Year: 2018
Traffickers now recruit people for organ harvesting – NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP) on Monday raised the alarm that human trafficking now…
Diamond Bank Records 3Million Digital Customers
Diamond Bank Plc has strengthened its retail business segment with digital customers of three million for the second quarter ended…
Traffickers now recruit people for organ harvesting – NATIP
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP) Monday raised the alarm that human trafficking…
Tincan Island Port generates N162b in 6 months
Dedeigbo Ayodeji The Tincan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service generated a total of N162,701,701,136.83. This is against the…
Drama in Imo as lawmakers impeach Deputy Governor, despite court restraint
There is drama in Imo State, as members of the State House of Assembly on Monday impeached the Deputy Governor,…
Ogun former Deputy Governor, Kaka declares governorship ambition
Former Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Senator Adegbenga Kaka on Monday declared his intention to contest the governorship seat in…
Court restrains Imo lawmakers from impeaching Dep. Gov
The Imo State High Court on Monday restrained the panel set up by the Chief Judge of the state, Paschal…
Lagos to start specialised teaching in primary schools
Dr Ganiyu Sopeyin, the Executive Chairman, Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), says the state will start specialised teaching…
Queen Elizabeth’s used cars to be auctioned for $2.6m
Vintage Rolls Royce cars used by Queen Elizabeth and members of the British royal family over the past seven decades…
Roads: Nigerian Govt to refund N37 billion to Anambra – Sen. Umeh
The Senate has approved the reimbursement of N37.9 billion out of N43.5 billion expended by Anambra Government for the rehabilitation…
Femi Kuti’s band member absconds 20 minutes before New York show
Andrew Aghedo, a member of Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti’s band ‘The Positive Force’, reportedly absconded in the United states, 20…
Zimbabwe election: Some cases ‘totally disorganised’ – EU
Zimbabwe’s election, the first since the removal of Robert Mugabe in a de facto coup last year, has in some…
Lagos ports expect 28 ships carrying various products
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says 28 ships carrying petroleum products, food and other goods are expected to berth at…
Sony & Betty Irabor celebrates 35 years of marital bliss
Veteran media couple, Sony and wife, Betty Irabor celebrates 35 years of marital bliss.
Human trafficking: Kenyan security forces intensify surveillance
Kenyan security forces have invested in state of the art technology, capacity building and enhanced intelligence gathering to disrupt activities…
3 INEC officers arraigned over alleged N179.8m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned three Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials in Ogun before…
Apapa gridlock: Nigeria exporters lose $10bn annually
Mr Tola Faseru, National President, Cashew Farmers Association of Nigeria, says that exporters of agricultural produce and other goods are…
Ebola-like disease kills 12 in Congo
Authorities on Monday confirmed that 12 people died from an unknown disease with symptoms similar to that of Ebola in…
How LASU curtailed cultism – Registrar
The Lagos State University (LASU) on Monday said that it had curtailed activities of cult groups within its campuses.
Neymar admits to “exaggerated’’ reactions
Ridiculed for faking and diving during a disappointing 2018 World Cup campaign in Russia, Brazilian forward Neymar has admitted to…
Vote-buying: INEC seeks stakeholders’ support
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday urged stakeholders to give it the necessary support to curb vote-buying and…
Eritrea, Somalia renew diplomatic relations
Eritrea and Somalia have taken up diplomatic relations after 15 years of hostility, the two East African nations said Monday.
China “tempts” Britain with free trade
China offered Britain talks on a post-Brexit free trade deal on Monday, reaching out to London as Beijing remains mired…
FIFA to analyse technical outcome of Russia 2018
FIFA has invited the head coaches and technical directors of all 211 member-associations to the FIFA Football Conference to be…
35-year-old man electrocuted in Kano
A 35-year-old man, Aminu Sani, was on Monday electrocuted by an electricity transformer in Sharada Phase II in Kano State.
Nigeria needs 300,000 dental surgeons – Don
Prof. Felix Chukwuneke, a renowned oral and maxillofacial surgeon, on Monday said the country needed no less than 300,000 dental…
South African court overturns diplomatic immunity for Grace Mugabe
South Africa’s High Court on Monday overturned a decision by the government to grant Zimbabwe’s former first lady Grace Mugabe…
Nigerian Govt committed to all inclusive governance – Minister
The Federal Government has declared that it is committed to an all inclusive governance where everyone, irrespective of age, creed…
59 human traffickers arrested in Osun
Mr Ganiu Agaran, the Zonal Commander, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Osun, said the command…
House fire kills 8 in Russia
At least eight people have died in a house fire in the Southern Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi,…