Year: 2017
Leicester beat Sevilla 2-0 to reach Champions League Quarter-final
Leicester City's dream Champions League debut continued as they reached the quarter-finals with a famous win against 10-man Sevilla.
CBN boosts forex supply with $195m
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday sustained the supply of foreign exchange to the market by releasing 195…
EFCC intercepts N49 million cash at Kaduna Airport
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna zonal office, on Tuesday, intercepted N49 million at the Kaduna…
Boko Haram kills 3 Nigerian soldiers in new video
Nigeria’s terrorist group, Boko Haram, has released a new video in which the group executed three people, beheading one and…
Cholera claims 80 lives in Zamfara
The Commissioner for Health in Zamfara State, Alhaji Suleiman Gummi, has said that no fewer than 80 people had been…
NNPC yet to remit LNG’s $15.8 billion to Federation Account
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is yet to remit 15.8 billion dollars…
7, 363 Peace Corps Members In Kano, Kaduna Affected By Police Clampdown
More than 7, 363 personnel of the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) in Kano and Kaduna states have been affected…
Money Laundering: EFCC Presents List Of Beneficiaries Of Diezani’s Funds
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed March 23 to rule on the admissibility of a list of beneficiaries…
Closed Door Meeting: Our Discussions With Buhari – Saraki, Dogara
The leadership of the National Assembly, led by Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the…
Lagos and the National Stadium
The National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, was built by the General Yakubu Gowon military administration in 1972 as a 55,000 capacity…
Ambode charges States to embrace leadership development
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday charged other state governments in the country to embrace leadership development as that…
Ogbemudia’s body arrives in Benin
The remains of Dr. Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia, a former military administrator of the defunct Midwest Region and executive governor of…
Ex Beauty Queen Escapes Death
Rikaoto by ME fashion brand Founder and Ex-beauty queen Maryam Elisha has escaped being burnt on Sunday when her SUV…
Lagos needs N60 billion to revamp public schools-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has said that his administration would require about N60 billion to give public schools…
Somali pirates hijack oil tanker, 8 Sri Lankan crew
Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew onboard, a Somali official said on Tuesday, the first…
CBN to sell $150m at Interbank Market
Nigeria's central bank said on Tuesday it will sell $150 million in currency forwards on the interbank market through commercial…
Sudanese Rebels To Negotiate With India Over Abducted Oil Workers
South Sudanese rebels on Tuesday revealed that they will only negotiate with the Indian government over the release of two…
Buhari, Saraki, Dogara In Closed Door Meeting
]President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday held a meeting with Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of…
Fire Guts Benin Shopping Mall
A fire gutted the POWA Plaza located on Etete Road in Benin on Monday evening destroying goods and properties worth…
14 Die Of Malaria In Namibia
Namibia Health Minister Bernard Haufiku said 14 people died of malaria so far in Namibia, while over 7,000 others are…
Taliban Chops Off Thief’s Hand, Foot
Taliban militants punished a man accused of stealing by hacking off one foot and one hand, an official in the…
Nigeria inflation drops to 17.78 percent
Nigeria's inflation rate bucked the trend in February to fall to 17.78 percent, its lowest level in 15 months, driven…
Troops Rescue 455 From Boko Haram Insurgents
Troops have rescued another 455 people held captive by Boko Haram terrorists, thus bringing the total hostages freed since Saturday…
Men To Get $100 Fine For Masturbation
Texas lawmaker has proposed a bill that would fine a man $100 each time he masturbates. The bill also imposes…
Bauchi Government Closes School Where Students Wed Themselves
Bauchi State Government has ordered the closure of Sa’adu Zungur Model Primary and Secondary School, Bauchi, where students allegedly conducted…
Senate to screen Magu on Wednesday
The Nigeria's Upper Chamber, the Senate will conduct another screening for the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim…
I won’t appear before you on Wednesday, Customs boss dares Senate
The Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.) on Tuesday said he would not be appearing before the…
Police Arrest Kemi Olunloyo
Former Oyo state governor’s daughter Kemi Olunloyo has been arrested by the police for questioning. The controversial journalist and mother…
Ethiopian Airlines Transports 960 Passengers Through Kaduna
The Ethiopian Airlines says it has transported over 960 passengers through Kaduna International Airport in the first six days of…
JUTH Conducts Free Surgeries For 80 Persons
The Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), has carried out free surgeries for 80 indigent persons in the southern part of…