Year: 2018
OAU suspends 6 students for involvement in cultism
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has announced the suspension of six students of the institution over alleged…
Every well-meaning Nigerian must support state police now – Lawmaker
The Chairman, House Services Committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Fatai Oluwa, has declared that state policing is…
Tinubu’s day-dreaming if he thinks north’ll support his 2023 ambition – Adebanjo
A chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said that the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju…
2019: Be vigilant, don’t return Nigeria to Egypt – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged Nigerians to resist the temptation of voting for those…
Eid-el Kabir: Ikorodu monarch, Imam seek peaceful co-existence
The Ayangbure of Ikorodu in Lagos State, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, on Tuesday said the significance of Eld-eI-Kabir was for Muslims…
Ebonyi Islamic council tasks youth on unity, peace
Alhaji Suleman Ogah, Chairman Ebonyi state Council for Islamic Affairs, has advised youths not to allow themselves to be used…
Serena seeded 17th at U.S. Open
Serena Williams has been seeded 17th at this year’s U.S. Open one place below her sister Venus, the event’s organisers…
Williams tops Forbes list for highest-earning female athletes
Eight of the top 10 highest earning female athletes are tennis players, with 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams topping…
South Africa’s Parliament approves minimum wage bill
South Africa’s Upper House of Parliament, the National Council of Provinces (NCP), on Tuesday approved the controversial National Minimum Wage…
Gunmen kill cleric, kidnap wife in Kaduna
The Kaduna Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a clerric, Hosea Akuchi of Nasara Baptist Church at Guguwa…
Ex-LASU registrar died while preparing for sallah prayers – Daughter
A one-time Registrar of the Lagos State University (LASU), Mr Owolabi Amisu, passed on early on Tuesday morning while preparing…
2 million pilgrims stone the devil, yet he’s still alive
About two million pilgrims have made the symbolic stoning of the devil in Mecca, the last rites of the annual…
Trump campaign chief Manafort found guilty
Paul Manafort, chairman of President Donald Trump’s campaign was found guilty on Tuesday of eight of the 18 charges he…
Oyo NURTW chairman’s death depressing, tragic – Ajimobi
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has described the sudden death of Alhaji Taofeek Oyerinde, the state’s Chairman of the…
14 passengers escape death in Ondo
No fewer than 14 people escaped death on Sallah day when an articulated vehicle laden with gas fell on a…
Accident kills 11, injures 16 in Niger
No fewer than 11 people were feared dead in an auto crash involving a bus, Toyota Corolla and a Hilux…
l’ll complete, deliver all onging projects – Fayose
Gov. Ayodele Fayose said on Tuesday said that all the ongoing capital projects will be completed and inaugurated before vacating…
Sallah: Police beef up security in Zamfara
The Eid-el-Kabir was marked on Tuesday all over the world which is the tenth of the month of Dhul Hijja…
Quitting smoking may lead to weight gains, but will reduce risk of death – Study
Quitting smoking may cause you to gain weight and initially lead to a higher risk of diabetes, but it will…
Ex-head of state urges politicians to shun politics of bitterness
Former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd) on Tuesday enjoined politicians to shun politics of bitterness and hatred.
Nigeria’s capital importation in second quarter stands at $5.51bn
Nigeria's capital importation as at the second quarters of 2018 stood at $5.513 billion, says the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS.
Bleak Sallah: Civil servants lament non payment of salaries
Bank customers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday attributed non-payment of salaries by the Federal Government as reason…
Police confirm arrest of alleged killer of Ekiti monarch
The police in Ekiti on Tuesday the arrest of a a mentally challenged person who allegedly stabbed to death the…
Photo, Video: 2019 Race: Buhari is as fit as a fiddle – Presidency
The Presidency has said the 800 metres trekking embarked upon by President Muhammadu Buhari from the Eid-ground in Daura to…
Nigeria’s making steady progress towards food sufficiency – Buhari
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed delight over Nigeria’s steady progress toward food sufficiency.
When the Worst of the Best is better than the rest
The set theory is a commonsensical heritage of arithmetic. By defining a selection from a universe as a set, it…
Man goes on killing spree in China, stabs girlfriend, relatives to death
Six people were killed after a man went on a killing spree in southern China, stabbing his girlfriend and her…
Meaning of Eid-el-Kabir – Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari who is celebrating the Eid-el-kabir in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State, has offered a rare insight of…
Tinubu, Fashola, Adebule, others offer Eid prayers in Lagos
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, has urged urged Nigerians to eschew all forms of violence ahead of…
Eid-el-kabir: PDP asks Nigerians to offer special prayers for a rescuer
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Uche Secondus, has called on Nigerians to use the Sallah…