Year: 2017
9 dead as tourist boat sinks in Colombia
No fewer than nine people were killed when a tourist boat capsized on a lake near Medellin on Sunday, Colombian…
World Taekwondo Championships: Another Nigerian crashes out
Santos Akhilele lost to his Guatemalan opponent on Monday to join two other Nigerians on the sidelines of the 2017…
Institute to train DSS, Police
My project Institute of Security and Strategic Studies, a Non-Governmental Organisation, says it will hold a three-day training workshop for…
Nigeria, Mexico trade volume grow by 360%
The trade volume between Nigeria and Mexico has grown by 360 per cent from 166.5 million dollars in 2012 to…
Nigerian-born NBA star, Antetokounmpo returns to Greece
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece’s home-grown NBA All-Star, made an emotional return to the city he grew up in and promised to…
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire On Temporal Break
Popular Nigerian TV show, ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ has gone on a temporal break for the first time…
Katsina Govt To Convene Stakeholders Summit
Katsina State Government has concluded arrangements to convene stakeholders summit to discuss way forward for local government councils in the…
EU Worries Over 372 Trade Barriers Against Exporters
The EU has expressed worry over 372 trade barriers against its exporters in 2016 largely by some of the G20…
Lawmaker Gives GCE Forms To 130 Students
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Abiodun Tobun, on Monday distributed N2 million worth of General Certificate Education (GCE) forms to no…
NAFDAC Advises Exporters To Stop Embarrassing Nigeria
The National Agency for Food And Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerian exporters to stop embarrassing the country…
Meet some of Nigeria’s richest men celebrating Sallah
Just like the poor celebrated Sallah in their own ways, the rich also celebrated theirs in this way.
Wizkid wins Best International Act Africa at 2017 BET Awards
Nigerian singer and songwriter Wizkid on Sunday bagged BET Award for ‘Best International Act: Africa’ in Los Angeles, California.
South Africa Bans Sale Of Live Hens
South Africa has banned the sale of live hens throughout the country in a bid to control an outbreak of…
Suicide bombers attack Unimaid again, 16 killed, 13 injured
Sixteen persons have been confirmed dead while 13 persons were injured in the multiple explosions that rocked Maiduguri, the Borno…
Nathaniel Bassey Drops Olowogbogboro
Nathaniel Bassey Nigerian gospel singer has revealed that his new single “Olowogbogboro” will drop this night, exactly an hour before…
Why I’m Afraid of Nigeria’s Break-up
A few days ago, a friend asked me to explain my aversion for the idea of secession as championed by…
Yam Export: FG To Train Farmers On Agronomy Practices
The Technical Committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme, says it will train farmers on best agronomic practices for yam farming…
Kogi House of Commotion
The very vocal, flamboyant and highly controversial senator, Dino Melaye, representing Kogi west senatorial district has found himself swimming against…
Pharmacists Advocate Stiffer Penalties For Drug Trafficking
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has called on the Federal Government to ensure stiffer punishment for perpetrators of drug…
CBN’s Intervention In Forex Market Temporary – Prof Nwaekeaku
Prof. Charles Nwaekeaku of Nassarawa State University, says the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) interventions in the Foreign Exchange Market…
Boko Haram: Cameroon dispatches defence minister to Nigerian border
Cameroon has dispatched its defense minister to its northern border with Nigeria following a recent series of suicide bomb attacks…
Introduction Of Sex Education Will Reduce Rape
Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), says introduction of sex education into school curriculum could reduce…
Yobe Govt Provides 2,500 Hectares Of Land To FG
Yobe government has provided 2,500 hectares of land to the Federal Government for the establishment of grazing reserves and development…
Trump shows true colour to Muslims, shuns iftar dinner
Breaking with tradition, the White House under President Donald Trump did not host an iftar dinner, the meal Muslims eat…
Increase In Females Abusing Drugs In Yobe, Worrisome – NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Yobe has described as ‘worrisome’ increase in number of females abusing drugs…
Full farming resumes in Zamfara – Gov. Yari
Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara says full farming activities have resumed in the state following government efforts at brokering peace…
5,600 lead poison victims treated in Zamfara, Niger
The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an International humanitarian Non Governmental Organization (NGO), said it had treated 5,600 victims of lead…
Former Gov. calls for unity
An All Progressives Congress national leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to declare support for the unity and genuine…
NEPAD boss urges Nigerians to endure lessons of Ramadan
Gloria Akobundu, National Coordinator, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Nigeria, has urged Muslims and other Nigerians to endure lessons…
Nigeria, Ghana to intensify bilateral cooperation
Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice-President), confirmed this…