Year: 2017
150 Benin Republic troops deploy to fight Boko Haram
The Republic of Benin has deployed 150 soldiers to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), to fight Boko Haram insurgents…
Mugabe Exit: Zimbabwean priest mediating potential end – sources
A Catholic priest is mediating a potential political exit for Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, although the 93-year-old is insisting he…
Weather forecast: NiMet gets research grant from UK
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has received a research grant from the United Kingdom Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) to…
Banire’s a liar, No 48-Hour Demolition Notice Served Property- LASG
The Lagos State Government has branded the National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Muiz Banire a…
Small Businesses Need Improved Financing and Web Presence
The International Finance Corporation has assessed 84 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are being financially underserved in…
WAEC unveils additional WASSCE diet for private candidates
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has created a new diet of its examination to cater for a large number…
Federal Govt monitors investigations on killing of 2 Nigerians in South Africa
The Federal Government says it is following police investigations on the death of two Nigerians in South Africa. A statement…
Delta government okays N7.04bn for two major projects
The Delta State Executive Council has approved N7.04bn (about 22.7 million dollars) for the implementation of two major projects, the…
FIFA resumes ticket sales for Russia World Cup Thursday
FIFA will on Thursday till 28 November, resume ticket sales for the world’s biggest single-sporting event in Russia next year.
Sports: Dalung tells NASS to allocate more funds
Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youth and Sports on Wednesday called on the National Assembly to allocate more funds to sports…
Anambra Elections: Osinbajo holds secret meeting with INEC boss
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, Wednesday held a closed…
AU calls for calm in Zimbabwe
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Wednesday urged Zimbabweans to address the current situation in the…
Fraud: NNPC reviews governance framework
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is executing a major restructuring of its corporate governance framework to engender an accountable…
Nigeria committed to peace, security in sub-region – Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria remains committed to the peace, security and territorial integrity of its neighbouring countries…
Multiple suicide explosions kill 18, injure 29 in Maiduguri
The Police in Borno on Wednesday said 18 persons were killed in multiple suicide bomb attacks at Muna Gari community…
Agricultural development: Ajimobi seeks CBN support
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has sought the support of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the agricultural…
Benue Assembly speaker tasks FG on compulsory livestock ranching
The Speaker of Benue House of Assembly, Mr Terkimbi Ikyange, has called on the Federal Government to formulate a policy…
South East visit: Buhari returns to Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a two-day official visit to Ebonyi and Anambra in the South East…
Data roll-over: NCC plans 14-day grace for subscribers
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to issue a directive to telecommunications operators to give 14 days’ window to…
NCPC to print special Bibles for Christian pilgrims
Rev. Tor Uja, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), said on Wednesday that the Commission would produce specially printed…
Edo: Installation of “Pere of Olodiama Kingdom,” sacrilegious, criminal
The Edo State Government has condemned the planned installation of a new monarch in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of…
Banire: I’m being persecuted by Ambode’s government
National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Muiz Banire on Wednesday accused the Lagos State Government led…
LASPARK Brings Art To The Park
The General Manager of the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK), Mrs. Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola has called on artists across…
Italy sack coach after World Cup debacle
Italy have sacked coach Giampiero Ventura after the four-time champions failed to reach the World Cup for the first time…
Zimbabweans in South Africa hope for change as army seizes power
Zimbabweans living in South Africa hope the move by the military to seize power from President Robert Mugabe will end…
Robert Mugabe And The Tale Of Tortoise
In different parts of Africa, local folklore is a way of life, especially in the rural areas. Most of the…
How Jonathan plotted own defeat in 2015 Presidential election
A new book on the 2015 General Election has detailed how former President, Goodluck Jonathan plotted his own defeat during…
Fire Outbreaks: Senate urges traders to get insurance cover
The Senate has advised traders in markets across the country to obtain insurance to protect their businesses in the event…
NAPTIP intensifies fight against “organ harvesting”
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it will liaise with Nigerian Police Force, Nigerian…
We Feel Your Pains, Lagos Tells Displaced Otodo Gbame Residents
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday appealed to displaced residents of riverine communities in Ilado popularly known as Otodo Gbame…