Year: 2018
South Africa recorded 1.5m household crime
More than 1.5 million incidences of household crime recorded in South Africa in 2017/18 period, an increase of five per…
Kogi Clashes: Commission identifies 115 persons behind killings
A Judicial Commission of Inquiry said it had identified 115 persons believed to be responsible for the bloody clashes that…
Zambia flags off export of organic honey to China
The Zambian government on Thursday officially launched the export of organic honey to China worth 34,000 dollars.
2019: Gov. Dankwambo pledges support for Atiku
Following the emergence of Alhaji Abubakar Atiku as Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), one of the runners-up during…
Liquidation of six micro-finance banks worrisome – Bauchi Govt
Bauchi State Government has expressed concern over the liquidation of six Micro-finance Banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Uganda landslide: Death toll rises to 35
The death toll in the eastern Uganda landslide disaster has reached 35, police said on Friday.
Russian football players arrested over violent attacks
A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of Russian football internationals Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev late on Thursday after…
Lawmakers to aides: We’re committed to your welfare
Members of the National Assembly on Thursday said they were committed to the welfare of their legislative aides.
Military training: NMS advises Zaria residents not to panic
The SS2 and SS3 students of the Nigerian Military School (NMS), Zaria, on Friday began a two-day field training exercise,…
Ooni calls for Yoruba unity
Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Thursday in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun, called for unity within the Yoruba nation for other…
Gov. Lalong swears in 11 newly elected LG chairmen
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has sworn in 11 newly elected local government chairmen, few hours after the state electoral…
2019 Election: Ribadu steps down for Gov. Dankwambo
Alhaji Muhammad Ribadu, Senatorial candidate, Gombe North Senatorial District under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has relinquished his…
Zamfara APC primaries: There was neither election nor consensus – Marafa
Sen. Kabir Marafa (APC/Zamfara Central), has said that there was neither election nor consensus in the botched All Progressives Congress…
Plateau LG election: 4 houses, council chamber razed down
Irate youths protesting the outcome of the Wednesday local government elections in Plateau have burnt down four houses in Langtang…
Flight operations, business activities resume at MMA2
Flight operations and business activities on Friday resumed at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2), Lagos following the suspension of…
Davido’s song ‘If’ leads on Shazam chart
Ace Nigerian singer Davido’s hit single “IF” has emerged number one on the New York ‘Shazam’ chart for songs that…
22-year-old farmer convicted for kidnapping
A Minna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday convicted 22-year-old farmer, Shuaibu Abdullahi, docked for kidnapping.
Flood destroys 280 hectares of rice farms in Edo
Flood has destroyed 280 hectares of rice farm in Iguoriakhi and Iguomo in Ovia North-East and Ovia South-West local government…
Flood: NEMA declares 5 more states as ‘national disasters’
The National Emergency Management (NEMA), has declared five more states: Adamawa, Taraba, Kebbi, Bayelsa and Rivers as ‘National Disaster’ following…
Colombia crush U.S. 4-2 in friendly
Colombia crushed a shorthanded and overmatched U.S. 4-2 in a friendly in Tampa on Thursday in the latest reminder the…
Cholera outbreak kills 42 in Somalia
An outbreak of cholera acute watery diarrhea (AWD) in Somalia has killed 42 people since December, a UN health agency…
‘Stop arbitrary expulsion of West African migrants’
The UN Special Rapporteur on Migration, Mr Felipe Morales, has called on Algeria to halt the collective expulsion of thousands…
Kano Govt. donates N40m relief materials to flood victims
Kano State Government on Thursday, donated relief materials worth N40 million to victims of flood disaster in Rimin Gado and…
Cristiano Ronaldo: German magazine ‘stands by reporting’ of rape allegation
The German magazine that reported a rape allegation made against footballer Cristiano Ronaldo says it has "no reason" to doubt…
Oyo celebrates Twins festival Saturday
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Oyo State Government will on Saturday October 13, 2018 celebrate the first edition of Twins Festival in Igboora…
2019: Ribadu steps down for Dankwambo
Alhaji Muhammad Ribadu, Senatorialcandidate, Gombe North Senatorial District under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has relinquished his candidature…
NRC boss, Sandamu dies at 68
The Board Chairman of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr Usman Sandamu died on Thursday in Abuja at the age of…
Ace Music Promoter, Ekundayo to be honoured in Canada
Like a gold fish that has no hiding place, Samuel Ekundayo is about to be unveiled to the world. The…
Air Force bombs Boko Haram training camp
The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorist…
Aviation unions end strike at MMA2
Unions in the aviation sector on Thursday night called off their two-day industrial action against Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL)…