Year: 2017
WHO urges concerted efforts to fight TB in Africa
Dr Olu Olushayo, the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Rwanda, on Friday, called for concerted efforts in the fight…
Buhari to declare open Small Arms Championship in Sambisa
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to declare open this year’s Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship in Sambisa forest in Borno.
Court Martial passes verdict demoting Capt. Aroye
General Court Martial (GCM), of the Nigerian Army on Friday passed a verdict demoting Captain Mathew Aroye to 2nd Lieutenant…
Ambode: We’re on a mission to regenerate Lagos Island
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday revealed plans of his administration to regenerate the Lagos Island axis of…
LFZ: Lagos, investors to inject $64 million in six months
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday disclosed that the government and China Africa Lekki Investment Limited (CALIL), will in…
On the Lagos Master Craftsman Project
Over the last two decades, the rise in occurrences of building collapse in Nigeria has assumed a worrisome dimension as…
Economic instability could delay Nigeria’s plan for $1.4 billion loan-IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to warn Nigeria its economy needs urgent reform, according to a report seen…
World Bank approves $200 million loan for Nigerian farmers
The World Bank said on Friday it has approved a $200 million loan to Nigeria to support the government's effort…
3 feared dead as another Benue village comes under attack
The Police said in Makurdi on Friday that Tse-Achia village near Kasar in the outskirts of Zaki Biam, Ukum Local…
Shell begins cleaning up Nigeria oil spills in April
The head of a group helping organise Shell's clean-up efforts in an oil Delta community in Nigeria said on Friday…
Mobile court jails driver 6 months for assaulting FRSC officials
A commercial bus driver, Joshua Willie, was Friday sentenced to six months imprisonment by a mobile court sitting in Ekiadolor,…
3 IDPs Arrested Over Stolen High Tension Cables
Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said it had arrested three Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),…
Naira consolidates strength against dollar
The Naira on Friday in Lagos consolidated its position against the dollar at the parallel market.
Naira Gain: Bureau De Change Operators Lose N130m
Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, the President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), has said that CBN-licensed BDCs would…
Tanzania’s president warns journalists, Says Press Freedom Has Limits
President John Magufuli of Tanzania warned the country’s journalists on Friday that there were limits to their press freedom, comments…
Buhari heads to Sambisa Forest Monday
President Muhammadu Buhari is heading to the once dreaded Sambisa Forest on Monday to declare open the Nigerian Army Small…
How my Alfa husband sent me out of home naked-wife
A fashion designer, Tope Dauda, told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi, Ibadan on Friday that her husband, Alfa Usman…
N18.7 million debt forced me to attempt jumping into Lagoon-Textile dealer
Mrs Taiwo Momoh, the 58 years old woman who was rescued by the police on Friday from jumping into the…
Teachers Donate N400,000 To Retiring Colleagues
The Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria (AOPSHON), Jos North Local Government, Plateau, on Friday presented a cash…
Judge Withdraws From Sacked A/Ibom Senator’s Suit
A Federal High Court judge, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, on Friday in Abuja, withdrew from handling a suit challenging the removal…
Land Scam: Court Adjourns Bibi-Farouk’s Case
A Kano High Court on Friday adjourned till April 7, the case of the former Kano State Commissioner of Land,…
Corps Member Donates 400 Mosquito Nets To Students
Mr Augustine Odeifa, a corps member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Nasarawa State, has donated 400…
Buhari Thanks Britain For Support
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed appreciation to the British Government “for the very effective materials and logistical support to Nigeria”…
Bureau De Change Operator Faces N22.6m Fraud
A 41-year-old bureau de change operator, Oluwasegun Ajayi, who allegedly obtained N22.6 million under false pretences, was on Friday granted…
Mother clubs her son to death, buried him secretly
A middle-aged woman, Mrs Bisola Olukoya, has been arrested by the men of Ogun State Police Command, for allegedly beating…
Man Arrested For Stabbing Barber
A 22 -year-old man, who allegedly stabbed a barber with a broken bottle, was on Friday charged before an Ikeja…
3,000 Students Register For Mathematics Competition
No fewer than 3,000 students from public and private junior senior secondary schools in Lagos State will converge for the…
Cobhams Asuquo To Join Politics
Renowned visually impaired songwriter and producer, Cobhams Asuquo, has given a hint that he may delve into politics in the…
Navy Extends Free Medicare To Rural Communities
The Nigerian Navy has extended its monthly medical outreach to rural coastal communities in Bayelsa to improve cordial relationship with…
Bloodshed Averted In Bayelsa Between Farmers, Herdsmen
The Police Command in Bayelsa said it had foiled a clash between herdsmen and farmers in Agudama community in Yenagoa…