bakassi militants -Commander
The Nigerian Army has reiterated its resolve to flush out militants from the creeks of Bakassi and Akpabuyo local government…
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Pictures of released Chibok schoolgirls
The Cable News Network (CNN) has released an “exclusive photograph” of some of the released 21 Chibok schoolgirls. The photograph…
Yola residents laud release of 21 Chibok Girls
Some residents of Yola, Adamawa, have expressed delight at the release of 21 Chibok girls by their abductors. The residents…
Buhari departs Abuja for Germany
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for Berlin, Germany, on an official visit from…
Phone thief bags 100 hours of community service
“The accused is guilty as charged, and sentenced to 100 hours of community service,” said Magistrate Tolu Idowu to punish…
Oyo Assembly mourns community chief
Some members of the Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday described as sad the death of a high chief…
Nigeria’s indigenous music wins 15 awards abroad
Mr Emeka Nwokedi, Choir Director for the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON), on Thursday said that Nigeria’s indigenous music had…
Adamawa CJ pardons 85, grants bail to 33 inmates
Adamawa Chief Judge, Justice Ishaya Banu, on Thursday, released 85 awaiting trial inmates in Jimeta Prison in Yola. Banu, who…
Union lauds FG on sack, demotion of top FAAN officials
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on Thursday lauded the Federal Government’s decision to sack and demote 22…
Man bolts with woman’s N80,000 in banking hall
A man, who allegedly outsmarted a woman in the queue in the banking hall on the pretext of helping her…
Stop destroying illegal refineries, regulate them- lawmaker to FG
A member of the House Representatives, Mr Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, said rather than destroy illegal refineries in the Niger Delta, Federal…
Witness absence stalls trial of ex FCMB manager
The absence of a prosecution witness on Thursday stalled the trial before a Federal High Court Lagos, of a former…
Navy seizes stolen 120,000 litres of crude oil
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a large metallic barge transporting about 120,000 litres of crude oil suspected to be stolen…
Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
The singer and songwriter Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for “having created new poetic…
Kwara shuts 88 illegal schools
Alhaji Musa Yeketi, Kwara Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, said on Thursday in Ilorin that the government has…
Recession: Centre announces essay prize for solutions
Lagos-based international graduate school, Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS) has announced a public interest essay competition aimed…
Housegirl bolts with employer’s 5,000 dollars
A housekeeper, 21-year-old Patience Peter, who allegedly bolted with her employer’s 5,000 dollars, was on Thursday brought before an Ebute…
Google search dominated by Nigeria’s victory against Zambia
Nigeria’s 2-1 victory against Zambia in a World Cup Qualifier dominated Google’s search engine from Oct. 5 to Oct. 12,…
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88
Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, died on Thursday, the palace said, prompting what is certain to be deep mourning…
Theatre arts students need “practical experience” film maker
A movie producer, Launcelot Imaseun, on Thursday urged tertiary institutions to expose theatre arts students to more practical aspects of…
Farmers task El-Rufa’i on implementation of 2017 budget
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), on Thursday, said the 2017 budget announced by the Kaduna State Government would…
Ezekwesili weeps for released Chibok girls
Co-convener of #BringBackOurGirls, the popular campaign group for the release of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted from Chibok in…
Buhari welcomes release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday expressed delight over the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls by the Boko Haram sect. Malam…
Putting money in brassiere causes breast cancer : expert
Dr Kike Adesina, the Technical Adviser to Life Empowers Anchors Hope (Leah) Foundation, has warned women against placing money inside…