Year: 2017
Kenyan President Rebukes Lawmakers For Resisting Pay Cuts
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Thursday rebuked newly elected members of parliament for resisting “modest cuts” to their salaries…
Zamfara governor denies presidential ambition
Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, on Thursday, said he has no presidential ambition and dismissed as fake, trending online media…
Hajj: Sokoto Completes Transportation Of 4,859 Pilgrims
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, says it has completed the transportation of 4, 859 pilgrims from the state to…
Ethiopian President Set To End Maternal, Child Deaths
President Mulatu Teshome of Ethiopia on Thursday underlined the need to employ joint efforts, commitment, clear directions and effective investment…
2017 Hajj: 2,332 Lagos pilgrims arrive Mecca
A total of 2,332 pilgrims from Lagos State have arrived Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the 2017 hajj. This is after…
SS3 student wins N1m essay writing competition
A 16-year-old SS3 student of Ijaw National Academy, Kaiama, Franklin Martin, on Thursday won a one million Naira cash prize…
UNICEF partners media on improved access to water, sanitation
The United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) on Thursday called for collaboration between media and government to ensure improved access to water…
Housewife Seeks Divorce Over Husband’s Molestation
A housewife, Asmau Abdullahi, has pleaded with a Minna Sharia Court to dissolve her marriage over constant beating, raining insults…
JAMB cut-off mark doesn’t determine best students — Don
Prof. Vicky Sylvester, Director, Consultancy Services Unit of the University of Abuja, has argued that candidates’ poor performance or otherwise…
Nasarawa Assembly decries building on schools’ premises
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Education has decried building of shops and residential houses in the premises…
14 Nigerians graduate from Chevron’s capacity development programme
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), the operator of the NNPC/CNL Joint Venture, says it has trained 14 Nigerians in support of…
Police Arraign Businessman For Receiving Stolen Goods
The Police on Thursday arraigned a 29-year-old businessman, Dahiru Abdullahi, before a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja for allegedly…
Commissioner warns vegetable oil millers against adulteration
The Anambra Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief Afam Mbanefo, has warned vegetable oil millers to desist from adulterating their products in…
Enugu Govt, Carter Centre To Eradicate River Blindness
The Director, Public Health Services in Enugu State, Dr Okechukwu Ossai, on Thursday said the state government and Carter Centre…
UN Security Council membership bid: Nigeria seeks Russia’s support
Nigeria hopes for Russia’s assistance and support in Abuja’s bid to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council…
Insurance policies: Oyo government tasks insurance firms on enlightenment
Chief Moses Adeyemo, the Oyo State Deputy Gov., has advised insurance firms to enlighten Nigerians on benefits of insurance policies.…
Netherlands, Nigeria commence educational exchanges
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria on Thursday announced that its government had commenced educational exchange…
Job Creation: Delta Govt Seeks Partnership With World Bank
The Delta Government has announced its readiness to seek partnership with the World Bank in funding job creation programmes in…
Olamide Appreciates Fans For 1M Views Of `WO’
Award winning rapper, Olamide Adedeji, also known as `Olamide Baddo’ has appreciated his fans worldwide for the one million views…
Delta adopts measures to tackle flooding
The Delta Government has adopted short and long term approaches to tackle the problem of flooding in Asaba and other…
Buhari’s Last Chance
If the Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, is offering advice on what President Muhammadu Buhari must do to rescue his…
Angolan Elections: Commission Extends Voting To Saturday
The Angolan National Elections Commission announced on Thursday extended voting in 15 polling centres in parts of the country to…
Police Arrest 6 Members Of Bag-Snatching Gang
The police on Thursday arraigned six men in a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, suspected to be members…
8 missing in Switzerland landslide
Eight people are missing following a landslide in an alpine valley in south-eastern Switzerland, police say.
Buhari resumes old habits, works few hours everyday
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has kept a low profile since his grand return from sick leave on Saturday.
Nigerian investigators probe aircraft crash in São Tomé & Principe
A team of accident investigators from Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has left Lagos for São Tomé and Principe to…
Ritual Killing: Rivers Police arrests second suspect
Rivers State Police has arrested the second suspect who allegedly asked a suspected undergraduate ritualist, Ifeanyi Dike, to procure human…
68 Boko Haram insurgents surrender in Borno – Army
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said 68 Boko Haram insurgents surrendered to troops in Borno in the last three weeks.
Governor returns to northern state as part of ceasefire
Rival armed groups in northern Mali agreed to the return of a state governor to the desert city of Kidal…
Access Bank gross N246.6bn in first 6 months in 2017
Access Bank Plc on Wednesday announced gross earnings of N246.6 billion for the 2017 half year ended June 30, 2017.