Year: 2017
Online platform sets to promote restaurants, bars in Nigeria
Mr Charles Odibo, the Chief Executive Officer of Tomachy, an online platform says the platform will boost restaurants, bars and…
Lagos Moves To Criminalise Power Theft, Vandalisation
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it has concluded plans to enact a law to specifically criminalise and punish…
State passes Bill to provide emergency treatment for road accident victims
The Ogun House of Assembly on Tuesday, passed a Bill that will ensure provision of emergency medical treatment for road…
Council advocates robust sensitisation on registration, collection of PVCs
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties and Civil…
Macron’s victory, challenge to African youths
A cross-section of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents have reacted to Sunday’s victory of Emmanuel Macron in France’s Presidential election,…
Abuja IDPs camp gets new medical experts
The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, had deployed medical experts to Durumi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp, Abuja,…
FG to revive, sustain economy through reforms
The Federal Government on Tuesday, promised to implement daring reforms that would revive and sustain economic growth and development in…
Navy arrests 28 suspected oil thieves in Rivers
The Nigerian Navy said on Tuesday that it had arrested 28 suspected oil thieves in a major mop up operation…
Infantino plans talks with Muntari, vows to fight racist “idiots’’
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he intends to talk with Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari, a recent victim of racist abuse…
FG urged to sustain fertilizer initiative
Some farmers in Kaduna State have appealed to the Federal Government to sustain the “Presidential Fertilizer Initiative” which had crashed…
Have Our Children Gone Mad?!
Saturday May 6, 2017, was the day I finally and wearily gave up on the future of my beloved country,…
Somalia, EU mull ways of enhancing maritime security
The Somali government and the European Union (EU) have held talks on strengthening the Horn of Africa nation’s maritime security…
China receives 138 million tourists
Mr Jack Wang, a member of the China International Travel Service(CITS) on Tuesday announced that the Chinese tourism sector received…
Agip to build refinery worth $15bn
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) has accepted to build a 150,000 barrels per day refinery in either Port Harcourt…
Union commends FGs on sale of locally made textiles
The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) on Tuesday commended the Federal Governments resolve to…
Gunmen Attack South Sudan Vice President’s Convoy
Gunmen attacked the convoy of South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Gai on Tuesday, wounding three of his bodyguards, a…
Woman Begs Court To Dissolve Her Marriage
A housewife, Vivian Odama, on Tuesday begged a Mararaba Upper Area Court, to dissolve her marriage to her husband of…
Abia Govt Tasks Councils To Embrace Basic Healthcare
The Abia Government has called on the 17 local government councils in the state to embrace Basic Healthcare Provision Fund…
Man Pleads Guilty To Raping 3 Minors
A 52-year-old man, John Udensi, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to raping three minors, aged 10, 11 and 13.
Boko Haram kills 9 Chadian soldiers
At least nine Chadian troops and 40 Boko Haram militants died in clashes near Lake Chad, the Chadian military reported.
CP Charges Policemen To Track Down Kidnappers
Mr Wilson Inalegwu, the Commissioner of Police in Kogi, has charged men and officers of the command to go after…
Kogi Govt To Close 6 Motor Parks
Six motor parks in Lokoja metropolis will be closed as part of efforts to enhance passengers safety on roads across…
Emmanuel Macron Did Not Emerge By Accident
Way back, as a student of Comparative Politics, I was quite fascinated by the French political system. I never fully…
Police Seize Over 1000 Bags Of Adulterated Fertilisers
The Police Area Command in Zaria, Kaduna State, have uncovered and seized over 1,000 bags of adulterated fertilisers at a…
Mugabe Goes To Singapore For Medical Checks
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has left the country for medical checks in Singapore, the government said in a statement, about…
Alleged N190m fraud: Court discharges Oronsaye
An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Tuesday discharged Steve Oronsaye, former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, of…
CP charges policemen to track down kidnappers, armed robbers in Kogi
Mr Wilson Inalegwu, the Commissioner of Police in Kogi, has charged men and officers of the command to go after…
NDLEA secures two convictions, arrests 15 suspects for drugs related offences
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, said it had secured two convictions of illicit drug traffickers and…
Senate to pass 2017 budget on Thursday
The Senate on Tuesday received the report of the Joint Committee on Appropriation and Finance on the 2017 Appropriation Bill.
U.S. Suspends Funding To Kenya’s Health Activities
The U.S. government has suspended funding to activities carried out by Kenya’s ministry of health for failure to meet unspecified…