Year: 2018
Agency distributes 2 trucks of relief materials to IDPs
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed two trucks of relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDP’s) from Zamfara,…
Man allegedly stabs mother to death
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday, remanded a 37-year-old Nurudeen Bakare at Ikoyi prisons, for allegedly stabbing…
Spinal surgery: FMC Makurdi operates 5 patients successfully
Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Makurdi, has started spinal surgery and has successfully operated on five patients so far, the Chief…
Rainstorm victims: Sokoto Assembly calls for assistance
The Sokoto State House of Assembly has urged the State Government to provide relief materials to victims of rainstorm in…
Sosoliso plane crash survivor to release debut album
Nigerian singer Kechi Okwuchi is set to release her debut album titled “Don’t You Dare”.
10 candidates for 2018 FIFA Men’s Player Award
The 2018 men’s world footballer of the year will be picked from a list of 10 players instead of from…
Man loses 10-year marriage for sleeping with maid
An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday dissolved the 10-year marriage between Mrs Florence Anyasi and her husband, Stanley…
Police detain vandal for defacing footballer statue
Moscow police detained a person who vandalised a statue of a renowned Soviet soccer player outside the Spartak Stadium, where…
Iran gives condition for remaining in nuclear deal
Iran will remain in its 2015 nuclear deal only if its benefits are guaranteed by other signatories after the U.S.…
Lagos ports receive 11 ships with petrol, other products
No fewer than 11 ships carrying various products are at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian…
Farmer remanded over alleged defilement of 12-year-old girl
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a farmer, Yunusa Musibau, in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old…
Man bags 13 months for stealing recharge card
An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo on Wednesday sentenced one Endurance Ebose, 40, to 13 months imprisonment for stealing…
Expert to Nigerian Govt: Prioritise 4 sectors in budget implementation
A development expert, Dr Otive Igbuzor, has advised the Federal Government to give priority to four sectors in budget implementation…
Ice Prince Releases “Las Gidi Number 1 Chick”
Nigeria's singer and rapper Ice Prince has a new one titled “Las Gidi Number 1 Chick”
Japan preparing for summit with Russia’s Putin
Japan is preparing for the September summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japanese Deputy…
Tricycle operator remanded over alleged rape of teenager
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of 22-year-old Yusuf Raheem, charged with raping a 16-year-old girl.
Japanese education official arrested for accepting bribe
A high-ranking official of Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology was arrested Wednesday for allegedly accepting a…
Small Doctor Freestyles “Japa”
''Penalty'' crooner and musician Small Doctor has jumped on the trending street slang “Japa” to make a freestyle version of…
Senate set to create state, community police
The Senate on Tuesday resolved to direct its constitutional review committee to put in place the machinery to amend the…
Anambra plans to convert waste into electricity
The Anambra State Government says it plans to partner with an Austrian firm to generate electricity through waste-to-energy technology.
Serving governor arrested for corruption
A county governor in Kenya has been arrested on corruption charges, an official at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)…
Navy destroys 1500 illegal refineries
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) DELTA has destroyed about 1500 illegal refineries with swamp buggy in the Delta creeks in…
Macron: What happens in the shrine remains in the shrine
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday night made the audience at Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s Afrika Shrine laugh, when he joked…
20 Al-Shabab militants killed in fierce fight
The Somali National Army (SNA) killed at least 20 al-Shabab militants in a fierce fighting in Somali’s southern village of…
Automotive bill: Volkswagen to produce 2m cars in Nigeria
Mr Thomas Schaefer, the Chairman and Managing Director of Volkswagen, says the company is ready to produce two million made-in-Nigeria…
Amuneke, Drogba in FIFA panel to pick Player of the year
Nigeria’s Ex-international Emmanuel Amuneke and Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba were named by FIFA today as members of one of the…
Mikel expresses gratitude to Police for father’s rescue
Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has expressed his gratitude to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for their role in rescuing…
Israel-Gaza border: Netanyahu warns Hamas of heavy price
Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday, warned Hamas will pay a heavy price if it further escalates the tension…
Federal Medical Centre Keffi gets new medical director
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Yahaya Adamu as Medical Director (MD) Federal Medical Centre Keffi, Nasarawa…
Convicted archbishop should resign – Australian PM
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday called on an archbishop to quit after becoming the most senior Catholic official…