Year: 2017
I do not have $1.2bn in any account – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the report that he has 1.2 billion dollars (about N400…
Student Sentenced To 15 Years Imprisonment
A Jos High Court on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Mathias Joseph, to 15 years in prison for attempting to…
Nigeria is at crossroads, we need restructuring – Atiku Abubakar
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday joined the calls for restructuring of the country to promote unity and economic…
2 Die as building collapses in Lagos
Two people have died as a two-storey building under construction in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria partially collapsed.
21, 651 PVCs Unclaimed – INEC
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 21, 651 permanent voters cards (PVCs) in Akwa Ibom are still…
Reps condemn assassination attack on Dino Melaye
The House of Representatives on Thursday called on the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to prosecute the persons behind the…
NGO Trains 6000 Women
The Women Inspiration Development Centre (WIDC), an NGO, said it trained 6,000 women and girls in 12 rural communities in…
Court Postpones Trial Of Compaore
A court in Burkina Faso on Thursday postponed the trial of former leader Blaise Compaore and his cabinet for their…
Trailer crushes Okada Rider to death in Lagos
A trailer has crushed an okada rider to death at Isolo area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
Abuja Residents Solicit Govt Support
Some residents of Abuja have called on the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and area councils to train them and…
NGO Empowers 40,000 HIV Affected Children
The AIDS Preventive Initiative In Nigeria (APIN), on Thursday, said it had trained 40,000 children, who were either infected or…
Ex-militant Establishes Rice Farm
An ex-leader of a militant group, Mr Paul Eris, has established a rice farm at Peremabiri Community in Bayelsa to…
4 Opposition Supporters Arrested
Police have arrested four people in connection with a spate of fires to public buildings that hit some parts of…
Police recover documents on how Shekarau plotted assassination of Sheikh Jafaru
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday disclosed that it recovered documents on how former Kano State governor, Ibrahim Shekarau plotted…
Nigerian shot dead in South Africa
The Nigeria Union in South Africa has confirmed the killing of its member, Mr Chinedu Eze, allegedly by a Somalian…
Covenant University Suspends 200 Students
Covenant University has suspended over 200 students for missing it's just concluded Easter ‘Youth Alive’ programme. Parents and students have,…
Mushin mayhem: 15 hoodlums sentenced to 2-year imprisonment
The Lagos State Mobile Court has sentenced 15 hoodlums to two years imprisonment in connection with Monday's mayhem at Idi-Oro…
Passengers Busted Out Of Their Pants With Cocaine
Customs and Border Patrol officers at New York’s JFK airport said they captured two more passengers who attempted to smuggle…
Akiolu risks wrath of Yoruba ancestors for disrespecting Ooni – Palace
The palace of the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has reacted to the humiliating treatment meted out to him by…
Guinness records N2.46 billion pre-tax loss
Guinness Nigeria Plc has recorded a nine-month pre-tax loss of N2.46 billion.
CBN to sell $100 million in currency forwards
Nigeria's central bank plans to offer $100 million in currency forwards on Thursday for settlement in between one week and…
US steps up pressure on North Korea
The US says it plans to activate a missile defence system in South Korea "within days" and tighten economic sanctions…
Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna dies at 70
Veteran Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna, known as the heartthrob of Hindi films in the 1970s and 1980s, died on Thursday…
UN: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan down slightly
Civilian casualties as a result of the continued conflict in Afghanistan decreased slightly in the first quarter of 2017, a…
Survey: Australia has a problem with excessive drinking
More than three quarters of Australians believe their country has a problem with excessive drinking, with almost half admitting they…
Association urges FG to increase funding on malaria eradication
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, Kwara branch, has called on Federal Government to scale up more support for…
State govt. partners FRIN to revive forest reserves
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration will partner with the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) to regenerate…
VP-led committee demands interim report on SGF
The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led committee investigating allegations of due process violation in award of contracts under Presidential Initiatives on…
NGO educates 5000 persons on malaria prevention
A non-governmental organisation, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), working on malaria prevention in Akwa Ibom, says it educates 5,000…
VP inaugurates National MMSEs Council
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday annouced the reduction of the membership of National Council on Micro, Medium, and Small…