Year: 2018
Ambode seeks promotion of social dialogue with labour
Lagos State Governor, Aknwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said there was the need for the promotion of social dialogue with labour…
Mali’s President Keita sworn in for 2nd term
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was on Tuesday sworn into Office for a second five-year term.
No president can succeed without ingenuity of Ndigbo – Bafarawa
Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential aspirant, has said that nobody can rule Nigeria without tapping the…
Mantu’s son joins race for House of Reps seat
Dr. Umar Mantu, son of former Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu, on Tuesday in Jos declared interest in contesting the…
9 injured as bridge collapses in India
Police on Tuesday said that nine people were injured seriously on Tuesday as a bridge over a railway track collapsed…
Man gives out 2-year-old son as collateral for loan
The Police Command in Cross River has arrested a couple for allegedly trafficking their two-year old first son to an…
Nigeria-China partnership yields over $5 billion in projects – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s partnership with China through the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has resulted in the execution…
Plateau attacks: Operation Safe Haven reinforces security measures
As more rural communities in Plateau come under attacks, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), the outfit in charge of security in…
South African peacekeepers ambushed in Congo Ebola zone
Two South African peacekeepers were wounded in a rebel ambush near the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic…
Port Harcourt Disco blames protesting Ahoada youths for blackout
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, (PHED) says protesting youths in Ahoada community in Rivers have shut its132KV transmission station…
Arif Alvi elected as Pakistan’s new president
Pakistan on Tuesday elected Arif Alvi, backed by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party of prime minister Imran Khan, as…
Flood kills soldier, 9 others in Kebbi
Kebbi Government on Tuesday confirmed the death of a soldier and nine others in two separate flood disasters across the…
Osinbajo tackles Atiku over restructuring
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has restated that getting rid of corruption and entrenching good governance will be better…
Son smashes stabilizer, wooden stool on mother’s head
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Tuesday remanded in prison a 29-year-old man, Taiwo Akinola, for smashing a…
Lagos Transport Reform: 4,000 bus conductors register
More than 4,000 members of the Bus Conductor Association of Nigeria (BCAN) have registered with Lagos State Drivers Institute (LASDRI)…
My presidential aspiration not a do or die affair – Bafarawa
Former Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa says his aspiration for the presidency is not a do or die affair…
DR Congo opposition leader Bemba excluded from presidential election
The Democratic Republic of Congo Supreme Court has ordered that opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba be excluded from December’s presidential election…
Kebbi Governor threatens to sanction contractors over poor job
Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, on Tuesday warned that he would sanction contractors who failed to adhere to job specifications.
Philippines’ Duterte withdraws amnesty for opposition senator
President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines on Tuesday withdrew amnesty for an opposition senator involved in a failed coup 15 years…
2019: Buhari’s group seeks review of APC nomination fees
The Buhari Youth Organisation (BYO), Lagos State chapter, has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to review the nomination and…
Afreximbank unveils programme to aid African banks
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has set up a trade finance facilitation programme to mitigate the stringent compliance…
SARS Reformation Panel Visits Ogun State
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta The Inspector-General of Police Committee on the reformation of the special anti-robbery squad southwest zone, on Monday visited…
2019: SDP promises free, fair primaries in Benue
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Benue on Tuesday promised to organise free and fair primaries for all its aspirants,…
Osun Guber: IPAC urges INEC to ensure credible conduct
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Tuesday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to ensure a credible conduct of the…
Iraq: Protester killed during clashes with security forces
Hundreds of people gathered near a provincial Government building in Iraq’s Southern oil hub Basra on Tuesday to mourn the…
INEC denies receiving N50m logistics support from Jigawa Govt
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied a newspaper report that it recently received N50 million from the government…
Belgian Cemetery joins trend for online funerals
A Belgian Cemetery will make funeral services available to follow online via live-stream later this month, joining a growing global…
Buhari, 2019 Elections and the Law
By Reuben Abati President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly declared in China, last Sunday, that he believes in the idea of free…
Customs generates N140.4 billion in August
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it recorded its highest ever monthly revenue of N140.4 billion in August 2018.
Lagos ports expect 30 ships carrying various goods
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday that it was expecting 30 ships containing petroleum products, food and other…