Year: 2017
2 suicide bombers kill 13 in Maiduguri
Two female suicide bombers this morning detonated their explosive belts killing themselves and 13 others in Biu town, Biu Local…
16,000 persons living with HIV died in Borno
The Borno chapter of the Network of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWAN), says more than 16,000…
Troops kill 3 Boko Haram insurgents in Borno
The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that its troops killed three Boko Haram insurgents at Gajibo village in Dikwa Local…
Lagos aglow as International Drink Festival begins
More than 3,000 participants, 2,000 International and Local Exhibitors and 500 delegates are currently gathered at the International Drink Festival…
Instant divorce among Muslims now a crime in India
India is all set to criminalise triple talaq, a practice of instant divorce common among the country’s minority Muslims, with…
Two Years of Unlawful Detention: A Memo to Sambo Dasuki
It’s exactly two years ago, in the morning of December 1, 2015, when we chatted on the phone over the…
How Nigeria Messed Up Power Sector – Engr. Uwaifo
Energy economists are not engineers. One should not set up a commission to regulate an electric power industry without an…
Navy apprehends notorious recruitment fraudster
The Nigerian Navy (NN) says it has arrested a 27-year-old man, Yohanna Ahmadu, a suspected recruitment fraudster for attempting to…
2018 World Cup draw: Nigeria’s group decent, but tricky
A section of football enthusiasts in Nigeria has described the country’s 2018 World Cup group draw as “decent, but tricky”.
General T.Y. Danjuma at 80
A few hours before General Yakubu Gowon, who was away in Kampala, was toppled from power on July 29, 1975,…
Your Human Dignity 101
I like it when a reader who genuinely wants abstractions to be broken down into concrete, demonstrable public information takes…
Lagos prisons management receive large consignment of drug supply for inmates
The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NIS) has received large consignment of drugs to cater for the…
Ajimobi call for collective efforts against spread of HIV/AIDS
Wife of Oyo State Governor, Dr (Mrs) Florence Ajimobi, has called for collaborative efforts from all stakeholders in the state…
NNPC officials foil vandals attempt to steal petrol at Abule Egba
Barely two months after officials of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) arrested suspected pipeline vandals at Abule Egba, a…
Dokpesi woos Igbinedion, Ibori for PDP National Chairmanship
Former Governor of Delta, Chief James Ibori, on Friday described Chief Raymond Dokpesi as a passionate loyalist of Peoples Democratic…
World Cup: CAF offers $500,000 to each African representative
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said it would grant financial subsidy of $500,000 (about N175 million) to all…
2018 World Cup: Football fans happy with Nigeria’s group
A cross-section of football fans in Abuja on Friday expressed satisfaction with the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup draw, adding…
Cancer kills 10,000 Nigerians annually
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Friday in Abuja said 10,000 people die annually due to agony and…
Russia 2018: England face Belgium in Group G
England have been drawn with Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in Group G at next year's Fifa World Cup in Russia.
Portugal, Spain renew rivalry at Russia 2018
Neighbours Spain and Portugal will meet at next year's Fifa World Cup after being drawn in the same group during…
Slave Trade In Libya: Nigerians Stage Protest
Slave trade of African migrants including Nigerians is currently ongoing in Libya. This, exposed by CNN in a video has…
FUT Minna gets new Vice chancellor
Prof. Abdullahi Bala, the deputy vice chancellor administration, Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna has been inaugurated as the 7th…
Naira appreciated by 30.3% against dollar in 10 months
The naira has appreciated by 30.3 per cent since February when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) began its aggressive…
Benue to establish enterprise centre to fast track development
Benue Government is to establish small and medium-scale enterprises development agency to fast track skills acquisition among youths in the…
Russia 2018: Nigeria draw Argentina, Croatia in Group D
Nigeria's Super Eagles will face perennial foe, Argentina, Croatia and Iceland in Group D in Russia 2018.
NEVACO dismisses allegations of recruitment racketeer
The National Ethics and Values Compliance Office (NEVACO) has described the alleged recruitment racketeering currently going on in the agency…
Fulani militia kills 4 policemen in Adamawa
Adamawa Police Command has confirmed the death of four of its men in clash with gunmen in Numan Local Government…
Death or slavery: The Risks of Travelling to Europe Via Libya
According to the The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, the excessive quest by Nigerian youths to engage in…
HIV/AIDS: NMA calls for more research
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara state chapter, has solicited the support of the Federal and state governments for more…
JTF commander decorates newly promoted military officers
Rear Admiral Suleiman Apochi, the Commander of Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to the Niger Delta Operation Delta Safe, on…