Year: 2018
Man Arrested for defiling his 15-year old daugher
Yusuf Muhammed A 35-year old man Michael Igbanibo has been arrested by the Police at New Oko Oba Station Lagos…
Gov. Okowa presents N367bn 2019 budget proposal
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday presented a budget estimate of N367.09 billion for the 2019 fiscal year to…
Laura Ikeji Celebrates Her Kid Sister’s Birthday
The last child of the Ikeji clan Benita Ikeji is a year older today and her fashion entrepreneur big sister…
Nigerian Govt urged to be more committed to polytechnic education
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to be more committed to the growth…
Executive Order 6 has nothing to do with 2019 – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government clarified on Wednesday in London that the implementation of Executive Order 6 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari…
Ogun lawmaker dumps PDP
A member of Ogun House of Assembly, Mr Jimi Otukoya, (PDP-Ijebu North East) on Wednesday defected to the African Democratic…
GOtv Max Adds 2 New Channels
Two new channels have been added on GOtv Max, offering more sporting action and entertainment to subscribers. The new channels…
Police arrest septuagenarian for allegedly duping NDLEA officer N1.3m
The police in Badagry say they have arrested a septuagenarian, who allegedly duped an officer of the National Drug Law…
Fowler Urges Developing Countries To Grow VAT
Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr Babatunde Fowler, has advised developing countries to grow Value Added Tax and…
Gunmen kill 2 policemen, civilian in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command, has confirmed the killing of two policemen and a civilian by unknown gunmen in the…
Abia Pipeline Explosion: Senate orders depots to begin repairs of leakages
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday ordered the petroleum depots in Abia State to begin the immediate repairs of oil pipelines…
BBNaija’s Ifu Ennada Wins Lagos Beauty Summit Award
Actor, Tv host and former 2018 Big Brother housemate Ifu Ennada has won an award for her hair care line…
Nigerian Govt urged to declare emergency in power sector
Some leaders of organised labour on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to declare a national emergency in the power…
Sokoto lawmaker dumps APC after losing primary
A member of Sokoto State House of Assembly Alhaji Muhammad Bashir, who lost in the bid to secure the All…
Fire kills 7, destroys property worth N88m in Gombe
Malam Garba Jibrin, Deputy Director Fire Services in Gombe State says, seven lives and properties worth N88 million were lost…
Ghana 2018: Dennerby invites Oshoala, Oparanozie, 45 others
Head Coach of the Senior Women National Team, Thomas Dennerby has invited 45 players for the first phase of camping…
Senate orders CBN to suspend unscrupulous ATM charges by banks
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday moved against illicit and excessive charges by Nigerian banks on customers accounts with particular focus…
NAFDAC bans Malco vitamin B complex injection
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the importation, sale and distribution of Malco…
Alleged N5.7bn SURE-P fraud: Ex-Katsina governor, Shema granted bail
The Federal High Court, Katsina, has granted bail to the former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, who is standing…
China eliminates poverty in 85 counties
China on Wednesday announced that another 85 counties have been officially taken off the country’s list of impoverished areas, marking…
Iran criticises foreign intervention in Qatar’s affairs
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticised foreign interference in the internal affairs of Qatar, local media reported on Wednesday.
Benue: NAPTIP records 217 human trafficking cases in 5 years
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has recorded 217 cases of human trafficking in Benue…
Nigeria yet to attain food security – Agronomist
An agronomist, Prof. Gbolade Ayoola, says in spite of the abundance of food in Nigeria, the country has yet to…
PCN decries unregulated drug distribution channels
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has said that the preponderance of unregulated drug distribution channels has made the industry…
Zimbabwean president, cabinet receive cholera vaccine
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and members of his cabinet received doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) to encourage people in…
YouTube experiences unexplained outage
Video streaming platform — YouTube — experienced an unexplained outage across the world for over an hour, the company said…
AFCON qualifier: Fans hail Eagles
Ebonyi football fans on Wednesday commended the Super Eagles’ 3-2 victory over the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in the 2019…
Polio: Katsina council area immunizes 49,171 children
No fewer than 49,171 children were immunised against polio during the just concluded second round of the Outbreak Response Immunisation…
Residents, parents kick against increase in LAUTECH’s tuition fees
Some residents of Iseyin council area of Oyo State have criticised governments of Oyo and Osun over the increment in…
Israeli court weighs appeal by barred U.S. Student
Israel’s top court weighed an appeal on Wednesday by a U.S. student, facing deportation under a law against foreign pro-Palestinian…