Year: 2017
Why I’m not happy at 81 – Balarabe Musa
An Octogenarian and former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, on Saturday said his wish and desire for Nigeria…
Nigerian Air Force intensifies aerial bombardments of Boko Haram locations
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it has intensified day and night aerial bombardments of insurgents’ locations within the North-East…
WHO to immunize 300,000 against cholera in Borno
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will immunize 300,000 people against cholera in Borno.
Visionscape sponsors LFDW to Promote Sustainable Fashion
Visionscape, an environmental utility group, has thrown its weight behind the 2017 edition of Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW)…
What happened to suspended SGF, ex-lawmaker asks Buhari
Alhaji Ahmed Dogara, former member of Niger House of Assembly, on Saturday urged the the Muhammadu Buhari administration to declare…
Cardi B Is Engaged
The strings and impromptu relationship call-off rap Queen of the moment, Cardi B pulled last week after a video of…
Living The Eko Atlantic City Dream
Nigeria is not pulling its weight in several spheres in spite of its human and natural endowments to the chagrin…
US wary of imminent North Korea nuclear attack
The threat of nuclear attack from North Korea is increasing, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said during a visit to…
Late Gen. Victor Malu buried
The remains of late Gen. Victor Malu, a former Chief of Army Staff between 1999 and 2001 were committed to…
Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont vows to resist takeover
Sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has called for "democratic opposition" to direct rule from Madrid.
Brazil beat Mali 2-0 to claim U-17 World Cup Bronze
Brazil beat Mali 2-0 on Saturday to claim the Bronze medal at the 2017 Under-17 World Cup in India.
Martial’s late goal gives Man. United victory over Tottenham
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Anthony Martial scored a late goal to give Manchester United a lone goal victory over Tottenham at…
Army trains 25 women on fish farming
The Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering (NASME), says it has trained 25 women on a three-month intensive course on…
Obasanjo drums support for robotics education
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday supported the adoption of robotics education in the country.
Fayose attacks Buhari again, says govt rotten with corruption
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government as one that is rotten and…
Stay in your country to avoid deportation, Economist tells Nigerians
Lucy George, a development economist and former staff of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, has advised Nigerians to…
Erosion destroys 200 graves in Kano
Dr. Ali Makoda, the Kano State Commissioner of Environment, says erosion destroy more than 200 graves at Tudun Murtala grave…
Zaki Biam Invasion: Tor Tiv Wants Compensation
The Fifth Tor Tiv, Prof James Ayatse, has called on the Nigerian Government to compensate the people of Zaki Biam…
Power: Nigerian Government Promises 20,000MW
The Nigerian Government said on Friday that its plan to generate 20,000 megawatts of electricity over the next four years…
Troops destroy Boko Haram grain market in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said it’s troops destroyed a Boko Haram grain market at Boboshe village in Borno.
Water Corporation commences investigation on water pipe vandalism
The Lagos Water Corporation has commenced investigation into media reports on the vandalism of water pipes in some parts of…
American Embassy Invites Police To Arrest Man With Fake Documents
Officials of the United States of America Consulate General office in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria have apprehended a man with forged…
Spanish PM dissolves Catalan parliament
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy says he is dissolving the Catalan parliament and calling regional elections over its push for independence.
Six more Monkeypox cases confirmed in Abuja, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Enugu
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has announced laboratory confirmation of six additional cases among the suspected…
Jumia sets to make 2017 Black Friday biggest Nigeria ever seen
Jumia Nigeria has announced the dates and partners for its biggest sales event of the year, Jumia Black Friday 2017.
EFCC operative exposes how lawyer gave judge N5m bribe
Mr Lawal Abdullahi, a detective with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday in Lagos revealed how Mr…
Police nab 15 suspected kidnappers, armed robbers
The police on Friday in Rijani, Kaduna State, paraded 15 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers who were in possession of…
South African farmers jailed for forcing black man into coffin
Two white South African farmers who were filmed pushed a wailing black man into a coffin were sentenced to jail…
You can’t go, Madrid votes to impose direct rule on Catalonia
The Spanish government moved to impose direct rule over Catalonia on Friday, stripping the region of its autonomy less than…
Miracle! 40 Indian doctors separate twins joined in the skull
Doctors in India have successfully separated conjoined twin boys who were attached at the skull in a marathon surgical procedure…