Year: 2017
Kogi Utd sacks Head Coach
The management of Lokoja-based Kogi United FC on Tuesday sacked Ishaya Jatau, the Head Coach of the Nigeria National League…
Turtle dies after swallowing 915 coins
A sea turtle that swallowed nearly a thousand coins died of blood poisoning on Tuesday inspite of an initial successful…
7.8m Permanent Voter Cards Still Uncollected – INEC
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has lamented that there were still 7.8 million Permanent…
Google to revamp policies after UK ad scandal
Google vowed on Tuesday to police its websites better by ramping up staff numbers and overhauling its policies after several…
Drought: UNICEF appeals for $1m funding for Sri Lanka
The UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday appealed for one million dollars in funding to support Sri Lanka…
Trump slips 220 spots on Forbes list, Bill Gates remains top
U.S. President Donald Trump slipped 220 spots on Forbes 2017 Billionaires List while Bill Gates topped the list for the…
Katsina NUJ Chairman advises members on ethical conduct
Chairman of Katsina State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Buhari Mamman, has advised Journalists not to derail…
Police confiscate 5 frozen tigers in Vietnam
Police have confiscated five frozen, dead tigers from a house in central Vietnam, an official said Tuesday.
Senator begins construction of N80m skills acquisition center
The Senator representing Katsina North, Sen. Mustapha Bukar on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he has…
Boko Haram Vows To Establish Islamic Caliphate Across West Africa
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has vowed to create an Islamic caliphate across West Africa in a new propaganda video…
UAE arrests prominent activist for incitement
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday arrested political activist Ahmed Mansoor on charges of spreading sectarianism and hatred on social…
SERAP Asks Buhari, Osinbajo To Probe Attack On Amnesty International
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on both President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to…
NSCDC arrests 2 with sachets of IDPs food
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has intercepted two persons with 4,000 sachets of therapeutic food meant for…
U.S. to ban some airline passengers from carrying electronics
Passengers on some U.S.-bound foreign airline flights will have to check electronic devices larger than a cell phone once authorities…
UN rights chief urges governments to stop hate speech
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Al Hussein, has called on governments to take immediate steps to halt…
President of Puntland region sacks Somali regional anti-piracy chief
President of Puntland region of Somalia Abdiweli Ali has sacked the head of anti-piracy operations for speaking out about illegal…
Okorocha empowers 3,500 Imo women
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Monday distributed N100,000 to 3,500 women to unveil the administration’s empowerment programme.
‘How to make citizens happy’ – UN
The UN on Monday tasked governments on the provision of basic services to ensure the well-being and happiness of their…
Aregbesola to inaugurate water projects
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun will on Tuesday inaugurate some water supply projects to mark the 2017 World Water Day.
Apostle Suleiman’s alleged ex-lover arraigned for blackmail
Stephanie Otobo, the alleged ex-lover of Apostle Johnson Suleiman was yesterday arraigned by the police before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court,…
#BBNaija: Tboss, Debie-Rise, Bally, Bassey for eviction
Four among the remaining seven housemates were on Monday put up for eviction in the ongoing reality TV show, Big…
Ex-Northern Ireland Deputy Minister, McGuinness dies at 66
Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland's former deputy first minister, has died aged 66.
Ousted South Korean president faces prosecution over corruption
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye is being questioned by prosecutors over a corruption scandal that brought her down.
Lagos bans Live Band at beer parlours, restaurants
The Lagos State Government has banned live band music at various beer parlours, restaurants and food joints in the state…
Derek Walcott 1930 – 2017
The innings have closed for one of the greatest most revolutionary playwrights in modern English and all everybody praises are…
Saraki awards foreign scholarship to 2 First Class students
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has awarded foreign scholarship to two students from Kwara, who bagged First…
Edo government awards full scholarship to Ogbemudia’s children
The Edo Government has given a full scholarship to three children of Late Dr Samuel Ogbemudia.
2017 List Of World Billionaires In Dollars
Below is the list of world billionaires for 2017. Nigeria's Aliko Dangote is 105 on the list while Mike Adenuga…
US billionaire David Rockefeller dies at 101
Billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller has died in his sleep at his home in Poncantico Hills, New York, a spokesman said.…
I’ll constitute national convention committee soon – Sheriff
The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, said soon, he would set up a committee…