Year: 2017
Abuja-Kaduna rail commences Sunday operations with 512 passengers
Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has commenced Sunday operations with 512 passengers on a round trip with 192 passengers from Abuja…
3 principals, vice principal killed in road accident
The Delta State Government has postponed reopening of public primary and secondary schools in the state on Monday following the…
To end recession, Nigerians must make sacrifices – Bishop
Emmanuel Badejo, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo, says Nigeria is not beyond redemption if every citizen makes…
Restaurant owner, husband die after eating poisoned food
The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed the arrest of a 35-year-old man, Paul Nchui, for allegedly poisoning food…
Naira records 12.36 % rise in one week
The Naira recorded an appreciation of 12.36 per cent at the parallel market in the last one week.
Stop blaming devil for your failure, Cleric tells Nigerians
Pastor Ben Andrew, Senior Pastor, Living Faith Church in Lafia, Nasarawa state has advised Nigerians to stop blaming the devil…
Former US Vice President Regrets Not Becoming President
Former Vice President Joe Biden has lamented his decision to stay out of the 2016 presidential race, saying that while…
NCAA fines airline N9.5m for violating Nigerian airspace
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has imposed a fine of N9.5 million on a non-schedule airline for operating in…
Budget padding: SERAP wants Buhari to prosecute indicted lawmakers
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prosecute indicted principal officers of the National…
Senator faults payment of tuition fees in dollars in Nigerian schools
Senator Yusuf Yusuf (APC-Taraba) has described as unacceptable the use of foreign currency for the payment of tuition fees in…
Gov. Bello cautions rural dwellers against archaic anti-immunisation beliefs
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has advised rural communities to shun archaic beliefs that had consistently discouraged them from allowing…
FAO trains 50 rice farmers in Edo
Mr Wellington Omoragbon, a Director in Edo Ministry of Agriculture, said the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has trained no…
Meningitis kills 21 in Sokoto State
The death toll as a result of the meningitis epidemic in Sokoto State has now risen to 21.
Fashola promises to complete road projects nationwide
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Saturday said the Federal Government was committed to completing…
Gory tales of Ebonyi inter-community conflict
The indigenes of Oferekpe-Enyigba community in Abakaliki Local Government of Area (LGA) of Ebonyi have narrated gory tales of attacks…
No going back on LGs autonomy, says NULGE
The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) will not relent in its effort to see that the local government…
Taraba governor bans protests by labour unions
Labour unions in Taraba State and Governor Darius Ishaku may be poised for a showdown over the ban on protests…
Evander Holyfield Fights Bola Tinubu In Lagos, Wole Soyinka Is Referee
Evander Holyfield, legendary five-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, has formally announced the most anticipated exhibition boxing match that is billed…
LASU’s best graduating student delivered of baby girl a day after
It was double joy for Mrs Elizabeth Orefunwa, the overall best graduating student of the Lagos State University, Ojo, as…
Edo Govt. to reintroduce teaching of History in public schools
The Edo Government says it will reintroduce the teaching of History as a subject in public schools to allow the…
Super Eagles second friendly called off
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday said Super Eagles’ second international friendly, against Burkina Faso in London on Monday,…
NCP elects Fatai Ibuowo Lagos chairman
Mr Fatai Ibuowo has emerged as the new Lagos State Chairman of the National Conscience Party (NCP).
Why we are holding championship in Sambisa Forest – Chief of Army Staff
Lt.-Gen.Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff, says this year’s Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship is holding in Sambisa forest…
Fashola visits Ambode, pledges FG support on captive power
The Federal Government on Saturday said it was ready to support states to generate `captive power’ as a permanent solution…
Addax Petroleum executives face criminal investigation
The management of Addax Petroleum Nigeria Ltd. on Saturday confirmed that Geneva Prosecutor’s Office was conducting a criminal investigation into…
Journalist, 4 others killed in auto crash
An auto crash which occurred at Asejire end of Osun on Friday killed five persons while others sustained severe injuries.
Suicide: Cleric wants churches to increase counseling, support
A Christian cleric, Rev. John Adeyinka, has called on religious organisations to create more platforms on which members with great…
Leaked DSS report Vindicates Senate Over Magu – Spokesman
The Senate has described the leaked DSS report on Mr Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial…
5,000 Sanitation Offenders Prosecuted In Kano
No fewer than 5,000 people, who contravened the Kano State Environmental Sanitation Law, have so far been prosecuted, according to…
Half of French voters still undecided as presidential election race nears
An Odoxa poll released on Friday showed that nearly half of French voters had not made their final choices as…