Year: 2017
Party threatens legal action over non conduct of council elections
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Kogi chapter, on Friday threatened to drag Kogi Government to court over alleged refusal…
Nigeria gets renewed commitment to support polio eradication
The U.S. on Friday renewed its commitment to support polio eradication in Nigeria.
Heavy rainfall: Lagos appeals to residents in flood-prone areas to relocate
The Lagos State Government has appealed to residents of Lagos living in flood-prone areas to relocate in the aftermath of…
CAN Nasawara to intensify prayers for Buhari
The Nasarawa State Chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has setup a committee to intensify prayers for the quick…
FISH: Oyo-Ita assures civil servants of speedy allocation
Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, has assured civil servants that allocation of the Federal…
JAAC allocation: N2.18bn for LGs in Edo for June
The Edo Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC) says the total actual funding from the Federation Account to the 18…
FG inaugurates ecological projects in Enugu, address of climate change effects
The Federal Government says it is aware of the challenges of climate change and was determined to address its effects…
Housing scheme gets N100bn boost
Dr Hannatu Fika, the Executive Secretary of Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB), says the Federal Government has provided…
Universities tasked on alternative energy to solve power problem
An energy expert, Mr Teslim Balogun has charged the Federal Government and universities to channel more energy on alternative solar…
Suspected robbers kill Nestle Foods cashier in Abakaliki
The police in Ebonyi said one, Michael Nwodom, the Cashier of Nestle Foods Company, was killed by suspected armed robbers…
EFCC re-arraigns Ex-Jigawa governor, Sule Lamido, sons
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, re-arraigned former Jigawa governor, Sule Lamido, his two sons, and five…
D’banj releases new album “King Don Come”
Iconic Nigerian singer-songwriter Oladapo Oyebanjo, known by his stage name D’banj, has released a new album titled “King Don Come.”
UNIPORT student, 3 others arrested for alleged kidnapping
The Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has captured four suspected kidnappers in Port Harcourt, including a final year…
Presidency, NASS face-off self serving, says Balarabe Musa
Second Republic governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, on Friday said ongoing rift between the Presidency and National Assembly…
Three suicide bombers hit UNIMAID students’ hostel again
Three male suicide bombers on Friday attacked the students’ hostel of the University of Maiduguri.
Anambra Govt Expresses Concern Over Erosion Sites
The Lagos State Government on Friday received seven awards from the National Hajj Commission for being the best performing state…
UN, NGO Train 2,000 Women On Security Building
The United Nations (UN) and Christian Women for Excellence and Empowerment in Nigerian Society (CWEENS) is to train 2,000 community…
Hajj: Lagos Gets Awards As Best Performing State
The Lagos State Government on Friday received seven awards from the National Hajj Commission for being the best performing state…
Army Distributes 1000 Treated Mosquito Nets
The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army has distributed more than 1000 treated mosquito nets to residents of Hayin Danmani…
Banky W Urges Wizkid, Davido To Stop Fighting
Banky who borrowed words from one of Jay Z’s songs which made it to his 4:44 album which went platinum…
Student Docked For Slashing Woman With Razor
A student, Akinboyejo Ayeni, 18, was on Friday arraigned in an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly slashing…
2,770 People Cleared From Migrant Camp
The Police in Paris on Friday have cleared out hundreds of people from a large migrant camp in the city’s…
Man Remanded For Theft
An Osun Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ile-Ife on Friday remanded Omiyefa Awolana, 29, in prison custody over alleged stealing.
2 In Court For Stealing 170 Cartons Of Soap
A truck driver and a motor boy who allegedly stole 170 cartons of soap valued at N1.35 million from Tropical…
Enugu Govt Awards N30m Scholarships
The Enugu State Government has approved the award of N30 million scholarship to 300 students for the 2017/2018 academic session.
Ebonyi Borrows N10bn To Finance Agriculture
The Ebonyi State Government says it has borrowed N10 billion from the Federal Government to finance agricultural activities in the…
Melania Trump Skips First Phase Of G20 Programme
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump, skipped the first part of the programme for spouses put together as part of the…
Blac Chyna Sues Rob Kardashian
The ongoing feud between Blac Chyna and her ex-boyfriend Rob Kardashian might be settled in court, as it’s been gathered…
Lawmaker As Porn Star?
So, a decade after bequeathing Sharia to Yobe and a quarter century political career during which he served thrice as…
National Assembly: You Cannot Have Powers Without Responsibility
I was alarmed to read in yesterday’s Daily Trust that the National Assembly had inserted 1,170 new projects in the…