Year: 2018
First woman Physics Nobel winner in 55 years
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to a woman for the first time in 55 years. Donna Strickland,…
PDP accepts Murray-Bruce’s withdrawal from Senatorial race
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has accepted the withdrawal of Senator Ben Murray-Bruce from the Bayelsa East Senatorial District.
Mastercard drives global Start-up Ecosystem at Connecting Tomorrow Forum
Mastercard, a leading technology company in the global payments industry, recently welcomed 10 startups to its Start Path programme at…
ASUU condemns FG’s plan to increase tuition fee in the public universities
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has condemned the plan of the Federal Government to increase tuition fees in…
Ogun PDP Guber: Court nullifies Adebutu’s candidacy
A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the…
Man jumps into Lagos Lagoon, dies
A middle-aged man has died after jumping into the Lagos Lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge.
Harmony Holdings gets new GMD
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has appointed Dr Shehu Kuranga Mohammed as the new Group Managing Director (GMD) for Harmony…
ACO: Ignore fake news, Ambode hasn’t conceded defeat
The Ambode Campaign Organisation, ACO, has told members of the public that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has not conceded any defeat…
Pentagon finds ‘suspicious substance’ at mail screening facility
The FBI is testing a number of envelopes sent to the Pentagon in Washington after a “suspicious substance’’ was found,…
National convention: David Mark solicits PDP delegates’ votes
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assured party members that its National Convention to elect the party’s…
Kano Police recover 47 illegal firearms, 819 ammunition
The Police Command in Kano State says it recovered 47 firearms with 819 ammunition and 1,117 cartridges between January and…
EFCC opposes contempt charge against Minister of Information
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss a motion filed…
Gully Erosion: World Bank promises speedy intervention
The World Bank has visited the Alex Ekwueme gully erosion site which is threatening Federal High Courts, Awka and other…
APC Primaries: Yobe governor picks Yobe East Senatorial ticket
The Yobe Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam on Tuesday in Damaturu picked the Yobe East Senatorial ticket under the platform of All…
Imo APC primaries results fake – Oshiomhole
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Tuesday, described the results being circulated as the…
Zimbabwe to boost horticulture production
Zimbabwe would soon host the first International Horticulture and Floriculture trade show, HortiFlor, as the nation seeks to boost exports…
Primaries: Aspirant calls for APC NWC intervention in state election
A House of Representatives aspirant in Ekiti, Chief Kayode Babade, on Tuesday, urged the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Working…
Thunder kills 23 cows in Ekiti community
No fewer than 23 cows have been killed by thunder in Ekiti state.
National defence policy: Dan-Ali inaugurates 17-member committee
The Minister of Defence, Monsur Dan-Ali on Tuesday inaugurated a 17-member Committee for the implementation of the new “National Defence…
Kwara civil service has 1 registered Architect- NIA
The Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Kwara chapter, has expressed concern that only one registered Architect was in the services…
Amazon raises minimum wage
Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it would raise its minimum wage to 15 dollars per hour for U.S. employees from…
2019: Groups advance criteria for Presidency
A Coalition of Christian Groups in Nigeria and Diaspora for Good Governance has advanced criteria for Nigeria’s next president to…
2019: Edo women threaten election boycott
The Edo chapter, National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS), on Tuesday threatened to boycott the 2019 general elections, citing alleged…
Flood: NEMA warns Kogi residents against early return to homes
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday warned residents displaced by the recent flood disaster in Kogi against returning…
Flood: Okowa appeals for more relief materials to Delta
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government, the organised private sector and individuals to deploy…
World Investors Week: Sanusi tasks SEC to educate potential investors
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to educate potential investors…
Buhari pledges support for South Sudan
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured South Sudan of Nigeria’s support in stabilising its political and economic development.
Zambia increases fuel pump prices
Zambia on Tuesday announced an increase in fuel prices, due to an upward movement of oil prices on the international…
Pochettino urges depleted Spurs to be optimistic ahead of Barca clash
Tottenham Hotspur will be without five key players for at least two weeks due to injury, but manager Mauricio Pochettino…
Osun Guber: Our victory is incontestable – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun says the victory of its candidate, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, in the recent governorship…