Year: 2017
Trump presses China on North Korea and trade
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed China to do more on the North Korean nuclear issue and said bilateral…
Kenya set to host international film conference
Over 100 delegates are expected to attend an International Film Conference in Kenya to seek ways of promoting and accelerating…
Taiwan workers protest work-hour bill
More than 1,000 workers on Thursday protested outside the Cabinet office in Taipei as it approved a draft bill aimed…
Customs intercepts 365 bags of smuggled rice in Sokoto
Mr Nasiru Ahmad, the Controller of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in Sokoto/Kebbi/Zamfara Area Command, said the command had intercepted two…
Sex slavery: South Korea dismisses Japan’s protest
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday dismissed Japan’s protest against the presence of one of the victims of Japan’s World…
Strange illness: Buhari calls Jigawa Governor, orders investigation
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday directed the Minister of Heath, Prof. Isaac Adewole, to investigate reports of an ‘unknown disease’…
Britain to start latest round of EU talks
Negotiators from Britain and the European Union are meeting again on Thursday to determine the terms of Britain’s departure from…
Bangladeshi man gets life sentence for raping Indian nun
A court in India has sentenced a Bangladeshi man to life in prison for raping an elderly nun, lawyers associated…
6 arrested in Tokyo over possession of dangerous drugs
Six people were arrested on suspicion of possessing quantities of what the Health Ministry has described as “dangerous drugs’’ authorities…
NHRC lacks capacity to perform – Ex A-G
Immediate past Attorney-General of Ekiti State, Mr Olawale Fapohunda, has called on the Federal Government to strengthen the National Human…
Gbaramatu monarch frowns at pipeline vandalism
The monarch of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta, Pere Williams Ogoba, Oboro II has ordered…
Boko Haram: Nigeria Govt. concludes first phase of suspects prosecution
The Federal Government yesterday said it has completed the first phase of prosecution of Boko Haram suspects in its custody,…
Planners institute charges Govt on political will to enhance urban planning
The Nigeria Institute of Town Planning has called on government at all levels to demonstrate the political will to enhance…
Chinese companies agree to develop LNG in Alaska
China’s top state oil major, Sinopec, one of
the country’s top banks and its sovereign wealth fund have agreed
to help develop…
PTAID to verify 24,000 federal pensioners in Kogi
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has commenced verification of about 24,000 Federal Civil Service pensioners in Kogi as part…
Better economy if Nigerians work together – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria’s impressive ranking in the latest World Bank Doing Business report is a proof that…
Huge crowd as Bonnke’s Farewell Crusade kicks off in Lagos
The Farewell Gospel Crusade of German Evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke kicked off on Wednesday in Lagos with a huge crowd attending…
Bayelsa Deputy Gov. gives vote of confidence on Nigerian Engineers
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa, Rear Admiral John Jonah (rtd), has expressed confidence in the capacity of Nigerian engineers to…
Kogi LG administrators tenure extended by 6 months
The Kogi House of Assembly on Wednesday approved a six-months tenure extension to local government administrators in the state.
2018 UTME: Pens, wristwatches banned from centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), organiser of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has banned the use of…
INEC staff urged to earn public trust ahead of 2019 elections
Mr Mike Igini, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom, has advised staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Yobe state approves N1.4bn for basic amenities projects
The Yobe Executive Council has approved the sum of N1.4 billion for the execution of irrigation, health, electricity and education…
Vice principal finally suspended for impregnating student
The Niger State Ministry of Education has suspended Malam Mohammed Mohammed, a Vice Principal who impregnated a female student, Miss…
Why I was arrested by police – Bobrisky
Self acclaimed male barbie, Idris Okuneye, otherwise known as Bobrisky has confirmed his arrest by the Lagos State Police Command…
Nigerian Army destroys 46 oil bunker sites in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Army said it had destroyed 46 illegal bunker sites in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Rivers at the just-concluded…
Innoson Group Denies Arrest Warrant Against Its Chairman
Nigeria’s first indigenous vehicle-manufacturing company, Innoson Group has said that there is presently no application by the Inspector General of…
School Reacts To Death of 7-Month Old Baby in Lagos Creche
The management of Easy Lander Children School in Lagos has reacted to the death of one of the children in…
EFCC recovered N738.9bn in 2 years, says Magu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday in Austria said it recovered loots totalling N738.9 billion or $2.9…
Market Fire: Dangote Donates N.5 billion to Distraught Kano Traders
Succour came the way of the over a thousand hitherto dejected traders affected by the Kano Market fire disasters few…
2018 UTME: JAMB bans pens, wristwatches in centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), organisers of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has banned the use of…