Year: 2018
Osun Guber: NSCDC deploys personnel, surveillance vehicles, sniffer dogs
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has directed massive deployment of personnel, mobile surveillance vehicles and sniffer dogs…
29-year-old man commits suicide in Jos
Mr Paul Majie, a 29-year-old unemployed man, on Thursday committed suicide in his room at Dadin-Kowa in Jos South Local…
Film adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s book “Ake” on Amazon
The film adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s classic autobiographical novel, “Ake: The Years of Childhood”, is now available to viewers on…
Global waste could grow 70% as cities boom – World Bank
Global waste could grow by 70 per cent by 2050 as urbanisation and populations rise, said the World Bank.
APC UK expresses readiness to assist flood victims
The United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is ready to give some form of assistance…
Tanzania ferry disaster: Hundreds still missing, 44 confirmed dead
At least 44 people were confirmed dead and rescuers resumed searching at the crack of dawn on Friday for hundreds…
Primaries: APC inaugurates screening and appeals committee
Mr Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), has inaugurated a high-level legislative screening and appeals committee for the…
Air Force offers free medical services to IDPs, Niger communities
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is offering free medical services to more than 1,000 persons displaced by flood…
Cholera resurfaces in Yobe, kills 61
Yobe government on Friday confirmed 906 fresh cases of cholera with 61 deaths and 50 others still on admission in…
Pinnick promises greater focus on youth programmes
Amaju Pinnick, the re-elected President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) , on Thursday promised to focus more on youth…
Enugu Govt denies stopping churches, hospitals from issuing birth certificates
The Enugu State Government says it did not direct hospitals and churches to stop the issuance of birth certificates.
Saraki’s speeches against Buhari crude, extremely derogatory – Presidency
The Presidency has condemned and described as crude and extremely derogatory speeches hitting the news credited to Sen. Bukola Saraki…
Nigerian Govt working on generating more energy via geothermal sources
The Federal Government said on Thursday that it was working towards generating more energy through geothermal sources, to enhance Nigeria’s…
Presidential ticket: Atiku inaugurates committee to mobilise support
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated a committee charged with mobilising support for his emergence as…
Former rap mogul Suge to serve 28 years in prison
Former US rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight has pleaded no contest to a voluntary manslaughter charge over a hit-and-run incident…
US imposes sanctions on China for buying Russian weapons
The US has imposed sanctions on the Chinese military over its purchasing of Russian military jets and surface-to-air missiles.
Lagos’ total debt profile hits N1.04 trillion
Lagos' total debt profile has risen to N1.04 trillion, report from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has revealed.
APC Guber Primary: We’re ready for Ambode – Sanwo-Olu
The Babajide Sanwo-Olu Campaign Organization (BOSCO) said the Lagos governorship aspirant, Babajide Sanwo-Olu is now ready to battle Governor Akinwunmi Ambode…
Paris Club Refund: Nigerian govt releases N17.3b to Ogun
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta The Federal Government of Nigeria has released the sum of N17.3 billion to the Ogun State government from…
Osinbajo orders NEMA to supply more relief materials to flood displaced people
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday ordered the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to urgently supply additional relief materials to all…
Nigerian Army in frantic search of missing Major-General, drains Jos pond
Some Nigerian soldiers are draining a mining pond at Dura, Du District, Jos South Local Government of Plateau, in search…
FIFA congratulates Pinnick on re-election as NFF President
Gianni Infantino, President of World Football ruling body, FIFA has sent a congratulatory message to Amaju Pinnick on his re-election…
Buhari to new DG DSS: Have we ever met before?
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met, for the first time, with the newly appointed Director-General of the Department…
From the Archive: Controversy over Bukola Saraki’s ancestry
Dr. Olusola Saraki is the father of the current Senate President Bukola Saraki who is seeking to become the country’s…
Minimum Wage: We’ll conclude negotiation before expiration of labour ultimatum – FG
The Federal Government has assured the organised Labour that the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage would conclude its…
4 Shiite members arrested for attacking Police in Zaria
Four members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly called Shiites, have been arrested for attacking the police during a…
I’m not under any pressure to resign – Obono-Obla
Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, Chairman, Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property, has denied reports that he was…
700 Nigerian children die daily – MNCH2
The Maternal and New Child Health (MNCH2), a UK-DFID funded programme, has claimed that Nigeria loses about 700 Nigerian children…
FG releases N1.05bn to settle outstanding labour liabilities of defunct PHCN
The Federal Government has released about N1.05 billion to settle outstanding claims and entitlements of 408 staff and retirees of…
NiMet predicts thunderstorms, rains for Friday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted chances of scattered thunderstorms and rainfall over most parts of the country on…