Year: 2016
G-7 summit kicks off in Japan
Rebooting global growth was top of the agenda as the G7 leaders started a two-day meeting in the Japanese coastal…
Greece bans flights from Libya
NATO member state Greece, has shut down its airspace for flights from Libya until September 8, according to a media…
FG, NLC meet to determine minimum wage
The Federal Government has constituted a 16-man committee to address issues that necessitated the three-day strike called by the Nigerian…
Pope Francis receives life jacket of dead migrant child
The life jacket of a six-year old Syrian girl who died at sea while trying to reach Greece has been…
FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N281.5billion
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has disclosed in Abuja that N1.5 billion, being excess bank charges, was recovered…
Funeral rites of passage for Oba Erediauwa begin
The royal funeral rites of passage for the late Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa, began on Wednesday evening in Benin.…
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17 Super Eagles players arrive France for Mali
A total of 17 Super Eagles players have arrived in France ahead of Friday’s international friendly match with the Malian…
Amina, Sambisa, and the Parable of a Wobbly Nigeria
By Okey Ndibe A peculiarly Nigerian type of frenzy happened last week. The event was triggered by a report that…
Army acquires new vehicles to fight Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has acquired six vehicles to enhance communication in its fight against insurgency in the North-East. The vehicles…
Seyi Shay To Debut Wig Line
Nigerian-based music singer, Seyi Shay is obviously shining and has got so much on her plate now. The music star…
Transfers: Man Utd to sign Willian for £60m…Arsenal to pay £38m for Morata
Prospective Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is targeting Brazil attacking midfielder Willian, 27, from former club Chelsea in a £60m…
Chelsea deal stalls Jose Mourinho’s move to Man Utd
Image rights negotiations are delaying Jose Mourinho’s appointment as Manchester United manager. It has emerged that Chelsea still own his name…
Breaking:Niger Delta Avengers blow up Chevron oil pipeline again
The new militant group in the Niger Delta that has been wreaking havoc on oil facilities, Niger Delta Avengers, Thursday,…
Gov Amosun mourns late Adebo’s wife
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has described the late matriarch of the Simeon Adebo family, Mrs Regina…
Saraki’s trial continues 1 june
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Wednesday adjourned the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki, till June 1, to…
Pictures of suspected herdsmen who attacked Enugu community
The police on Wednesday released the photographs of some of the arrested herdsmen who attacked Nimbo community in Enugu State.…
Kidnapped Kogi monarch regains freedom
The traditional ruler of Elaite town in Kogi State, Alhaji Aminu Akwu, who was kidnapped on May 20, has regained…
Buhari’s aide seeks support for anti-corruption war
The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has appealed to the…
Ebonyi Govt. seals off private, public premises over tax evasion
The Ebonyi State Board of Internal Revenue on Wednesday sealed off no fewer than 40 private and public business premises…
Naira depreciates further against dollar
The Naira on Wednesday weakened further against the dollar at the parallel market, barely 24 hours after the Central Bank…
FG holds special town hall meeting in Kano
The Federal Government will hold a special town hall meeting on Friday in Kano to commemorate the one year anniversary…
Mugabe’s supporters rally in Zimbabwe
Tens of thousands of Robert Mugabe’s supporters marched on Wednesday in Harare in a show of solidarity as divisions are…
Army renews call on Boko Haram militants to surrender
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday renewed calls on repentant Boko Haram fighters wishing to surrender to do so without wasting…
Lagos signs N844 billion MoU on 4th Mainland Bridge
In what is set to become a major milestone achievement in its 50 years of existence, the Lagos State Government…
Security experts converge in Abuja for summit
Security experts on Wednesday, converged on Abuja for the Nigeria National Security Summit to proffer solution to the myriad of…
Teenager stabs colleague with broken bottle
The police on Wednesday charged a teenager, Michael Amos, who allegedly stabbed his friend, Segun Emopene with a broken bottle…
FG declares May 30 public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 30 as a public holiday to celebrate the 2016 Democracy Day. Retired Lt.-Gen.…
Minister advises new immigration, prison heads
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has charged the newly-appointed Comptrollers-General of Immigration and Prisons to ensure professionalism…
GTB, Ecobank sealed by Ekiti govt for witholding tax
Ekiti State Government on Wednesday sealed off the premises of the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and Ecobank in the State…
Police parade 40 robbery, kidnapping suspects
The Police Command in Kaduna State on Wednesday paraded 40 suspects for alleged robbery, kidnapping, cattle rustling and car snatching.…