Year: 2018
INEC to display Voters’ Register in Kwara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is to display register of voters in all the 1, 872 polling units of…
Medical assistance: Zakkat Commission disburses N8m in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Commission on Sunday disbursed N8 million state government monthly medical assistance to the needy…
2019: Politicians using religion to divide Nigerians – Cleric
The Senior Pastor, Father’s Touch Ministry Church, Nyanya, Abuja, Pastor Evans Idoko, has accused some politicians of using religion and…
Vaccination: Yobe govt. targets 1M livestock
Yobe government said it had concluded arrangement to vaccinate no fewer than one million livestock following reported cases of animal…
Erosion: Anambra community calls for ban on sand excavation
The People of Ihengwu Villiage, Oko in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra have called for outright ban on…
APGA assures 100% vote for candidates in Ogbaru LG — Chieftain
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ogbaru Local Governemnt of Anambra has said it would ensure all votes in…
2019: NYSC DG urges corps members to remain non-partisan
Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has admonished corps members that would take part in the…
Insecurity: Miners calls for use of vigilantes in sites
The Chairman, Miners Association of Nigeria, Kaduna State branch, Alhaji Lawal Mayere, on Sunday urged the Federal Government to formulate…
Woman leader drums support for SDP
Hajiya Balaraba Abdullahi, Social Democratic Party (SDP) Woman Leader in Jigawa, has appealed to women to support the party in…
Peace building: NGO trains 30 Borno women
A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Kalthum Foundation has trained 30 women on conflict management and peace building in Borno.
Dispute resolution: Commission seeks partnership with NYSC
The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) has called on the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to partner with it towards encouraging…
High Heel Race: CEO tasks women to be smart, elegant on heels
Mr Dede Kalu, Chief Executive Officer, DAK Marketing Company, on Sunday said that high heel makes women smart, elegant and…
Nasarawa Assembly mourns Emir’s death
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Sunday described the death of the Emir of Awe, Alhaji Abubakar Umar, as…
Over-pricing hampers tax assessment on properties
Many properties in Nigeria are inflated in terms of pricing, making it difficult for proper tax assessment. Property owners are…
288,043 unclaimed PVCs exist in Adamawa – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa says it has 288,043 unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards. Kasim Gaidam, the electoral…
Sudan hikes flour subsidies by 40 percent to lower bread prices
Sudan increased flour subsidies by 40 per cent, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday, after the reduction of subsidies this…
No frosty relationship with NASS – Osinbajo
In spite of political differences, the presidency is happy with the good relationship with the National Assembly. Unlike in the…
UN to carry out human rights review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on human rights is to be carried out by UN’s Human Rights Council (HRC) to…
Italian storms claim 17th life, 14 million trees
Heavy rain and gales devastating parts of Italy have claimed two more lives, taking the overall death toll to at…
BSU law student wins 2018 Advocacy Development Award
Law student of Benue State University (BSU), Ordam Msughter, on Saturday, emerged winner of the 2018 SimmonsCooper Advocacy Development (SCAD)…
NGO begins street campaign against drugs
The Vanguard Against Drug Abuse (VGADA), a Non Governmental Organisation, has taken the campaign against drug abuse to the streets,…
Emir of Awe in Nasarawa state is dead
Alhaji Abubakar Umar II, the Emir of Awe in Nasarawa state is dead.
Claim by Atiku that he will reduce fuel price to N90 fraudulent – Ezekwesili
Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Oby Ezekwesili has said claim of the Peoples Democratic…
2019 Presidency: I can never work for Atiku – Tinubu
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said he can never work for Vice President…
Atiku: It is sad that two global banking giants are leaving Nigeria
Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday said it was very sad that…
Lacazette’s goal rescues Arsenal from defeat against Liverpool
Alexandre Lacazette's fifth Premier League goal of the season grabbed a 1-1 draw for Arsenal in their pulsating Emirates Stadium…
There is no state in Nigeria without ongoing FG project- Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday restated that the Federal Government had achieved a lot in all sectors…
West Ham emerge victory in 6-goal thriller
West Ham claimed a deserved victory over Burnley thanks to fine finishes from Marko Arnautovic and Javier Hernandez and a…
Lucky Madrid bounce back to winning way
Real Madrid grabbed a fortunate victory against Real Valladolid in Santiago Solari's first La Liga game in charge - their…
Nine African poets shortlisted for 2018 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature
Nine African poets have been shortlisted for the sixth edition of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa which…