Year: 2017
Breast cancer: Governor’s wife inaugurates N200m support for patients
The Ondo State governor’s wife, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, has inaugurated a N200m crowd funding to support a 45-year old Mrs…
UN agrees new team of experts for Burundi
The UN Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to an African resolution to send a team of three experts to…
Kenya election talks collapse after opposition walks out
Kenya’s opposition walked out of talks with the ruling party on Thursday in protest of proposed changes to the country’s…
Abduction: Senate passes Bill for punishment of offences
The Senate on Thursday passed a Bill for a law to against abduction, wrongful restraint or wrongful confinement for a…
Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest in Edo
A Catholic priest, Lawrence Adorolo, was on Wednesday abducted by unknown gunmen, along Auchi-Okpella-highway, in Edo State.
57th Independence: Senate congratulates Nigerians on anniversary, sues for peace
The Senate on Thursday, congratulated Nigerians on the celebration of the country’s 57th Independence Anniversary, on Oct. 1, and cautioned…
Anambra 2017: APC will win governorship election – Odigie-Oyegun
National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said with hard work and unity, the party would win…
Explosion: Enugu CP advocates prompt report of security threats
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Danmallam Mohammed, has urged residents of the state to report any suspected…
INEC Officials Docked for collecting N362m bribe from Diezani
For collecting N362m bribe from the former petroleum resources minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential…
MSMEs warned against falsifying assets for accessing bank loans
The Chartered Institute of Banker of Nigeria (CIBN) on Thursday cautioned Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) against using false…
Border security: FG inaugurates enhancing committee
The Minister of Interior, Mr Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated a presidential committee charged with enhancing security at…
LASU dispels 2017/2018 admission cut-off marks rumour
The Lagos State University (LASU), has dispelled the rumour of a publication of its purportedly released cut-off marks for different…
ITF to train 11,000 youths in 2017 skills development
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) will train and equip 11,000 youths on diverse vocational skills in its 2017 National Industrial…
Edo targets 1,600 youths for skills acquisition
The Edo Government, in collaboration with Actionaid Nigeria and the Ideal Development Resource Centre, has concluded plans to train 1,600…
Lotto Company Rewards 6,000 Nigerian Online Gamers
A gaming and entertainment company, Western Lotto Nig. Ltd, on Thursday said it had rewarded 6,000 winners of its online…
FG to float $2.5bn Eurobond to fund capital projects
The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Thursday said the Federal Government would float an Eurobond to raise 2.5 billion dollars…
Malaria: Cases drop to 27 % in Nigeria – Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says malaria cases dropped from 42 per cent to 27 per cent in…
Why Gov. Fayose cannot run for presidency – Nwodo
Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo, a Board of Trustee (BoT) member of People Democratic Party (PDP), says Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose,…
France express willingness to collaborate with Nigeria on tourism
Mr Denys Gauer, French Ambassador to Nigeria, has expressed that country’s willingness to partner with Nigeria in its tourism sector…
10,000 Nigerians granted admission into U.S. varsities this year, says envoy
Ten thousand Nigerian students are among over one million international students admitted in U.S. universities this year, a U.S. envoy…
Right Honoree, Wrong Monument
This is one piece I wish I did not have to write. But our penchant for feferity and spectacle at…
Assault: Rob Kardashian Sues Blac Chyna
In the documents obtained by the publication, the youngest Kardashian claims that the 29-year-old make-up mogul had drugs and alcohol…
China to shut down North Korean companies
China has told North Korean companies operating in its territory to close down as it implements United Nations sanctions against…
Breaking: Bayern Munich sack Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti has been sacked as manager of Bayern Munich.
Here’s What Kim Kardashian’s Surrogate Looks Like
Tv star and model Kim Kardashian and Kanye West whose third child is being carried by a stay-at-home surrogate who’s…
Niger Govt. Creates Department of Oil and Gas
The Niger Government has approved the creation of a Department of Oil and Gas under the state Ministry of Mineral…
Born Again Tonto Dikeh Rains Curses On Azuka Ogujiuba
Off and on the news Nollywood actress and mother of one Tonto Dikeh has been in recent times. Being a…
Photos: Fayose publicly declares for president
True to his promise on Tuesday to formally declare for the country's presidency, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on…
Tiwa Savage reacts to making BBC 100 women list
Award winning Nigerian Singer, Tiwa Savage has called on women not to allow their gender limit them from attaining their…
Melaye: Recall shifts to Appeal Court as INEC seeks substituted service
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday withdrew its motion seeking a court order to serve the recall petition…