Year: 2017
Chidinma Ekile Debuts New Movie – ”The Bridge”
Entertainment singer, Chidinma Ekile, just made her movie debut with “The Bridge”, and it is a movie directed by award-winning…
2baba Blasts Blackface, Idris Abdulkareem
Ace music legend, 2face Idibia has lost his cool and he just went off on a twitter rant blasting his…
Johnson-Sirleaf is next on Okorocha’s statue list
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo is set to unveil the statue of another African president, weeks after a national outrage…
98% of formal sector workers on NHIS, Acting ES
The Acting Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Malam Attahiru Ibrahim says that 98 percent of the Formal Sector…
NIPSS to maximize Osun State tourism potentials
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) says it will collaborate with the Osun government in developing the…
Anambra Election: Court of Appeal sets up election petition tribunal
Ahead of the Nov. 18 Anambra governorship election, President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Adamu-Bulkachuwa has constituted an…
World War II Bomb: Residents leave homes
Almost 10,000 people were forced to leave their homes in central Potsdam on Wednesday as authorities defuse a World War…
Economist predicts Nigeria will Overtake India as world’s poorest people
A non-governmental organisation in Vienna, World Poverty Clock, funded by the German government and led by Homi Kharas, deputy director…
2,641 health workers promoted in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA) says it promoted 2,641 personnel in the 20 local government areas…
N3.2b fraud: Judge’s absence stalls Orji Uzor Kalu’s trial again
The trial of a former Governor of Abia, Orji Uzor Kalu, charged with N3.2 billion fraud, on Wednesday suffered another…
4,204 workers’ salaries withheld in Bayelsa
As part of efforts to reform the state civil service, the Bayelsa Government has withheld the October salaries of 4,204…
Gani Adams should leave OPC, says his former chief security officer
Following the appointment of Otunba Gani Adams as the Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, a former Chief Security Officer to…
Traditional ruler urges farmers, herdsmen to co-exist in peace
Following the effective take of the Benue State open grazing prohibition law, the Uehra Ashea of Kube Chiefdom in Nasarawa…
Promoter says Parker, Joshua keen to fight
Britain’s Anthony Joshua and New Zealander Joseph Parker are keen to fight each other in a heavyweight title clash early…
Do not try us! Trump warns North Korea
U.S. President, Donald Trump, warned North Korea on Wednesday at Seoul’s Korean National Assembly, seeking to convince Pyongyang to abandon…
2018 Budget: Ensure enormous investment in infrastructure – Nzekwe
Former President, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Dr Samuel Nzekwe has advised the Federal Government to ensure enormous…
Ogun Chief Judge frees 13 prison inmates
As part of efforts to decongest prison formations across the state, the Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade has…
Jigawa Govt. prepares abattoirs for wholesome meat circulation
The Ministry of Agriculture, Jigawa, said it has taken measures to check the circulation of unwholesome meat and keep the…
Zero Hunger Forum to assist Ebonyi generate N48.4bn annually
The Zero Hunger Forum, headed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has pledged to assist Ebonyi generate N48.4billion from rice production…
Police trail `one-chance’ operators in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State says it is trailing hoodlums masquerading themselves as commercial tricycles and taxi cabs operators…
4 die in Japan helicopter crash
Four crew members were confirmed dead on Wednesday after a helicopter crashed in a village north-west of Tokyo, local media…
2018 budget: Expert commends non-oil revenue projection
The President, Institute of Fiscal Studies of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Ighedosa, has commended the Federal Government for making non-oil sector…
Twitter to roll out 280-character tweets
Microblogging website Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), known for its iconic 140-character tweets, said it would roll out 280- character tweets to…
Plateau boils again as gunmen kill 11 villagers
Eleven persons were killed and four others injured when gunmen opened fire on villagers returning from Rim-Dyem market in Riyom,…
Anti-Malaria campaign records significant decline in disease prevalence — Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Issac Adewole, says the anti-malaria campaign has achieved remarkable progress with the prevalence dropping from…
2018 Budget: No more abandoned projects – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC), South-East, says the era of abandoned projects and dashed hope of development is over.
Gov. commended on cordial relationship with labour
The Enugu State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has commended Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for maintaining excellent relationship…
Minister calls on journalists to maintain professionalism
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has called on the media to continually maintain professionalism and accurately represent…
Ghost writers: Deceased teachers among those that “passed” teachers’ test – NUT
Deceased and retired teachers, messengers and security personnel were listed among “teachers” that passed the test conducted for primary school…
State championships to provide players for badminton national team – BFN president
The Katsina Golden Star Badminton National Championship and the Lagos Badminton Championship will be used to select players for the…