Year: 2017
Professor wants women to use female condom
The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) on Friday called for extensive civic education in order for Nigerians to…
No power outage during Easter – EKEDC
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) says it will ensure uninterrupted power supply throughout the Easter period in the…
Politicians’ hoarding of dollars responsible for Naira’s fall – BDC
Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, the President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) said that the discovery of huge…
Oshiomhole hails Obaseki’s victory at election tribunal
Former governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday commended the judgment delivered by the Election Petitions Tribunal on the…
Govt winning war against corruption, says ex-PENGASSAN spokesman
The Federal Government’s anti-graft war has received a fillip from a one-time spokesman for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior…
Motor accidents claim professor’s life, 5 others
The Dean, School of Basic Medical Sciences at the Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ebonyi, Prof. Robert Nneli is dead.
Gov Obaseki floors Ize-Iyamu at election tribunal
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Benin on Friday upheld Godwin Obaseki’s election as Edo state governor.
Meningitis: Niger records 33 deaths, 116 suspected cases- official
Thirty-three people have died from the Cerebrol Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in Niger while 116 suspected case has been recorded, an…
No increase in transport fares during Easter celebration – NURTW Chairman
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Okitipupa Chapter in Ondo State, says its members will not increase transport…
WHO: Nigeria receives 500,000 doses of Meningitis C vaccine
Nigeria has received 500,000 doses of meningitis C containing vaccine to combat the epidemic in the country, the WHO has…
Easter: State Police Command deploys 2,800 personnel for special patrol
The Plateau Police Command says it has deployed 2,800 of its personnel for special patrol during the Easter celebration.
Nasarawa NLC decries salaries delay, lack of promotion
The Nasarawa State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has decried the “unnecessary delays” in the payment of salaries…
IGP pledges partnership with SWAN in enhancing sports development
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has promised to support the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) in all its…
The Chibok Girls: Three Years in Bondage
No one expected that the Chibok girls would remain in bondage for so long but sadly that is where we…
UNDP commends Ethiopia’s human development programmes
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has commended Ethiopia’s significant gains in human development and advised the East African country…
Shame: US ‘mother of all bombs’ kills only 36 in Afghanistan
The much touted mother of all bombs weighing 20,000 pounds with a price tag of $16m per unit manufactured by…
INEC: Indicted INEC staff refund bribe money
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said some of its staff accused of benefitting from a N3.4 billion…
New Boeing 737 MAX 9 makes maiden flight from Austria
A new version of Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 jetliner,737 MAX 9, took off from Seattle, Australia for the first time…
NEPAD: Nigerian youths needs to start getting involved
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), has decried the “nonchalant attitude of Nigerian youths towards developmental issues in the…
Easter: FRSC to impound vehicles without speed limiting device
Operators of commercial vehicles on highways in Edo State, during the Easter celebration without the speed limiting devices, risk being…
Easter: Spread messages of love and sacrifice, Minister urges residents
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello has urged residents to spread the messages of love, sacrifice, tolerance…
Man rapes N40,000 a night sex worker on Awolowo Road Ikoyi
A 40-year old jobless man, Edet Imoh, who is currently facing two cases of rape at the Igbosere Magistrates' Court,…
Boko Haram continues to kidnap more women, girls – Amnesty International
Nigerian authorities must ramp up efforts to secure the release of the remaining Chibok girls and thousands of others abducted…
4 Men Nabbed For Robbing People Of Phones
Four men were on Thursday brought before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly robbing people of phones and N225,…
N3.2bn Fraud: How Kalu’s aide withdrew N714m from Abia govt account – Witness
In the ongoing trial of former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu over alleged N3.2 billion fraud, a Compliance…
Arrest Of Opposition Leader, Zambian Govt Warns Protesters
The Zambian Government on Thursday warned that it would not allow lawlessness in the country following the arrest and charging…
Rainstorm Wreaks Havoc In A’Ibom.
Rainstorm which occurred on Wednesday evening has destroyed property worth million of Naira in four communities in Ibesikpo Asutan Local…
2.1m Pupils Enrol Into Primary Schools
The Kaduna State Government said on Thursday that a total of 2.1 million pupils had enrolled into public primary schools…
Ondo, Ogun Meet To Resolve Boundary Issues
The Ogun and Ondo State Governments on Thursday met to resolve the boundary issues between the people of Atijere in…
Chinese investors buy AC Milan for £628m
Chinese investors Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux have completed the £628m (740m euro) takeover of AC Milan, promising "significant capital increases".