Year: 2018
Osun re-run: SDP can’t align with APC – Chieftain
Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, Chairman, Strategy and Mobilisation, Social Democratic Party (SDP), South-West zone, on Wednesday said that it was not…
We will not join NLC strike – Bauchi Poly ASUP
Mr Bala Mohammed, the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) Abubakar Tatari-Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi, says lecturers of the polytechnic…
Police present 17 suspected hoodlums, 11 cultists
The Kwara State Police Command has presented 16 suspected hoodlums and 11 cultists that were allegedly terrorising innocent people within…
Melania Trump to visit 4 African countries on first big solo trip
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump will visit Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt next month on her first solo trip abroad.
China predicts “mutually prosperous” relations with Nigeria
The Government of the People’s Republic of China on Wednesday said there are indications that its relations with Nigeria would…
NLC strike: Labour in Anambra directs total compliance
The leadership of the labour movement in Anambra has directed workers to comply totally with the directive of the national…
Boss Mustapha visits Omisore
The Secretary to the Government of Federation, Barr Boss Mustapha, has visited Sen Iyiola Omisore in Ile-Ife.
Police deny clash between OPC, Hausa in Lagos
CSP Chike Oti, Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday said there was no clash between the…
DMO makes N96.7bn from Sept. bond auction
The Debt Management Office (DMO), says as part of activities for raising capital for the 2018 budget, the Federal Government…
Re-run Election: Osun declares Thursday public holiday
The Osun Government on Wednesday declared Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 as public holiday to enable electorate to vote in the…
Minimum wage: Meeting with labour didn’t end in deadlock – Ngige
The Federal Government says that the meeting with organised labour on the minimum wage did not end in a deadlock.
Federal, States, LGs share N741.84 billion in August
Federal, states and local governments on Wednesday shared N741.84 billion as revenue generated in August, the News Agency of Nigeria…
Magu to looters: Return illicit funds or face prosecution
Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has warned looters of the country…
Troops inflict heavy casualty on Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army have inflicted heavy casualty on Boko Haram when they attacked Garshigar community of Mobar Local Government Area…
Nigeria will win war against corruption – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government is committed to winning the war against corruption in Nigeria.
Kogi East 2019: Protest in PDP secretariat over imposition, automatic ticket for aspirant
There was pandemonium in the early hours of Wednesday (Today) as aggrieved stakeholders and party faithful stormed the National Secretariat…
PSG beat Reims to win seven consecutive games
Champions Paris St-Germain beat Reims to become only the fourth French side to win the first seven games of a…
Barcelona suffer embarrassing 2-1 defeat
Barcelona lost for the first time this season after bottom-of-the-table Leganes came from behind to pull off a sensational victory.
Sevilla bash Madrid 3-0
Real Madrid were thrashed by Sevilla as they and Barcelona lost a La Liga game on the same day for…
I am not bothered by workers’ strike, Gov Umahi boasts
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi on Wednesday, said that he was not perturbed by the industrial action threat by workers…
Hazard scores stunning goal as Chelsea dump Liverpool out of Carabao Cup
Eden Hazard scored a stunning late winner as Chelsea came from behind to end Liverpool's perfect start to the season…
Vote for APC tomorrow, Omisore tells supporters
Ahead of the Osun rerun governorship election, a confident Senator Iyiola Omisore said his Social Democratic Party and the ruling…
Police arrest fraudster for threatening to kill Atiku Abubakar
The presidential ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has been threatened but thanks to the quick intervention of the…
16 miners kidnapped in Kaduna
No fewer than 16 miners have been reported kidnapped in Bogoma village of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area in Kaduna…
Osun rerun: Buhari’s aide, Boss Mustapha, visits Omisore in final push
In less than 24 hours after a powerful delegation of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) visited Sen. Iyiola Omisore, the…
Labour: No going back on strike, as meeting with FG deadlock
Federal government’s late move to prevent the organised labour from embarking on a planned nationwide strike has failed as the…
VIDEO: Will Smith Turns 50, Jumps Out Of Helicopter
Jumping out of helicopter to celebrate your birthday is not something you see everyday, except on the day Will Smith…
D’Tigress defeat Greece to progress at FIBA
Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on Wednesday in Spain escaped with the narrowest margin of one point to book…
Naira depreciates marginally against dollar at investors’ window
The Naira on Wednesday depreciated marginally against the dollar at the investors’ window, trading at N364, weaker than N363.72 posted…
N22bn entitlements: Nigeria Airways pensioners set for fresh verification
Ex-workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) are getting set for a fresh verification following the Federal Government’s approval…