Year: 2018
We are using 19th NSF to harness talents for teakwondo- Chukwumerije
The Technical Director, Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) says the federation is using the 19th National Sports Festival (NSF) to harness…
19th NSF: FCT edge Gombe in basketball supremacy battle
The FCT men’s basketball team on Tuesday emerged 71-67 points victors over Gombe State in an epic basketball battle at…
Innovations: Facebook expands investment on startups
Facebook says it has expanded its investment on start-ups toward boosting innovations.
Aisha Buhari to host Buhari Campaign Support Group
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, will on Wednesday host an independent advocacy group called “Together Nigeria”, supporting the…
Liverpool, Spurs, PSG into Last 16, Napoli, Inter out
Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur picked two of the remaining four tickets into the Last 16 of the UEFA Champions League,…
Gunman in Brazil cathedral kills four before killing himself
A gunman opened fire inside the Catholic cathedral in the Brazilian city of Campinas on Tuesday and fatally shot four…
Kidnap suspect nabbed in Niger
Police Command in Niger said it had arrested one suspect for alleged kidnapping a man in Kontagora.
Peace Accord: We invited Atiku, PDP – Abdusalami Abubakar
Former Head of State and Chairman, National Peace Committee, retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has said that all political parties and…
2019: Buhari calls for peaceful conduct of elections
Buhari made the call in Abuja at the signing of the peace accord by the presidential candidates of all the…
Photo News: Zik Mausoleum Buhari built, that PDP failed to do in 16 years
President Muhammadu Buhari has completed the mausoleum in honour of Nigeria’s first president, Nnamdi Azikiwe, what the Peoples Democratic Party…
California’s thieving Catholic nuns to face trial
Two California Catholic nuns who stole around $500,000 dollars from the school where they worked and splashed out on travel…
Nigerians open one million bank accounts monthly: NIBSS
Mr Niyi Ajao, Managing Director, Nigeria Inter Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), says one million bank accounts are opened monthly by…
Alao-Akala condemns APC government for running anti-people’s policies
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Former governor of Oyo State, who is contesting 2019 governorship under the platform of the Action Democratic Party,…
Trump threatens to shut down US government
An angry Donald Trump told Democratic leaders at the White House on Tuesday that he will shut down the US…
PDP regrets absence of Atiku at Peace Accord ceremony
The Peoples Democratic Party said it regretted that its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar did not attend the signing of the…
Tiv Community leader kills, buries policeman in Ogun
A 30-year old Tiv Community leader in Opeji Village, Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State, Jonathan Tsekar has been…
Ogun 2019: Dapo Abiodun unveils manifesto
The Ogun State All Progressive Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday unveiled his manifesto on how he…
EFCC detains ex-Skye Bank Chairman, Ayeni over alleged fraud
A former Chairman of Skye Bank Plc (Now Polaris Bank), Tunde Ayeni, has been detained by the Economic and Financial…
Jigawa APC cautions women against transferring PVCs
Alhaji Ado Sani, the Chairman of Jigawa Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has cautioned women against releasing their…
Traffic: Unruly motorists risk 3-year jail term, Lagos warns
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday urged motorists to comply with the provisions of the State Traffic Laws, warning that…
APC Primaries: Ambode, Shettima meet Omisore, Akintola, others in Ibadan
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and his counterpart in Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima on Tuesday met with aggrieved members…
LASIEC releases list of validated candidates for by-election
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ) has released the list of validated candidates for the Councillorship bye-election…
Gender parity: OXFAM commends ECOWAS
The Country Director, OXFAM, Mr Constant Tchona, has commended the ECOWAS parliament for its commitment to gender equality.
ANAN has instilled probity, accountability in public sector – Adebule
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule on Tuesday said the professional conduct of members of the Association of National…
Former Police Inspector jailed 13 years over high treason
The Moscow City Court gave a Former Police Inspector of the Northern Medvedkovo District of the Russian Capital, Alexander Zhitnyuk,…
PDP aspirant drags party to court over HOR ticket
Mr Hamisu Anani, a PDP member, who lost the bid to secure the party’s ticket to contest the Wase Federal…
Ambode challenges Lagos Public Service to embrace new innovation
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday challenged the Lagos State Public Service to embrace innovation as a potential solution to…
Police foil kidnap attempt, arrest 48 suspected cultists in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said it had foiled kidnap attempts on some notable persons at Iba area…
2019 Presidency: Atiku boycotts Peace Accord
The candidate of the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday boycotted…
Nigerian church-Goers’ urge to fight for God is same with extremists who bomb places – Fashion designer
Fashion entrepreneur, Uche Nnaji said the urge Nigerian church-Goers use to fight for God is the same urge that drives…