Year: 2018
Kwara Govt. fixes coronation of Olomu for Sept. 22
The Kwara State Government has fixed Sept. 22 for the coronation Oba Raheem Adeoti as the Olomu of Omu-Aran in…
U.S. sanctions Libyan militia leader over oil facility attacks
The U.S. Treasury Department has issued sanctions against the leader of a Libyan militia for directing attacks on oil facilities…
LCCI tasks FG to refocus attention on MSMEs
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to refocus its attention on…
7 family members killed in house fire
Seven people from the same family were killed by a fire when it ravaged their grass thatched hut in the…
Virgil van Dijk named Standard Chartered Player of the Month
Virgil van Dijk has today been crowned as the first Standard Chartered Player of the Month for 2018-19, in recognition…
Kenyan central bank fines five banks over alleged theft of funds
Kenya’s central bank on Wednesday said it had fined five commercial banks a total of 392.5 million shillings (3.89 million…
Customs gets new Area Comptroller in Niger
Mr Abba-Kaseem Yusuf, the new Area Comptroller of the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) in charge of Niger, Kogi and Kwara…
IPOB’s sit-at-home: Police, army, others in show of force
A detachment of the police, army, navy and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Wednesday embarked on a…
Cholera outbreak: Zimbabwean police ban public gatherings
Zimbabwean police have banned public gatherings in the capital Harare following a cholera outbreak that has killed 21 people and…
Navy to upgrade facilities in formations, units
Rear Adm. David Adeniran, Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Eastern Naval Command, says the naval high command is committed to upgrade…
Banking: NDIC advocates effective regulator-operator collaboration
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has called for effective collaboration between regulators and operators in the banking system for…
New minimum wage: Presidency reassures workers
The Presidency has reassured workers of the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to an increase in the minimum wage.
Fadama III AFII supports rain-fed Yobe farmers – Coordinator
The Fadama III AFII says it has supported rain-fed farmers with agricultural inputs in eight communities in Yobe to boost…
Young Boxers Storm Abeokuta As GOtv Boxing NextGen Search 4 Begins
Over a hundred young boxers seeking to join the professional cadre have arrived Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State, for the…
Don’t meddle in Osun guber election, progressives tell Dangote
Africa's richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has been asked not to meddle in the September 22 governorship election in Osun…
Sean Tizzle ft. Davido – Kpro Kpro (Remix)
Nigerian singer and songwriter Sean Tizzle who is off and on the music radar is featuring Davido in ''Kpro Kpro''…
Bad leadership, corruption escalating unemployment in Nigeria – NYSC DG
Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Wednesday blamed the rising unemployment statistics bedeviling the nation…
Osun Guber Election: Davido Campaigns For Senator Adeleke
Just few days to the Osun state gubernatorial elections, super star musician Davido whose uncle senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke is…
IPOB’s sit-at-home: Police urge Enugu residents to disregard threat
The Police Command in Enugu State has urged residents of the state to disregard the sit-at-home threat by a pro-Biafra…
Katsina pilgrims to begin return journey Thursday
The Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board, says its 2,810 pilgrims will commence their journey home on Thursday.
Madonna’s daughter debuts on runway in ripped jeans
Lourdes Leon, the daughter of pop icon Madonna has made her debut on the runway for the Gypsy Sport Spring…
Gov. Ayade raises alarm over influx of Cameroonian refugees
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has raised alarm over the increasing number of Cameroonian refugees in the state following…
I have no anointed candidate – Gov. Bello
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger says he has no anointed candidate for the 2019 general elections, while the state opted…
Femi Kuti’s Son Officially Joins His Band
Omorinmade, Femi Kuti's son has joined his father's ''positive force band''. The proud dad took to his Instagram page to…
I’m not a robber, says man who plunged into Nyanya bridge canal
A man, names withheld, who on Tuesday plunged into the channel below the bridge between Nyanya and Karu Junction in…
Nigerian Army to conduct shooting, advises residents to keep-off
The Depot Nigerian Army says it will conduct a final bush exercise tagged: “Exercise Kungama’’ for 77 Regular Recruits Intake…
Labaran Maku joins Nasarawa governorship race
Former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has again joined the race for governorship of Nasarawa State.
DJ Spinall signs international record deal with UK-based coy
Talented Nigerian Disc Jokey (DJ), Desmond Sodamola a.k.a DJ Spinall has signed a major international record deal with a music…
Sexual abuse: Pope Francis summons meeting of key bishops
Pope Francis has summoned the heads of national Catholic bishops conferences from around the world to the Vatican in February…
Lagos ports receive 13 ships with petrol, other goods
Thirteen ships carrying various products are at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)…