Year: 2017
Nigeria, Google to partner in ICT training for youths
Mr Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communications says the Federal Government will partner with Google to train the teaming technology…
Hepatitis: Expert advises screening for all to know status
Dr Ijeoma Nduka, Chief Executive Officer, Abia Hospitals Management Board (HMB), has advised people to undergo proper screening to know…
APC suspends Banire
The Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Mushin Local Government has suspended the National Legal Adviser, Dr…
FCT residents differ on marrying former lovers
Some Abuja residents have reacted differently on the issue of a friend getting married to an ex-boyfriend or girlfriend.
FG committed to combating illegal financial flows
Mr Yemi Dipeolu, the Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, says the Federal Government is committed to combating…
Man arrested over alleged human trafficking
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Lagos on Thursday said it had arrested a 47-year-old man, Bernard…
Cinemas best thing for movie production – Producer
Nollywood Film producer and actor, Kevin Ushi, on Thursday said releasing films in cinemas had been the best thing that…
Lagos pays N8 billion compensation to property owners
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has paid N8 billion as compensation to individuals and groups whose properties…
China plans stricter management on solid waste imports
China’s cabinet on Thursday said “foreign garbage” would be entirely banned from entering the country as authorities plan stricter management…
Subscribers call on 9mobile to improve their services
Mixed reaction have greeted the emergence of 9Mobile Network as some subscribers urge the service provider to improve on its…
UTME fraud: Magistrate’s absence stalls trial
The absence of the magistrate on Thursday stalled the trial of a cyber cafe operator, Emeka Anuguo, charged with impersonating…
Sports Professor longs for female minister of sports
A female Professor of Sports Administration, Florence Oyebola-Adeyanju, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to consider appointing a woman…
‘Name your successor,’ Grace Mugabe urges Husband
First Lady Grace Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Thursday challenged her president husband Robert to name his preferred successor to end…
Corpses of 18 soldiers, 30 others arrive Maiduguri
Forty-eight corpses of persons killed by Boko Haram terrorists during an oil exploration to the Lake Chad Basin have been…
Chika Ike Gifts Halima Abubakar Money
Nollywood actress Chika Ike has reached out to her ailing colleague, Halima Abubakar. Halima who has complications from fibroid and…
Ambode charges community leaders to resist people destroying govt properties
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday charged community leaders in the state to resist people destroying government's properties in…
How Boko Haram killed 9 Nigerian soldiers, 4 Unimaid staff, 14 others in ambush
The kidnap of oil workers that resulted in the death of nine soldiers also led to the death of at…
Bukar Abba Ibrahim: When Sharia Law Is Without Sharia Faith
One of the greatest tragedies of Nigeria’s corporate existence as a nation state is the widespread and pervasive but negative…
Full list of constitutional amendments by Senate
Senators have cast their votes to amend sections in the fourth amendment of the 1999 Constitution.
France Bans Politicians From Employing Their Spouses
France on Thursday banned politicians from employing their spouses or children as parliamentary assistants under rules adopted in response to…
7 Arrested For Forcing Nigerian Women Into Prostitution
Italian police said on Thursday that seven people who lured Nigerian women to Italy “with voodoo rituals” and then forced…
Edo Govt Reads Riot Act To Insurance Players
Edo Commissioner for Youths and Special Duties, Mika Amanokha has told the coaching crew and players of Bendel Insurance FC…
Netanyahu Demands Closure Of Al-Jazeera’s Jerusalem Office
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, demanded that the Jerusalem office of Qatari news agency Al-Jazeera be closed, accusing it of…
Teenager Remanded For One Year Over Wrapper Theft
A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Thursday ordered remanded of a 15-year-old student in a juvenile…
Chinese Office Worker Stabs 3 Colleagues To Death
An employee at a logistics company in China on Thursday stabbed three of his colleagues to death and injured four…
Commission Trains Officers In SMS Use To Track Complaints
The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) Office in Jigawa says it has trained 34 officers in the use Short Message Service…
Buhari’s recovery is a miracle – Ebonyi governor
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the recovery rate of President Muhammadu…
Minister Calls For Stronger Awareness Against Hepatitis
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has called on stakeholders in the health sector to create more awareness on…
300 UK Charities Hit By Crackdown On Illegal Funds
Officials say 300 UK-based charities have had their bank accounts closed in the last two years after being caught up…
Macron Meets With Rihanna To Talk Education
President Emmanuel Macron of France said that he met with Barbados-born pop singer Rihanna at the Elysee Palace and discussed…