Year: 2018
Flavour Features Diamond Platnumz In ”Time To Party”
2nite Music Group head honcho, Flavour, teams up with Diamond Platnumz on his latest single number titled – “Time To…
40-year-old man kills mum in Nnewi
The people of Okpunoeze village in Uraugu community of Nnewi, Anambra, were on Wednesday thrown into mourning over the murder…
Caroline Danjuma Recounts Victory Over Daughter’s Health
Nollywood actress Caroline Danjuma has shared her pregnancy experience on social media and how she and her daughter overcame illness.
INEC fixes Aug. 18 for Taraba Assembly bye-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Aug. 18 for bye election into Takum 1 Taraba House of Assembly…
Ajimobi, Alaafin, Others To Grace GOtv Boxing Night 15
Governor Isiaka Ajibola Ajimobi of Oyo State and the Alaafin Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111, are among dignitaries expected to…
Armed protesters shut down Mali’s Timbuktu days before vote
Armed protesters from Mali’s Arab community fired shots into the air, burned tyres and torched vehicles in Timbuktu on Wednesday,…
2 men sentenced to death by hanging for murdering cleric
Justice Aondover Kakaan of a Makurdi High Court on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced Suleiman Goma and Haruna Idi to death…
Apapa gridlock: FG must revive ports in other States, oil pipelines to save Lagos – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday tasked the Federal Government to do everything within its powers to revive…
How citizens can use FOI Act to curb corruption in health, education, water sectors – SERAP
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has launched its latest report on how citizens can use the Freedom of…
Waste managers lament inability to access dump sites
The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM) has decried the inability of its members to access the dump sites…
DPR to establish training centres for filling stations’ personnel
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) , says it will establish training centres in all the zones across the country…
Pakistan elections: Voting ends, counting underway – Election Commission
The voting process in Pakistan’s parliamentary elections concluded Wednesday evening and counting of ballots has started, Secretary of the Election…
SGF Boss Mustapha commends Nigerians in Diaspora
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has lauded the contributions of Nigerians in Diaspora to…
Lagos ports expect 32 ships with petrol, other goods
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday said it was expecting 32 ships with petroleum products and others at the…
Security guard sentenced to 2 years for impersonating a medical doctor
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a 28- year-old security guard, Salisu Usman, to two years in…
Ambode urges Nigerian Govt to make other seaports functional
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to ensure that seaports in other parts of…
GOtv Boxing Night star, Skoro To Fight For IBF Title In South Africa
GOtv Boxing Night star and African Boxing Union featherweight title champion, Waidi “Skoro” Usman of Nigeria, will on Sunday seek…
African politicians advised against hate speech
Prof. Nana Amfo of the University of Legon, Ghana on Wednesday urged African politicians to stop the use of hate…
Manufacturers urge CBN to reduce interest rate
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reduce its Monetary Policy Rate…
2 women allegedly fake abduction to get ransom
Two women, Dorcas Adilewa and Ifeoluwa Olubanjo were on Wednesday brought before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly…
Rising temperatures could increase suicide rates in U.S., Mexico – Study
Unmitigated climate change and temperature rise could lead to thousands of additional suicides in the U.S. and Mexico by 2050,…
Tainted shawarma causes food poisoning outbreak
More than 180 people have sought medical attention in recent days after eating tainted chicken shawarma in Russia’s eastern Siberian…
Benue governor Samuel Ortom returns to PDP
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Wednesday in Markurdi formally defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples…
Businessman remanded for allegedly defiling 9-year-old boy
A Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Wednesday ordered the remand of a businessman, Balarabe Habibu, in prison over alleged defilement…
Stephanie Linus announces return of her reality TV show
Nollywood actress and producer Stephanie Okereke-Linus has announced the return of her reality TV show ‘Make Me Fabulous’ for the…
Electrocution: Edo Assembly wants Benin Disco to compensate family
The Edo House of Assembly has called on the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to compensate the family of one…
Shagari declares intention to contest Sokoto governorship election
Alhaji Mukhtari Shagari, former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, on Wednesday declared intention to contest the Sokoto State governorship seat…
Why Benue Speaker was Impeached
Members of the Benue House of Assembly, who impeached their Speaker, Mr Terkimbi Ikyange, on Tuesday, have claimed that they…
Kano Assembly debunks defection of APC members to PDP
The Majority Leader, Kano State House of Assembly, Alhaji Muhammad Bello Butu-butu has debunked the rumour circulating on the social…
Nigerian Govt committed to digital economy – Minister
The Minister of Communication, Dr Adebayo Shittu, says the Federal Government is committed to the digital economy to bridge the…