Year: 2017
Illegal immigrants: Johannesburg Mayor gives govt ultimatum
The City of Johannesburg has given the South African Department of Home Affairs an ultimatum to produce a plan to…
Kwara CJ pardons 16 prisoners in Ilorin
Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Suleiman Kawu, has granted pardon to 16 convicted prisoners and awaiting trial inmates of…
Power: EEDC restrategises for effective service delivery
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says it is re-strategising for better and effective service delivery to customers in the…
Jonathan administration won gold medal in corruption – Tinubu
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Chieftain, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja said the Goodluck Jonathan administration won a…
Nigerian government pledges increased investment in youths
The Federal Government will increase its investment in youths to ensure sustainable national development, the Minister of Youths and Sports,…
Indian state uses drones to prevent open defecation
The Southern Indian state of Telanagana has embarked on a unique way to get rid of open defecation, using drones.…
Court grants interim order restraining senate from investigating IGP
An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi on Thursday granted an interim order restraining the leadership of the senate from…
Four arraigned over Ozubulu church killings
Four suspects were on Thursday arraigned before an Anambra State Magistrate Court sitting at Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area over…
Mugabe’s fate hangs in the balance amid coup confusion
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s fate hung in the balance on Friday as he apparently resisted efforts to make him step…
Gov. Badaru urges states to support farmers to produce competitive, qualitative goods
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa, on Thursday urged states’ ministries of agriculture to support farmers in producing competitive and qualitative…
Port reforms: NPA, Guild of Editors, to partner
The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman, said on Thursday that the Authority would partner with the…
U.S. advocates ‘new era’ in Zimbabwe
The U.S. is seeking “a new era” for Zimbabwe, the State Department’s top official for Africa said, implicitly calling on…
National convention: PDP extends deadline for purchase, submission of forms
The National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended until Nov. 30, the date for the purchase…
Anambra polls: Delta Police restricts vehicular movement
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Zanna Ibrahim, gave the order in a statement Friday in Asaba, signed…
ZANU-PF tells Mugabe ‘no going back’
Leaders of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party are meeting on Friday to draft a resolution to dismiss President Robert Mugabe at…
$5.5bn loan: Buhari’s request was approved base on his integrity – Reps
The House of Representatives on Thursday said it approved the 5.5 billion dollars loan request from the executive because President…
Vice-President Osinbajo’s remarks at book presentation
HONEST, SERIOUS-MINDED NATION BUILDING SOMETIMES REQUIRE TOUGH AND UNPOPULAR DECISIONS – VP OSINBAJO The greatest challenge is how to take…
Tax Evasion: Osun govt. seals dangote quarry
The Osun State Government on Thursday sealed off a quarry reportedly belonging to Dangote Group over alleged tax evasion.
Jonathan tells Nigerians to stand firm for democracy
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to Nigerians to collectively defend and stand firm for democracy. Jonathan made the call…
Anambra polls: IPAC calls for massive participation in election
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called on the people of Anambra to massively participate in the Nov.18 governorship…
No more room for criminals in mammy markets – CAS
The Nigerian Air Force on Thursday assured that it would keep Mammy Markets in its barracks free of criminals in…
World Diabetes Day: 400 Ikorodu residents get free screening
About 400 residents of Ikorodu in Lagos State received free diabetes screening on Thursday in commemoration of this year’s World…
FCT minister lists achievements
Mallam Muhammed Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday said his administration has provided massive infrastructure and…
Ex-governor Babangida Aliyu docked for money laundering
Former Niger State governor Babangida Aliyu was on Thursday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Minna on charge of…
Photo News: Old fox Mugabe trying to outwit military generals
Reports emanating from Zimbabwe have revealed that ousted President Robert Mugabe is still trying to outwit the military leaders who…
EFCC arrests former SGF, Pius Anyim
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Rivers CJ releases 55 persons from Port Harcourt prison
Rivers Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Adama Lamikara, has released 55 prison inmates from Port Harcourt maximum security prison.
Gov Wike tells PDP supporters in Anambra to defend their votes
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has advised supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State to defend…
Man kidnaps teenage Facebook lover, demands N4m ransom
The use of the social media to entice and abuse unsuspecting and gullible girls has again reared its ugly head,…
Police arrest 164 Otodo Gbame residents for sleeping at Governor’s office entrance
The police in Lagos have arrested 164 displaced residents of Otode-Gbame community, Lekki over Wednesday’s protest at the Lagos House,…