Year: 2018
Akinwunmi Ambode: The Tragedy of Not Conquering the Self
After Sunday’s ill-fated world press conference called by the embattled governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, I took time to…
Nigeria commends Switzerland on stolen funds repatriation
Nigeria has commended Switzerland for its continuous support on stolen assets repatriation and other anti-graft interventions.
APC NWC nullifies Lagos governorship primary election
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has nullified the governorship primary election held in Lagos…
Taraba Guber primary: 8 APC aspirants call for cancellation
Eight out of the 10 governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba on Tuesday called for cancellation…
GOtv Boxing Night Returns to Lagos
After the successful 15th edition in Ibadan in July, GOtv Boxing Night is returning to Lagos. The 16th edition of…
Oil prices rise towards $90, Asia stocks slip
Asian stocks fell on Tuesday as the lift from an agreement that saved the North American free trade deal faded,…
More than 70,000 flee ethnic violence in Ethiopia
More than 70,000 people have fled ethnically-charged violence in Western Ethiopia, officials said on Tuesday – part of an eruption…
Presidency announces postponement of FEC meeting
The Presidency says the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will not hold on Wednesday.
Boko Haram: UN to visit Maiduguri, Bama, Abuja in October
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, says a UN joint delegation will visit Maiduguri, Bama and Abuja first week of October,…
PDP Primary: Former Reps. member wins Edo North Senatorial ticket
A former member of House of Representatives, Mr Abubakar Momoh on Tuesday won the Peoples Democratic party for North Senatorial…
APC clears Uduaghan, Amosun, Ajimobi, Shettima for senate
The All Progressives Congress screening panel for senatorial aspirants has released the list of aspirants cleared to contest the senatorial…
PDP Guber primary: My victory is act of God – Ihedioha
Mr Emeka Ihedioha, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, says his emergence as the Peoples Democratic Party…
Gov. Abubakar emerges Bauchi APC gubernatorial candidate
Gov.Mohammad Abubakar of Bauchi on Tuesday clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial ticket after two days of uncertainty about…
Melania Trump arrives in Ghana on solo African trip
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump, arrived in Ghana on Tuesday for her first extended international trip alone to Africa.
1,881 Sokoto primary schools to benefit from free feeding programme
A total of 300, 151 pupils in 1,881 primary schools are to benefit from the free school feeding programme of…
Rwanda’s economic growth to remain strong – IMF
Rwanda’s economic growth continues to be strong as its gross domestic product (GDP) rises 8.6 per cent in the first…
Nevada woman sues Ronaldo for alleged sexual assault
A Nevada woman has sued Cristiano Ronaldo and is participating in a police investigation of the global soccer star, for…
U.S. promises to keep supporting French military effort in Mali
U.S. has no plans to reduce its support for the French-led military campaign against militants in Mali, U.S. Defence Secretary,…
Ogun APC governorship primary holds today – Onanuga
The Ogun State Deputy Governor, Yetunde Onanuga, has urged delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to disregard speculations that…
Woman jailed for terminating pregnancy
A Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced one Holy Flobert to six months imprisonment for terminating…
Unemployed man allegedly stabs woman while bathing
A 32-year-old unemployed man, Saheed Balogun, who allegedly stabbed a woman with knife over water, was on Tuesday brought before…
Fake cleric remanded over alleged N17m fraud
A fake cleric, Mohammed Mohammed, 42, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court, Kwara for allegedly defrauding one…
APC senatorial primaries: Security beefed up in Keffi
Security was beefed up in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state on Tuesday as the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Ethiopia’s Mulatu Teshome calls for “data revolution’’
The success of the sustainable development agenda calls for “data revolution’’ to support Africa’s developmental endeavours at all levels, Ethiopian…
Denmark to ban petrol, diesel cars by 2030
Denmark has proposed a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and hybrid from 2035,…
Court restrains Kogi Govt. from installing Ujah as new Eje Olamaboro
A Lokoja High Court on Tuesday restrained the Kogi State Government from installing Simeon Ujah, as the new Eje of…
Nigerian Govt establishes 3km shelter belt plantation in Jigawa
The Federal Government has established a 3km shelter-belt plantation at Mana forest in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa to…
Driver remanded for allegedly robbing Catholic cleric N290,000 valuables
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 35-year-old driver, Chika Obilor, in Kirikiri Prison for allegedly…
Flood: ActionAid gives succour to 1,800 IDPs
ActionAid Nigeria on Monday came to the aid of over 1,800 women from 300 women-led households in communities across four…
Lagos ports expect 27 ships carrying various products
Twenty seven ships are expected to bring in petroleum products, food and other goods at the Apapa and Tin Can…