Year: 2017
Adamawa commends NAHCON over hajj operations reform
The Adamawa State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has commended the leadership of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), for…
8 aid workers kidnapped by South Sudan rebels
South Sudanese rebels have kidnapped eight locals working for a U.S. charity and are demanding aid deliveries as ransom, a…
Man remanded in prison for slapping police officer
An Ilorin Magistrate’s Court in Kwara on Monday remanded a man, Ogbechukwu Ogbe, for allegedly slapping a Police officer, Sgt.…
Adeosun urges CBN to extend BVN to MFBs
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend Bank Verification Number…
Indonesian police nab bomb maker
Anti-terror squad of the Indonesian national police have arrested two alleged militants, the bomb maker and financial provider for a…
Vice-Chancellors Seek Commensurate Tuition Fee In Universities
The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities says it is no longer realistic to have tuition-free university education in…
Bricklayer Who Beat Up Policemen Bags N100,000 Bail
An Okitipupa Magistrates Court in Ondo State on Monday slammed N100,000 bail each on a tailor, bricklayer and trader who…
Sunshine Queens Brace Up For NWPL Season
Sunshine Queens Football Club of Akure is ready for the new Nigerian Women Premier League (NWPL) season starting on March…
South/A Court Sentences Nigerian Man To 2o Years imprisonment
The High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced a man convicted of sexually exploiting a 15-year-old girl and forcing her into…
Buhari informs NASS of his resumption
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a letter informing the National Assembly of his resumption of duty, Mr Femi Adesina, the…
15 dead as truck conveying cows plunged into river
Fifteen persons lost their lives in Adamawa on Sunday when a truck conveying cows and passengers lost control on a…
Small Scale Business Owners To Get N30bn Loan
No fewer than 30,000 small scale entrepreneurs in Sokoto State would benefit from a N30 billion loan under the Federal…
President Buhari resumes duty
President Muhammadu Buhari has formally resumed work in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant…
Tanker Driver Docked For Stealing 1,550 Litres Petrol
A 38-year-old tanker driver, Agboola Biliaminu, was on Monday brought before an Ikeja Magistrate’s’ Court, Lagos, over alleged theft of…
Sri Lanka To Become Ideal Location For Indian Films
Sri Lanka Tourism says plans are ongoing to promote the island country among top Indian film producers in order to…
China Bird Flu Death Toll Rises To 161
China reported 61 fatalities and 160 cases of human infection from H7N9 bird flu in February, the government said on…
NGO Engages Traditionalists To End Southern Kaduna Crisis
A non Governmental Organization (NGO), Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation, said it has began consultation with traditionalists in Southern Kaduna…
Abuja-Kaduna highway safe, secure, says CP
The Kaduna State Police Command, on Monday, said that the Abuja-Kaduna expressway is safe for commuters.
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince to meet Trump
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman left Saudi Arabia on Monday for the United States for a visit scheduled…
Saudi Arabia to create 1.2m jobs
The Saudi Labour Ministry will launch a programme to create 1.2 million jobs for locals by ending the domination of…
Delta declares 3-day mourning for late Samuel Ogbemudia
Delta State Government has declared a three-day mourning in honour of late Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, who died last Thursday at…
FRSC convicts 102 motorists in Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra says it has arrested no fewer than 657 motorists for non-installation of…
Buhari Removes Tourism Corporation Boss
The Federal Government has removed the Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Mrs. Mariel Rae-Omoh.
Delta Hotels To Pay Annual Fees – Commissioner
The Delta Government said on Monday it would take all necessary steps to ensure that hotels in the state paid…
Malaysian Police Arrest 5 Filipinos
The Malaysian police on Monday confirmed the arrest of seven suspects, including five Filipinos and one Malaysian immigration officer, in…
Car Bomb kills 2 In Mogadishu
A car bomb exploded near a hotel on a busy street in the Somali capital on Monday, killing at least…
Sales Of JAMB Forms Begin Next Monday
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will begin sales of 2017 UTME application form on…
Renewed Strike: 650 Flights Set To Be Cancelled
Airport officials on Monday said around 650 flights are set to be cancelled at Berlin’s two commercial airports, as about…
BBNaija: ThinTallTony confesses learning from Bisola
With no eviction on Day 49, ThinTallTony (TTT), one of the housemates in the ongoing reality TV show Big Brother…
Teenager Forced To Have Sex With 1000 Men Over 2 Years
A teenage girl has narrated how she was forced to have sex with 1,000 men over two years in Pennysylvania,…