Year: 2018
Ex-bank worker arrested for stealing N14m from ATM
The Police Command in the FCT has arrested Emmanuel Onuma, 34, for allegedly stealing N14 million from a new generation…
NACCIMA commends Nigeria’s contributions at global level
Chief Alaba Lawson, the National President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has commended…
75m slaughtered cows waste yearly – FAO
No fewer than 75 million cows slaughtered for consumption end up wasting every year, a new report by the Food…
Missy Elliot becomes first female nominated for Songwriters Hall of Fame
American Missy Elliot, acclaimed as ‘one of Rap’s greatest voices’ in the world, has been nominated for the 2019 Songwriters…
Kano Pillars appoints Baleria interim coach
Kano Pillars FC, on Wednesday announced the appointment of former Flying Eagles coach, Kabiru Baleria, as the interim head coach…
White House bans CNN’s Jim Acosta
The White House has revoked the press badge of CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent, Jim Acosta, following heated exchange with…
Naira loses marginally against dollar at investors’ window
The Naira on Wednesday lost marginally against the dollar at the investors’ window.
Mayweather: I never agreed to fight Japanese kickboxer
Floyd Mayweather said on Wednesday that he never agreed to come out of retirement to fight a Japanese kickboxer on…
3 dead, 5 missing, 12 rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos
Three people have died and five others missing as boat conveying 20 passengers capzised mid-sea in Lagos on Wednesday night.
Lagos calls for Memoranda on Transport Policy
In tandem with its commitment towards re-energizing the various transportation modes and collating it into an effective comprehensive transport policy,…
Something’s got to give!
When push comes to shove, when it comes down to the last possible outcome of the present Nigerian political impasse;…
Kogi East Senate: A two-horse race
Online and offline, discussions on the forthcoming Senatorial contest in Kogi East have revolved around two economists and former bankers…
Delta South 2019: Youth Group backs Uduaghan for Senate
A formidable group in Delta State known as Inspired Youths is drumming support for ex-governor and Delta South senatorial candidate…
Keystone Bank, re-defining customer service, driving sustainable growth – Ohiwerei
The Group Managing Director/CEO of Keystone Bank Limited, Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei has said that the bank has over the last…
Senate 2019: Uduaghan appoints Mallam-Obi as campaign DG
Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, the immediate past governor of Delta State and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Delta South Senatorial…
I am the best for the Throne – Durotoye
The Nigerian political landscape is witnessing an upward turn in the build up to the 2019 presidential election as Fela…
LWC assures residents of water supply soon
The Lagos Water Corporation, LWC, has assured Lagos residents of water supply soon.
Minimum Wage: FG clarifies President Buhari’s position on Ama Pepple’s Report
The Federal Government says President Muhammadu Buhari will study the report of the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National…
90 kidnapped Cameroonian students freed
Ninety Cameroonian students kidnapped from Presbyterian Secondary School, Nkwen Bamenda in the country’s Anglophone region have been freed after a…
95 per cent of states can’t pay N30,000 minimum wage – Umahi
Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Wednesday in Abakaliki, declared that 95 per cent of states in the country…
Ekweremadu: 4 policemen, NSCDC personnel detained
The Police said it had arrested four of its personnel on duty at the residence of Deputy President of the…
Jeff Sessions US Attorney General quits
United States Attorney-General Jeff Sessions has resigned as the country’s chief law enforcement officer. Sessions announced his plan to resign…
Madrid run riot, demolish Viktoria Plzen 5-0
Real Madrid scored four first-half goals to cruise past Viktoria Plzen and go top of Champions League Group G.
Jesus hits hat-trick as Manchester City put six goals past Shakhtar Donetsk
Manchester City recorded their biggest win in the Champions League as they thrashed Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0, but an injury-time goal…
Ronaldo scores as United stun Juventus
Manchester United stunned Juventus with two goals in the final five minutes to beat the Italian champions in Turin and…
Minimum Wage: Govt Clarifies Buhari’s Position On Ama Pepple’s Report
The Nigerian Government says President Muhammadu Buhari will study the report of the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National…
115 Nigerian students benefit from scholarship to Russia, Algeria
No fewer than 115 Nigerian Students have benefited from the 2017/2018 Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship Programme to Russia and Algeria.
Power Outage Disrupts Operations At Lagos Airport
Flight operations were on Wednesday evening disrupted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos following a power outage.
Ibadan DisCo loses N2.5bn Monthly to Vandalism – Official
The lbadan Electricity Distribution Company (lBEDC) said it lost N2.5 billion monthly to various cases of electrical installations vandalism in…
Nigerian Govt to commence feeding 120,000 pupils
The Federal Government’s National Home Grown School Feeding Programme will commence in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in January with…