Year: 2017
2019: PPA Chieftain Urges Support For Igbo Presidency
A chieftain of the Progressive People’s Alliance (PPA), Chief Ndubue Iko, has urged support for a Nigerian President of Igbo…
Social Media profiling and abuses
Every day, more than one billion people connect with each other using social media. People post pictures on Instagram, Like…
Teacher Blinds JSS Student With Cane
A teenager, Raliya Suleiman, a Junior Secondary School (JSS) student of Government Secondary School, Kachai, has lost sight in her…
BEDC Staff Attempting Wire Connection Electrocuted
Tragedy struck in a town in the headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area, on Saturday following the electrocution of…
Gender Equality Will Take 170 Years – Amina Mohammed
It will take 170 years to achieve economic equality between women and men, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed,…
Dalung Commissions Daniel Igali Recreation Centre in Yenagoa
The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Sunday in Yenagoa commissioned Daniel Igali’s Dynamite Recreation Centre tagged “Theatre…
Ex-NNPC Boss Accuses EFCC Of Denying Him Medical Attention
A former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu, has lamented his continued stay in…
Madrid back on top of La Liga after 2-1 win against Betis
Real Madrid came back from a goal down to beat Real Betis 2-1 and overthrew Barcelona as La Liga's leader…
Nigeria’s foreign reserves hit $30 billion
For the second time since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in May 2015, Nigeria’s foreign reserves have hit the $30…
Zambia wins Africa Under-20 Nations Cup
Hosts Zambia turned on the style to lift the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Senegal 2-0 in the…
Unity Bank drags Tompolo ‘s company to court over N5.3billion debt
In a bid to recover a debt of N5,320,953,095.40, Unity Bank Plc has dragged a Limited liability company Muhaabix Global…
NLC Kicks Against New Customs Directive On Old Vehicles
Mr Ayuba Wabba, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday in Abuja opposed the new directive on custom…
48 killed in Ethiopia rubbish landslide
At least 48 people have been killed in a landslide at a vast rubbish dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia's…
Icardi, Banega bag hat-tricks as Inter put 7 goals past Atalanta
Mauro Icardi and Ever Banega each scored a hat-trick as Inter Milan thrashed Atalanta in Serie A.
Woeful Barca lost 2-1 at Deportivo to jeopadise title hope
Barcelona's La Liga title hopes were hit as they followed up their famous Champions League win over Paris St-Germain with…
Liverpool labour to 2-1 over Burnley
Emre Can's fourth goal of the season ended Burnley's stubborn resistance as Liverpool claimed an unconvincing win to strengthen their…
Double dating: Air Force officer kills lover
A personnel of the Nigerian Air Force has shot and killed his girlfriend, who is also an Air Force personnel,…
NANS to submit anti-corruption report to Buhari
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Sunday in Abuja, said its report on anti-corruption was ready for submission…
Ex Zamfara governor defects to APC
Alhaji Mamuda Shinkafi, a former Governor of Zamfara on Sunday defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
3 Robbery Suspects Shot Dead In Kogi
The Police Command in Kogi State, on Sunday in Lokoja, confirmed the killing of three armed robbery suspects during an…
Ooni declares 3-day fasting, prayers for peace in Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has declared fasting and prayers for three days to restore peace and harmony…
Buhari Congratulates Poet, Osundare At 70
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the literary world in congratulating a renowned academic, poet, columnist and dramatist, Prof. Niyi Osundare,…
Son bags hat-trick as Rampaging Tottenham demolish Millwall 6-0
Son Heung-min scored a hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup with an easy 6-0 win…
Man who stole 6 laptops at Seminar arrested while hosting church members
The operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man who specialised in stealing…
Celebrating Niyi Osundare at 70
The exemplary poet is 70 years old today, and I must return to the market square to plant a song.
Lagos has earmarked N30bn to phase out danfo buses-Ambode
Lagos Sate Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend said that the proposed Bus Reform Initiative aimed at giving Lagosians…
LASTMA GM escapes death as ‘Danfo’ driver almost ran over him
The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olawale Musa escaped death by the whisker as a commercial bus…
Ambrose Ali University Denies Cases Of Sexual Harassment
The authority of Ambrose Ali University (AAU) Ekpoma in Edo, says neither a case of sexual harassment nor admission racketeering…
DotAfrica: Abuja Residents Commend AU
Some Abuja residents on Sunday said they were excited about the recent launch of DotAfrica (.Africa) by the African Union…
FG, States To Curb Gender Based Violence
The Light Up Africa Development Initiative (LADI), an NGO, has called on the Federal and state governments to develop practical…