Year: 2017
Okunnu faults Akiolu, says Lagos a Yoruba State
Former Federal Commissioner for Works, Alhaji Femi Okunnu has faulted the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu's claim that Lagos is…
Americans honour Nigerian dwarf goat with obituary
Ollie, a Nigerian dwarf goat, kept at the Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown, Pennsylvannia, United States passed away on Tuesday.
UNILAG will admit only 8,000 out of 32,000 applicants – VC
No fewer than 24,000 applicants to the University of Lagos who scored 200 marks and above will still be unable…
World Cup Qualifier: Algeria vs Nigeria Match Airs Live on GOtv
GOtv subscribers will on Friday, 10 November watch the live broadcast of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between…
Prince Charles pays homage to war heroes in India
Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, were wrapping up their trip to India on Thursday by paying respects at…
infrastructure development: Council to partner FCT department
The Chairman, Kuje Area Council of the FCT, Alhaji Abdullahi Galadima has pledged to partner with the Satellite Towns Development…
Senate approves $350m World Bank loan for Ogun State
The Senate at a plenary on Thursday approved 350 million dollars World Bank loan for Ogun State Development Policy Operation…
Amnesty programme: Militants accuse politicians of programme hijack
A militant group in Ondo State, United Sea Wolf Avenger, said politicians in the state have hijacked the Federal Government’s…
NYSC: biometric clearance process begins in South-South
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday in Benin commenced the process of biometric clearance for corps members in…
Ebonyi APC backs Buhari for re-election
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ebonyi chapter, has expressed its support for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
Crude oil grades: NNPC to invite tenders for sale, purchase
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, is set to invite tenders for the sale and purchase of the Nigerian crude…
Development: Unilag VC calls for interdisciplinary research
Nigeria needs multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary researches to drive the needed development in the country, outgoing Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos…
Turkey detains over 100 Islamic State suspects
Turkish police have detained 111 people over a suspected link with Islamic State in Ankara and gave arrest warrants for…
11,000 pupils benefit from Nigerian Govt’s cash transfer in Niger
No fewer than 11,000 pupils from indigent families have benefited from the Federal Government’s Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme in…
Agge Deep SeaPort to commence activities before 2020
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Thursday assured prospective investors that commercial port activities would commence at the Agge…
Hushpuppi Laments Over Nose Surgery
Nigeria's big boy and Gucci king Ray Hushpuppi seems to be going through post-surgery complication as he is now bitterly…
32-year-old man arraigned for raping 6-year-old girl
A Birnin Kebbi Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday remanded one Umar Lawalli, accused of raping a six-year-old girl. The accused,…
NAFDAC offers free standardisation facilities to exporters
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged exporters to use its facilities to standardise…
2018 budget’s fiscal assumptions not feasible – Chukwuma
A financial expert, Dr Azuka Chukwuma, has described the fiscal assumptions and parameters set for the 2018 budget as not…
Teenager in court for stealing church bells
A 15-year-old boy, who allegedly stole eight jingle bells from a church was on Thursday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief…
Jos to demolish 400 illegal structures under high tension lines
The Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) says it will commence demolition of 400 illegal structures built under high tension electricity…
Aregbesola charges private universities on research, wealth creation
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on Thursday advised private universities in the country to make their mark in research…
Nimbo massacre: Igbo group tells FG to compensate families
Global Igbo Alliance (GIA), a non-profit organization, has called on the Federal Government to pay compensation to the victims of…
Dana Air flies 2.7m passengers in 9 years
Dana Air on Thursday said it had flown over 2.7 million passengers in its nine years of operations in Nigeria.
Festus Keyamo Weighs In On Bobrisky’s Arrest
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Festus Keyamo, says that Nigerian male Barbie and Snapchat queen, Bobrisky can’t be arrested or…
Ogun committed to growth of agro-based industries – SSG
Ogun State Government on Thursday said it would pursue vigorously the growth of agro-based industries in its bid to increase…
Federal Government requests creation of UNESCO Youth Commission
Federal Government has requested the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to pass a resolution to create Commission for…
Igali promises to improve Nigerian wrestling
The President of Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Daniel Igali, on Thursday, promised to help in improving the wrestling sport in…
Forbidden in China, but Trump tweets about Beijing trip
U.S. President Donald Trump went around and over the “Great Firewall” of China in a late-night tweet in Beijing as…
INEC registers 104,805 new voters in Bayelsa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Thursday it had so far registered 104,805 voters in the on-going Continuous…