Year: 2018
GOtv Boxing Night Returns To Ibadan With Joe Boy, Fijabi, Others
Reigning African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight champion, Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph of Nigeria, will defend his title on 29 July…
Thai cave rescue dominates social media
Audiences around the world cheered the successful rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand…
Gov Fayose is a typical armed robber – Oshiomhole
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has described Ekiti governor Ayo Fayose as a…
Protesting APC members reject zoning of Osun governorship ticket
Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of Development Advocacy Group(DAG) on Tuesday in Osogbo staged…
All Thai boys, coach rescued from flooded cave
All 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks deep inside a flood Thai cave have…
Nigerian Law school graduates 1,562 students
The Nigerian Law School on Tuesday says 1,550 students were successful after the April 2018 Bar final examinations while their…
Egypt’s inflation rises to 14.4%
Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation surged to 14.4 per cent in June from 11.4 per cent in May, the official…
Market women, Okada riders, residents defy Fayose’s order to stay indoors
Many residents of Ekiti State on Tuesday defied Governor Ayodele Fayose's order for them to stay indoors to disgrace President…
Bauchi Govt sponsors 10 Pastors for Easter pilgrimage
The Bauchi State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (BCPWB) has sponsored 10 Pastors for this year’s Easter pilgrimage to pray for…
NNPC lauded for reopening Ejigbo depot
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN ) on Tuesday commended the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…
Yemen’s Houthis launch missile at Saudi’s Economic City
The Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen said it launched a missile at Jizan Economic City in southern Saudi Arabia, Houthi-run…
34 persons convicted for traffic offences
A mobile court sitting in Okhuaihe, near Benin, on Tuesday, convicted 34 persons for various road traffic offences.
Edo Assembly creates minority whip office
The Edo House of Assembly on Tuesday, created the office of the Minority Whip to accommodate more members of the…
2019: Coalition cannot stop Buhari’s re-election – APC
Alhaji Aliyu Bello, Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa said that the new Coalition of United Political…
Man, 60, accuses girlfriend of refusing to marry him
A 60-year-old married man, Salisu Nuhu on Tuesday dragged his girl friend to court over her refusal to marry him.
Man arrested for raping daughter
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Ondo state, says it has arrested a 45-year-old man -Adebisi…
Imo Assembly begins impeachment process against Deputy Governor
The Imo State House of Assembly has begun impeachment process against the Deputy Governor of the State, Prince Eze Madumere.
Miami Mayor honours Chinedu Ikedieze ‘Aki’
Nollywood actor, Chinedu Ikedieze a.k.a Aki, has added another feather to his cap with the honorarium as a distinguished visitor…
FAAN orders for modern airports scanners
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has ordered for modern scanners to boost security at airports in the country.
Lagos ports expect 24 ships with various products
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 24 ships carrying petroleum products, food and other goods at Apapa…
Bishop backs National Assembly on state police
Rt. Rev. Tunde Adeleye, the Bishop of Calabar Diocese, Anglican Communion, says Nigeria needs to fight crime at the foundation…
PDP’s coalition won’t be able to defeat APC – Balarabe Musa
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, says the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by 39 political…
Switzerland investigates 6 suspects over bribery allegations
Switzerland is investigating six people on suspicion of bribing foreign officials and other offences, as part of a money laundering…
Abducted Catholic priest rescued without ransom
The Police Command in Enugu State has rescued an abducted Enugu-based Catholic priest without payment of ransom as demanded by…
Ugandan lawmakers to review social media tax
Ugandan lawmakers will on Wednesday review the recently imposed controversial government tax on the use of social media and mobile…
Germany: Divorce rate at lowest level for 25 years
The number of divorces in Germany has fallen to its lowest level in 25 years, the Federal Statistics Office reported…
Customs impounds truck loaded with 200,000 live ammunition
The Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, on Tuesday impounded a truck loaded with over 200,000 live ammunition reportedly being smuggled into…
Imam marries 11-year-old, fined $450…
Malaysia Sharia Court fined village imam who married an 11-year-old Thai girl 1,800 ringgit (450 dollars) and sentenced to six…
PDP-led coalition not a merger – APP
National Chairman, Action Peoples Party (APP), Mr Ikenga Ugo-Chinyeri, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led coalition, which emerged on Monday,…
Justin Bieber Proposes To Hailey Baldwin
American pop star and Canadian singer Justin Bieber is engaged to his long time on and off 21 year old…