Year: 2017
Kogi United resumes training for new NNL season
The management of Kogi United Football Club of Lokoja on Tuesday said the team would resume camping on Nov. 18,…
China hopes U.S. will rejoin Paris climate agreement
China hopes the United States will rejoin the Paris climate agreement and contribute to the global agenda on fighting climate…
Lagos sets to conduct household AIDS Survey
The Lagos State Agency for the Control of AIDS (LSACA) says it will be conducting the first Lagos AIDS Survey…
Enugu LG Polls: Over 5,000 security personnel deployed – CP
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Mohammed Danmalam, has said that over 5,000 security personnel will be deployed…
Kenyans await Odinga response to Kenyatta poll victory
Kenyans waited on Tuesday for the response of opposition leader Raila Odinga to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in the Oct.…
HLFDW: Toolz, others slay the runway for Latasha Ngwube’s Collections
By Funmilola Olukomaiya For the second time in a row at Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week, Latasha Ngwube’s About…
PDP faults sack of Lawal, Oke
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the sack of Alhaji Babachir Lawal, the former Secretary to the Government of…
UNFPA tells Federal Government to fight high fertility, maternal mortality
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Monday advised Nigeria to fight high fertility, maternal mortality rate and migration problem…
NAFDAC to ease registration of products for MSMEs
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has concluded arrangements to ease registration of products for…
Dismissed SGF: Buhari wouldn’t shield anyone from investigation – Garba Shehu
Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu says President Muhammadu Buhari will not stop the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) from its…
Buhari condoles with Goje over wife’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Hajiya Yalwa, Sen. Danjuma Goje’s wife. In a condolence message…
Ondo residents collect treated mosquito nets
The distribution of treated mosquito nets has commenced across the 18 local government council areas of Ondo State after the…
APC Caucus passes vote of confidence on leadership
Chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday night, passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of…
There is no cabal in Buhari’s govt – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
APC Chieftain Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has dispelled the rumour of an existing cabal in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, saying it…
Buhari presides over APC caucus meeting in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday night presided over meeting of the national caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at…
Flight delay, cancellation hit passengers at MMA
Flight delay and cancellation affected many passengers at the Lagos airport on Monday, with domestic airline operators blaming it on…
Wickedness! Man, 29, rapes 85-year old woman to coma
A 29-year old man, Kehinde Ariyo, has been arrested by the Osun Police Command for allegedly raping an 85-year old…
NAN debuts with Youtube news round up
Here is the News from NAN! The News Agency of Nigeria today began a daily news bulletin on www.nan.ng and…
Atiku Abubakar absent at APC Caucus meeting
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was conspicuously absent at the All Progressives Congress’ caucus meeting which was presided over by President…
UI to admit 3500 for 2017/18 academic year – UI VC
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Abel Idowu Olayinka has offered some insights into the recently conducted…
Laolu Gbenjo music group shines at African Cultural Festival
The Laolu Gbenjo Music Group is one of the most talented and sought after when it comes to gospel music.…
APC claims vindication after Babachir’s sack
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the party has been vindicated following the sack of the former Secretary…
Nigerian Army kill 2 fleeing Boko Haram insurgents in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Monday said its troops killed two fleeing Boko Haram insurgents at Aisaram Village in Gubio Local…
Ballot papers arrive in Liberia for Nov. 7 run-off election
The National Elections Commission of Liberia (NEC) says the ballot papers for Tuesday’s presidential re-run elections have arrived in the…
EFCC recovers N11.9m for Redeemed Christian Church of God
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for being " an…
Toke Makinwa Celebrates Ice Prince On His Birthday
Talk show host Toke Makinwa, has gone all out to celebrate Chocolate City rapper, Ice Prince Zamani who just turned…
Weather Forcast: Moderate dust haze, cloudy weather to prevail on Tuesday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted moderate dust haze and partly cloudy weather conditions over the central states of…
Don’t discuss Buhari’s second term with me, Tinubu tells journalists
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, on Monday told journalists not to discuss the possibility…
Nigerian Civil war: Victims to receive N88bn
The Federal Government has agreed to pay N88 billion as compensation to victims of the Civil War in some affected…
Disability bill: Al-makura wants NASS to process
Gov. Al-Makura Umaru of Nasarawa State has implored the National Assembly to hasten the process of harmonising the bill on…