Year: 2017
Grandfather Cuts Off Baby’s Genitals
A 59-year-old man, Mr Ziworitin Keke, has allegedly cut off part of the genitals of his eight-month-old grandson while circumcising…
Apo 6: 2 policemen sentenced to death, 3 discharged
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced two policemen to death and discharged three others over the killing of…
NAFDAC, SMEs trade words
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday attributed the delay in product registration to improper…
Enugu Government Approves Recruitment Of 30 Graduates
Enugu State Government has approved the recruitment of additional 30 members of staff for the Board of Internal Revenue (BIR).…
Dismissed soldier jailed 6 months for impersonation
A 39-year-old man, Awolu Ado, who pleaded guilty to falsely parading himself as a serving member of the Nigerian Army,…
2017 UTME will be hitch-free- JAMB Coordinator
Mr Sunday Aladegbaye, Lagos State Coordinator of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said that all the 2017…
Bauchi Government To Improve ICT Among Youths
The Bauchi State Government is to partner with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to improve on the capacity…
Borno SEMA boss denies assaulting IOM official
Alhaji Satomi Ahmad, chairman, Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has denied assaulting a female staff of the International Organization…
Insecurity: FG To Resuscitate Immigration Surveillance Aircrafts
The Federal Government said it would refurbish three grounded Nigeria Immigration Service surveillance aircrafts to boost security at the nation’s…
Adamawa ASUU orders students to resume March 13
Dr Khalid Bello-led factional of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adamawa State University, Mubi, has directed students to…
Gambian authorities discover body of opposition leader
Gambian authorities on Thursday discovered the body of opposition leader Solo Sandeng, who died in custody during former autocrat Yahya…
Stranded Malaysian UN Staff Leave DPRK
Two Malaysians working for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) who were stranded in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea…
Oil-rich Community Seeks Compensation
Land owners in petroleum exploration area of Alkaleri Local Government of Bauchi State have called on oil companies engaged in…
Samsung chief denies charges as trial begins
The head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Lee, on Thursday denied all charges against him, his lawyer said.
Boko Haram: 1 soldier dead, 2 missing, 13 wounded
The Army has confirmed that one soldier died, two missing and 13 others are wounded in an ongoing operation to…
Aregbesola mourns Gen. Adebayo
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Thursday said the death of retired Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo, the former Military Governor of…
Adopt healthy habits, says Doctor
Dr Bunmi Akinola of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital has appealed to residents of Kwara to adopt healthy waste disposal…
Hawaii sues Trump over new travel ban
The state of Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump’s new travel ban.
Buhari mourns Adebayo
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the late former governor of the defunct Western Region, retired Maj.-Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo, as a…
Makarfi Angry With Gov Dickson For Submitting Report To Modu-Sheriff
Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Ahmed Makarfi is angry with Governor Seriake Dickson…
South Sudan Hikes Work Permit Fees To $10,000
War-ravaged South Sudan has hiked work permit fees for foreign aid workers to 10,000 dollars from 100 dollars, officials said.
Kwara Govt. Explains Delay Of February Pension
The Kwara Government on Thursday said late receipt of elements of federal allocation was responsible for the delay in payment…
Unlawful Arrest: Peace Corps sues AGF, Police, demands N2bn compensation
The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) has filed a N2 billion suit against the Attorney–General of the Federation (AGF), Inspector–General…
Ile-Ife Unrest: Sen. Omoworare Appeals For Peace
Sen. Babajide Omoworare, representing Osun East (APC Ife/Ijesa) Senatorial District, has appealed to indigenes and residents of Ile-Ife to end…
UN remembers Chibok schoolgirls on Women’s Day
The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has called on the international community to remember the Chibok schoolgirls and thousands…
Nigerian, Cameroonian troops clear terrorists from 7 border villages
Nigerian and Cameroonian troops have cleared seven villages of Boko Haram terrorists in the border between the two countries in…
Tonto Dikeh Releases Video of Hubby’s Domestic Abuse
Controversial Nollywood star, Tonto Dikeh, has released evidence of domestic abuse in a new video.
Magical Barca pull off greatest comeback, demolish PSG 6-1
Barcelona came from the dead to maul PSG 6-1 to qualify for Champions League Quarter-Finals on a 6-5 aggregate.
Zambia Qualify For U20 AFCON Final
Zambia, the host of the U-20 Afrcia Cup of Nations reached the final for the first time after beating South…
Adebayo: We lost a great patriot-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday expressed sadness over the demise of elder statesman and former military governor…