Year: 2018
Sri Lanka heavy rains: 12 killed, over 69,000 affected
Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Center (DMC) on Thursday said 12 people had been killed and over 69,000 affected from the…
India: More than 300,000 evacuated as cyclone intensifies
Authorities in India’s eastern state of Odisha have evacuated 300,000 people and suspended operations at a major port as a…
Venezuela involved in opposition politician’s death – U.S
The White House on Wednesday condemned the death of an opposition politician in Venezuela and accused President Nicolas Maduro’s government…
Oil extends losses as other markets fall
Oil fell to two-week lows on Thursday as it extended losses from the previous session amid a rout in global…
No change on North Korean sanctions – South Korea
South Korea never considered lifting sanctions against North Korea imposed over the 2010 sinking of a South Korean warship, the…
Adamawa: WHO vaccinates 377,000 people against cholera
No fewer than 377,000 people have been vaccinated against cholera in Adamawa, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
World’s largest fish market reopens
The world’s largest fish market resumed operations at a new location in Tokyo on Thursday, after final auctions last week…
Gov. Akeredolu identifies gaps hindering polio eradication
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says he has identified gaps hindering the eradication of polio in the state and…
OSGF honours redeployed Permanent Secretary
The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) has organised a send-off ceremony to honour Mrs…
2018 AITEO Cup: Rangers Int’l FC to battle Kano Pillars in final
All is now set for what can be described as an epic final of the 2018 AITEO Cup glory, as…
Plateau LG polls: Angry youths block roads, insist on results
Angry youths in Mangu have blocked the only road leading to Jos to protest alleged refusal of electoral officers to…
Lagos Airport Protest: Airlines make alternative flight arrangements
Airlines operating at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) Lagos, have been forced to make alternative arrangements to fly their…
INEC tasks Customs, Immigration on illegal possession of PVCs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to the customs and immigration services to help checkmake influx of foreigners…
Anambra Govt. set to implement Contributory Pension Scheme
Anambra Government says it is set to implement the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) at the state level with the payment…
Prisons Service urged not to admit inmates without court papers
Justice Peter Umeadi, Chief Judge of Anambra has called on the Nigerian Prisons Service(NPS) not to accept any person as…
Okorocha confident APC will field governorship candidate in Zamfara
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would definitely field a governorship candidate for…
Largest mass grave of IS victims discovered in Syria
Bodies of some 1,400 people killed by the Islamic State Terrorist Group (IS, outlawed in Russia) have been found in…
UN resolution paves way for mass use of driverless cars
A resolution to ensure the safe use of automated vehicles has been passed at the UN Economic Commission for Europe…
Lagos APC primaries: Jubilation in Badagry over results announcement
There was a mild jubilation in the coastal city of Badagry as the National Working Committee of All Progressives Congress…
Edo dedicates 2 courts to hear human trafficking offences
The Edo Chief Judge, Justice Esohe Ikponmwen, says two courts have been designated to hears human trafficking offences in order…
Search for missing Gen. Alkali not a punitive expedition – Army
The Nigerian Army says its search and find operation for the missing retired Maj.- Gen. Idris Alkali at Du village…
‘End death penalty now’
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on the UN Member States to put an immediate end to the death penalty…
AFRIMA announces programme for GHANA 2018
The International Committee of All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, and The African Union Commission, AUC, have announced the programme for…
Trump calls US Federal Reserve Bank crazy as stocks crash
It was a black Wednesday as stocks on Wall Street fell to their lowest level in 8 months and in…
UNIPORT Chemistry Dept On Fire
Okafor Ofiebor /Port Harcourt There was pandemonium at the University of Port Harcourt early today when a popular building called…
No going back on N30,000 minimum wage – Labour
The Organised Labour has insisted that the Tripartite Committee on the new National Minimum Wage has concluded its assignment for…
N21.7m fraud: Court adjourns case against former NMA Chairman
A Benin City High Court, Edo State, on Tuesday adjourned a N21.7 million fraud case preferred against a former Chairman…
300 mentally-ill persons are admitted monthly – Medical Director
The Provost and Medical Director of Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr Timothy Adewale has disclosed that not less…
FG has put in so much in MSMEs project – Imoukhuede
Afolabi Imoukhuede, is the Senior Special Assistant to Vice President on Job Creation and Youth Employment. He spoke with Fatima…
ADVAN announces 8th edition of Marketing Excellence Awards
The Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) has announced the commencement of preparations for the 8th edition of its Awards for…