Year: 2017
Women’s Day: Celebrate Us – Rita Edochie
Veteran actress, Mrs Rita Edochie on Wednesday called for the celebration of Nigerian women because of their immense contributions to…
Absence of Defence Witness Stalls Nyame’s N1.64bn Fraud Trial
The trial of Jolly Nyame, a former governor of Taraba State, who is being prosecuted for a N1.64 billion fraud…
Ile-Ife Crisis: Osun Govt. Declares 2-day Curfew
The Osun Government on Wednesday declared a two-day curfew in Ile-Ife over the crisis that erupted between Yoruba and Hausa…
Maryam Abacha at 70: Dickson Grateful For Creation Of Bayelsa State
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa says the people and government of the state will remain grateful to the Abacha family…
Nigerians With Valid Visas Can Travel To U.S. – Embassy
The U.S. Embassy in Abuja said on Wednesday that there was no reason for Nigerians with valid visas to postpone…
Customs Places 60% Rebate On Old Vehicles
The Comptroller-General of Customs has approved the adjustment of points of payment of duty on old vehicles, placing 60 per…
Amnesty International Backs Inquiry Into Military Human Rights Violations
Amnesty International has thrown its weight behind the decision by the Nigerian military to probe human rights violations by soldiers…
N3.2billion Fraud: Court Dismisses Kalu’s Objection Again
For the second time in two days, a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, south west Nigeria Wednesday, dismissed objection…
#InternationalWomensDay: Kano Treats 17,379 HIV Positive Women
The Kano State Agency for the Control of AIDS (SACA) says it is supervising the treatment of about 17,379 women…
Fashola Frustrating Construction Of Lagos Airport Road – Ambode
Ambode on Wednesday lamented that Fashola is frustrating the state government’s plan to reconstruct the Murtala Muhammed International, MMI, Airport…
Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo: Nigeria Has lost Another Nationalist – Gbenga Daniel
Former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has described the passage of General Adeyinka Adebayo, former Governor of defunct…
Senator Ojudu Mourns Gen Adebayo
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has praised the "life of service" lived by…
Kaduna Airport: Air Peace Assures Timely Operations
Air Peace Airline has pledged its determination to ensure timely departure of flights in and out of the Kaduna International…
How PDP National Chairman Got N160m From Dasuki – Witness
Mustapha Mohammed, a witness in the trial of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Haliru Bello…
Photos: Ethiopian Airline Is First International Flight To Land In Kaduna Airport
The use of Kaduna International Airport for flights meant for Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja began in earnest on Wednesday…
Kaduna Airport Receives First International Flight
The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has declared the Kaduna International Airport functional, as Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,…
Women’s Day: Governor’s Wife Empowers 100 Widows With 4,000 Chickens
As part of activities marking this year's celebration of the International Women's Day, Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki…
Fayemi Mourns Late Gen Adeyinka Adebayo
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has described the late former military governor of the defunct…
Armed Men Invade Metuh’s House
Armed men suspected to be assassins last night invaded the house of embattled former National Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief…
How Social Media, Internet is killing Productivity – LASG
The Lagos State Government has lamented the influence of the internet and social media in killing civil servants and other…
Tonto Dikeh’s Husband Gifts Praiz Landed Property
Further to the recent unveiling of Praiz Adejo as The Big Church Group Brand Ambassador for the Year 2017, King…
Wives To Stop Unrealistic Demands From Husbands
Female lawyers in Abuja have called on women to resist the temptation to make unrealistic demands compelling their husbands to…
Army Partners Foundation To Empower 183 Women
The 31 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army (NA), Minna, on Wednesday said that it was collaborating with the Mallam…
Cambridge University Trains 100 Teachers
The Niger State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hajiya Fatima Madugu, says the Cambridge University in the United Kingdom…
Blind Persons Reject Special Schools, Want Inclusive Education
The National Association of the Blind (NAB), has expressed displeasure over plans by the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative…
Vagabond jailed 6 months for stealing charcoal
An Upper Area Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State on Wednesday sentenced a vagabond, 27-year-old Usman Audu to six months imprisonment…
Obama Angry With Trump Over Wiretapping
Former President Obama was reportedly furious after President Trump fired off tweets accusing him of wiretapping Trump Tower before the…
Man arrested for raping 3-year-old stepdaughter
Police on Wednesday in Niger arrested a 45-year-old-man, over alleged rape of his three-year-old stepdaughter.
Electoral institute trains staff on mediation
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it had trained 50 directing staff on Electoral Alternative Dispute Resolution…
Women’s Day: Be bold for change, Saraki tells women
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called on Nigerian women to be “bold for change’’ and work…