Year: 2016
Mrs Buhari thanks friends over Zahra’s wedding
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has expressed profound gratitude to friends and well wishers who joined her…
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I’ll be the best I can — Miss Nigeria
The winner of the 40th Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant, Miss Chioma Obiadi, from Anambra has promised to be the best…
Trump formally elected U.S. President by Electoral College
The 538-member Electoral College sealed Republican Donald Trump’s victory on Monday, formalising his Nov. 8 election and making him officially…
Abuja airport to be closed for 6 weeks in Feb., March 2017
The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen Hadi Sirika, says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, will be closed…
Senate did not reject Magu’s nomination as EFCC boss
Senate Leader Ali Ndume on Monday in Abuja dismissed media reports that the Senate had rejected the nomination of Ibrahim…
Ambode donates N5m to widows of fallen heroes
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday announced a donation of N5 million towards the welfare of widows of…
Unions to shut down Arik Air operations indefinitely, over 7-month salary arrears
The unions in the aviation sector have directed the commencement of a joint strike at Arik Air, with effect from…
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Killing of Russian ambassador to Turkey in pictures
Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Ankara, was killed on Monday by a gunman while attending an art exhibition in…
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Breaking: 9 killed as suicide truck hits German Christmas market
A truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in the German capital Berlin on Monday evening, killing nine people and…
AU backs ECOWAS’ decision on The Gambia
The Chairman of the African Union (AU), Mr Idriss Deby, on Monday expressed full support for the decisions adopted by…
Israeli billionaire arrested over corruption
Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz has been arrested on suspicion of corruption, police said on Monday. The diamond billionaire has been…
Assailants kidnap, kill Ekiti Police command’s paymaster
Idowu Taiwo, Superintendent of Police attached to Ekiti State Police Command, has been murdered by unknown persons. The deceased was…
Lagos pays N21.929b to 5,025 retirees in one year
The Lagos State Government says it has paid N21.929 billion to 5,025 retirees as part of their accrued pension rights…
Gov Amosun to resuscitate Gateway Hotel, Ota
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on Monday reiterated his commitment to resuscitate the Gateway Hotel in Ota, Ogun. Amosun disclosed…
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Breaking: Russian ambassador shot dead in Ankara, Turkey
Shouting “Don’t forget Aleppo! Don’t forget Syria!” a Turkish policeman in a suit and tie fatally shot Russia’s ambassador to…
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Why every Nigerian must know about MMM (1)
At about the same time our church, the Embassy of God, that used to be called in the 90’s the…
Aremu tells NLC, TUC to reconcile
Mr. Issa Aremu, the General-Secretary, National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN), has called for the…
Kebbi pensioners demand N4.8bn arrears payment
The Retired Officers Welfare Association in Kebbi, on Monday, demanded release of N4.8 billion for the full payment of outstanding…
Islamic cleric jailed for stealing, assault
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Monday sentenced an Islamic cleric, Osupa Adini, to three months imprisonment for…
MMM launches in Kenya, Ghana; Nigerian participants react
The creation of the Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) in Kenya and Ghana, approximately 48 hours after its activities in Nigeria…
Buhari felicitates with Saraki at 54
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on his 54th birthday being marked today. In a…
2 female suicide bombers confirmed dead in Borno
The Borno Police Command has confirmed the deaths of two female suicide bombers, who blew themselves up in an attempt…
Nasarawa governor donates wheelchairs to 54 cripples
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa state on Monday, donated wheelchairs to 54 physically challenged persons in the state to facilitate…
Update: Normalcy restored on Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highway after hours of drivers protest
Gradual movement of traffic has started on Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highway which was blocked for many hours in the early of Monday…
Truck drivers block Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highway
Protesting truck drivers have blocked the Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highways since the early hours of Monday. The drivers were protesting the N10,000…
2 Unilorin dons appointed vice chancellors
Two professors from the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) have been appointed vice-chancellors of two new private universities. They are Prof.…
Kebbi pensioners demand payment of N4.8bn arrears
The Retired Officers Welfare Association in Kebbi, on Monday demanded for release of N4.8 billion for the full payment of…
Kano community commend resident doctors
The Dawakin Tofa community in Kano State have commended the state chapter of Resident Doctors Association for providing free healthcare…
Gov Lalong declares war against Goskolo
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on Monday declared war against “Gosokolo”, an illicit locally brewed alcoholic substance, in the state.…
IMF chief awaits verdict in negligence trial
Christine Lagarde Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was on Monday awaiting the verdict in a trial over an…