Year: 2017
Ogun Assembly decries activities of land grabbers
The Ogun House of Assembly has expressed concern over the rising cases of land grabbing in the state, in spite…
Retired General Adeyinka Adebayo Is Dead
]Former military governor of the defunct Western Region, Major General Adeyinka Adebayo, is dead.
INEC cautions against illegal voters registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Wednesday cautioned residents against illegal registration of voters going on…
Ambode charges newly sworn-in judges to shun corruption
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday charged the three newly sworn in judges in Lagos State to shun corruption…
Egyptians protest bread subsidy cut
Hundreds of Egyptians protested around the country, blocking roads and surrounding government offices, after a change to the way bread…
I Beat My Wife When She Flouts My Instructions
An estranged husband, Clifford Monday, on Wednesday admitted in an Akure Customary Court that he only beat his wife, Bukola,…
Katsina Butchers seek supply of water to Abattoir
The Chairman of Katsina Butchers Association, Alhaji Abubakar Garba, has called on the state government to rehabilitate the source of…
Gunmen kidnap businessman’s wife in Delta
Gunmen on Tuesday night kidnapped a middle-aged housewife of a businessman, Mrs Christie Orakeme, at her family home in Asaba.
4 Men Nabbed For Stealing Governor’s Car Battery
An Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State on Wednesday remanded four men in prison over alleged theft of a Sky…
Osinbajo visits Sokoto Thursday
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will pay an official visit to Sokoto on Thursday.
Man Docked For Destroying Trees Worth N10m
The Police on Wednesday arraigned 65-year-old Ade Owoloye, in an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged destruction of rubber and…
Cashew nuts on high demand in FCT markets
The demand for cashew nuts by traders in some markets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has drastically increased during…
Taraba Government To Recruit 3,000 Teachers
Taraba Commissioner for Education, Mr Johanes Jigem, on Wednesday, said the government would soon recruit 3,000 professional teachers to address…
Morocco, Algeria Tightens Border To Stem Illegal Migration
Morocco will further tighten border control with Algeria to counter illegal migration of sub saharan Africans and arm trafficking, local…
Energy drink overdose causes palpitations, high blood pressure
An Ilorin-based medical practitioner, Dr Ayobami Olanrewaju, has said that excessive consumption of energy drinks could, among other things, cause…
Shoes With High Heels Causes Spinal Injury – Expert
Dr Martins Adejo, a consultant, with the Federal Medical Centre Makurdi, has cautioned women against the effects of the frequent…
Aregbesola salutes Osinbajo at 60
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has congratulated the acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on his 60th birthday.
Xenophobia: Philanthropist Urges Zuma To Protect Foreigners
A philanthropist in Osun, Mr Olayinka Ibrahim, on Wednesday said that the xenophobic attacks in South Africa had created a…
Fiji, UNICEF sign deal on disaster management
The Fijian government on Wednesday said Fiji’s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) signed a letter of Understanding (LoU) with the…
World Bank, Sokoto government to rehabilitate dam, irrigation scheme
The World Bank and the Sokoto State Government are committing N9 billion to rehabilitate Lugu Dam and resuscitate Wurno Irrigation…
World Rugby to celebrate 2017 International Women’s Day
The World Rugby has announced its “Be Bold for Change Initiative” with a renewed commitment to further the profile, development,…
Gunmen Disguised As Doctors Attack Military Hospital
Gunmen dressed as doctors attacked a military hospital near the U.S. embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday and…
Final Report On MH370 To Be Released
A final report on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will be released in the months ahead, an investigation…
Wild Elephant Kills 18 Year Old
A wild elephant killed an 18-year-old man who was trying to scare the animal away after it destroyed crops in…
Lagos Marathon: Female winner says Race walk her favourite
Fadekemi Olude, a gold medallist in the Nigerian category at the 2017 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, on Wednesday described…
International Women’s Day: Organisation To Support 300 Pupils
As part of its observance of the International World Women’s Day, the Junior Achievers Nigeria (JAN), has partnered with some…
Video emerges of man claiming to be murdered Kim Jong-Nam’s son
A man claiming to be the son of the slain, estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader was seen in a…
UN Envoy Resigns
UN envoy Christopher Ross for the disputed Western Sahara territory has offered his resignation after eight years of trying to…
South Africa Revokes Instrument Of Withdrawal From ICC
South Africa has formally revoked its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its High Court blocked the government’s…
Brutalised Woman Delivers, Wants Baby Father Punished
Miss Justina Dusu, 27, who was allegedly brutalised and her sister, Simi, killed by her boyfriend, Stephen Luka, for refusing…