Year: 2017
2023 Presidency: Ohanaeze tells Igbo to make friends across Nigeria
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an Igbo socio-cultural group, has urged its people living in the north to court more friends so as…
Prof. Bello Shehu becomes Federal University Birnin-Kebbi new VC
The Federal University Birnin-Kebbi (FUBK) governing council, has approved the appointment of Prof. Bello Shehu, as the new Vice-Chancellor of…
Federal Government committed to developing creative industry — Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says it is irrevocably committed to growing the creative industry in view of its importance to the…
Magu: No hiding place for Maina
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has said that the commission is determined to…
Amnesty slams Police ‘brutality’ as Kenya awaits result of re-run
Police in Kenya have been using “unlawful force’’ against protesters after chaotic elections last week, Amnesty International said in a…
Five dead as suicide bomber blows up self inside Maiduguri mosque
At least five people were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in northeastern…
Ambode Congratulates New UNILAG VC
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday congratulated Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe on his appointment as the new Vice Chancellor…
IAEA D-G calls for increase in use of nuclear power
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano on Monday, called for an increase in the use of nuclear power…
Liberia’s ruling party backs challenge to presidential result
Liberia’s Unity Party (UP) said it would back a legal challenge to the result, accusing President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of interfering…
Facebook to make its political ads more transparent
U.S. social media giant Facebook will roll out new measures to increase transparency of political advertisements on its platform. Under…
Guber Race: Traditional rulers pledge support for lawmaker
Yewa North Traditional Council led by its Chairman and the Alaye of Ayetoro, Oba Abdul Azeez Ishola Adelakun, has unanimously…
2019: Nigerians will stone us if we present Buhari – APC Group
Members of the defunct Congress For Progressive Change (CPC) from the 17 southern states of Nigeria, have said fielding President…
Illegal migration: Edo to enact law to tackle human trafficking
The Edo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. (Mrs.) Yinka Omorogbe, has disclosed plans by the government to…
Somalia sacks police, security bosses after deadly bombing
The heads of Somalia’s police and national security have been sacked after a bombing targeting a hotel in the country’s…
Indian plane carrying 122 people diverted after threat call
A passenger plane with 122 people on board destined to New Delhi was on Monday diverted midway following a threat…
Landlord’s son, lover die inside car after marathon sex
A Lagos landlord's son and his married lover were found dead in a Toyota Corolla on Abisogun Leigh Street, behind…
Car accident claims two lives in Ogun
Two persons died on Sunday in a lone accident involving a Toyota Sequoia in Kobape area along Abeokuta-Sagamu Interchange Expressway.
Body of Air Vice Marshal Funsho Martins recovered from Lagos Lagoon
The bodies of late AVM Olufunsho Martins (retd) and his driver have been retrieved from the Lagos Lagoon by officials…
Gov Umahi renames Abakaliki Township Stadium after Ebonyi’s oldest man
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has renamed the Abakaliki Township Stadium after the late Ngele Oruta, the oldest man in…
Senate invites IG-P over alleged unpaid N6.5bn revenue
The Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Alleged Fraudulent Activities in Collection, Accounting, Remittance and Expenditure by Revenue Generating Agencies has invited…
Many killed as suicide bombers launch fresh attack on Maiduguri
Many people were killed on Sunday evening when suicide bombers detonated their explosives around Muna Garage General Area of Maiduguri…
2 suicide bombers killed in Maiduguri
The Police in Borno on Sunday said two female suicide bombers were killed while trying to sneak into Maiduguri metropolis.
Positioning Nigeria for a prosperous future
Since the middle of 2014, when the price of crude oil fell dramatically, Nigeria’s finances became challenged. This is not…
Illegal migration: Edo to enact law to tackle human trafficking
The Edo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, has disclosed plans by the state government to…
Oyo State begins Multi-door courthouse
The Oyo State Government on Sunday said that the Multi-door Court Law of 2017 targeted at liberalising the dispute resolution…
Task force operatives impound 163 okadas, arrest 29 riders
Officials of the Lagos State Task Force have impounded 163 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as 'okada' and arrested 29 riders…
300,000 rally in Spain for unity
Hundreds of thousands are attending a rally for Spanish unity in Barcelona after Catalonia was stripped of its autonomy for…
ARG sets agenda for Southern Governors, calls for sustained collaboration
The Afenifere Renewal Group [ARG] has commended the timely meeting of the governors of Southern Nigeria states in Lagos, saying…
SERAP wins round in court to compel Saraki, Dogara to account for N500bn ‘running cost’
There is prospect Nigerians keen on knowing how exactly the National Assembly is run may soon have some answers, as…
Lagos Police Move Against Drug Abuse, Criminal Activities In Hotels
The Lagos State Police Command has warned operators of night clubs, beaches, hotels, bars, lounges, among others in the State…