Year: 2018
Osinbajo in Liberia, to speak on leadership, women empowerment
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will attend the 2018 edition of the International Sheroes Forum and the Inauguration of…
NLNG Train 7: FG insists on local content
Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr Simbi Wabote says the planned 7 billion dollar Nigeria Liquefied…
Ighalo hits brace as Nigeria beat Libya 3-2 in Nations Cup qualifiers
Odion Ighalo scored a brace as Nigeria's Super Eagles beat Libya 3-2 away from home to go top of the…
Buhari speaks with Hauwa Liman’s father
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday spoke with Mohammed Liman, father of Hauwa, the International Committee of the Red Cross…
Edo Police Command parades 72 for cultism, kidnapping, armed robbery
No fewer than 72 suspects have been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly terrorising Benin metropolis over…
2018 COWLSO Conference will be outstanding, Ambode’s wife
Wife of the Lagos State Governor and Chairman of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, (COWLSO), Mrs. Bolanle…
Lotteries: Lagos to shut down unlicensed operators
The Lagos State Lotteries Board has vowed to continue the shut down of unlicensed gaming operators, stressing that the activities…
PDP appoints Saraki DG of Atiku Presidential Campaign Council
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appointed the…
FG must urgently begin negotiation with Boko Haram for release of other captive women – Reps
The House of Representatives has called on the executive to as a matter of urgency, commence further negotiation for the…
Madagascar becomes first African team to qualify for 2019 African Cup
Madagascar achieved unarguably the brightest moment in their footballing life after beating Equatorial Guinea 1-0 on Tuesday to qualify for…
Photo News: Textile workers hold peaceful protest in Lagos
The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria held a peaceful protest today in Lagos to mark…
Buhari to migrants: Stay at home, Nigeria will be better
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians taking the risky desert-Mediterranean route to Europe to stay at home as his…
Huge crowd welcomes new governor Kayode Fayemi
Thousands of residents of Ekiti and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday thronged the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion…
Release our daughter’s corpse to prove that she’s dead – Hauwa Liman’s parents
The parents of Hauwa Liman, the recently killed International Committee of Red Cross, ICRC aid worker, have reacted to her…
4 killed in Adamawa mob attack
Adamawa Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of four travelers with four others hospitalized in an attack by some…
Ekiti’s economy heading for emergency – Fayemi
The Ekiti state’s economy is heading for a state of emergency with a huge debt of N120 billion, the new…
“Mad man’’ arrested over alleged kidnapping
The Ondo State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday said it had arrested a suspected…
2019 Elections: Labour Party will not field candidates
The Labour Party says it will not field any candidate for the 2019 General Elections as the party could not…
Gov. Ambode approves N683m for bursary, scholarships
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has approved the payment of N683 million bursary, and foreign and local scholarship…
Senate observes 2-minute silence in honour of Hauwa Leman, calls for release of Sharibu
The Nigeria Senate on Tuesday observed a two-minute silence in honour of Hauwa Leman, the International Committee for the Red…
Trump threatens to cut aid to Honduras over immigrants
U.S. President, Donald Trump, on Tuesday threatened to withdraw funding and aid from Honduras, if the country fails to stop…
NSCDC foils pipeline vandalism, impounds truck
The Kaduna State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Tuesday said it had foiled an attempt…
Senate approves budget of security agencies for 2019 General Elections
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday received, considered and approved the Report of the Senate Committee on Appropriations on the Budget…
Senate Begins Investigation into $3.5bn unappropriated NNPC’s Subsidy Recovery Fund
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday began an investigation into the $3.5 billion spent under the ‘Subsidy Recovery Fund’ of the…
Morocco train derailment kills 6, injures 80
Six people were killed and about 80 injured when a train derailed near the Moroccan capital Rabat on Tuesday, officials…
Boko Haram: Murder of Red Cross worker is crime against humanity – Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar has condemned the brutal murder of the International Committee of the…
Thai PM defends social media presence after backlash
Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, on Tuesday, defended his new social media presence ahead of the 2019 general elections, in…
‘EFCC, I’m here,’ Fayose hits commission’s headquarters in branded T-shirt
He was expected to run away, but former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose arrived the headquarters of the Economic…
2 men allegedly defraud Osun lawmaker
Olakunle Muhammed, 41, and Rasheed Bakare, 55 on Tuesday appeared in an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding an…
Kayode Fayemi sworn-in as Ekiti Governor
Former Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has been sworn-in as the governor of Ekiti State.