Year: 2017
Yuletide: Government, commercial activities pick-up Enugu
Government and commercial activities have picked up in Enugu, Enugu state after the yuletide break that lasted for about two…
Pictures: Gbenga Daniel, Kuku, others grace Otunba Subomi Balogun’s thanksgiving service
The Chairman, First City Monument Group, Otunba Subomi Balogun, Tuesday celebrated his annual thanksgiving service at his Ijebu-ode country home.…
Jigawa Police arrests, charges 148 suspects to court
The Jigawa Police Command has charged 148 youths suspected to be hoodlums in Baimaina village to court. The Police Public…
Kaduna Security Council relaxes curfew
The Kaduna State Security Council has relaxed the 24-hour curfew in Jema’a and Zangon Kataf Local Government areas with immediate…
Man charged with chasing people with broken bottle
A 21-year-old man, Yusuf Adepoju, on Wednesday, was arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrate’s’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly chasing people with…
Peace Corps to generate 800,000 jobs
The Commandant-General, Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Dickson Akor, has said that the organization will generate 800,000 jobs for youths…
Lufthansa plans to hire over 3,000 new staff
German airline, Lufthansa, says it plans to hire over 3,000 new staff in 2017, most of them flight attendants. “Lufthansa…
Philippine’s jail break: More than 158 prisoners freed
Philippine government said over a 100 armed men with links to Muslim rebels stormed a prison in the southern Philippines…
2 homosexuals granted N100,000 bail each
An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Wednesday granted two homosexuals, Paul Frank, 31, and Ejimofor Christian, 22, N100,000 bail…
Police arrests Vice Principal, 3 others for rape
The Police have arrested a Vice Principal in Nasarawa State suspected of raping his female student. Three other persons allegedly…
Trending: Obasanjo blasts Awujale: You are a liar, a rumour monger
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lambasted the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, describing him as a serial liar and…
Ex-Finance Commissioner lauds FG’s economic measures
Alhaji Muazu Bawa, a former Commissioner of Finance and Economic Planning in Niger, says he is optimistic that the economic…
Kaduna records 40 fire outbreaks in December
The Director, Kaduna State Fire Service, Mr Paul Aboi , on Tuesday said that 40 fire outbreaks were recorded in…
Forex blamed for cooking gas price hike
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has blamed foreign exchange scarcity for the current high price of…
Car bomb wounds four UN guards in Mogadishu
A car bomb wounded no fewer than four UN guards when it exploded near a United Nations compound in Somalia’s…
FG urged to establish dry ports to boost economy
A Kano-based car dealer, Alhaji Jaafar Adam-Jikamshi, has advised the Federal Government to establish dry ports to boost economic activities…
Farmers, herdsmen tasked on peaceful co-existence
The Village Head of Odu in Nasarawa state, Mr. Oberre Ewa, has appealed to farmers and herdsmen in the state…
Varsity to establish 4 agric training centres in Kebbi
Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aleiro, says it will establish four centers to train farmers on modern agricultural…
Trekking is good for health- Medical practitioner
A medical practitioner, Dr Bunmi Olufemi, of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has said that trekking is good…
Recession, blessing in disguise – Anambra industrialist
An industrialist, Dr Chike Obidigbo, has called on Nigerians to see the current economic recession as a blessing in disguise.…
NNPC names 39 crude oil off-takers for 2017/2018
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday released names of 39 bidders for the sale and purchase of Nigerian…
Faraday unveils electric vehicle in Las Vegas
Electric vehicle startup Faraday Future showed off in Las Vegas a prototype of a vehicle set for production next year…
Janet Jackson, 50, gives birth to a boy
Singer Janet Jackson has at the age of 50 given birth to her first child, a baby boy, her publicist…
Northern governors say Buhari saved Nigeria from extinction
The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) on Tuesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in 2015 saved Nigeria from going into…
Nigeria to deploy 800 soldiers to Darfur for Peacekeeping
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday said Nigeria would deploy 800 soldiers to the United Nations…
Paul Ryan sworn-in as U.S. House Speaker
Republican Rep. Paul Ryan was on Tuesday sworn-in as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after winning his re-election…
Civil war officers demand payment of pension for 38 years
Civil War Officers who voluntarily retired or were discharged from service under the 1976 – 1979 military administration want their…
Ibadan traders deny report of removal of Iyaloja
The apex body of traders in Ibadanland known as Ibadan Joint Traders Association, IJTA, on Tuesday refuted the removal of…
Swansea record 2-1 away win at Palace
Newly appointed Swansea boss Paul Clement watched his new side gain a dramatic win against Crystal Palace to move off…
Arsenal came came back to draw 3-3 at Bournemouth
Arsenal came back from three goals down to draw at Bournemouth. The visitors were heading for a shock defeat when…