Year: 2017
Army confirm arrests of Borno LG chairman, for alleged link with Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the Chairman of Mafa Local Government in Borno, Alhaji Shettima Lawan,…
Lay down your arms, repentant Boko Haram members tell colleagues
Some repentant Boko Haram members on Wednesday appealed to their fellow sect members still in Sambisa forest to lay down…
Israeli soldier convicted over Hebron death
An Israeli soldier filmed shooting dead a wounded Palestinian attacker after he had been disarmed of a knife has been…
Nigerians throng immigration office for international passports
Many Nigerians seeking to escape from the economic hardship in the country, are trooping to the Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS)…
Queen Elizabeth resumes after recovering from cold
Queen Elizabeth has resumed official duties as she continues to recover from a heavy cold that forced her to miss…
3 female suicide bombers shot dead in Adamawa
Members of a vigilante group in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa on Wednesday shot dead three suspected female suicide…
Ogoni Day: Peterside eulogises Ogoni struggle
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Rivers APC Governorship candidate in the 2015 general elections, says the resilience of the Ogonis and their…
Medical practitioner docked over death of pregnant woman
A Lagos-based medical practitioner, Olugbenga Farajimakin, was on Wednesday arraigned for allegedly partnering a “self-acclaimed doctor” to perform a Caesarean…
NAFDAC seeks support to curb drug abuse in Taraba
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria…
Unilorin promotes 583 staff
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has approved the promotion of 583 staff, cutting across all…
Court slams N1.5m bail on 3 murder suspects
Three murder suspects, who appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, were on Wednesday slammed a N500,000 bail…
Recession: Surviving the years of lean cows
Nigeria’s recession, our own years of lean cows, is characterised by very high inflation, declining real wages and accelerating unemployment…
Knife-wielding man wounds 11 children in south China
A man in China’s southern region of Guangxi wounded 11 children with a blade at their kindergarten on Wednesday, a…
Police arrest fake soldier for stealing bikes
The operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected fake soldier allegedly…
Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Olamide to surpass maiden edition
Oluwaseun Olamide, who was first among the Nigerian females at the maiden Access Bank Lagos City Marathon in 2016, says…