Year: 2017
U.S. Postpones Decision To Lift Sudan Sanctions
The United States has postponed for three months a decision on whether to permanently lift sanctions on Sudan over its…
Man Arrested With N.5m Cannabis In Jigawa
The Jigawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday said it had arrested a 46-year-old man…
U.S. Has Evidence Of Chemical Weapons Use By Damascus
The U.S. intelligence community possesses strong evidence that the Syrian army used chemical weapons in the Idlib province on April…
Hospitals Urged To Key Into Health Insurance Scheme
Bayelsa Government has urged health institutions in the state to key into the Health Insurance Scheme being packaged for workers…
2 Fraudsters Nabbed For Adulteration Of Fertilizers
The Police in Kano have arrested two suspected fraudsters who specialise in adulteration of fertilizers and selling it to farmers.
NGO Decries Increasing Drug Abuse Among Youths
An NGO, Youth Initiative Against Violence and Human Rights Abuse (YIAVHA) has decried the rising spate of drug abuse and…
6 Arrested For Selling Unregistered SIM Cards
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command says it has arrested six persons for allegedly selling unregistered…
Woman Locked In Dark Room For 15 Years Rescued
Police in the western Indian state of Goa on Wednesday claimed to have rescued a 50-year-old woman who had been…
Man Faces 300 Years Jail Term
A 29-year-old man living in Southern California, suspected of sexually assaulting at least four children, could face 300 years in…
The Abiku Called Magu
The above quotation is the opening stanza in the eight-paragraph poem titled “Abiku” by Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka. Abiku in…
Supreme Court sacks Modu-Sheriff, reinstates Makarfi as PDP chairman
The Supreme Court on Wednesday removed Senator Modu-Sheriff as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and declared…
NNPC pledges steady products supply despite challenges
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday pledged that despite challenges in the downstream petroleum sector, petroleum products would…
UNFPA: Effective family planning can curb annual maternal deaths
UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday said if the demands of women in developing countries who wanted access to safe…
State Govt. to build industrial parks to boost seaport, other projects
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, says his administration will build industrial parks to boost activities at the envisaged Ibaka…
Jungle justice on badoo cult members uncivilised – DIG
Mr Israel Ajao, a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), on Tuesday appealed to members of the public to stop…
Reps again delays swearing in Hembe’s replacement
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday again did not swear in the member-elect for Konshisha/Vandeikya Federal Constituency of Benue state,…
Gov. meets with predecessors, former ministers over state security
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Tuesday met with former Niger governors, ministers and political leaders over the security situation…
Breeze FM sues state govt. Over demolition, demands N1.5bn
The Management of Breeze 99.9 FM, Lafia has dragged the Nasarawa State Government to court over the demolition of the…
11 killed as suicide bombers hit Maiduguri again
At least 11 persons were killed in multiple bomb explosions on Tuesday night in Maiduguri, the News Agency of Nigeria…
I will speak out on my meeting with Buhari in London – Osinbajo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will soon brief the nation on the outcome of his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in…
Lagos Mulls Bus Reform Initiative To Improve Transportation System
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to reenergizing transportation with the Bus Reform Initiative (BRI), a programme that…
LASIEC Releases List of Validated candidates for July 22 LG Elections
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ) has released the list of validated candidates for the Chairmanship and…
Chief Bisi Akande Loses Wife
Pioneer Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande has lost his wife, Mrs Omowumi Akande.
Federal Poly, Idah shut down as students protest killing of colleague
The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Idah in Kogi, on Tuesday closed down the institution, following students violence over the…
Police arrest ward head, 6 others for impregnating 13-year old girl
The Kano State Police Command said it has arrested the Ward Head of Yargaya village in Dawakin Kudu Local Government…
Gov Okorocha bans Imo monarchs from speaking in English
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has banned traditional rulers in the State from speaking in English at official functions and…
Police Act amendment Bill scales second reading
The Bill for an Act to amend Police Act, 2014, to provide for enlistment requirement and welfare, align punishments with…
ICPC identifies corruption factors in e-government platforms
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says lack of legal framework is a major corruption risk…
Wimbledon: Venus Williams zooms into semi-finals
Venus Williams' mother could not stop smiling and laughing. She had just watched her 37-year-old daughter reach the Wimbledon semifinals…
Federal Government to partner private sector on technology
Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, Minister of Budget and National Planning, has said the Federal Government will work with private sector…