Year: 2017
Trump rejects stricter gun laws after Texas church shooting
President Donald Trump says there is no reason to amend firearms legislation in the United States following the mass shooting…
LASG unveils renovated Ojodu Primary Healthcare Centre
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday inaugurated a renovated Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) at Gbadamosi, Ojodu Local Council Development Area…
VAIDS Begins Video Campaign
The Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) office has launched a video campaign to create awareness about the programme,…
Jail Break: 42 criminals escape from Police custody
About 42 suspected armed robbers and cultists detained by the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) cell in Yenagoa on Tuesday…
‘Tax holiday policy to reduce companies relocation and closure’
Mr Olatunji Babatunde, a union leader has advised the Nigerian Government to sustain its tax holiday policy by ensuring that…
The boss is always right: Philippines drugs board chief quits
The head of Philippines’ narcotics control body has resigned after just five months in the job, the second successive official…
NSCDC to deploy 30 special dogs for Anambra guber election
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) will deploy 11, 000 personnel and 30 special duty dogs for the…
Sokoto State Govt. diversifies, trains 79 local miners
In line with Federal Government diversification policy and in order to boost employment opportunity among the youths, Sokoto state government…
Iran denies ‘military aggression’ against Saudi Arabia
Iran on Tuesday rejected accusations that it was responsible for “military aggression” in Saudi Arabia, after a missile was launched…
Man allegedly hacks wife to death in Bayelsa
Police in Bayelsa have arrested a 24-year-old man, Edwin Vincent, for allegedly hacking his 21-year old wife, Joy Micheal, to…
4 suicide bombers killed, 6 farmers injured in Maiduguri
The Police in Borno on Tuesday said four female suicide bombers were killed while trying to sneak into Maiduguri metropolis.
Budget Accountability: Tanzanian president sacks officials
President John Magufuli of Tanzania sacked two senior officials late on Monday after they failed to recall immediately how much…
Army repels Boko Haram attack in Adamawa
An Attempt to invade Gulak, headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa by Boko Haram insurgents on Monday night…
Illegal bunkering: Air Force destroys oil barges in Niger Delta
Keeping to its resolve to remain resolute in making oil theft and illegal bunkering unprofitable,The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has…
Moon hopes Trump visit ‘turning point’ on North Korea policy
President Moon Jae-in of South Korea said he hoped a visit by U.S President Donald Trump would be a turning…
Presidency and NASS are partners for better Nigeria – SGF
The new Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, on Monday, said the Presidency was not in…
UN’s prediction on 2019 elections delights presidency
The Presidency says the UN prediction that Nigeria’s 2019 elections will be credible and violence-free is yet another indication of…
Security beefed up around N/A as Buhari presents 2018 budget
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to present the 2018 budget proposals to a joint sitting of the National Assembly.
Lagos begins 5-day training on Forensic Evidence, Expert Witness
The Lagos State Government, in collaboratin with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, NITA, United States, has begun a five-day…
NDDC chairman Appeals to Avengers to Sheathe Swords
The Chairman, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), has appealed to the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) to…
Anambra polls: Party alleged interception of voting materials
Chief Victor Oye , the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has claimed that two lorry loads…
Kano state inaugurates Seed inspectors
The National Seed Council of Nigeria on Monday in Kano inaugurated seed inspectors to rid and sanitise seed industry of…
UniAbuja teaching hospital contract staff protest non-payment of salary
Contract staff comprising cleaners, security guards and potters at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) on Monday staged a…
Niger Delta Minister updates Buhari on NDDC, ongoing projects,
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Usani Uguru Usani on Monday in Abuja updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the…
UK to partner Nigeria in fish farming
The United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria are set to partner in the areas of “sophisticated” fish farming and infrastructure development.
Residents flee as Boko Haram terrorists attack Adamawa Community
Gulak, the headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, is currently under attack by Boko Haram terrorists.
Nigeria elected vice chairman of UN anti-corruption body
Nigeria has been elected Vice Chairman of the Conference of the States Parties (COSP) to the United Nations Convention against…
Olubadan vs Ajimobi: Court adjourn till Dec. 13
The suit instituted by Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Ajeogunguniso 1, against Governor Abiola Ajimobi for installing 21 new…
Newly-elected PDP executives take over secretariat in Ogun
The newly elected executives of the People’s Democratic Party in Ogun state on Monday took over the secretariat of the…
Dangote Pledges US$100 Million To Fight Malnutrition In Nigeria
The recently concluded Global Nutrition Summit 2017 held in Milan, Italy, convened governments, international agencies, foundations, civil society organisations and…