Year: 2018
Customs confiscates 11 vehicles loaded with smuggled rice
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘B’ said it has confiscated 11 vehicles carrying bags of foreign rice along Kaduna,…
Jos Killing: Kebbi Govt. to immortalize two indigenes
The Kebbi Government says it will immortalize two of its indigene, Zayyanu Gwandu and Zayyanu Shalla, victims of Jos crisis…
Romania reports outbreak of African swine fever
Romania has reported an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm for pigs (pigpen) in the southern county…
Gov. Al-makura increases minimum pension by 100%
The Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Al-makura, has approved increase in minimum pension for the state retirees from N5,000 to N10,000,…
UNICEF, Zamfara Govt. enroll 4,099 girls in schools
The Zamfara Government and Girls for Girls (G4G) initiative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), introduced in August 2017,…
Corruption allegations: Malawi opposition asks president Mutharika to resign
Malawi’s main opposition party on Monday asked President Peter Mutharika to resign over allegations he received a kickback from 3.9…
Supreme Court sacks NFF executive committee
The Ministry of Youth and Sports on Monday directed the Nigeria Football Federation to comply with the judgment of the…
Teenager conspires with mother to murder her father
An FCT High Court, Apo, on Monday ordered that a teenager accused of conspiring with her mother and murdering her…
Air Peace, Benue seal deal on flights to Makurdi
A Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has signed an agreement with the Benue State Government, to operate flights to the state…
Applicant allegedly impregnates 12-year-old girl
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Monday, ordered the remand at Ikoyi prison of an unemployed, John Owika, for…
Syria: Number of displaced person rises to 270,000 – UN
The United Nation on Monday said the number of people forced to flee their homes in southwestern Syria as a…
Afghanistan: 24 Taliban militants killed, 31 injured
Afghan army on Monday said up to two dozen militants were killed after government forces’ helicopter gunships targeted a Taliban…
Jigawa LG targets 75,804 for Polio immunisation
The Kiyawa Local Government Council of Jigawa says it is targeting to immunise 75,804 children against poliomyelitis in the area.
Plastics ban: Australian supermarkets work to combat “bag rage”
Australia’s biggest supermarket chains are scrambling to combat “bag rage” as frustrated shoppers vent their anger over the removal of…
Date For Ras Kimono’s Burial Now Out
Ras Kimono, the late Reggae legend who died on the 10th of June 2018 at the age of 60 will…
Drug abuse: Plateau urged to establish rehabilitation centre
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has called on the Plateau Government to establish a rehabilitation centre for drugs…
Otedola tanker explosion: Death toll hits 12; Lagos begins DNA to identify dead bodies
Death toll in last Thursday's oil tanker explosion on Otedola Bridge, inward Berger area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has hit…
Lagos ports expect 28 ships carrying various products
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 28 ships to bring petroleum products, food and other goods from Monday,…
Ecobank, TRACE celebrate African Culture during Macron’s visit
France President, Emmanuel Macron, will make an official visit to Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday, July 3rd 2018, during which he…
New Delhi launches ‘happiness curriculum’
Students at New Delhi’s government-run schools started getting lessons in how to be happy on Monday with the launch of…
Russia 2018: “Spain return to the past”
Spain defeat to Russia in the round of 16 has set the 2010 champions back a decade and brought an…
1MDB scandal: Malaysia freezes 408 bank accounts
Malaysia has frozen over 400 bank accounts as part of a probe into a multi-billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB,…
BBNaija winner, Miracle gets Pilot license
Miracle Ikechukwu, the winner of the BBNaija ‘Double Wahala’ show has obtained his Private Pilot License (PPL) and Flight Dispatcher…
Delta court sentences 2 to death by hanging for armed robbery
Justice A. A. Onojovwo of the Delta State High Court, Warri, has sentenced two members of a notorious gang of…
Federal High Courts to proceed on annual long vacation
The Federal High Court in Lagos will on July 9, begin annual long vacation for the year 2018, according to…
Senate 2019: Uduaghan, best man for Delta South -Isoko Group
Ahead of the primary elections, an Isoko group, Isoko Political Revolutionary Force (IPRF) has thrown its weight behind the candidature…
Tanzania’s John Magufuli shuffles cabinet
President John Magufuli of Tanzania has reshuffled his cabinet and will swear in three new ministers on Monday, his office…
Philippine city mayor shot dead by gunman
Mayor of the Philippine city of Tanauan, Antonio Halili, who made headlines two years ago for ordering drug suspects to…
Police explore occult angle in deaths of 11 family members
A day after 11 members of a family were found mysteriously dead at their Delhi home, police were investigating the…
Prospective brides plan weddings on the spot
Some prospective brides in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) got discount deals from vendors and planned their weddings on the…