Year: 2017
Scientist advises FG to address bottlenecks against scientific advancement
A scientist, Mr Callistus Igwilo, has advised the Federal Government to address bottlenecks that discourage scientists from practicing in the…
`Okafor’s Law’ causes traffic at Cinema
`Okafor’s Law’, newly released romantic comedy movie, has been causing a buzz among Cinema lovers in the Federal Capital Territory,…
Lagos drags Nigeria Govt to Supreme Court over Stamp Duties Act
The Lagos State Government has dragged the Nigerian Government to the Supreme Court seeking interpretation of the provisions of the…
FG Arraigns Ngwuta Over False Assets Declaration
A suspended Supreme Court judge, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta was on Thursday arraigned at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Abuja,…
Lagos Paid N16.9Bn To Pensioners In One Year – Ambode
A total of N16.9 billion was released as payment of pension arrears to pensioners in Lagos State between April 2016…
Pakistani Women Kill Man Accused Of Blasphemy
Police in India said three women dressed in “burqas” (enveloping outer garment worn by women) killed a man who had…
Pelvic Exercise Helps Manage Vaginal Flatulence – Expert
Dr Nnenna Jonah, an Abuja based gynaecologist, has urged women with vaginal flatulence to imbibe the culture of excising the…
China Launches Its First Cargo Spaceship
China has launched its first cargo spaceship on Thursday, taking the country one step closer to building its own space…
Fallopian Tube Damage Causes Ectopic Pregnancy – Expert
Dr Olayinka Ogunbode, a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, said on Thursday that one…
Court Sentences Man To Life Imprisonment
A High Court in Rwanda on Thursday sentenced a man to life in prison for leading and coordinating attacks on…
Over 98,000 Children Immunised Against Polio
More than 98,000 children in Birniwa and Kirikasamma Local Government Councils of Jigawa, were immunised against polio disease.
NSCDC Arrests 5 Illegal Miners
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) in Niger on Thursday announced the arrest of five illegal miners…
Teenager Docked For Stabbing Woman
A 16-year-old boy (name withheld) was on Thursday charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stabbing a woman…
Police To Establish Area Commands In Zamfara
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) is to establish two additional Area Commands in Zamfara to improve security in the state.
LASTMA Declares Zero Tolerance On Violation Of Traffic Laws
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday urged motorists to voluntarily comply with the…
Scientists Discover Planet Likely To Comprise Alien Life
A newly discovered planet sitting in a solar system just 39 light years away has been dubbed one of the…
Zimbabwe To Consider Allowing Livestock As Payment
Zimbabwean farmers who cannot afford to pay their children’s school fees will be able to offer goats as collateral for…
Lagos allays fear over heavy Rainfall
As the 2017 rainy season gathers momentum, the Lagos State Government has allayed the fears of residents over the torrential…
NG0 Trains Community Leaders On Safe Motherhood
The Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development, a Non Governmental Organisation, on Thursday said it initiated training programmes to tackle…
Lagos Govt Sacks 42 Health Workers
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it sanctioned and sacked 42 health workers for various offences relating to negligence…
160,000 PVCs Unclaimed In Niger — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger says it still has 160,000 unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards (PVC).
UN Syria Envoy To Hold Talks With Russia
UN mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura is to hold talks with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov in Geneva…
8 prisoners freed from Kaduna prison
The Kaduna State Committee on Prisons Decongestion says it has freed eight prisoners from Zaria Prison as part of ongoing…
SGF, Babachir Lawal gone for good – Sagay
Suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal is gone for good. He is no longer a…
Jos varsity health workers protest non payment of salaries
The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Chapter, says it will continue to run single shift…
Gov El-Rufai arrests another journalist
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State is at it again, doing what he knows how to do best, arresting journalists.
Anambra farmers get 150 tractors from govt
The Anambra Government said on Thursday it had provided 150 functional tractors to aid farmers in cultivating their land in…
AU probes death of soldier by colleague in Somalia
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said Thursday it had launched investigations into the killing of one of its…
Chief Executives of govt agencies earn more than lawmakers – Rep
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Zakari Mohammed, says member of the National Assembly are not the highest…
BBNaija: Abati’s Faux Moral Outrage
Sad to see Dr. Reuben Abati, the former presidential spokesperson, a man I consider gifted, reduced to a figure of…