Year: 2018
3 men jailed for stealing N3,500
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Monday, sentenced three men, Mohammed Aliyu, Abdullahi Kabiru and Mohammed Abdullahi, to…
Mali multiple attack: Al-Qaeda unit claims responsibility
Al-Qaeda’s franchise in the Sahara has claimed responsibility for multiple mortar attack on a village in northern Mali during Sunday’s…
Ortom “has failed Benue people”
Dr. Stephen Hwande, a PDP governorship aspirant in Benue, has said that the incumbent Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has not…
Child’s Rights Act: Nigerian govt. tasks stakeholders on implementation
The Federal Government has stressed the need for critical actors in the implementation of the Child’s Rights Act to be…
NICO establishes cultural clubs in schools
The National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) says it has established cultural clubs in schools across the country as part…
World Friendship Day: Clergy advocates more inter-ethnic marriages
Rev. Armstrong Ajayi, Minister in Charge, First Baptist Church, Akwanga, Nasarawa State, has called for more inter-ethnic marriages among Nigerians…
Fake travel agent in trouble over alleged visa fraud
A 54 -year-old fake travel agent, Dele Oguntona, charged with obtaining N1.2million under false pretences, was on Monday hauled before…
NAFDAC seizes 3,300kg of banned frozen vegetables
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it had seized 3,300kilograme of PINGUIN brand of…
Uganda’s Museveni blasts court ruling on tenure extension
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Monday said a recent court ruling barring the extension of the term of parliament…
Human trafficking: 41 persons convicted – NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said no fewer than 41 persons have been convicted…
Army test officers’ proficiency in handling of weapons, military drills
Officers of the 81 Division, Nigerian Army, on Monday embarked on proficiency test on how to handle weapons effectively and…
Femi Kuti thrills New Yorkers with electrifying performance
Afrobeats musician Femi Kuti pulled off an electrifying show with his band ‘The Positive Force’ at the Central Park, New…
GOtv Boxing Night 15: Joe Boy Retains ABU Title As Oyekola Wins N1m
Nigeria’s Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph, on Sunday night, retained his African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight title by defeating Ghana’s Nathaniel…
Convicted Australian Archbishop Wilson resigns
Australian Archbishop, Philip Wilson, the most senior Catholic official in the world to be convicted of concealing child sexual abuse,…
African Athletics Championships: Delta announces roads closure
The Delta Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Monday announced roads closure and traffic diversions from Aug.…
Bayelsa police train officers on efficient service delivery
The out-going Bayelsa Commissioner of Police, Mr Don Awunah, said the command trained 30 officers on efficient service delivery as…
Disney to develop African fairytale “Sade’’
Renowned production studio, Disney, is currently developing an African fairy tale movie “Sade’’ with Nigerian-American producer and director, Rick Famuyiwa.
Association devises easy way to collect, dispose vegetables waste
Jakande Fruit Market Maize Sellers Association, Ketu, Lagos, says it has made the disposal of maize husks and other vegetable…
Kano Assembly impeaches Speaker
The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday impeached its Speaker, Alhaji Abdullahi Ata.
Consumption of E-cigarettes, tobacco products increases risk of oral cancer
Scholars from University of California, San Francisco (UC San Francisco) have found that people who consume E-cigarettes and tobacco product…
Benue Assembly: Members to serve Ortom impeachment notice
A section of the Benue House of Assembly, who endorsed the impeachment motion against Gov. Samuel Ortom, on Monday in…
Dalung promises better welfare package for national women football teams
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has promised to ensure the welfare gap between the national men…
40 doctors sacked for helping protesters in Nicaragua
Authorities in Nicaragua on Monday sacked 40 more doctors for tending to those injured in recent protests, local media reported.
Cambodian PM’s party claims election victory
Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) on Monday said it had won all 125 parliamentary seats up…
Nigerian man allegedly kills fellow citizen in South Africa
The Consul General of Nigeria in South Africa, Godwin Adama, has condemned the alleged killing of a Nigerian, Linus Chibuzor-Nwankwo…
Governments urged to address Almajiri, out-of-school children issues
Prof. Steve Nwokeocha, Department of Sociology, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger, has called on the Federal and State…
Sports clubs: Onigbinde calls for adequate funding
Akinade Onigbinde, Coach of FRSC FC of Abuja, has called for adequate funding of sports clubs in the country to…
Hajj 2018: NAHCON transports 3,210 pilgrims in 7 flights
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) recorded seven flights involving 3,210 Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia as at Friday…
Drugs, crime: Philippine Police vow ‘surgical and chilling’ war
Philippine Police on Monday vowed to revamp and intensify a fight against crime and drugs, a week after President Rodrigo…
HIV/AIDS: Oyo state records low level of stigma cases
The Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA) has said that the level of stigma against Persons Living…