Year: 2017
Senate to accelerate passage of Vacancies Bill by september
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, says the Senate will accelerate passage of Existing Vacancies in the Federal…
Charly Boy, others demand extradition of Diezani Alison-Madueke
The group of protesters led by good governance advocate cum maverick entertainer, Charles Oputa, also known as Charly Boy, Thursday…
NANS rejects JAMB’s admission cut-off marks
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected the cut-off points for admission into tertiary institutions, describing the reduction…
No amount of hatred will obliterate Buhari’s achievements – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said on Thursday that no amount of hatred will obliterate the…
Female coaches urged to emulate Omagbemi
The Chairman of FCT Football Association, Musa Talle, on Thursday in Abuja urged female coaches to strive to equal the…
Anambra Poll: Non-indigenes back Obaze for PDP ticket
Non-indigenes in Anambra have urged Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to give its ticket for the Nov. 18 governorship election in…
JAMB’s Cut-off mark ridiculous, we reject it – UI, ASUU
The management of the University of Ibadan, and its academic union, Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU have condemned and…
Lawmaker suggest ways to tackle poverty in rural communities
A member of the Osun House of Assembly, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, says sustained empowerment programmes would go a long way…
Save Igbo culture from extinction – Ezeemo
A front line promoter of Igbo language, Mr Godwin Ezeemo, has condemned the use of English Language in conducting Igbo…
Special prayer conducted for President Buhari
Groups under the aegis of Conference of Patriotic Nigerians, on Thursday in Kano staged special prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari…
FG To Provide Loan Facilities For Truck Owners
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, has appealed to the Federal Government to provide loan facilities for truck…
Ex-soldier nabbed for defrauding job seekers of N4.3m
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Nasarawa State has arrested an ex-soldier for allegedly defrauding a pastor…
Security : I-G harps on synergy among stakeholders
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, on Thursday called for synergy among security stakeholders to provide adequate security…
Nigeria Police Force promotes 1,731 teachers
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said it had promoted 1,731 teachers out of the 2,200 that wrote the 2016/2017…
120 UTME cut-off mark will encourage indolence – NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the recent downward review of cut-off marks for admission into tertiary…
NIS Advises Public To Report Corrupt Officials
Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has advised Nigerians to report any corrupt act perpetrated by its…
TBoss is Queen Cleopatra in new photos
By Funmilola Olukomaiya BBN finalist and President of Boss Nation, Tokunbo Idowu aka TBoss shows off her inner Queen ‘Cleopatra’…
Appeal Court boots out Sekibo from Senate
The Appeal Court on Thursday upheld the decision of the Rivers State National Election Tribunal which sacked Mr. George Sekibo…
South African Rapper, AKA named Face of Reebok Classics Africa
By Funmilola Olukomaiya South African-born rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, known by his stage name AKA has been unveiled as the…
Buhari signs international treaties to give bite to anti-graft war
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has signed some international agreements that will reinvigorate his administration’s anti-corruption war, improve national security and…
Kehinde Bankole features for Gbenga Artsmith’s Jewelry Campaign
By Funmilola Olukomaiya Bespoke celebrity jewelry brand, Gbenga Artsmith has returned with its latest campaign photos for its new collection.…
NDE to empower 1,800 youths
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) says it will empower 1,800 youths on active business entrepreneurship aimed at stimulating business…
Drug abuse: Kogi government to partner NDLEA
Mrs. Bolanle Amupitan, Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in Kogi, on Thursday said the state government would collaborate…
Emeka Ike Sacked, as new AGN President Emerges
The prolonged crisis rocking the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, has finally come to an end following a peace agreement…
Police trainee imprisoned for macheting colleague
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old police recruit in training, Temitope Yusuf, to three months…
Ex-INEC chief tasks Buhari on restructuring
A former National Commissioner of INEC, Prof. Lai Olurode, has told President Muhammadu Buhari not to ignore the increasing agitation…
School feeding programme: LG boss donates utensils to vendors
Forty-two (42) food vendors, under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme, have been supported with kitchen utensils by Ijebu-North…
Trump ‘very committed’ to Mideast peace
U.S. President Donald Trump remains “very committed” to achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace, senior adviser, Jared Kushner, told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Hawking: Umahi seeks release of Ebonyi indigenes incarcerated in Lagos
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has called on the Lagos State Government to unconditionally release 180 Ebonyi indigenes, incarcerated in…
3 Teenagers Bag N150,000 Bail For Threatening Violence
A Lagos Court on Thursday granted a bail of N150,000 to three teenagers, who allegedly brandished some dangerous weapons including…