Year: 2016
Man City leave Yaya Toure out of Champions League squad
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has left midfielder Yaya Toure out of his 2016-17 Champions League squad. City could not…
Kano approves N939m for health, road projects
Kano State Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba says the state government has approved N137 million for the renovation of…
10,000 civil defence corps for Edo guber poll
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says 10,000 of its personnel will be deployed for the 10 September Edo…
Lagos: Police arrest 31 robbery suspects in 7 days
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Fatai Owoseni, said on Friday that 31 armed robbery suspects were arrested…
Lagos, FRSC partner to curb road accidents
The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation and the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) are poised to undertake joint monitoring across…
Hike in cement price will compound housing deficit – dealers
Two cement dealers in Umuahia have expressed concern over Monday’s sharp increase in the retail price of cement, saying that…
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Update: 14 killed in night market bomb explosion
At least 14 people have been killed and dozens hurt in an explosion at a night market in Davao City…
NUJ set to develop journalists’ database
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) says the process of developing a database of journalists nationwide has commenced. The NUJ…
Need for continuity in Edo State
By Sunny Edoja The people of Edo State will go to the polls to choose Adam Oshiomhole’s successor on September…
NAN set to launch new photo portal
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) is set to introduce a new portal for photographs that would be beneficial to the…
FG to roll out digital switchover in Abuja- Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says that the Federal Government will roll out digital switchover in…
South Africa implements HIV universal test, treatment programme
The South African government has started implementing the universal test and treatment programme, where every HIV positive person is put…
Buhari impressed with Mark Zuckerberg’s simplicity
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, expressed admiration at the simplicity displayed by Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook and the Chief…
FG to reintroduce civic, hygiene education in schools
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the Federal Government may reintroduce civic and hygiene education in primary…
NUJ boss urges NAN to expand coverage scope
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Friday in Abuja urged the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to expand its…
We will allay the hardship of Nigerians- Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the Federal Government is aware of the sufferings and pains…
Man lands in court for cheating
A 42-year-old man, Damisa John, on Friday appeared in a Mararaba Upper Area Court, for alleged breach of trust and…
Group vows to promote peace, unity among Christians, Muslims
A religious group in Bauchi State, Jamatul Nasirul Islam (JNI), on Friday, vowed to unfold programmes that would sustain the…
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Breaking: Facebook founder, Zuckerberg, rushes back to Nigeria, meets Buhari
Following criticisms that he did not meet any political leader during his two-day visit to Nigeria, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg,…
Jigawa pays gratuity, death benefits to beneficiaries
The Jigawa Government has paid N433.6 million to local and state government retirees and families of dead persons as their…
Uzbekistan President Karimov is dead
Three diplomatic sources on Friday in a report in Tashkent confirmed the death of 78 years old, Uzbek President, Islam…
IS fighters fleeing Iraq leave carnage behind
As Islamic State fighters are being routed from cities and towns across Syria and Iraq, they increasingly leave behind carnage,…
Pastor arraigned for intimidating neighbour
A 45-year-old pastor, Chukwuemeka Okoro, and his wife, Esther, 39, were on Friday arraigned in a Mararaba Upper Area Court…
Breaking: Protest in Port Harcourt over murder of lawyer
Hundreds of human rights activists from Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states on Friday held a peaceful demonstration at the headquarters…
LASU adopts online screening for 2016/2017 admission
The Lagos State University (LASU) has commenced the admission of candidates for the 2016/2017 academic session using the online screening…
UN Security Council slams terrorist attack on Chinese Embassy
The UN Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the serious terrorist bomb attack” against the Chinese Embassy in…
Kebbi completes transportation of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
Alhaji Bala Sakaba, the Kebbi Chairman of Pilgrims Welfare Agency, on Friday, said the state had completed the transportation of…
NOUN shuts five illegal Lagos study centres
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) said on Friday that it had identified and closed down five illegal study…
Samsung stops Galaxy Note 7 phone sales after battery explosions
Samsung says it is suspending sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after finding batteries of some of the gadgets…
Disregard statement credited to Gov. Wike- NDDC boss
Mrs Ibim Semenitari, acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has called on the public to disregard a statement…