Year: 2018
Ex-Ede Poly lecturer, associate arraigned over alleged N13m fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Mr Afolabi Olufemi, a former lecturer at the…
Darfur attacks: UN urges Sudan to prosecute security forces
A UN watchdog has urged Sudan to prosecute security forces for attacks in Darfur from 2014 to 2016.
Pakistan Islamists block roads to protest acquittal of Christian
Pakistan’s ultra-Islamist party blocked roads in major cities for a third day on Friday in protest against the acquittal of…
Indonesian divers find crashed aircraft’s engine, wheels
Indonesian divers and remotely operated subs have spotted one of the engines and the landing gear of a Lion Air…
Canadian PM Trudeau faces dilemma as election approaches
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is faced with a dilemma as an election approaches on how to credibly clamp down…
PDP claims Atiku has template for fuel price reduction
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, had worked out a pricing template that…
My administration has spent N200bn on road construction – Ajimobi
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The Oyo State government has committed over N200bn to road construction and rehabilitation under the Governor Abiola Ajimobi-led…
Photos: Obasanjo’s son to Buhari: Don’t mind my dad
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s son, Olujonwo met President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja and pledged to campaign for his re-election.
Speaker Dogara laments poor reading culture in Nigeria
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has pointed out that contemporary studies have confirmed the sharp and abysmal…
Shiite protests: Police, DHQ debunk Amnesty’s report
Both the Nigerian Police and the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), in separate statements on Thursday, debunked Amnesty International report on the…
23 cult members arrested on initiation ground
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 23 suspected cult members while initiating new members.
Opray Winfrey backs Democrat campaigning to be Georgia governor
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey lent her star power on Thursday to Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, who is vying to become…
Women take over in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday swore in Meaza Ashenafi as the country’s first female supreme court president, building on efforts by…
There is nothing like $3.5b fuel subsidy fund – Govt
The Federal Ministry of Finance has denied knowledge of a 3.5 billion-dollar fund allegedly kept and utilised by the Nigeria…
MultiChoice Announces Special GOtv Offer at Lagos International Trade Affair
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a special trade fair offer on its GOtv decoder, GOtennae plus one-month subscription on GOtv Max…
Yari offers N1m reward on every illegal AK-47 rifle
Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara on Thursday announced a reward of N1 million on every illegal AK 47…
Ministry denies knowledge of alleged NNPC’s $3.5bn subsidy fund
The Federal Ministry of Finance has denied knowledge of a 3.5 billion-dollar fund allegedly kept and utilised by the Nigeria…
Ekiti Governorship:Tribunal refuses granting petitioners leave to call additional witness
The Ekiti Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday refused to permit the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in…
Electricity workers, CSOs to FG: Don’t renew BEDC operational licence
Members of the Edo State Civil Organisations and National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), have demanded that the Federal Government…
2019 Election: We’ll play by the rules, Amaechi assures EU
The Director General of the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has assured the European…
Badagry Senior High School wins maiden ‘Code Lagos Hackathon’ competition
Badagry Senior High School on Thursday emerged winner of the maiden edition of the ‘Code Lagos Hackathon’ competition.
Kaduna Crisis: 97 suspects charged to court – CP
The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Malam Ahmad Abdurrahaman, on Thursday said the command has charged 97 people to court…
NHIS Crisis: I didn’t sue the president – Yusuf
Alliance Law Firm, Lawyers representing the suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, on…
FSARS drags 3 to court over alleged murder of Enugu Monarch
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, FSARS on Lagos Island, Lagos have dragged three men before the Enugu East…
APC Chieftain petitions Lagos AG over release of suspects
A chieftain of the All Progressives’ Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Ibrahim Mustapha who was matcheted by political thugs during…
PDP warns Tinubu over comment on Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sternly warned the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu,…
Nigeria shores up fuel needs ahead of 2019 election with BP deal
Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC said on Thursday that it had signed a crude-for-product deal with BP for the next…
Nigerian economy looking good, we’ll make it better – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday in Abuja that his administration will continue to implement policies that will make Nigeria’s…
Oshiomhole’s administering affairs of party without carrying Buhari along – Okorocha
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha on Thursday said the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole is administering the affairs…
Nigeria, WHO to eradicate Noma disease by 2023
The Federal Government in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday restated commitments to end Noma disease in…