Year: 2017
U.S. Cardinal, Bernard Law dies at 86
U.S. Cardinal Bernard Law, who was at the centre of a huge paedophile priest scandal that rocked the US Catholic…
Kidnappers kill abducted manager after collecting N10m ransom
The police have arrested seven suspects who allegedly kidnapped and murdered a 64-year-old man, Mr Ubani Onyema, after collecting N10…
Peace Corps Bill: National Commandant seeks presidential assent
The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill…
FRSC records 14 deaths on Jos-hawan kibo-forest road
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday said it had recorded 14 deaths in 34 crashes that occurred on…
Good News: Oil prices rise to $63 a barrel
Oil prices inched up on Wednesday supported by expectations of a fall in U.S. crude inventories and by the ongoing…
Trump to visit Britain in February – Daily Mail
President Donald Trump plans to visit Britain in February to open the new U.S. embassy in London but will not…
Boko Haram suffers heavy casualty, loses vehicles, arms to soldiers
The Nigerian Army has inflicted a heavy casualty on Boko Haram insurgents at the remote islands in Lake Chad basin…
EU laws don’t cover sharia divorce, bloc’s top court rules
The EU has no say over the validity of private divorces settled under Islamic law, or sharia, the European Court…
EU envoy decries migration crisis as time bomb
Migration crisis is a time bomb, planted under the EU, which is undermining the bloc’s standard of living, Russia’s Permanent…
Labour confers Friend of Workers’ award on Gov. Umahi
Organised labour in Ebonyi said on Wednesday in Abakaliki, that it was not prodded to confer Gov. Dave Umahi with…
Senate tackles Adeosun over plan to pass 2018 budget in January
The Senate on Tuesday challenged the Minister of Finance kemi Adeosun, on Federal Government’s insistence on passing the 2018 Budget…
Education in Nigeria: The way forward in 2018
A way forward cannot be charted without considering the present situation and the limitations that currently exist.
Enugu residents to have blissful Christmas as foodstuff prices drop
Barely one week to Christmas festivities, prices of foodstuff, especially local rice, have decreased considerably in some markets in Enugu…
Yuletide: Ogun residents urged to report strange gatherings
The police in Ogun have advised the public to report any strange gathering in their neighbourhoods and locations to the…
FAAN boss inspects Enugu airport runway repairs
Mr Saleh Dunoma, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has carried out an on-the-spot assessment of the ongoing…
Miss Nigeria beauty pageant defining Nigerian woman, says organiser
As Nigerians await the crowing of the new Miss Nigeria, the pageant’s organiser and publisher of The Daily Times of…
DRC’s ‘mega-crisis’ most neglected in 2017 – Survey
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was the most neglected crisis in 2017, according to a survey of aid agencies.
UNHCR steps up support to Cameroonians fleeing to Nigeria
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up its presence in south-eastern Nigeria, to provide life-saving support to…
Nigeria begins 48-hour visa issuance at New York Consulate
The Nigerian Consulate in New York has said that applicants for the Nigeria visa can now get it in 48…
UN envoy praises Nigerian peacekeepers in Liberia
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Farid Zarif, has praised the Nigerian peacekeepers for their long service in the…
Amnesty: 12 released from Kirikiri for Xmas
A total of 12 lucky inmates of Kirikiri Maximum Prison in Lagos were set free on Tuesday to spend Christmas…
Ekiti Assembly passes “budget of accomplishments” into law.
The Ekiti State House of Assembly has passed the 2018 appropriation bill of N98.6billion tagged: “budget of accomplishments” into law.
Labour Ministry to partner anti-graft agencies to combat corruption
The Ministry of Labour and Employment says it will partner with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission…
Gov. defends approval of $1bn to fight insurgency
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Tuesday explained that the Governors’ Forum’s decision to grant Federal Government permission to utilize…
Parents urged to double efforts in support girl-child education
The Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara State, Alhaji Hassan Attahiru has called on parents to support and promote girl-child education…
Senate grills minister over plan to pass 2018 budget in January
The Senate on Tuesday challenged the Minister of Finance kemi Adeosun, on Federal Government’s insistence on passing the 2018 Budget…
Restructuring: Nigerians will benefit from its effect – Awolowo-Dosunmu
Dr (Mrs) Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, Co-Chairman, African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc (ANN), on Tuesday restated calls for the restructuring of Nigeria,…
Governors resolve to hold public hearing on 1999 constitution amendment
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the Speakers of the State Houses of Assembly have resolved to hold public hearing on…
Best graduating cadets offered automatic employment
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has granted 20 seafarer cadets who graduated with distinction from various foreign…
Sibblings Docked Over Sale Of Sister’s Property for N24.5m
A Lagos based Lawyer, Olamide Gbadamosi, 54, and his Sister, Kehinde Gbadamosi, 35 have been arraigned before a Federal High…