Year: 2018
2018 budget: Changes made by National Assembly unconstitutional – Lawyer
Malam Inuwa Abdullahi, a Gombe-based legal practitioner, has described the changes made to 2018 national budget by the National Assembly…
Ethnic Conflict: Uganda Police arrest 15 refugees
Fight erupted in a refugee camp in Uganda during a World Cup soccer match and four people were killed, Police…
U.S. bars senior DRC officials over corruption, election rigging
The U.S. has designated several senior officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as persona non grata for their…
‘Journalist Abiri’ arrested for pipeline vandalism, oil theft
Mr. Jones Abiri, the man said to have been arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, is not a…
Agency tells Nigerians to believe in Made-in-Nigeria products
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has reiterated the need for Nigerians to believe in Made-in-Nigeria products…
UN Police: Peacekeeping chief highlights challenges
Top cops from across the globe are meeting at the UN headquarters this week to chart a vision for the…
Stakeholders call for education of indigent, vulnerable children
Stakeholders have called on the government at all levels to ensure the inclusive education of indigent, girl child and vulnerable…
Bauchi coalition backs Buhari, Dogara
A Coalition of political organizations in Dass, Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State under the auspices of…
NCC expects release of new price for data
The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) is looking to release a new price for data, Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice…
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s estate for sale
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s 81-acre estate in rural southwestern Michigan, United States, featuring a workout gymnasium that includes a boxing…
SON trains army personnel on ISO 9001 QMS Standards
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) said it had commenced training of the personnel of the Nigerian Army in order…
Flooding: Oyo govt. to dredge 64 rivers
The Oyo State Government has concluded arrangements to dredge 64 streams and blocked drainage across the state as part of…
We’ll visit abandoned projects in Niger-Delta — Magu
The Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) says it will soon visit projects abandoned by the Niger Delta Development Commission in…
APC chair: Oshiomohole unopposed as Ebri withdraws
The coast is virtually clear for former governor Adams Oshiomhole’s bid for the chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress.
Development: FG inaugurates aid transition working group
Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, said on Thursday that the Federal Government has inaugurated…
Video: Udo Udoma gives budget breakdown
Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, Minister of Budget and National Planning, says the Federal Government will ensure effective execution of the…
Insecurity: FG to deploy e-border management – Dambazzau
The Federal Government says it will deploy electronic border management to control illegal migration and address insecurity.
Super Eagles need all Nigerians’ support now – Onigbinde
Former Super Eagles’ chief coach Adegboye Onigbinde on Thursday at St Petersburg in Russia urged for more support for the…
OPEC: Nigeria will not support additional oil supply – Kachikwu
The Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, said Nigeria would advise against additional oil supply to…
Sexual harrasment: CPC urges OAU to cooperate with law enforcement agents
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has urged the management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) to cooperate with law enforcement authorities…
2018 Budget: South East senators shocked over reported cuts
The South East Senate Caucus has expressed shock over a reported cut in the 2018 budget allocation for the Enugu…
Terrorism: Osinbajo calls for policies to tackle poverty, illiteracy
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that enduring victory against violent extremism and terrorism can only be achieved through implementing…
Ex-CIBN boss blames NASS for tampering with 2018 Budget
Prof. Olusegun Ajibola, immediate past president, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), on Thursday criticised the National Assembly for…
APC Convention: South-East endorsement of Izunazo, others not effective – Aspirant
Mr Emma Ibediro, National Organising Secretary aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the re-election endorsement of outgoing officers…
Saraki, others to watch Super Eagles match in Volgograd — NFF
Some top Nigerian leaders and politicians are to watch the Super Eagles Group D second match against the Strakkamir Okkarr…
Croatia humiliate Argentina 3-0 to reach knockout stage
Croatia have reached the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup after beating Argentina 3-0 with a sublime display on…
France reach knockout stage, send Peru home from World Cup
Kylian Mbappe's first World Cup goal was enough to send France into the last 16 with a 1-0 win against…
Blatter attends Moscow match, says: “It’s my World Cup”
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter attended a World Cup match in Moscow on Wednesday, saying the tournament in Russia felt…
Australia scores penalty to rescue a point from Denmark
Denmark manager Age Hareide said video assistant referees are taking the "charm" out of the World Cup after Australia scored…