Year: 2018
Kaduna crises: Rumour mongering causing more deaths than guns in Kaduna – Bishop
Most Rev. Mathew Ndagoso, the Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, on Monday appealed to people of Kaduna State to shun rumour…
Normalcy returns to Kaduna, GOC tours communities
Normalcy has returned to Kaduna metropolis following Sunday’s fracas, in which 23 people died and 17 were injured. This much…
N-Power graduates to receive stipends beyond Dec. 2018
The Federal Government has decided to continue paying the stipends of the N-Power 2016 Batch 1 beneficiaries beyond the expiry…
Group hails Ambode over Oresanya’s new role in Waste Management
A group, operating under the aegis of Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard, a support platform for the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi…
Kaduna curfew: Trapped journalists, civil servants recount ordeal
Journalists and civil servants, trapped by the imposition of an emergency 24-hour curfew by the Kaduna state government on Sunday,…
Gov El-Rufai promises to review curfew tomorrow
The 24-hour curfew slammed on Kaduna metropolis will be reviewed on Tuesday, in view of the return of normalcy, Governor…
Wike swears-in 5 Commissioners, 1 Special Adviser
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday swore in five new Commissioners and one Special Adviser in Port Harcourt.
Nigeria is 7th largest integrated market in the world – US Ambassador
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr William Symington, says that Nigeria is the seventh largest integrated market in the…
Naira loses marginally against dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Monday lost 50 kobo to close at N360.5 to the dollar, weaker than N360 posted on Friday…
Governor Amosun fingers Tinubu, Osoba as brains behind Dapo Abiodun
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has accused chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Aremo…
2019: Ebonyi APC chieftain dumps party, picks SDP governorship ticket
Mr Ndubuisi Chibueze-Agbo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, has dumped the party and joined the…
Buhari inaugurates Committee on AFCTA
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated the Presidential Committee for Impact and Readiness Assessment of the African Continental Free Trade…
Buhari: You may choose to leave Nigeria if you have another country
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians who felt that they have another country outside Nigeria may choose to go.
Corruption: MTN, UBA staff testify in dismissed Justice’s trial
Two prosecution witnesses of EFCC on Monday testified at before Ikeja Special Offences Court in the ongoing trial of a…
NAFDAC confiscates 100 cartons of expired zero Coke in Katsina
The National Agency for Food Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) in Katsina State, said it had confiscated about 100 cartons of…
Buhari’s remarks at inauguration of Committee on AfCFTA
It is my pleasure to be here with you in this inauguration ceremony. Let me begin by saying that Nigeria…
Supreme Court nullifies Rivers APC congresses
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the ruling of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, which vacated a…
Polio: Plateau Rotary Club organises para-soccer competition for survivors
As part of activities to mark the 2018 World Polio Day, Rotary Club Plateau under District 9125, on Monday organised…
Ighadalo tasks NASS on passage of bills
The Chairman, Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mr Asue Ighadalo, has urged the National Assembly (NASS), to expeditiously pass some…
Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya wins 7th term in office
Cameroon's President Paul Biya has won a seventh term in office in polls marred by low turnout and voter intimidation.
Nigerian Govt visa-on-arrival policy boosts tourism
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government’s Visa-On-Arrival Policy has started yielding fruits,…
2019: I will vote individuals, not party – Dr Abah
Dr Joe Abah, former Director-General of Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), said he would vote individual and not a…
Nnamdi Kanu is working for his own selfish interest – Uwazuruike
Founder of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, and Biafra Independent Movement, Ralph Uwazuruike, on…
Prophet arrested over alleged kidnap
The Police in Ondo state on Monday said it had arrested a prophet for allegedly attempting to kidnap one Omosaye…
Global competitiveness: Nigeria ranks 115th
Nigeria has been ranked 115th out of 140 countries assessed in the 2018 Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) of the World…
Bayelsa Ohanaeze Ndigbo Crisis resolved
The national leadership of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has restored peace in its Bayelsa chapter, ending several years of crisis that…
23 killed, 17 injured in Kaduna crisis
The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has disclosed that 23 people were killed and 17 injured in various parts…
Melania Trump is a racist – Adichie
Acclaimed Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie has described United States First Lady, Melania Trump as racist.
85-year-old Biya wins Cameroon’s presidential election again
Eighty-five-year-old Paul Biya has been declared winner of the October 7 presidential election by the Cameroon’s Constitutional Council. Biya won…
Uduaghan: 64 garlands for an indefatigable achiever
When great men celebrate, even the stars bow in solemn hallow. As the immediate past governor of Delta State and…