Year: 2017
Two female suicide bombers blow themselves up at UNIMAID
Two female suicide bombers detonated explosives on the edge of a university campus in northeast Nigeria on Monday, blowing themselves…
Gov Ishaku’s wife partners with CBN to train 10,000 Taraba youths
Hope Afresh Foundation, the pet project of Mrs. Anna Ishaku, wife of Taraba Governor, has entered into a partnership with…
CBN shortens Foreign Exchange settlement period as naira weakens
Nigeria's central bank plans to sell shorter-dated dollar forwards to inject liquidity into the official market and try to support…
Mosimi oil depot resumes loading after almost one year
Nigeria's Mosimi oil depot has resumed loading after almost a year, when a major pipeline was vandalised last May, the…
Govt. release 108 workers of Three Star Hotel, retains 47 others
The Jigawa Government has disengaged 108 workers of its Three Star Hotel from service, Malam Zubairu Sulaiman, the Spokesperson of…
Nigeria’s military frees 593 detained Boko Haram suspects
Nigeria's military on Monday released 593 people after clearing them of having ties with the Islamist militant group Boko Haram,…
G7 ministers pressure Russia to abandon Syria
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialised nations met in Italy on Monday, looking to put pressure…
State Govt. donates 28 Hilux vehicles to Nigerian Army
The Kano State Government on Monday donated 16 Toyota Hilux vehicles “and 12 refurbished ones” to the Nigerian Army as…
Healthcare outreach programme gets free treatment from Foundation
More than 6,000 patients were treated free-of-charge during a community healthcare outreach programme sponsored by Bala Usman Foundation, an NGO,…
Etisalat yet to agree debt deal with lenders
The Nigerian arm of Abu Dhabi telecom group Etisalat is yet to agree a deal on restructuring a $1.2 billion…
Counsel seeks reversal of judgment in property dispute case
Mr Peter Ezeganba, Counsel to Chief Alagbaje Solomon on Monday asked an FCT High Court, Wuse Zone II to reverse…
Opposition parties plan massive march Wednesday to force Zuma out
Opposition parties are calling for a rolling mass action campaign in solidarity with the #ZumaMustFall movement‚ starting with a march…
CACOL okays FG’s adoption of special courts to try corrupt, kidnap cases
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has commended the Federal Government on its plans to adopt special Court…
South Sudanese eat leaves to survive as hunger bites hard
A humanitarian aid agency on Monday said hunger forces South Sudanese to eat leaves from trees as food runs out…
Lagos Restates Commitment To Justice Sector Reform
The Lagos State Government on Monday pledged to fully implement recommendations made at the recently held summit on administration of…
JUTH to reduce shift as workers protest non-payment of allowances
The Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) will, from Tuesday, run only one shift as the workers have resolved to suspend…
Electronic Scoring System to be used at 2017 Taekwondo Championships
The Electronic Scoring System (ESS) will be used in the 2017 Agoma Open Taekwondo Championships to bring national athletes at…
Deputy Gov. urges students to become creative problem-solvers
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, on Monday urged teachers to encourage students to discover their talents, to…
Ghanaian becomes first male editor of British Vogue
Fashion magazine British Vogue said on Monday it has appointed Ghana’s Edward Enninful as its new editor-in-chief, making him the…
Ex-President Jonathan Indicted In Malabu Oil Scam Probe
Former President Goodluck Jonathan probably received as much as $200 million to approve the controversial $1.3 billion sale of OPL…
Army Frowns At Unprofessional Use Of Social Media
The Nigerian Army has expressed displeasure over the attitude of some its officers, who use the social media to disclose…
Easter Retreat: Apostolic Church To Provide Free Feeding
The Apostolic Faith Church headquarters for West and Central Africa (WECA) will provide free feeding, accommodation and soul-inspiring messages to…
Togolese Who Beat Niece To Death Remanded
An Ebute Meta Magistrate's’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded a Togolese trader, Afi Koumebio, who allegedly beat her three-year-old…
Soji Simpson: A Kind of Light
When the founding editor of London Review of Books, Karl Miller, died in 2014, many elegies were written for him…
Mariah Carey Breaks Up With Boyfriend
Mariah Carey is done with Bryan Tanaka and vice versa, and we're told it's over 2 things, his insane jealousy…
Kidnappers of Olu Falae sentenced to life imprisonment
An Ondo state high court has jailed seven suspected herdsmen for life over the kidnap of Olu Falae, former secretary…
#BBNaija: Show Records 26 Million Votes
Over 26 million votes were recorded for the final of the just concluded reality TV show, Big Brother Naija 2017…
Man Who Slashed Daughter’s Throat Arrested
The police on Monday arrested a Thai man for slashing his daughter’s throat after an argument about her Facebook and…
Rangers FC suspends Coach Amapakabo
Rangers Football Club of Enugu has suspended its Technical Adviser, Imama Amapakabo “for security reasons.’’
U.S., Russian Astronauts Back On Earth
A U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts landed on Earth on Monday after more than 170 days in space.