Year: 2016
Aregbesola inaugurates N37m school
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Thursday inaugurated a N37 million Middle and High School in Egbedore Local Government Area…
Nigeria now 60th in FIFA ranking
Nigeria has moved to 60th on the FIFA latest ranking, jumping four places from its last position in September. Two…
Ambode: Nigerians must join hands with Buhari to defeat terrorism
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said Nigerians and the international community must join hands with President…
Google Trends reveal rising anxiety over NYSC scheme
Google says a rising anxiety on the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme is popular on Google search this week.…
Simi opens up on negative criticism
One of the nation’s upcoming entertainers, Simisola Ogunleye, popularly known as “Simi”, says that criticism from fans has made her…
EFCC recovers N196m in Borno
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it recovered more than N196 million on financial crimes during various operations…
Coronation: Public, private offices shut
Public and private offices, including banks and schools in Benin, were shut on Thursday as workers observed the public holiday…
NDLEA Seizes 61.4kg Hard Drugs
The Adamawa Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of 20 suspects involved in…
Principal Arraigned for misappropriating N600,000
The police on Thursday arraigned, Samuel Patrick, a school principal, in a Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for…
Burnt library: UniJos Officials To Contribute N1m each
Six principal officers of the University of Jos (UniJos),are to contribute N1million each for the restocking of the institution’s burnt…
2017 Budget: El-Rufai allocates N440m for women affairs
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufaí of Kaduna State Government has earmarked N440 million to service the state Ministry of Women Affairs and…
21 Year Old Nabbed For Stabbing Man
A Kano Magistrates’ Court sitting in Rijiyar Zaki on Thursday remanded a 21-year-old man, Mansur Abdullahi, in prison for allegedly…
London Zoo gorilla helped himself to blackcurrant squash
A gorilla that escaped from its enclosure at London Zoo drank five litres of undiluted blackcurrant squash before being returned…
Landlord’s son docked for stabbing tenants
A 26-year-old man, Jimoh Yusuf, on Thursday, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stabbing a couple staying in…
Women Arrested For bathing hairdresser with hot water
Two housewives, who allegedly poured hot water on a hairdresser, Taiwo Aturamu, have appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The…
Empowerment: Jigawa distributes 600 goats to 200 women
In its bid to empower rural women and make them self-reliant, the Jigawa Government has distributed 600 goats to 200…
EU gets tough on African migrants
Encouraged by their success in halting a mass influx of refugees by closing Greek borders and cutting a controversial deal…
11 suspects nabbed for breach of peace
The Kaduna State Police Command, on Thursday said it had arraigned 11 hoodlums alleged to have vandalised properties belonging to…
South Africa Group Acquires 100 IPads For Schools
Abia Union in South Africa has said that its has acquired 100 iPads it will donate to some secondary schools…
DAPPMA Urges FG To Ensure Refineries Are Working
Mr Olufemi Adewole, Executive Secretary, Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA), says fixing the nation’s refineries will help address…
Diplomats grace Prince Erediauwa’s Coronation in Benin
Members of the Diplomatic Corps are among dignitaries already seated at Urhopkpota venue for the coronation of the Crown Prince…
Kaduna earmarks N3.12b for power supply in 2017
The Kaduna State Government has earmarked N3.12 billion for various electricity projects in the state in 2017. The News Agency…
Donald Trump says he may not accept election result
Republican candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday would not commit to accepting the outcome of the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election…
Sanitation Fee Should Be Made In The Bank-ESWAMA
The Enugu State Waste Management Agency (ESWAMA) on Thursday warned residents not to pay sanitation fee in cash to any…
Oyo First lady condoles with families of accident victims
The wife of Oyo State governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, has condoled with the families of the victims who lost their…
Oral Contraceptive Causes Cervical Cancer- Expert
Mrs Priscilla Aondona, a Medical Micro-biologist working with National Biotechnology Development Agency, says long intake of oral contraceptives can lead…
Royal fathers, Religious leaders arrive Urhokpota, coronation venue
Royal fathers, religious leaders, retired army generals and members of the Edo State Executive Council are among the early arrivals…
No plan to reduce flight operations in Nigeria- Lufthansa Airline
An international carrier, Lufthansa Airline, on Thursday, said it had no plan to reduce its flight operations in Nigeria. The…
Kaduna to establish emergency medical services
The Kaduna State Government says it will establish the state’s emergency medical services to improve access to healthcare in the…
BREAKING: Buhari sends 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees to Senate
President Muhamadu Buhari on Thursday sent names of 46 persons to the Senate for consideration as non-career ambassadors. President of…