Year: 2017
Customs uncovers 18 smuggled exotic vehicles — CGC
The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, said the compliance team of the service discovered 18 suspected smuggled exotic…
Dismal approach of health practitioners account for 90% deaths in hospitals – CMD
Prof. Thomas Agan, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has attributed over 90 per cent…
Drug trafficking on a decline in Anambra – NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra has expressed satisfaction over the gradual reduction in illicit drug trafficking…
Cholera vaccination begins in Borno
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will in partnership with the Nigerian Government vaccinate people over the age of…
Teaching Hospital tasked on improving healthcare delivery
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has advised the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, (NDUTH) Okolobiri, to redouble efforts in improving…
PDP convention: Makarfi promises transparent, free, fair process
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee has assured that its elective convention scheduled for December would be transparent…
Kogi PDP set to hold congress
The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in Kogi said on Tuesday that its ward and local government congresses would hold…
Senate President Bukola Saraki Statement on IPOB is Political
Just recently it was widely reported in the media that Senate President Bukola Saraki described the military declaration of IPOB…
Billions of US Dollars investment announced at Morocco-Gabon 2017 Forum
The Morocco - Gabon Forum which has just ended in Rabat was the occasion for the Moroccan companies and investors…
FRSC officers urged to embrace Federal government’s agriculture initiative
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has called on officers of the corps to engage in practical agriculture, to enable…
Federal Government urged to implement policy on early childhood development
The Foundation for Promotion of Childhood Care and Development (FPCD) in Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has urged the Federal Government…
African Union endorses draft statute of AACC to boost African cinema industry
Ministers of Youth, Culture and Sport of the African Union member states meeting in Nairobi have endorsed the Draft Statute…
Okowa signs DSIEC bill into law
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday in Asaba signed three bills into law, including the Delta State Independent National…
Dangote Foundation, GBCHealth, join forces to build Coalition on Health
Dangote Foundation and the GBCHealth have joined forces to forge a new model of partnership, African Business Coalition on Health…
Safe migration practices cannot be limited to global elite – Guterres
Countries have the right to control their own borders, but the rights of refugees and migrants must be protected, UN…
Jealous Housewife Commits Suicide in Jigawa
A 22-year-old housewife has committed suicide by taking rat poison in Miga Local GovernmentArea of Jigawa to protest her husband’s…
Lagos Unveils New Strategy To Boost Informal Sector
The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to launch a compendium of registered artisans in the State to scale up…
Veteran actor, Nobert Young joins MTV hit series, `Shuga’
Long-running pan African television drama series, MTV Shuga has announced veteran actor, Nobert Young and television host, Bolanle Olukanni as…
Gov. Badaru approve appointment of permanent secretaries
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has approved the appointments of five additional permanent secretaries. The Head of the State Civil…
Cultural heritage revival: Benin Monarch to open academy of art
The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare ll, has announced plans to set up an academy of art, aimed at reviving the…
House wife arrested for stealing at Supermarket
A housewife and staff of Blue Print Technologies Limited, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Ronke Adeyemi 33, has been arrested and arraigned…
My Bald Head Is Not Original – Papa Ajasco
Nigerian family television sitcom Lead actor Abiodun Ayoyinka known as Papa Ajasco, has revealed that his bald head is fake,…
Serena Williams Fiance Pens Message To Their Daughter
Fatherhood can be enjoyable and overwhelming at the same time. New dad Alexis Ohanian is so far, enjoying being a…
Video: R Kelly’s Alleged Sex Slave Reveals Shocking Details
24 year old woman who claims she had underage sex with R. Kelly after meeting him outside his 2008 child…
Man sent to prison for posting lover’s nude pictures on internet
A jobless man from Bayelsa State, South-South Nigeria, Richard Odukpo, 32, has been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos State…
Nigeria to auction N135bn bonds on Sept. 27
The Federal Government has offered for subscription by auction N135 billion worth of bonds in its September 27 auction, the…
National ID card: Commission cautions against street registration
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Tuesday, cautioned Nigerians against illegal registration on the streets for the National Identity…
Selena Gomez Becomes PUMA Ambassador
German multinational company that designs and manufactures athletic and casual footwear alongside apparel and accessories, PUMA has added a new…
Former Heavyweight contender, David Bey dies at 60
A top contender and a world heavyweight title challenger in the 1980s, David Bey is dead.
Hurricane Maria smashes Dominica, now menaces other Islands
Hurricane Maria smashed into Dominica with 160 mph winds, ripping the roof off even the prime minister's residence and causing…