Year: 2017
NAOWA distributes breast examination kits to soldiers’ wives in Adamawa
The 23rd Amoured Brigade chapter of the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) on Wednesday distributed personal breast cancer examination…
President Buhari not harassing Jonathan’s family – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari is not harassing the family of former President Goodluck Jonathan as being alleged by the ex-president, the…
Protest in Lagos over Planned Installation of Monarch
The family of Mutairu Ogundare and entire members of the three Community Development Associations in Shangisha and Magodo area of…
State receives health equipment worth $2m – Commissioner
The Oyo State Government says it has received a consignment of health equipment worth two million dollars ($2m) from the…
NSE All-Share Index drops by 0.77% on profit taking
Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed negatively on Wednesday, halting the two-day price rally, due to profit taking.
NUPENG commends FG’s proposed second refinery in the North
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Wednesday commended the Federal Government on the proposed second…
Ministry: We did not hire foreign PR consultants for N612 million
The Federal Ministry of Finance said that it had not hired any Public Relations firm for 2 million dollars (N612…
POWA donates food items to widows, orphanage in Kaduna
The Chairperson Police Wives Association, (POWA) in Kaduna State, Mrs Maureen Abeh on Wednesday donated food items, beverages and toiletries…
Group says Nigeria loses $3.8bn annually on ICT importation
A civil society group, the Transparency Advocacy Initiative Nigeria, says the country loses 3.8 billion dollars annually to the importation…
Authority’s chairman urges Anambra civil servants to access housing via mortgage
Chief Godson Ezenagu, Chairman, Anambra Housing Development Authority, has urged workers in the state to take advantage of the mortgage…
Court orders forfeiture of cash belonging to former First Lady
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered a temporal forfeiture of $5.8 million belonging to a former First…
Voters’ registration: Monarch calls for large turnout in Rivers
Eze Samuel Amaechi, the Paramount Ruler of Igbo kingdom in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers, has called for large…
Gov. seeks institutes’ partnership to upgrade slums
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has solicited the partnership of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) to upgrade slums…
Farmer Jailed 8 Years
A Katsina State High Court sitting in Malumfashi on Wednesday sentenced a farmer, Yusuf Abdullahi of Baraunku village in Kankara…
Tonto Dikeh’s Foundation Awards Scholarship
A Nollywood actress Mrs Tonto Dikeh, on Tuesday disclosed that her foundation, Tonto Dikeh Foundation (TDF), has awarded scholarship to…
Buhari To Make Minimum Wage A Priority
Mr Goke Olatunji, President, National Union of Chemical Footwear, Rubber, Leather and Non-Methallic Products Employees (NUCFRLMPE), has called on President…
WAEC Warns Candidates Against Patronising Fraudsters
The West African Examinations Council on Wednesday warned candidates against patronising fraudsters in the ongoing 2017 May/June West African Senior…
Thousands Of People To Feed From Waste Bin
Tens of thousands of people are expected to feast on food saved from the bin on Saturday at “Disco Soup”…
Man Murders 6-Year Old Son
Police in Ghana, have arrested a middle-aged man for the alleged gruesome murder of his son for ritual purpose. The…
FRSC records 110 deaths in Edo, Delta, Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday said no fewer than 110 deaths were recorded in Edo, Delta and…
Edo government to renovate Central Medical Stores
The Edo Government is to commence immediate renovation of its Central Medical Stores in Benin, in preparation for the receipt…
Official: Buhari now to rule Nigeria from home
It is now official and no longer a matter of conjectures. Presdent Muhammadu Buhari will henceforth rule Nigeria from the…
Anambra firstlady advocates girls maturity before marriage
The wife of Anambra governor, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, has called for proper education and maturity of the girl-child before marriage.
South African court: Nuclear deal with Russia illegal
South Africa’s plan to expand its nuclear programme in cooperation with Russia suffered a setback on Wednesday when a court…
Is Emir Sanusi’s Brand of Activism the Way To Go?
In northern Nigeria, educating the girl-child beyond high school is frowned at. Even amongst the educated elite. The main reason?…
Association conducts free malaria test in Kaduna
The National Association of Nigerian Paediatrics Nurses (NANP), Kaduna State chapter, on Wednesday disclosed that it would conduct a free…
Kwara denies owing workers, pensioners
The Kwara Government on Wednesday denied owing salaries and pension arrears.
Orlando Bloom discusses latest film, ‘Unlocked’
Actor Orlando Bloom says his latest film about a fictional biological attack threatening London, “could absolutely happen’’ in the real…
Kebbi Govt Recovers N1b
The Kebbi Government says it has recovered close to N1 billion of the CBN Anchor Borrowers’ Programme loan from 78,500…
Lawal and Oke as Glamour News
These indeed, are interesting times. They are also good times for news hunters. These days, the whole place is saturated…