Year: 2018
Kogi East Senate: PDP delegates warn party against imposing Attai Aidoko
Kogi East delegates of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) have warned the imposition of Senator Attai Aidoko, whom they described…
LASU sacks 2 professors, lecturer for sexual harassment
The Lagos State University Governing Council has approved the dismissal of three lecturers for sexual harassment and misconduct. The council…
Late Zainab once asked me to call police to arrest Danish husband because he wanted to kill her – Witness
The trial of a Danish national, Peter Nielson, alleged to have murdered his wife and daughter began on Monday in…
Seminarian, pastor, others, get jail terms, as Edo goes tough on child molestation
An Evbuoriaria Magistrate Court in Benin City, Edo State, has sentenced six persons, including a seminarian, a pastor and a…
Lagos to combat menace of juvenile delinquency in schools
The Lagos State Government has kicked start a sensitization/awareness programme against the rising menace of juvenile delinquency among school children…
Mbappe hits four goals as PSG maul Lyon 5-0
France World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe scored four goals as Paris St-Germain maintained their 100% winning start in Ligue 1…
Existing structures, current realities reveal deficiencies in Waste Management – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday said existing structures and current realities in waste management in the state reveal…
I will renounce my membership of PDP anytime from now – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, says he will renounce his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, anytime from now.
NGO empowers vulnerable, less privileged FCT women
Hepsibah Mommies Initiative, a humanitarian NGO, on Monday provided entrepreneurial training and start-up capital for indigent single mothers and widows…
Baba Sala, Incomparable Thespian of his time – Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, says the death of Moses Olaiya, popularly known as ‘Baba Sala’,…
FG commits N1.7trn to capital investment – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government has spent N1.7 trillion in capital investment in two budget years.
Baba Sala: End of an era in Nigerian entertainment industry
Mr Najeem Salaam, the Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, has described the death of Apostle Moses Olaiya, popularly known…
UK to partner Federal Govt. on Ogoni clean-up
The United Kingdom has pledged to partner with the Federal government in efforts to clean Ogoni area in the Niger…
Presidential primary: Former Police commission boss commends PDP
The former Chairman of Police Service Commission (PSC), Chief Simon Okeke, has congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for conducting…
FCT residents raise alarm over persistent car theft, ‘’one-chance’’ menace
Residents of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have raised alarm over the menace of car thefts and ‘one-chance’, that has become…
Ondo APC aggrieved candidates call for internal democracy
Aggrieved aspirants of APC in Akoko North-East and North-West, Ondo State, have appealed to National Chairman of the party Adams…
Malaysia eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis
Malaysia has successfully eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday in Manila.
Lawyer’s absence stalls Evans’ kidnapping case
The ongoing trial of the accused Kidnap Kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans before a Lagos High Court in…
6 killed in road accident in Central Uganda
At least six people from the same family were killed in a road accident in the Central Ugandan District of…
2019: APC Rep candidate sure of party’s victory
Mr Ajulo-Opin Olawuyi, a House of Representatives candidate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, says…
Cleric calls for education system reversal to 6-3-3-4
Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, Archbishop, Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, has advocated a reversal to the 6-3-3-4 form of education that allows…
Rector lauds NCAA’s re-certification of Ilorin aviation college
Mr Benedict Adeyelika, Rector, International Aviation College, Ilorin in Kwara, has lauded the recertification of the college’s Approved Training Organisation…
Court okays EFCC’s powers to investigate Benue accounts
The Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by the Benue Government, challenging the power of the Economic…
2 female aspirants clinch Adamawa APC senatorial tickets
Two female Senatorial aspirants in Adamawa have secured tickets of All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest for Senatorial seats in…
U.S-China ‘trade war’: What implications for Nigeria?
The escalating trade disputes between the United States (U.S) and China have kept the global markets on their toes with…
Strike halts Toyota’s operations in South Africa
Toyota South Africa says it operations at Durban assembly plant and a Johannesburg warehouse had been halted due to a…
UK to partner Nigerian Govt on Ogoni clean-up, others
The United Kingdom has pledged to partner with the Federal government in efforts to clean Ogoni area in the Niger…
ITF pays NECO fees for Jos Prison inmates
In a bid to ensure the reintegration of prison inmates into society, the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) says it has…
Germany calls for greater protection of press freedom
Following reports of several violent attacks on journalists, the German government in Berlin has called for greater protection for press…
Gov. Obiano urged to pay pensions with Paris refund
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Anambra has called on Gov. Willie Obiano to use part of the last tranche…