Year: 2018
Governor Tambuwal says National Assembly needs more money
Amid criticisms and call for slashing of its funds, the governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal has called for more…
Nigerian Govt will not lose focus on economic diversification – Minister
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed says the Federal Government will not lose focus on diversifying the economy from…
Army begins ‘Crocodile Smile III’ exercise in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Army says it has commenced Operation Crocodile Smile III exercise across the states of the Niger Delta to…
Kebbi Govt. to build 40 new Nomadic schools
The Kebbi Government says it will build 40 Nomadic schools in the 21 Local Government Areas of the state.
Pipeline fire victims died of severe burns, not incompetence – ABSUTH
The Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba, has said that four out of five victims of Osisioma pipeline fire…
Man remanded for allegedly raping daughter to death
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 57-year-old man, Daramola Kehinde, in prison for allegedly raping his 16-year-old…
Somali novelist, Nuruddin Farah headlines Ake Festival
Somali novelist and playwright, Nuruddin Farah, has been announced as the headliner of the sixth edition of the Ake Arts…
Ambode, COWLSO charge women to embrace unity of purpose, action
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, COWLSO on Tuesday charged women in the…
Buhari’s statement at handing-over of Seme-Krake Joint Border
STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE HANDING-OVER CEREMONY OF THE SÈMÈ-KRAKÉ…
China confirms imported Zika virus
Chinese Customs Authorities reported on Tuesday they had detected the first case of imported Zika virus in 2018 in a…
Nigeria, Benin open new Seme-Krake Joint Border Post
Nigeria and Republic of Benin on Tuesday strengthened their bi-lateral relationship with the formal opening of the new Economic Community…
Kaduna Crisis: CAN scribe advises against hasty review of curfew
Secretary, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna state chapter, Rev. Sunday Ibrahim, has advised the state government against hasty review…
Bus conductor snatches N30,000 phone at knifepoint
A 32-year-old bus conductor, Amos Arimoro, charged with dispossessing man of phone worth N30,000 at knifepoint, on Tuesday appeared in…
Cleric advises husbands to cuddle their wives openly
In a bid to promote love, Bishop Dare David, the General Overseer of Reformation Pentecostal Chapel, Ilorin, has advised husbands…
Kaduna residents get 4-hour window “to restock on essentials”
The Kaduna State Government has eased off the 24-hour curfew on Kaduna metropolis, giving residents between 1pm to 5pm “to…
Ajaokuta Steel Company will not be sold – Senator
Sen. Ahmed Ogembe (PDP/Kogi Central), has expressed optimism that the Ajaokuta Steel Complex (ASC), would not be sold, and enjoined…
NHIS Crisis: Presidency orders due process
A Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, says the presidency has stepped into the crisis rocking the National Health Insurance Scheme…
2 men remanded for allegedly operating fake cooperative society
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of two men, Salako Olakunle and Akinbode Ibrahim, for allegedly operating…
Army issues militia December deadline to vacate Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa
Authorities of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have given all militia groups terrorizing residents of Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa up to…
Jos Trade Fair records high patronage at night
Some exhibitors at the ongoing Jos trade fair on Tuesday said they usually recorded high patronage at night.
Man remanded in prison over attempted gunpoint robbery
For allegedly attempting to rob a man at gunpoint, a 38-year-old, Komolafe Kayode, was on Tuesday remanded in prison on…
Farming: Libya returnees appeal to government for support
Some Libya returnees, under the aegis of Association of Edo Libya Returnee Farmers, on Tuesday appealed to the government to…
Looters’ list didn’t violate right of alleged culprits – Court
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja, on Tuesday ruled that the Federal Government’s alleged looters’…
Plateau Govt resuscitates 4 abandoned water treatment plants
The Commissioner for Water Resources and Energy in Plateau, Mr David Wuyep, on Tuesday, said the state government had resuscitated…
Computer engineer allegedly rapes woman at gunpoint
For allegedly raping a 21-year-old woman at a gunpoint,a 23-year-old man Emmanuel Okafor, is to spend the next 36 days…
Kebbi Govt. absorbs 40 new medical doctors
The Kebbi Government has absorbed 40 new medical doctors from the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sudan and Indian universities into…
Family announces burial ceremony for late Justice Idris Kutigi
The family of late Justice Idris Kutigi has announced his burial ceremony for October 24 and 25.
Nigeria, UAE to partner on Artificial Intelligence technology
The Federal Government on Monday said it would collaborate with United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the development of Artificial Intelligence…
Kebbi commended for investing 10% annual budget to agriculture
The Kebbi State Coordinator, Oxfam International, Mr Olumide Ojo, on Monday commended the state government for committing 10 per cent…
300 aggrieved aspirants dump APC in Kano
No fewer than 300 aspirants who had contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State…