Year: 2018
That Maitama’s advice to Buhari
By Muhammad Ajah Late Maitama Yusuf Sule was, indeed, a great Nigerian nationalistic compatriot. A two-time minister of the Federal…
Study reveals women paid 40 % less than men in British workplace
Britain has one of the highest gender pay gaps in Europe, the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy…
Zookeeper to be interrogated for faking a Zebra
Egyptian authorities have referred a zookeeper in Cairo to a public prosecutor for interrogation over allegedly having painted stripes on…
LASG committed to reducing waste burden
Special Adviser to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode on Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI), Mr Adebola Shabi, said the state government was committed…
NHIS Accredits 53 Healthcare facilities, delists 4 in Bauchi
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has issued accreditation to 53 Healthcare Facilities (HCF) and delisted four others over poor…
Niger lawmaker offers scholarship to students
A lawmaker, Alhaji Shuaibu Iya, representing Suleja Constituency in the Niger House of Assembly has offered scholarship to 10 students…
Bodies of 3 kidnapped foreigners found
The bodies of three foreigners, kidnapped earlier on Thursday in the Afghan capital Kabul, have been found, the Police said.
BBNaija Alex’s judge skill prowess excites fans at dance competition
Alex Asogwa, aka Alex Unusual, BBNaija (S3) finalist, has continued to receive praise from fans following her gig as a…
Court fixes Oct. 4 to rule on Zakzaky’s bail
A Kaduna High Court on Thursday fixed Oct 4 to rule on the bail application of the leader of the…
Shippers commend NPA’s efforts in tackling gridlock
The Shippers’ Association Lagos State has lauded the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for steps being taken to address the perennial…
Israel describes Syrian civil war as effectively over
Israel on Thursday described the Syrian civil war as effectively over and predicted that the Golan Heights frontier between the…
Nasarawa Govt assures traders of enabling business environment
Mr Stephen Dogo, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperation in Nassarawa State, has assured traders of enabling…
TVS dance competition: Kaffy, Small Doctor, Alex Unusual drill contestants
Nigeria’s dance queen Kafayat Shafau aka Kaffy, musician Micheal Addo aka Small Doctor and BBNaija season three finalist Alex Asogwa…
Marine police rescue 3 in Lagos boat mishap
The Marine Police on Thursday said its men rescued three persons on Pashi river, Badagry, Lagos State, when their boat…
Catholic Church changes teaching to oppose death penalty
The Roman Catholic Church on Thursday formally changed its teaching to declare the death penalty inadmissible in all circumstances.
Unemployed man docked over alleged theft of N700,000 tricycle
An unemployed 23-year-old, Chukwujekwu Obi, who allegedly stole a tricycle worth N700,000 was on Thursday docked at a Badagry Chief…
Trade war: China fully prepared for U.S. threats – Commerce ministry
China is fully prepared for the U.S.’ threats to escalate the two countries’ trade war and will have to fight…
FRSC establishes unit command in Kazaure
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Jigawa has established a Unit Command in Kazaure senatorial district of the state…
Flood claims 38 lives in NE India – Officials
Flooding in India’s northeastern state of Assam has affected around 60,000 people and claimed no fewer than 38 lives, local…
University cut women’s exam scores to boost number of male doctors
A Tokyo medical school systematically cut women applicant’s entrance exam scores for years to keep them out and boost the…
South Korean prosecutors raid foreign ministry
South Korean prosecutors on Thursday raided the foreign ministry headquarters in central Seoul over alleged trial dealings with former top…
Observers condemn use of force on Zimbabwe protesters
Observers from the Commonwealth on Thursday condemned the use of force by security services to break up protests in Harare…
Leadership crisis: Lagos PDP wants national body’s intervention
Some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State on Thursday called for national body’s intervention for a…
Asaba 2018: Fans disappointed over Okagbare’s withdrawal
Some fans in Asaba, Delta on Thursday expressed disappointment over Blessing Okagbare’s withdrawal from the 100m and 200m events at…
Ghanaian president swears in new electoral commission chair
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has sworn into office a new chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC).
How Jigawa achieved 5 tons of rice per hectare
Gov. Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa says the state government has assisted farmers in the state to enhance their rice yield…
Edo Govt. reduces cost of Certificate of Occupancy to N50,000
The Edo Government says it has reduced the cost of acquiring Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) from N300,00 to…
18 Sokoto Assembly members dump APC for PDP
Eighteen out of the 30 members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly on Wednesday defected from the ruling All…
World food prices down 3.7% in July – FAO
World food prices fell 3.7 per cent in July from the month before with declines seen across all crop types,…
Non-oil sector: Switzerland to strengthen relations with Nigeria
The Swiss Government is to strengthen its relations with Nigeria in the non-oil sectors in line with the Federal Government’s…