Year: 2017
No meaningful development without women – Aregbesola
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun said on Friday in Ile-Ife that no meaningful progress could be achieved without women’s active…
Sokoto Old Market gutted by fire
Goods worth millions of Naira were on Friday night destroyed by fire at a section of the Sokoto old market.
$43m found in Ikoyi by EFCC belongs to Rivers – Gov Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has introduced a new twist to the $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23, 218,000 recovered on…
Leave Buhari alone, he needs rest, El-rufai tells Aso Rock visitors
Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has appealed to Nigerians to stop going to the presidential villa to see President…
EFCC where are you? Man gives N42m tithe to church
A man whose identity has been shielded by a local church in Makurdi, Benue State has shocked church members with…
PDP: Wike, Fayose not sponsors of Jonathan’s peace meeting
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it was untrue that Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike and his Ekiti counterpart, Ayodele Fayose,…
US Doctors Arrive Nigeria To Provide Free Services
A team of highly skilled doctors from the United States of America arrives the country this weekend for a medical…
NPF President delighted over Arugungu new polo facility
Francis Ogboro, the President, Nigeria Polo Federation (NPF) on Friday expressed delight at the new polo facility in Argungu.
Okorocha tells Christians to pray for Nigeria
Imo governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has called on Christians to use the opportunity offered by Easter to pray for the…
NSCDC nabs 2 armed robbery suspects in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said it arrested two armed robbery suspects…
LCCI, LPG gifts 50 women gas cylinders in Lagos
The Liquefied Petroleum Group (LPG), Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), on Friday in Lagos, donated 50 8.3kg gas…
Govt. intensifies efforts to combat any outbreak of CSM
The Jigawa government has intensified efforts to combat any outbreak of Cebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) across the state, Deputy Governor Ibrahim…
Afforestation: State marks out 125 hectares for tree planting in 2017
The Kogi State Government says it has marked out 125 hectares of land for tree planting this year, as part…
Erosion: FG hands over project to state Govt
The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated and handed over the Obinagu/Akpulu/Enugueze-Umunneobagu soil erosion and flood control project to the Enugu…
Legislator offers scholarships to 1,000 students
One thousand secondary school students have been offered full scholarships by Mr Bem Mngutyo, a member of the Benue House…
Church pays fines for 25 prison inmates
The Catholic Diocese of Yola on Friday paid fines of 25 inmates from the Prison, as part of activities to…
Easter: Motor park records heavy turn out of passengers
The Jabi Motor Park in Abuja on Friday witnessed heavy movement of passengers who were travelling to different parts of…
UNFPA decries plight of 607,000 pregnant women
The UN Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) on Friday expressed concern about the fate of 607,000 pregnant women across Somalia…
“Easter period, a time to seek God’s intervention” – Bishop
Bishop Martins Uzuokwu of Minna Catholic Diocese on Friday called on Nigerians to use the Easter period to seek God’s…
Al-Makura’s strategy will boost human capacity – Lawmaker
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Works says the development strategy adopted by Gov. Tanko Al-Makura would boost…
The worst moment of my life – Dortmund defender, Bartra
Marc Bartra says he experienced the "hardest 15 minutes" of his life when Borussia Dortmund's team bus was damaged by…
Good Friday: Cleric urges Christians to emulate Christ’s life
A cleric, Pastor Tunji Olagoke has urged Christians on Good friday to emulate life of sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
Mata sets to miss rest of season with groin injury
Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata is set to miss the remainder of the season following groin surgery.
China fears North Korea-US conflict ‘at any moment’
China has warned that "conflict could break out at any moment" as tension over North Korea increases.
This judgment will not stand, PDP’s Ize-Iyamu vows to appeal to Supreme Court
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 2016 Edo governorship poll, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, said in Benin…
Confusion as intelligence agency claims ownership of N13b Ikoyi money
The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) is claiming ownership of the $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23, 218,000 seized Wednesday by the Economic…
At last, ex-PDP chairman opens up on recovered $43m
At last, former chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Adamu Mu’azu has opened up on the $43,449,947, £27,800 and…
Police on alert as fugitive threatens to attack churches on Easter Sunday
Wisconsin authorities are investigating a letter sent in the mail that made unspecific but violent threats against churches in Waukesha…
What are the risks of open defecation?
An environmental health has called for sensitisation of Nigerians on open defecation, saying the practice could lead to outbreak of…
Super Eagles Assistant Captain Ahmed Musa divorces wife
Super Eagles Assistant Captain and Leicester FC of England player, Ahmed Musa has decided to divorce his wife after series…