Year: 2017
Emir Sanusi urges Journalists on portraying Nigeria positively
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi ll on Friday urged journalists to portray Nigeria in positive light to protect…
Tax evasion: Firm reopens sealed dredging site in Bayelsa
The Azikel Group, an indigenous sand dredging firm, has resumed business in spite of the sealing of its sitee by…
Mr Razzy Releases ”Baby Dance” Video
Mr Razzy who is signed to HX Music Worldwide has just dropped a new video for his song titled “Baby…
Burna Boy Drops ”Deja Vu” Video
For this Christmas season holidays, Burna Boy has released visuals for his song ''Deja Vu''.
Zuma seeks leave of court to appeal ruling on influence-peddling inquiry
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa sought leave of court to appeal a ruling ordering him to set up a…
Nigerians urged to embrace new cost reflective electricity tarrif
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has advised Nigerians to embrace the new cost reflective tariff for effective and…
35 Nigerians design 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics mascots
Mr Han Sungrae, the Director of Korean Cultural Centre said about 35 Nigerians have designed the mascots for the 2018…
Transmission station fire outbreak throws Kano into darkness
Most parts of Kano metropolis have been thrown into darkness, following a fire outbreak at the Kofar Dan’agundi transmission station…
DMO lists Nigerian Govt pioneer diaspora bond, Eurobonds on FMDQ platform
The Federal Republic of Nigeria through the Debt Management Office (DMO) has pioneered the inaugural listing of Diaspora Bond on…
2019: INEC assures of violence free polls in Ebonyi
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is confident that the 2019 general elections in Ebonyi will be peaceful…
U.S blackmail threats to cut aid will harm UN, International order – Erdogan
President Recep Erdogan of Turkey said on Friday that the U.S. threats on cutting aid to those who criticise it…
Pope Paul VI set for sainthood in 2018
Pope Paul VI, who led the Catholic Church through a tumultuous reform period in the 1960s and 1970s, could be…
1,500 PDP members defect to APC in Lagos
No fewer than 1500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State on…
Osun workers set to embark on indefinite strike
Organised labour in Osun has directed workers in the state to proceed on indefinite strike on Wednesday over payment of…
Christmas hampers too costly in Lagos, buyers complain
Ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, hampers have flooded markets and shopping centres in Lagos, but dealers complain of…
Political class urged to shun medical tourism
Residents of FCT-Abuja on Friday called on politicians to patronise local hospitals and shun medical tourism to develop the nation’s…
Shortage of cash at ATMs, customers complain
Residents of Kuje Area Council in the FCT, on Friday decried paucity of cash at the Automated Teller Machines (ATM)…
Suspected drug baron arrested in Nasarawa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nasarawa State has arrested a suspected drug baron who was caught with…
U.S. urged not to be ‘human rights judge’
China on Friday urged the U.S. not to set itself up as a “human rights judge” and denounced the U.S.…
Yuletide: Police deploy 6,000 personnel in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command says it has deployed 6000 personnel to provide security in the state during and…
Kebbi govt. to spend N174m on boreholes
The Kebbi Government is to spend N174 million on the construction and rehabilitation of 94 boreholes in five local government…
Woman burned to death by suitor
A 25-year-old woman died on Friday after she was set on fire in southern India by a former colleague who…
Gov. Tambuwal to create Ministry of Energy in 2018
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said on Friday that his administration would create Ministry of Energy in 2018 to…
Entrepreneurial Programme: SPDC gives 35 Niger Delta youths N14m
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Thursday gave cheques for N14 million to 35 graduates in its 2017 Regional…
Christmas: FCT residents lament high cost of goods
Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja have decried the high cost of goods in the market due…
Court orders FCT minister to issue certified C of O to housewife
An FCT High Court on Friday ordered the FCT minister to issue a Certified Certificate of Occupancy to a housewife,…
Fire guts NAFDAC headquarters
The headquarters of National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Abuja has been gutted by fire…
South Sudan’s president Kiir not connected to sanctioned businessman
South Sudan denied on Friday that a businessman sanctioned by the U.S. was an adviser to President Salva Kiir, and…
Three suspects arrested in Pakistan for plotting Christmas terror attack – Reports
Pakistani authorities on Friday arrested three terrorists, who were plotting to carry out attacks during Christmas celebrations, following a counter-terrorism…
Lavrov says Russia-UK relations at very low point
The Russia-UK ties are at a very low point, this did not happen on Russia’s initiative, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…