Year: 2018
Italy shuts ports against migrants
Italy on Saturday closed its ports to hundreds of migrants rescued off Libya who face a chilly Christmas at sea…
Video: Funke Akindele confirms birth of babies with Tope Alabi’s song
Nollywood actress Funke Akindele confirmed on Instagram the birth of her twins Saturday with a thought provoking song by Tope…
Kidnapped Bishop regains freedom after five days in kidnapper’s den
After spending five days in the den of kidnappers, the Bishop of Ahoada, Anglican Diocese, Bishop Clement Ekpeye, has been…
Ecobank Rapidtransfer eases Homebound remittances for Yuletide
In the spirit of the season, Ecobank Nigeria has called on Nigerians in diaspora to embrace the benefits of Ecobank’s…
5,000 decamp from PDP, others to APC in Kwara
No fewer than 5,000 people from different parties in Kwara South Senatorial District on Saturday defected to the All Progressives…
Water supply: FG tasks state govts. on infrastructure
The Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, has urged state governments to invest massively on water supply infrastructure to…
Economy, insecurity, others major problems of ECOWAS
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday lamented that despite successes recorded by the Economic Community of West African State, ECOWAS, the…
Air Travelers lament fare hike
Air travelers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja have lamented the hike in price of air tickets by airlines…
Kano awards construction of N15.28bn flyover
Kano State Government has awarded the construction of Kofar Mata flyover in the state capital at the cost of N15.28…
Yuletide: Prices of tomatoes, pepper drops in Enugu
The Prices of tomatoes and pepper have dropped considerably in major markets in Enugu metropolis, the News Agency of Nigeria…
Aubameyang hits brace as Arsenal beat Burnley 3-1
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Arsenal hung on to maintain pressure on the top four and leave Burnley in the…
Yuletide: NEMA tasks motorists on safety consciousness
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged motorists to be safety conscious and guard against acts that can result…
Nigeria’s economy is dangerously moving towards precipice – Lai Omotola
The Group Managing Director, CFL Group, Lai Omotola has said the nation's economy is dangerously moving towards the precipe.
Navy encourages personnel to be security conscious
The Flag Officer Commanding, Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC), Rear Adm. Stanford Enoch, has urged officers and men of the command…
Yuletide: NSCDC deploys 1,400 personnel to Kogi
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 1,400 personnel to major highways in Kogi to complement regular…
Peace, devt: Buhari salutes ECOWAS leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday commended leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for their efforts in…
APC receives 5,000 decampees from PDP, others
No fewer than 5,000 people from different parties in Kwara South Senatorial District on Saturday defected to the All Progressives…
Security personnel slumps, dies at Lagos airport
A Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) security personnel, Mr Usman Mohammed, on Friday slumped and died while on duty…
Funke Akindele’s twin babies trigger flood of congratulatory messages
A flood of congratulatory messages has followed news online that Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has given birth to twin babies,…
Group commends senate for confirming new ICPC chairman, members
The Good Governance Group (GGG) has congratulated the Senate for finally putting its seal of approval on the new Chairman…
Impounded vehicles will not be released until Jan. — TRACE
Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) says vehicles impounded for flouting traffic rules and regulations during the yuletide will…
FRSC promotes 4,660 personnel
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has elevated a total of 4,660 of its personnel nationwide in the…
Our great country must have border security -Donald Trump
The United States of America’s President Donald J Trump has, in a video message he posted to his twitter handle…
U.S. government in partial shutdown over Trump’s border wall
The U.S. government was partially shut down early on Saturday in a fierce dispute over President Donald Trump’s demands that…
Anambra govt. committed to ensuring security
The Anambra Government says it remains committed to sustaining its security architecture to safeguard the lives of the residents and…
UK Police arrest 4 stowaways from Nigeria
Four stowaways from Nigeria have been arrested in the United Kingdom after special forces stormed a cargo ship off the…
Zamfara Assembly begins deliberations on pension bill for former govs, deputies
The Zamfara House of Assembly has begun deliberations to amend a bill for pensions and other allowances of governors, speakers…
Two Internet Fraudsters convicted, jailed 12 months
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the convictions of one Fabulous Peter and Osahun O. Aiseosa (a.k.a)…
Mobile Court convicts 93 Edo traffic offenders
A Mobile Court of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Edo Command has convicted 93 persons for various road traffic…
Drug abuse, unemployment responsible for insecurity in Zamfara – Minister
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, says drug abuse, unemployment and governance are responsible for the “deplorable security situation in…