Year: 2017
10,173 households to benefit from FG’s cash programme
Ten thousand, one hundred and seventy three (10,173), households in Niger are to benefit from the first phase of the…
Catholic bishop donates foodstuff to 20 prisoners
The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has confirmed 20 inmates of the Jos Prison. This is contained…
Baggage delay: Arik Air yet to pay NCAA N6m fine
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed that Arik Air Ltd. has not paid the N6 million fine imposed…
Rivers re-run polls: 6 arrested for professional misconduct
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested six suspected policemen for professional misconduct during the parliamentary re-run elections in Rivers on…
Osun government renames Prime FC Osun United
Prime FC of Osogbo has been renamed Osun United FC, the state government announced on Friday. The government said in…
2,698 persons screened in Gombe for N-power programme
No fewer than 2,689 persons have been screened in Gombe State for the first batch of the N-power programme, an…
Amended Kano State Pension law favours monarchs- Assembly
The Majority Leader, Kano State House of Assembly Alhaji Abdullahi Atta, has said that the amended Pension and Gratuity Law…
High salt intake is dangerous to health- Expert
A medical expert, Dr Bola Idowu of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has warned Nigerians against the high consumption…
Aisha Buhari denies reports on abuse of privileges
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has described as baseless and mischievous, a report on Saharareporters platform linking her…
Mikel Obi joins China gold rush, moves to Tianjin Teda
Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel has become the latest big name player to join the Chinese Super League gold rush…
How we raped our victim – Kidnapper
Desmond Ozo, a 32-year-old kidnap suspect, on Thursday narrated to journalists how his gang kidnapped a middle-aged woman (names withheld)…
President Obama outlines achievements, regrets in goodbye memo
Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday published a letter to the American people, outlining his proudest accomplishments and biggest…
Presidency explains shooting in Presidential Villa
The Presidency has reassured that the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the seat of Power, is safe and well secured to all…
Thousands of unemployed youths struggle to get Peace Corps recruitment form in Ogun
Thousands of unemployed youth in Ogun on Thursday struggled to get the registration form of the Peace Corps of Nigeria…
Buhari orders security agencies to end Southern Kaduna violence
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to take decisive measures to bring an end to the recurring acts of…
Buhari welcomes recovery of another Chibok schoolgirl, Rakiya
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the recovery of another Chibok school girl, Rakiya Abubakar, in the Alagarno area of Damboa…
Lagos to prosecute 71 miscreants, street traders
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Task Force ) has concluded arrangement to charge 71 arrested street…
Ambode, One Lagos Fiesta and the promotion of T.H.E.S.E
By Fola Adeyemi In contrast to Napoleon Bonaparte, who once said that “the best way to keep one’s word is…
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End to malaria infection in sight as vaccine passes trial test
A malaria vaccine that uses a weakened form of the parasite has passed a “critical milestone” in human safety trials,…
Another Chibok schoolgirl found with baby
Army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman says another Chibok schoolgirl has been found, one of the 219 stolen by Boko…
Lagos vows to sanction traders who dump refuse on roads
The Lagos State Government has vowed to sanction traders who dumped their refuse indiscriminately on roads or setbacks in the…
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Police arrest 5 in Port Harcourt foiled bank robbery
The Nigerian police have arrested five suspected armed robbers in connection with December’s foiled Access Bank robbery in Port Harcourt,…
Everton complete Lookman’s £11m signing
Everton have completed the £11m signing of Charlton Athletic’s teenage forward Ademola Lookman. The 19-year-old joins on a four-and-a-half-year deal…
Over 600 to graduate at FUOYE maiden convocation
No fewer than 600 students of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) in Ekiti will graduate at the maiden convocation of…
Zimbabwe first lady defies eviction order- lawyer
Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe, is defying a court order to leave three properties she seized from a Lebanese businessman…
Lawyer challenges colleagues on tutelage
An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Abiodun Ajayi, has challenged his colleagues on tutelage as means of sanitizing the legal profession.…
Board to demolish illegal structure in Jos
The Jos Metropolitan Development Board is to embark on the demolition of illegal structures in Jos in the first quarter…
Brexit campaigner to attend Trump inauguration
Leading Brexit campaigner, Nigel Farage said at a Trump rally in Mississippi during the U.S. presidential campaign that he will…