Year: 2018
Abuja revellers hail Lagbaja’s performance
Revellers who turned out for the Johnnie, Jazz and Whisky (JJW) night in Abuja hailed Lagbaja as the greatest Nigerian…
Igali lauds Nigerian wrestlers over AYG performance
The President, Nigeria Wrestling Federation, (NWF) Daniel Igali, on Monday, commended the performance of Nigerian wrestlers at the just concluded…
Anchor Borrowers: Farmers to get 9m yam seedlings in 2019
No fewer than nine million yam seedlings are to be distributed to yam farmers across the country under the CBN’s…
Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister over poor services
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi suspended his electricity on Sunday amid continuing protests over poor public services especially power cuts…
NiMet, India to collaborate on data sharing
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) is set to commence bilateral cooperation with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on meteorological information…
Pension fund assets hit N8.14 trillion
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) said that the total pension fund assets stood at N8.14 trillion as at May, 2018.
Osun Guber: Youth group endorses Sen. Adeleke
The leadership of the Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide ( YCYW) on Sunday passed a vote of confidence on Sen.…
Nigerian Govt, Benue urged to rebuild Agatu towns
Agatu Resource and Innovative Centre (ARIC), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Sunday in Abuja urged the three tiers of government…
Zimbabweans vote in first election since Mugabe’s removal
Zimbabweans voted on Monday in the first election since the removal of former president Robert Mugabe.
Trump lashes out at Mueller
U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out at Robert Mueller, the Special Counsel probing into Russia’s alleged interference in the…
Over 500 tourists trapped on Indonesian mountain
A total of 524 tourists have been trapped on a mountain in Indonesian popular tourist island of Lombok after a…
Election: Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa casts vote
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe cast his ballot Monday morning in the first post-Mugabe election in Kwekwe in his home…
Nigerian Army neutralises 16 Boko Haram members
Nigerian Army say it neutralised 16 Boko Haram and recovered a weapons cache during its clearance operation in Mairari village…
40 doctors sacked for helping protesters
Authorities in Nicaragua on Monday sacked 40 more doctors for tending to those injured in recent protests, local media reported.
Flood ravages 25 billion Rojenny Sports Complex
Property estimated at not less than N50 million have been destroyed at the Rojenny Sports Complex and Games Village, Oba,…
Fake currency note producer arrested
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a suspected fake currency note producer.
Police arrest 5 over kidney-smuggling
Police in Nepal have arrested five men in connection with a kidney-smuggling racket allegedly luring poor people to hospitals in…
Pakistani ex-PM Sharif transferred from prison to hospital
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, serving a prison sentence over corruption, was transferred to a hospital, local media reported.
NFF to train, absorb Ikeme into Super Eagles’ crew
The Nigeria Football Federation says it will offer retired Super Eagles’ goalkeeper Carl Ikeme coaching education as a goalkeeper trainer…
Zamfara terrorism: Nigerian Govt raises 1,000-member military force
The Federal Government on Sunday said it had assembled a strong military force comprising 1,000 personnel, to tackle the bandits…
Nigerian Govt committed to diversification of economy – Minister
The Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Hajiya Aisha Abubakar, says the Federal Government is committed to the diversification…
Nigeria to begin last evacuation of stranded football fans in Russia
The Federal Government has assured that it would soon commence the last evacuation of Nigerian football fans stranded in Russia…
LAUTECH inducts 67 medical laboratory scientists
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has inducted 67 new medical laboratory scientists.
Zamfara to rehabilitate villages destroyed by bandits
Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji has announced the state government plans to immediately rehabilitate…
Zimbabwe’s Opposition Candidate Chamisa Casts Vote Says Victory Certain
Zimbabwe’s main opposition candidate, Nelson Chamisa, on Monday cast his vote in the first election since the removal of former…
Ondo Govt secures N2.1 billion medical equipment
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has secured a $6 million (about N2.1 billion) worth of new medical equipment for…
I’m not bothered about defections in APC – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Sunday night that he was not bothered about the defections in the ruling All Progressives Congress…
Akeredolu Confident Buhari Will Win 2nd Term In 2019
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has said that he was confident that President Muhammadu Buhari would win the 2019…
Gunmen kidnap 15 in Zamfara, Speaker raises the alarm
The Speaker, Zamfara House of Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji, has said that 15 persons have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen…
Al-Makura sacks nine commissioners
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Sunday sacked nine commissioners and two Special Advisers in a cabinet reshuffle exercise.