Year: 2018
Bureau de change chairman seeks release from prison
Chairman of bureau de change at the Alade market on Allen Avenue in Lagos Alhaji Abubakar Samaila has asked the…
Senate kangaroo committee suspended me – Ndume
A National Assembly member, Sen. Ali Ndume, said the Senate committee which suspended him on March 29, 2017 was a…
Buhari to visit Borno Friday
President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to visit Borno State on security engagements on Friday, Gov, Kashim Shettima of Borno has…
Nigeria’s internet users reaches 103m – NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday described the growth of the internet as…
4 teenage girls die in canoe accident
The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the death of four teenage girls in a canoe accident in Mashigi…
NNPC targets 1bn barrels of crude oil reserves yearly
Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said the corporation would increase the country’s…
Enugu establishes disease surveillance, control centres
Enugu State Government has approved the establishment of an Emergency Operation Centre for disease surveillance and control in the state.
3 human traffickers sentenced to 7 years in prison
A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, sentenced three women to seven years in prison each, for human trafficking.
Pregnant woman burnt to death in motorcycle accident
Tragedy struck in Delta on Tuesday morning as a motorcycle accident left a supposed pregnant woman who is a petrol…
Nigerian Govt disburses N10 billion to poor citizens
The Federal Government has since 2016 disbursed N10 billion to no fewer than 300,000 beneficiaries through its Conditional Cash Transfer(CCT)…
Mali election organisers extend strike indefinitely
Local government administrators in Mali responsible for organising the July 29 presidential and legislative elections indefinitely extended a strike until…
Must Read: Chilling confessions of Boko Haram’s teenage bomb maker
A 15-year old former Boko Haram bomb maker has made a chilling confession about how he made over 500 underwear…
Inter Milan sign versatile Ghanaian Asamoah
Inter Milan have signed Ghanaian Kwadwo Asamoah on a three-year deal, after he decided not to renew his contract at…
Gunmen shoot dead 7 policemen in Abuja
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday shot dead seven policemen who were on patrol along the Nnamdi Azikiwe Road, Federal Capital Territory,…
Germany: Study reveals new minimum wage will drive growth
The introduction of a new minimum wage in Germany in 2015 could boost economic growth by as much as 0.5…
Buhari commends Nigeria/Kuwait relations
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja commended the cordial relations between Nigeria and the State of Kuwait.
Protesters storm National Assembly, demand Saraki’s resignation
Hundreds of angry youths on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly protesting allegation of budget padding by the lawmakers and demanding…
History will judge us harshly if we fail to stop killings – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has said that history will be harsh on the present administration…
Oyo State High Court begins 2018 vacation July 16
Oyo State High Court will begin the 2018 annual vacation on July 16, according to a statement by its Information…
Man to die by hanging for armed robbery
A 21-year-old man, Abdulateef Babatunde, is to die by hanging for robbing two men including a policeman of their motorcycles…
Agency to check air pollution via emission control
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) says it is putting some measures in place to check increasing…
FIFA bans Caribbean football president for two years
FIFA’s independent ethics committee has banned Venold Coombs, president of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation, from all…
Tunisians elect first female Mayor
A Woman was elected as Mayor of Tunis on Tuesday, for the first time in the North African Country’s history.
Ambode warns directors against making counter-productive decisions
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday warned directors in the state public service against making counter-productive decision that will…
2 men arrested for allegedly defiling under-aged daughters
The Lagos Police Command said on Tuesday it arrested two men who allegedly defiled their under-aged daughters.
Neymar’s play acting dominates headlines
Brazil’s steady progress into the quarter-finals of the World Cup has marked them out as one of the favorites.
Russia 2018: Poland’s coach Nawalka to step down
Poland’s Coach Adam Nawalka will step down at the end of July after his team crashed out of the group…
Pinnick’s sack: “Bring the reign of impunity to an end”
Olisa Aniuno, Chairman, Anambra Football Patriots (AFP), has applauded the enforcement of the Supreme Court order which nullified the election…
Man remanded for allegedly assaulting girlfriend
An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Tuesday, remanded a 25-year-old man, Simon Olusola, at an Ilesa prisons for…