Year: 2018
Lagos APC ‘Crisis’: Buhari, Ambode meet behind closed door
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met behind closed door with Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State at the…
Nasarawa varsity VC cautions students against drug abuse, fighting
Prof. Mohammed Akaro-Mainoma, the Vice-Chancellor, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, warned the students of the institution to refrain from drug abuse,…
Navy warns criminals to steer clear of waterways
The Nigerian Navy in Lagos on Thursday reiterated its commitment to secure the maritime domain and warned criminals to steer…
NpopC commences birth registration in Kaduna
The National Population Commission (NpopC) on Thursday commenced birth registration exercise in Kaduna.
Kwara APC governorship aspirant pledges to replicate FG’s Agric initiative
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Malam Yakub Gobir, has promised to…
Airline Operators hail suspension of Nigeria Air
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Thursday commended the Federal Government for taking bold step to suspend the planned…
Winners’ Chapel donates foodstuff to flood victims in Kogi
The Living Faith Church (Winners’ Chapel), Lokongoma, Phase One, Lokoja on Thursday donated foodstuff to flood victims at Internally Displaced…
Osun 2018: Election observers commend INEC, security agencies’ commitment to credible election
Observer groups accredited for the Osun governorship election have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for…
Customs seizes contraband worth N81 million
The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos, said on Thursday that it had seized contraband valued…
Man remanded for smashing man’s face with brick
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a man, Roxy Edebor, at Ikoyi Prison, Lagos, for allegedly smashing…
South Africa’s cabinet approves new mining charter
South African cabinet has approved the latest version of the long-delayed mining charter which lay outs requirements for black ownership…
Gov. Lalong not defecting to PDP – Commissioner
Mr Yakubu Dati, Plateau Commissioner for Information and Communication has said that Gov. Simon Lalong is not planning to defect…
Russia creates new powder vaccine against Ebola
The Russian health care ministry, has got a new dry powder vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus disease, Health Minister,…
FIFA Ranking: Nigeria now 48th, 4th in Africa
Nigeria moved one place from 49th position to 48th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking as Belgium and France share the…
Amaju Pinnic re-elected NFF President
Amaju Pinnic has been re-elected as President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Maiden Offa Economic Summit to accelerate growth, devt. – Olofa
The Olofa of Offa, Oba Muftau Gbadamosi, says the maiden “Offa Economic Summit 2018,” scheduled for November 2nd and 3rd,…
6 NAPTIP officers sacked for corruption, official misconduct
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it has sacked six of its officers for…
Segun Agagu: Five Years After
By Eric Teniola I lost a friend, Oluwasegun Kokumo Agagu (1948-2013), five years ago. To honour his memory, I attended…
Trump-Juncker deal: U.S. becomes prime EU soybean importer
U.S. becomes prime EU soybean importer after U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed in July…
21-year-old man robs 3 people at cutlass-point
Amidu Oseni, a 21-year-old man, on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly robbing three people of their…
NAHCON to build pilgrims hotel in Kaduna
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Thursday said it would to upgrade the Hajj Transit Camp in Kaduna,…
Police kill suspected cultist
Dedeigbo Ayodeji The onslaught against the twin evil of armed robbery and cultism in the state, ended on a high…
U.S. drone strike kills 4 IS Militants in Afghanstan
At least four Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed by a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan’s Eastern Province of…
NYSC explores new strategy for credible mobilisation
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure says efforts were on towards evolving strategies…
Shiites Protest: NSCDC assures FCT residents of safety
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) FCT Command, has assured people in the Federal Capital Territory of their…
Kano Hisbah Board intercepts 12m bottles of beer
The Kano State Hisbah Board confiscated over 12 million bottles of beer from importers of the commodity in the state…
Marriage dissolved over husband’s extramarital affairs with maid
A Gudu Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday dissolved the 2-year-old marriage between Doyinsola Adebiyi and Adebiyi Kayode, because…
Niger council spends N5m on drains construction
The Rafi Local Government Area in Niger has spent about N5 million on the construction of drains in Babban Gonna…
Osun Guber: Security beefed up at INEC, CBN in Osogbo
Ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election in Osun, security has been beefed up around the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Boko Haram insurgents burn 3 villages, kill 7 people
Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday night burnt down three villages in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno, in an attack…