Year: 2017
Sultan decries increase of drug use among youths
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has decried the abuse of cough syrup among youths and urged authorities to…
New Zimbabwe President promises financial stability, elections in 2018
Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, promised on Friday that elections would be held in 2016 as scheduled and outlined a broad…
Ondo state First Lady wants monarchs’ wives participation in maternal, child health
Mrs Betty Ayanwu-Akeredolu, wife of Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has called for the involvement of wives of traditional…
Oba Rilwan calls for re-training of teachers following Kaduna Disaster
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, on Friday in Zaria said that training and re-training of teachers was important to…
Akwa Ibom state house of assembly receives N651.5bn budget for 2018
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Friday presented 2018 budget of N651.50 billion to the Akwa Ibom House of…
Nigeria is open to foreign investment – Babandede
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is promoting the policy of selective migration that opens the country’s borders to…
I’m still in EFCC custody, Anyim cries out
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, says he is still in the custody of the…
3 Undergraduates Arrested For Murder
The Katsina Police Command has arrested three undergraduates of the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University suspected to have murdered one Abdulmalik…
Father in court for having sex with daughter
A 35-year old father, Emmanuel Idoko, appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday for alleged defilement of…
Housewife kills stepson with rat poison
The Katsina Police Command says it has arrested a 28-year-old housewife for allegedly killing her 40-day old stepson.
Car smugglers attack customs officers, injure 4
Four operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area Command, were injured as the command seized eight used vehicles including…
Photo News: Hidden face of a killer wife
Maryam Sanda, alleged killer of her husband, Bilyamin Bello, has been spared, for now, of being remanded in prison by…
Kano State has 9bn monthly salary bill – Governor
The Kano State Government has N9 billion salary bill monthly. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje said this in Kano on Friday at…
CBN injects $287.89 million into currency market
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN said on Friday that it has injected $287.89 million into currency market to meet…
UNICEF challenges Niger Delta states on nutrition, child welfare
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says states in the South-South geopolitical zone still have major challenges in water coverage, sanitation, immunisation…
NSE indices up 1.85%
Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on a bullish trend on Friday with the market indices improving further…
Nigerian women advised on healthy living
The President of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Bobboi Kaigama, on Friday, advised women to take their health seriously as…
FRSC identifies black spots on highways, deploys men
The program Director of Caritas Nigeria, Dr Amana Effiong, on Friday advised Nigerians to seek medical care regularly to avoid…
ECOWAS to increase duties on tobacco to curb consumption
ECOWAS is set to increase excise duties on tobacco and other unhealthy products to increase revenue and reduce consumption of…
Seek medical checkup to avoid sudden death – Experts
program Director of Caritas Nigeria, Dr Amana Effiong, on Friday, advised Nigerians to seek medical care regularly to avoid sudden…
UNICEF highlights Niger Delta challenges on nutrition, child welfare
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says states in the South-South geo-political zone still have major challenges in water coverage, sanitation, immunisation…
New SGF addresses acrimony in government – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said the appointment of new Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) had helped to…
Ekwueme: Imo Deputy Governor calls for immortalization
Imo Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere, on Friday urged the Federal Government to immortalise the late former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme,…
Army to set up Operation Base in Falgore forest – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Friday, said a Forward Operation Base (FOB) would be set up…
New Zamfara state Commissioner of Police resumes duty
The newly appointed Police Commissioner of Zamfara, Mr Kenneth Ebrimson has assumed duty.
Black Friday: Strike hits Amazon locations
Workers at six of Amazon’s German locations were on strike on Friday to coincide with peak sales day — Black…
Lagos to graduate 7,000 from skills acquisition centres Tuesday
The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has concluded plans to release over 7,000 trainees from its…
Two men sent to prison for stealing customer’s $3,000
The Police at the Lion Building Division, Lagos Island, Lagos have arrested two residents of Ikota, Ajah, for allegedly stealing…
Absence of lawyer stalls Evans arraignment
Absence of Olukoya Ogungbeje, lawyer to the suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a Evans standing trial before Justice Akintoye of…
Olamide, Small Doctor, others To Light Up Lagos In Carnival Excitement
Top rated artists like Olamide, Small Doctor, Lil Kesh, 9ce and Ycee are some of the confirmed A-list artistes billed…