Year: 2017
Kenya Airways shareholders back restructuring plan
Kenya Airways shareholders on Monday voted to approve a financial restructuring plan to bail the airways out of huge debt.
Alison-Madueke loses $37.5m Banana Island property to Federal Govt
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos South West Nigeria on Monday ordered permanent forfeiture of a $37.5m sky-scrapper building…
Kidnappers hijack commuter bus with 15 passengers
A gang of kidnappers operating in the Elibrada axis of the East West road in Emohua Local Government Area of…
Expert urges Nigerians to eat food rich in Vitamin D
An Abuja-based physician, Dr Baba Ahmed on Monday urged Nigerians to develop the habit of eating food rich in Vitamin…
NUJ president warns media practitioners against hate speeches
Mr Abdulwaheed Odusile, the National President, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has warned media practitioners against promotion of inflammatory speeches…
FRSC records drop in road accidents
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday said the number of road accidents recorded in Kaduna State dropped to…
Independent candidacy will remove party impunity – Sen. Oduah
A National Assembly member, Sen. Stella Oduah, said approval of independent candidacy in ongoing review of 1999 Constitution would help…
Lassa fever: 2 cases confirmed in Edo
The Director of Primary Health Care in Akoko-Edo Local Government Council of Edo, Dr Sunday Yerumoh, on Monday confirmed two…
Sweepers protest 5 months unpaid salaries to LAMATA
Sweepers employed by Dafunol International Limited, a contractor engaged by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), on Monday staged…
Kenyans stockpile food ahead of election
Nervous Kenyans stockpiled food and water on Monday and police prepared first emergency aid kits as families headed to their…
UNDP to support NSCDC’s dispute resolution scheme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Monday it would support the conflict and dispute resolution programme of the…
Pensioners paralyse commercial activities in Benin
Pensioners in Edo on Monday paralysed commercial activities at the city centre in Benin over the alleged non-payment of several…
Al Jazeera vows legal action over Jerusalem Bureau shutdown
Doha-based broadcaster Al Jazeera on Monday vowed to take legal action against Israel after the Israeli government’s decision to close…
Shop owner remanded for defiling 6-year-old boy
An Upper Area Court in Kasuwan Nama area of Jos, has ordered the remand of a shop keeper, Sunday Aniagolu…
Army: 326 Majors, Captains write promotional exams
The Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) on Monday said a total of 326 Majors and Captains from across…
Selfie, fake news among 5,000 new words in German dictionary
Some 5,000 words including selfie, tablet and fake news are being added to the German dictionary’s new edition, its head…
Islamic group condemns Ozubulu killings
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria on Monday condemned in strong terms the Sunday’s killings in St. Philip’s Catholic…
TV girl Eku Edewor is the cover of The Cover Magazine
British Nigerian actress, television presenter and model, Eku Edewor is the beautiful face gracing the latest issue of Accelerate TV's…
Serena Williams Covers Stellar Magazine’s Latest Issue
Heavily pregnant and soon to be mum, Serena Williams is the new cover of Australia based print, Stellar Magazine's latest…
Bimpe Benson graces Vanguard Allure Magazine’s CEO Issue
Co-Founder of Kurtiva, Bimpe Benson, is the cover star of Vanguard Allure's CEO newest issue.
Wike appoints 13 commissioner-designates
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is set to reconstitute a new cabinet after he sacked all his commissioners on…
Asia ‘no longer immune’ to terrorism – South Korea
Asia is “no longer immune” to threats of terrorism, following attacks by Islamic State-backed militants in the southern Philippines, South…
Vietnam flash floods: Death toll rises to 26
The death toll following flash floods in Northern Vietnam has risen to 26, with 15 people still missing and 27…
Samsung heir cries as prosecutors seek 12 years jail sentence
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Lee fought back tears and denied wrongdoing on Monday as prosecutors sought a 12-year jail…
Prince Alwaleed to invest $800 million in Egypt
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal will invest about 800 million dollars to expand the Four-Seasons-resort in Sharm el-Sheikh, in…
First Lady: 190,000 sign petition against Macron’s plan
More than 190,000 people have expressed their opposition toward French President Emmanuel Macron’s initiative to create an official First Lady…
Nuclear power: Lavrov urge parties in Korean Peninsula to show maximum restraint
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday, urged all parties involved in the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue to show maximum…
Third Dubai fire in days forces hotel evacuation
A small fire broke out a Dubai hotel on Monday, forcing guests and staff to leave, in the third such…
Mauritania to abolish senate, change national flag
Mauritania voted in favour of a referendum to abolish the senate and change the national flag.
Terrorists ambushed in Borno and Adamawa
Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole neutralised over 13 terrorists on Saturday in various areas in Borno and Adamawa during…