Year: 2016
Breaking: Hungry IDPs protest in Maiduguri, block highway
Hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons have left their camps and taken to the streets to protest against hunger and thirst…
U.S. pledges to help Nigeria diversify economy
The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, says that his country will do everything in its power to help Nigeria…
FCT CP restates commitment to apprehend Eunice Olawale’s killers
The FCT Police Command has restated its commitment to apprehend the killers of Mrs Eunice Olawale, a Redeemed Christian Church…
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4 World Bank officials drown in Ekiti dam
Four World Bank officials had reportedly drowned at Egbe Dam in Egbe Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State.…
FG signs MoU to revive dormant festivals, traditional games
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the British Council on the revival of nation’s dormant…
Police deploy 23,000 policemen for Edo Election
Jethro Ibileke/Benin To ensure adequate security of lives and properties during the September 10 gubernatorial election in Edo state, the…
Court denies man bail for sexual assault
An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Thursday denied one Lucky Alabi, 22, bail for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl.…
Polio: Osun Govt. asures association of support
Dr Akinyinka Esho, the Permanent Secretary, Osun Ministry of Health, on Thursday, assured the new caretaker committee of the Association…
Ex-council CSO pleads guilty to impersonating army officer
Guilty-racked 33-year-old former Lagos Council Chief Security Officer, Umar Usman, risks three years in jail for impersonating an army officer…
FG accords top priority to infrastructure development – Osinbajo
osinbajo The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, said the Federal Government would continue to accord priority to infrastructure…
Thrift institution marketer bolts with market women’s N1m
An employee of a thrift institution – CNN Credit Ltd, Jackson Umem, who allegedly defrauded the organization of some market…
Officials yet to name Team Nigeria to Rio 2016 Paralympics
With just two weeks to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the Nigeria Paralympics Committee (NPC) has yet to name the…
Three in court for attacking policeman
Three men on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly injuring a policeman with a broken bottle as…
Cargoes should leave Lekki deep seaport under 24 hrs – Customs
The Zone ‘A’ Coordinator of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Assistant Comptroller-General Eporwei Edike, has said that cargoes should be…
ICT academies promote self-employment – Operators
Nigerians operating in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry say it is now impacting the lives of youths by…
4 World Bank officials drown in Ekiti dam
Four World Bank officials had been reportedly drowned at Egbe Dam in Egbe Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti…
Plateau govt to recruit 400 ad hoc agric officers
The Plateau Government has concluded plans to recruit 400 agric extension officers, Mr Philip Gonap, Programmes Manager, Plateau Agricultural and…
Buhari felicitates with Prof. David-West on 80th birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday congratulated Prof. Tam David-West on his 80th birthday anniversary, and commended his steadfastness and forthrightness…
15-year-old docked for stealing cable wires
A 15-year-old boy, Ayo Oladele, was on Thursday brought before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in Osun over the alleged theft…
Breaking: Fulani herdsmen attack Enugu community again
Suspected Fulani herdsmen, Thursday morning, attacked Ndiagu Attakwu community, in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, killed a…
Drones to deliver pizzas in New Zealand
Domino’s Pizza on Thursday said it would begin trial use of drones to deliver pizzas in New Zealand in what…
NSCDC arrests man for raping IDP in Borno
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Borno on Thursday said that it had arrested a 40-year-old man…
12 killed, dozens wounded in American university attack
Twelve people were killed and others wounded in an attack on a university in Kabul, the Afghan capital, a spokesman…
Civil War Memoirs: Why I have to kill Igbos – Benjamin Adekunle
Stories abound about the exploits of the late Brigadier General Benjamin Adekunle during the country’s civil war from 1967-1970. The…
Death toll in Italy’s quake rises to 247, many still missing
Rescue crews raced against time Thursday looking for survivors from the earthquake that leveled three towns in central Italy, but…
Desmond Tutu hospitalized for infection
Archbishop Desmond Tutu admitted himself to a Cape Town hospital on Wednesday “for treatment to a recurring infection,” according to…
Wizkid, Tiwa Savage make AFRIMA nominees list
Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Brymo, Flavour and 11 other Nigerian artistes made the nominees list unveiled by AFRIMA in Lagos for…
Ondo Election 2016: The politics of mad men with hoes syndrome
Kunle Ajayi. I have watched with keen interest the intrigues that has enveloped the politics leading to the emergence of…
Why we hid NNPC’s dollars, FirstBank, others explain
Some banks on Wednesday clarified their positions on the alleged suspension from the foreign exchange market transaction by the Central…
CBN re-admits UBA into FOREX Market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has re-admitted the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc into the Foreign Exchange Market…