Year: 2017
Venus Williams Covers Dujour Magazine latest issue
By Funmilola Olukomaiya Serena Williams’ big sister and American tennis icon, Venus Williams is the cover star for the latest…
Daddy Showkey bags new chieftaincy title
By Funmilola Olukomaiya Veteran Nigerian galala singer, John Asiemo popularly known as Daddy Showkey is the Ajaguna of Yakoyo Land.…
Army War College graduates 33 pioneer students
The newly-established Army War College, Nigeria, on Friday, graduated its 33 pioneer officers. They comprise 30 officers from the army…
IBB varsity: Niger government to spend N500m on hostel
The Niger Government is to construct a 1,000- bed capacity hostel at the Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai at the cost…
Motorists buy petrol with ease in Cross River
As fuel scarcity and hike in pump price bite harder in some states of the federation, the product situation remains…
Weightlifting: Olanrewaju emerges winner of 77kg snatch event
Taju Olanrewaju of Ekiti on Friday in Abuja won the male 77kg snatch event at the National Weightlifting Trials ahead…
Technology roadmap will save Nigeria $11Bn in 5 years – Onu
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science & Technology, says the Federal Government’s National Science, Technology and Innovation Roadmap will…
Zamfara police arrest 15 suspects, recover arms, 151 cows
The Police Command in Zamfara has arrested 15 suspects for various crimes in the state and recovered arms, 151 cows…
Dust haze, cloudy skies to prevail on Saturday – NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze weather conditions over the central states of the country on Saturday…
Abuja residents decry deplorable road network
The people of Igu community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed worry over the…
Over 3m voters register in CVR – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says no fewer than 3.63 million new voters have been registered in ongoing Continuous…
CBN inaugurates Postgraduate Business School in ABU
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday inaugurated a N6bn World-Class Postgraduate Business School at the Ahmadu Bello University…
Over 3m voters register in CVR – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says no fewer than 3.63 million new voters have been registered in ongoing Continuous…
Again, 98 Edo Indigenes return from Libya
No fewer than 98 Edo indigenes arrived in Benin from Libya on Friday with the help of the International Organisations…
Overpricing: DPR seals 10 fillings stations in Benin
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), on Friday, sealed no fewer than 10 filling stations in Benin for overpricing of…
UNN, Huawei to establish ICT academy
The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HUAWEI, a Chinese ICT company…
45 dead in Sudan’s community clashes
At least 45 people have been killed and 31 injured in the latest clashes between rival clans of the Dinka…
Commissioner warns youths against rape, violence
The Enugu State Commissioner for Gender Affairs and Social Development, Princess Peace Nnaji, has urged youths to shun rape and…
Anti-Corruption Day: FG urged to publish details of corrupt persons
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on the Federal Government to publish the names of persons found guilty of…
NUBIFIE key officials arrested in Lagos
Key officials of the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) were on Friday allegedly arrested by…
UN chief calls for donor contributions for Nigeria, others
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for one billion dollars donor contributions to the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to…
Fuel Scarcity: NASS cautions against shunting at filling stations
The National Assembly on Friday said security personnel were compounding the hardship being faced by motorists in getting petrol in…
Gov Wike replies Bode George over zoning of PDP chairmanship
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the position of National Chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
A frolic on the Red Sea – Femi Adesina recounts Aqaba trip
By Femi Adesina It was a gust of chilly wind that said Akwaaba (welcome, in Ghanaian language) to me in…
Kidnapped Ekiti Senator Ayo Arise Regains Freedom
A former Senator from Ekiti State, Mr Ayo Arise, who was kidnapped last Sunday has regained freedom. Arise, a governorship…
Buhari extols TY Danjuma at 80
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated retired Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma on his 80th birthday. The president’s congratulatory message was made available…
Bode George withdraws from PDP chairmanship race
Chief Olabode George has withdrawn from the chairmanship race of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
PDP Chairmanship: Dokpesi still in race
A national chairmanship aspirant in Saturday’s National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Raymond Dokpesi, says he will…
P Diddy is world’s highest earning musician
American hip-hop superstar, Sean Combs, a.k.a has emerged Forbes highest earning musician for the year, without releasing any album for…
NYSC launches CV Bank, job portal
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), Brig.-Gen, Sulaiman Kazaure, says a national curriculum vitae bank and job portal will…