Year: 2017
NGO calls on govt. to visit cultural clubs in schools
Mrs Adama Ahmed, the Coordinator, Good Access, an NGO has called on the Federal Government to revisit the extinct cultural…
NIPOST Adopts 3 Words Addressing System
Mr Bisi Adegbuyi, the Postmaster-General Federation on Wednesday said the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) would adopt the three words addressing…
Nasarawa Police Arrests 3 Civil Servants
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested three staff of the state Ministry of Water Resources and Rural Development, in…
National ID card: Minors not eligible for registration
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says minors cannot obtain the National Identification Cards (NIC) until they are 16 years.
Police vow to arrest Decapitation suspects
Police in Rivers have vowed to arrest those responsible for the recent decapitation of Ifeanyi Worgu and his brother, Emeka,…
State Assembly approves extra N1bn loan for farmers
The Kwara House of Assembly on Wednesday approved additional N1billion loan to boost agricultural ahead of the 2018 farming season…
Felabration 2017 To Hold In Grande Style
Popular annual music concert Felabration, held in memory of late afro-beat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, is set to hold again…
Nursing mother regains freedom in Bayelsa
Mrs Roselyn Okokingho, a breastfeeding mother of nine-week-old baby who was kidnapped by gunmen in Town Brass in Brass local…
World Desertification Day: State acquires land for tree plantation
Gov. Ibrahim Dankwabo of Gombe State on Wednesday said his government had acquired four hectares of land for a tree…
Court remands 5 Redeemed Church members in prison over murder
An Evbuoriaria Chief Magistrates' Court sitting in Benin, Edo State, has ordered five members of the Redeemed Christian Church of…
Contractors tasked on road projects in Edo
Contractors handling road projects across the state have been called upon to adhere to specifications during the construction and rehabilitation…
UNIPORT expels 6 students for examination malpractice
Six students of the University of Port Harcourt have been expelled for engaging in examination malpractice and incitement.
Driver Jailed 4 Months For Stealing Church Generators
A Mararaba Chief Magistrate's’ Court in Nasarawa State, on Wednesday sentenced a driver, Remijeous Ayomide, 22, to four months imprisonment…
Segun Arinze: Fela Still Relevant 20 Years After Death
Popular Nollywood actor and TV personality, Segun Arinze, known as “Black Arrow’’, says Afro-beat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, is still…
Reconstruction of Airport Road begins September – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday disclosed that the reconstruction of Oshodi-Ikeja International Airport Road will begin in September.
Sad! Bus conductor dies in road accident at Sango-Ota
The Ota Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday confirmed that one person, a bus conductor,…
Breaking: Gunmen kidnap Ikeja LG Clerk, demand N20 million ransom
Gunmen have abducted the Clerk of IKeja Local Government Legislative House, Samsudeen Omotayo
Osinbajo urges Nigerians to respect each other
The Acting President on Wednesday urged Nigerians to exercise caution in their utterances and respect each other in their conversations…
Medic decries paucity of dentists
A medical practitioner, Dr Samuel Awosolu, has expressed concern over the inadequate number of dentists for the teeming population of…
2017 Hajj: Kano pilgrim board secures 3,200 visas
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has secured visas for 3,200 out of the 6,607 state’s intending pilgrims…
Nigerian government develops strategy on raw materials development – RMRDC
The Federal Government on Wednesday, says it has developed a national strategy on competitiveness in raw materials and products developed…
Boko Haram terrorists kill 7 in Adamawa
Boko Haram Terrorists have struck again, killing seven people Adamawa state, Northeast Nigeria.
Prophetess’ husband attempts to rape church member
An Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi, Ibadan, on Wednesday dissolved the 15-year-old marriage between Nike Adenekan, a prophetess and her pastor…
No time to rest yet, Buratai charges troops
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged Nigerian troops in the North East to always be alert…
Boko Haram: CDS reads riot act to service chiefs
The Chief of Defense Staff General Gabriel Olonisakin has read the riot act to the service chiefs in the wake…
State to digitise public libraries to encourage reading culture
The Edo Government will digitise public and school libraries as part of its effort to revive reading culture and make…
Breastfeeding ‘smartest investment’ for mothers – WHO, UNICEF
The UN on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week, stressing that although breastfeeding has cognitive and health benefits for infants…
I’m not Badoo member, police framed me up – Business man
A Lagos business man, Chief Alaka Abayomi has accused the police of framing him up as a member of the…
Abuja Dunks: Tournament will expose talents in basketball – Oguche
Sam Oguche, the organiser of Sam Oguche Abuja Dunks Basketball Tournament, on Tuesday said the competition would bring out the…
Rohr, goalkeeper trainer Pionetti, hit Eagles’ Camp
Newly-appointed Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer, Enrico Pionetti, has arrived at the camp of the home-based players in Kano.