Year: 2018
Tension in Kaduna as abductors kill traditional ruler
A Kaduna chief, the Paramount ruler of Adara, Agom Maiwada Galadima who had been in the den of his abductors…
Nasarawa starts production of laboratory chemicals
The Nasarawa State Government, has started the production of science laboratory chemicals at the newly established incubation center to be…
PenCom issues guidelines on Voluntary Pension Contributions
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has issued new guidelines to regulate the operation of Voluntary Pension Contributions (VPC) under the…
Nigeria, Cameroon military partner to fight Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army and its Cameroonian counterpart on Friday agreed to work closely to fight Boko Haram insurgents in their…
Another batch of 149 Nigerians arrive from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 149 stranded Nigerians from Libya.
Federal allocation: Kwara records N400m reduction for October
The Kwara Government has received N3.4 billion as allocation from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), for the month of…
United Nations begins road safety advocacy
Dr Sydney Ibeanusi, Country Director, United Nations Decade of Action on Road Safety and Traffic Injury Prevention in Nigeria has…
Zamfara: Coalition calls on INEC to revisit APC’s disqualification
The Coalition of Democratic Watchdog of Nigeria has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to revisit its disqualification…
Security: Army charges officers to apply managerial intelligence
The military authorities have charged some Nigerian Army officers who ended a leadership development training in Lagos, to utilize the…
Juventus admits tense relationship between clubs and FIFA
Juventus President Andrea Agnelli described the relationship between European clubs and FIFA as tense and implied on Thursday that the…
Creation of cattle routes: Kebbi governor appeals to Assembly to enact laws
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state has appealed to the State House of Assembly to enact laws for the creation…
Abia recorded more flooding in 2018 – SEMA
Mr Sunday Jackson, the Acting Executive Secretary, Abia State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), said on Thursday that the state recorded…
2019: 299 candidates jostle for NASS seats in Lagos
The INEC in Lagos State says 299 candidates across various political parties in the state are jostling for the National…
Bagudu appeals to Kebbi Assembly to enact laws for creation of cattle routes
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state has appealed to the State House of Assembly to enact laws for the creation…
World Bank approves $240m for Bangladesh marine fisheries project
The Bangladeshi government on Thursday signed a 240 million dollars financing agreement with the World Bank to help improve management…
Court limits church queries of jobseeker’s religious status
German churches or church-linked institutions can no longer ask job applicants to disclose their religious affiliation after a ruling by…
Flood: Israel sends rescue helicopters to Jordan
Israel sent search-and-rescue helicopters to assist Jordan on Thursday following a flash flood in which at least 10 school children…
No government has done more than APC govt – Gov. Ajimobi
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State says the All Progressives Congress(APC) government has performed better than any other in Nigeria.
Kaduna Govt. re-imposes 24-hour curfew
The Kaduna State Government on Friday reinstated the 24-hour curfew on Kaduna metropolis and environs, as well as Kasuwan Magani,…
Major air disaster averted as Air Peace returns to base after take-off
A major air disaster was averted on Thursday after Nigerian carrier, Air Peace Lagos-Owerri Flight 7252 returned to base shortly…
Women, who wear high heels shoes, risk developing arthritis
A Physiotherapist, Mr. Vincent Shoetan, says women who wear high heeled shoes regularly risked chances of developing knee problems including…
29 suspected drug peddlers arrested in Borno
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Borno, on Friday said it has arrested 29 suspected drug…
Khashoggi’s friends hold vigil outside Saudi consulate in Istanbul
Dozens of people gathered outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Thursday in a vigil to demand “full justice’’ for…
Momentous evolution of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials
The Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, COWLSO, was founded by the Late Mrs. Olufunmilayo Johnson, wife of the…
Itakpe/Warri: Nigerian Railway to commence one month free train ride
Mr Fidet Okhiria, the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that the corporation would begin free train ride…
Billionaire Atiku Abubakar declares paltry N20m yearly income
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, believed to be a multi-billionaire has declared a paltry yearly personal income…
Albania passes law banning sports betting
Albania’s parliament on Thursday passed a law banning sports betting and other forms of gambling in the country from 2019.
Kachikwu bags U.S. honorary citizenship, doctorate, other awards
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, was on Thursday conferred with multiple honors, including an honorary citizenship…
Kolapo to Tribunal: Declare me Ekiti governor
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti state, Prof. Olusola Kolapo, has urged…
Over $183m invested so far in school feeding programme – Osinbajo
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says that over $183 million has been invested so far in the National School Feeding…