Year: 2017
Fayose congratulates Adeleke on victory
Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, on Monday congratulated Chief Ademola…
NDDC to support Niger Delta region varsities
The Chairman Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, has expressed the willingness of the…
Enugu indigenes begin data capturing in South Africa
The President of the Enugu Union in South Africa, Mr Mike Ugwu, says the group has commenced data capturing of…
Why nuclear weapons must go – UN envoy
Prof. Tijjani Bande, Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN said nuclear weapons should be banned because they cause more crises…
Lagos rewards winners of sign language training
Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs, LASODA has presented cash rewards to outstanding participants at the just concluded sign language…
Stakeholders advocate violence-free Lagos LG Poll
Stakeholders in Lagos have called on politicians and others to eschew violence during the forthcoming July 22 local government election…
Bauchi residents allege extortion by officials during Birth Registration
Some residents of Bauchi metropolis on Monday alleged they were being charged some fees before obtaining birth certificates in the…
Hyenas, jackals will soon leave my husband’s kingdom – Aisha Buhari
Aisha Buhari has given an insight into the power play at the presidency in the wake of a sickness that…
Pentagon welcomes Mosul liberation from ISIS
The Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve has welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s announcement of Iraq’s victory against…
Saraki’s Farcical Coup of July 4th
In reviewing the farcical coup—orchestrated by the president of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki—that took place on Tuesday, July 4,…
NTA reporter shot dead in Benin
A reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Benin, Mr Lawrence Okojie, was allegedly shot dead by gunmen on Saturday…
Man. United officially sign Romelu Lukaku for £75m
Manchester United have signed striker Romelu Lukaku from Everton for an initial £75m on a five-year contract.
Nadal crashes out of Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal's hopes of winning a third Wimbledon title are over for another year after an epic five-set defeat by…
Okogie drops bombshell, says Nigeria’s a nation without leaders
Former Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, has described Nigeria as a nation without leaders.
Elumelu tasks Federal Government on Nigeria’s economy
Mr Tony Elumelu, the Chairman, Tony Elumelu Foundation has urged the Federal Government to quickly reposition the country’s economy to…
Another Abia APGA lawmaker defects to PDP
Chief Ifeanyi Uchendu, representing Ohafia South Constituency in the Abia House of Assembly on the platform of APGA, on Monday…
Ajimobi inaugurates board of Oyo ETF
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Monday inaugurated the newly constituted board of Oyo State Education Trust Fund as…
Dangote donates N50 million to Ife crisis victims
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman, Dangote Group of Companies, has donated N50 million to victims of the communal crisis that hit…
Trump presses for passage of healthcare plan
President Donald Trump on Monday prodded the Republican-led U.S. Congress to pass major health care legislation but the Senate lawmakers…
CDF reassures shippers of support
The Cargo Defence Fund (CDF) on Monday reiterated commitment to protecting Nigerian shippers against international sharp practices.
Flood: Lagos Assembly summons Commissioner
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday summoned the state Commissioner for Environment, Mr Babatunde Adejare, to appear before…
4 Saudis terrorists sentenced to death
A Yemeni security court has sentenced to death four Saudi nationals convicted of belonging to terrorist al-Qaida organisation and beheading…
NITDA set up training centre for IDPs in Abuja
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has set up a multi-million naira Digital Capacity Building Centre for the training…
Ogun FRSC inaugurates road safety club in schools
No fewer than 85 students from various schools in Ogun were admitted into road safety club by Agbado/Ifo Unit Command…
Lagos Assembly demands apology from Senate
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday directed the Clerk, Mr Sanni Azeez, to write…
CBN injects $142.5m into forex market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday injected 142.5 million dollars into the inter-bank foreign exchange, days after intervening…
LASG builds retention pond to contain flooding
The Lagos State Government has said that it is building a retention pond to assist in containing flooding in the…
Federal Government moves to reduce accidents on highway, other roads
The Federal Government has kick-started fresh measures to rehabilitate all dilapidated highways including the Kaduna-Kano dual carriageway with a view…
Murray eases past Benoit Paire to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals
Defending champion Andy Murray eased into the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the 10th successive year with a 7-6(1) 6-4 6-4 victory…
Infant mortality has reduced in State – Gov.
The rate of infant and maternal mortality has reduced in Anambra because of the huge investment made in the health…