Year: 2017
Buhari’s achievements laudable – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Buhari Administration has recorded laudable achievements, despite a terrible…
NYSC deploys 2,150 corps members to Niger
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed 2,150 Corps member to Niger for the 2017 Batch ‘B’ Orientation course.…
14,000 NSCDC Personnel deploy for Anambra election
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it deployed 14,000 personnel for Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra to…
Anambra poll: Awka remains calm, traffic free
Commercial and social activities on Friday remained normal in Awka, capital of Anambra as the people of the state prepare…
UK agency suspends sanitation funding in Cross River
The UK Agency for International Development (UKAID), has suspended funding of its Community-Led Health Improvement through Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion…
Fake news phenomenon worries Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has expressed concern over the dissemination of fake news and disinformation…
5 suspected drug peddlers in Police net
Five suspected drug peddlers have been arrested by the Sokoto Police Command. The suspects are Abubakar Bala, 26, Musa Muhammad,…
Policy implementation: APBN urges Nigerian Govt. to engage professional bodies
The Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN) on Friday urged the Federal Government to engage the body in its…
NCS ‘Zone C’ seized N543.18m worth of contraband
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) ‘Zone C’ of Nigeria Customs Service says it recorded 41 seizures of contraband worth of…
‘U.S spent over $4bn on HIV, AIDS in Nigeria’
The U.S Centre for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) said on Friday in Abuja that the organisation has spent over…
Agric scheme: Adamawa govt. begins registration of unemployed youths
The Adamawa Government on Friday announced the commencement of the registration of unemployed youths into the state’s Accelerated Agricultural Development…
Domestic violence: Emir of Kano expresses concern
The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II, has expressed concern over the alarming rate of domestic violence in Northern…
KanoTrade Fair: 11 countries, 500 companies to participate
No fewer than 11 countries are expected to participate at the 38th Kano International Trade Fair scheduled to hold from…
Customs arrests truck conveying contraband clothing materials worth N17m
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has arrested a truck conveying 340 bales of clothing materials worth N17 million in Sokoto,…
Nasarawa Govt. to introduce e-payment for corps members
The Nasarawa State Government is to introduce e-payment system to pay N5, 000 monthly allowance to corps members serving in…
Revenue: NCS Niger command generates N2.1bn
The Niger Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), generated N2.1 billion revenue from January to October, the area…
Missing TV journalist found dead
A Cameraman with the Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), Mr Ikechukwu Onubogu, has been found dead four days after he was…
Electric Cars: China to distribute exclusive licence plates
China will introduce green licence plates for new energy vehicles (NEVs) in 12 cities on Nov. 20, the Ministry of…
Kebbi Gov. intervenes to end violent clash between farmers, herdsmen
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi on Friday visited the scene of a violent clash between farmers and herdsmen in the…
Boko Haram: Buratai hails Artillery Corps immense contributions
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Tukur Buratai, has commended the Artillery Corps for its immense contributions in routing…
Patience Jonathan urges court to set aside $5.8m, N3.5b forfeiture order
Wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, on Thursday asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to set aside an order…
Mugabe makes first public appearance since overthrow
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's first public appearance since a military takeover is at a university graduation ceremony on the outskirts…
N1bn Agric loan: Kwara cassava farmers yet to benefit
The Kwara Chapter of Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria on Friday said its members had not benefitted from the N1…
Iraqi forces invade ISIS’s last major town
Iraqi forces on Friday entered Rawa, the last major town held by Islamic State militants in the country, a military…
Serena Williams formally marries father of her baby
Serena Williams has married Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in one of the biggest showbiz weddings of the year.
Failed coup: Turkey targets 42 University staff
The Turkish Authorities on Friday issued detention warrants for 42 personnel with Marmara University in Istanbul in their continuing crackdown…
Election Petition: Kenya Court to rule on cases
Kenya’s Supreme Court would rule on Monday on cases that seek to nullify the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in…
U.S. vows ‘concrete steps’ against Cambodia
The United States vowed to take “concrete steps” against Cambodia on Friday, following a Supreme Court decision to disband the…
Mugabe surrenders, agrees to go on exile in South Africa
After a long negotiation, ousted President Robert Mugabe last night agreed to step down.
Open defecation: Kwara first lady builds toilet
In a bid to stop open defecation in Kwara, the Wife of the Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has built two…