Year: 2017
NUP urges Gov Ambode to pay outstanding gratuities
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Lagos State Primary Schools chapter, has appealed to Gov. Akinwumi Ambode to pay outstanding gratuities…
Lai Mohammed, others to grace Global Patriot Newspapers Anniversary
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and other dignitaries are among prominent personalities expected to grace the…
Senate delays 2018 budget debate
The Senate on Tuesday announced the postponement of debate on the 2018 Appropriation Bill to Nov. 28 and Nov. 29.
Amosun proposes N345.4bn for 2018 budget
Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on Tuesday presented to the state House of Assembly a budget of N345.4 billion for…
Buhari’s free hand led to INEC improved performance – APGA
Chief Ifeatu Obi-Okoye, National Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has attributed the flawless conduct of the Nov. 18…
Nigeria loses N1trn to cargo diversion
The Shippers’ Association Lagos State (SALS) on Tuesday said the country lost N1 trillion annually through cargo diversion to ports…
Police say 50 killed in Adamawa mosque suicide bomb attack
At least 50 people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in northern Nigeria, police…
Adele Becomes 2nd Highest Paid Woman In Music
Beyonce or queen B as she's popularly called has been named Forbes highest paid woman in music 2017, owing to…
South African Airways remain under-capitalised
South African Airways on Tuesday said even with a recent government injection of 10 billion rand (709 million dollars), the…
SSS, intelligence officials prevent EFCC from arresting their bosses
There was confusion in Asokoro district of Abuja on Tuesday when armed guards of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and…
Mubi attack: 50 confirmed dead, many injured
The Adamawa Police Command says the death toll in Tuesday’s Mubi mosque suicide attack has risen to 50.
Kevin Hart’s Wife Delivers A Healthy Son
In a post on Instagram, American comedian and actor Kevin Hart has shared the good news of his wife's safe…
Buhari withholds assent to 2 bills passed by Saraki & co
President Muhammadu Buhari has refused assent to two bills passed by the National Assembly, citing non clarity in the wordings…
Katsina recycles used polythene bags to produce interlock bricks
The Katsina State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has commenced recycling of used polythene bags to produce interlock bricks for house…
Reps to debate on 2018 budget next week
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yussuf Lasun on Tuesday said that members would commence debate on the…
Experts task Nigerian Govt. to support manufacturing sector
Some financial experts on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to create access to finance for the manufacturing sector to sustain…
Cabinet ministers desert Mugabe
Sources say only five Zimbabwe cabinet ministers and the attorney-general turned up for a meeting called by President Robert Mugabe…
2018 Hajj: Lagos fixes N1.3m as tentative fare
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has announced the sum of N1.3 million as tentative fare for the 2018…
Sauti Sol Releases ”Melanin” Video Featuring Patoranking
Kenyan afro-pop band Sauti Sol dropped visuals of their new song ''Melanin'' but this time it is with the fusion…
Human skulls, arms cache discovered in militant camp
The Nigerian Army says it recovered cache of arms and seven decomposed human skulls after it raided a militant camp…
Buhari assures Obiano of greater harmony, development
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra on his re-election, and urged him to rededicate himself to…
Calabar Carnival: Greece, Brazil, 24 other countries to participate
No fewer than 26 countries are participating in the 2017 Calabar carnival, Mr Ikobi Ikobi, a Commissioner in the Carnival…
NYSC posted 2,400 corps members to Sokoto – Coordinator
Sokoto State Coordinator, National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), Alhaji Musa Abubakar on Tuesday said 2,400 corps members were posted to…
IFAD-VCDP distributes N8.6m rice processing equipment to farmers
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) – Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) on Tuesday distributed rice processing equipment worth…
U.S. Scientists discover possible cure for leukemia
A Group of American scientists have found a new possibility to cure leukemia, the results of a new study showed…
Political uncertainty, violence hamper Afghan economic growth
The Afghan economy remains severely hampered by the new war with the Taliban, a World Bank report said on Tuesday.
Uganda dismisses reports of plot to overthrow Rwandese Govt
The Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed “with contempt” claims by a Kampala media house that President Yoweri Museveni…
Kaduna Education Commissioner dies at 55
Prof. Andrew Nok, Kaduna State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, died at his home in Kaduna on Tuesday at…
‘Ekwueme, leader par excellence, patriotic’
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in South-East, on Tuesday described former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, as an epitome of humility,…
EU pushes for gender equality
To push for gender equality, the European Union (EU) proposed 40 per cent quota of female board members, The Guardian…