Year: 2016
Forestry research institute identifies 120 indigenous species
The Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Ibadan, said it had identified 120 indigenous species in 2016 that could foster…
Gabon: The struggle and pain for national autonomy
Ademola Araoye It was predictable that the August 27, 2016 presidential elections in Gabon was going to be controversial with…
New Zealand warned of Tsunami after 7.1-magnitude quake
A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of New Zealand following a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake early Friday, report says.…
UN Security Council members visit South Sudan
Gerard van Bohemen, New Zealand’s Ambassador to the UN and President of the Security Council for September, on Friday, said…
Kaduna to blacklist defaulting contractors
The Kaduna State Government says it has started compiling lists of defaulting contractors handling the various project to blacklist the…
NIWA urges investors to take advantage of dredged River Niger
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has urged the private sector to take advantage of the dredged section of the…
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Charity Commission to conclude Didier Drogba corruption case
A report into the “serious regulatory concerns” surrounding a charity run by Didier Drogba is due to be released by…
Pastor tells court wife sex starved and cheated him
A 39-year-old pastor, Andrew Ndubisi, has told an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve his four-year-old marriage over sex and…
MTN unveils new brand ambassadors
MTN Nigeria on Thursday announced Nkem Owoh, popularly known as Osuofia, and nine other artistes as its 2016/2017 brand ambassadors.…
Man commits suicide, blames harsh economic situation
It was a gory sight as the body of a 50-year-old man, identified as Chief Ekanem Edet, dangled from a…
Boko Haram records casualties from NAF jet airstrikes
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday, disclosed that the Boko Haram sect has recorded serious casualty following its latest…
Roberto Martinez, Thierry Henry booed as Belgium lose to Spain
Roberto Martinez’s first match as Belgium head coach ended in defeat and jeers from the crowd as David Silva scored…
Army starts overhaul of career building, recruitment procedures
The Nigerian Army has commenced the overhaul of its career building and recruitment procedures to conform to the vision and…
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Jackie Chan to get lifetime achievement Oscar
Martial arts expert and actor Jackie Chan will receive a lifetime achievement Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
Man dies trying to fix faulty generator
Mr Ogbonnaya Nta, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Abia, has confirmed the death of Mr Chinweoda Ndubuisi, a…
FG launches rail transportation of livestock
The Federal Government on Thursday said an annual trade value of N850 billion to N950 billion was expected to be…
How ex-Benue officials stole N107bn from State Treasury
Fifty-two ex-Benue State officials and 10 corporate organisations are being hunted by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC over…
Soyinka seeks prosecution of hate preachers
Noble laureate, Wole Soyinka, has called for the prosecution of preachers of religious intolerance in the country. The Nobel laureate…
Foursquare pastor dies trying to fix faulty generator
Mr Ogbonnaya Nta, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Abia, has confirmed the death of Mr Chinweoda Ndubuisi, a…
Nigerians rock London “Notting Hill” carnival
Nigerians residing in the United Kingdom came out in their number to celebrate at the Europe’s biggest show, “Notting Hill…
I don’t have a twitter account – Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, does not have any twitter account, her spokesperson, Mr Festus Akanbi, has said…
Why we suspended operations – FirstNation Airlines
FirstNation Airlines on Thursday announced the suspension of flight operations in the country to enable it to maintain its aircraft.…
Brazil’s ousted President Rousseff appeals to Supreme Court
Brazil’s ousted President Dilma Rousseff appealed to the Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn the Senate’s decision to remove her…
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, is dead – Army Commander
The commander of ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’ Major General Lucky Irabor has reiterated the position of the Nigerian Army that the…
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Prison beauty queen emerges in Kenya
Ruth Kamande has been crowned Miss Lang’ata Prison after a beauty contest in the prison, which is in Kenya’s capital,…
Federal Govt reinstates 91 sacked cocoa research institute staff
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Federal Government has reinstated 91 staff of the Cocoa Research Institute, CRIN, unjustifiably sacked in 2004 by…
1,000 arrested in Gabon over election unrest
Around 1,000 people have been arrested in Gabon following unrest that occurred after the incumbent president was declared winner in…
Pictures: Buhari visits Osun State
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday 1 September visited Osun State to commission a lot of projects to mark the 25th…
My wife seek divorce to marry ex-lover – husband
A 36-year-old man, Ikenna Ezenekwe, has said that his wife once demanded the termination of marriage and settlement so that…
Musician jailed 1month for stealing phone
A Karmo Grade1Area Court in the FCT on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old musician, Isaac Wilson, to one month imprisonment for…