Year: 2018
Pharmacists destroy expired drugs worth N452m
Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has destroyed expired drugs worth N452 million in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Man in trouble for alleged flight tickets fraud
The Police on Thursday arraigned a 38-year-old man, Saburi Momoh, in a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, over alleged…
Tricyclist remanded for alleged abduction, rape of teenager
A 22-year-old tricyclist, Ayuba Bashiru, who allegedly conspired to abduct and rape a 13- year-old girl, was on Thursday remanded…
Osinbajo to Ekiti monarchs: Ensure peaceful co-existence
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday called on traditional rulers in Ekiti state to ensure unity among people of…
Fashola announces Jalingo-Wukari bridge collapse
Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing has announced the collapse of a bridge linking Jalingo and…
CBN boosts forex market with $210 million
Mr Isaac Okorafor, Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the apex bank boosted the foreign exchange…
El-Zakzaki arraignment: Police shut down major Kaduna highways
Major highways leading to Kaduna High Court along Independence Way in Kaduna metropolis were on Thursday shutdown over the arraignment…
Katsina Govt. promises farmers continuous support
The Katsina State Government says it would continue to support agricultural activities through regular supply of farm inputs to farmers…
2019: CAN denies endorsing President Buhari or any aspirant
The President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has refuted the alleged report in some online media platforms:…
Ex-CBN deputy gov, Adelabu joins Oyo governorship race
Chief Adebayo Adelabu, a former Deputy Governor of the CBN, on Wednesday declared his intention to contest the Oyo State…
UK tightens rules for knife, acid sales
The UK Government wants to prohibit the online sale and delivery of knives and acids to private citizens due to…
34 Nigerians deported from United States
No fewer than 34 Nigerians were on Wednesday deported from the United States of America for allegedly committing offences in…
National Assembly to clarify Buhari’s budget concerns
The Senate has said that it had delegated its Chairman Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Danjuma Goje to hold a media…
VAT removal: Airline operators commend Buhari
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for the recent signing of an Executive Order for…
Delta Govt. donates ambulance to UNN
The Delta Commissioner for Information, Mr Patrick Ukah, said on Wednesday that the state government had donated an ambulance to…
Corps member wins $2,500 painting competition
Julius Agbaje, a 26-year-old 2018 Batch B National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, on Wednesday won the 2018 Afriture Panting…
Air Force rescues 3 kidnap victims
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), said it has, through its 207 Quick Response Group (QRG) in Gusau, successfully rescued three…
UN says 815 million people hungry all over the world
No fewer than 815 million people are hungry in the world, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Report 2018 has revealed.
We can’t watch World Cup due to poor power supply – Nigerians
Some residents in New Nyanya and Mararaba in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, have appealed to Abuja Electricity…
FIFA fines Mexico, Serbia over fans’ misbehaviour
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has imposed a 10,000 Swiss Francs sanction on the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) for the misconduct…
2 female bombers die at a military mammy market in Maiduguri
The Borno Command of the Nigerian Police Force said two female Boko Haram bombers died on Wednesday night while attempting…
I will make Buhari, govs bow before party if elected APC national chairman- Oshiomhole
Former Edo Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that he will ensure party supremacy if elected as the national chairman of…
2019: Agbakoba’s NIM collapses into political party
The Nigerian Intervention Movement (NIM), on Wednesday adopted Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) as the political party to contest the…
Ronaldo now Europe’s leading scorer
Cristiano Ronaldo became Europe’s all-time leading international scorer with 85 goals when he headed in Portugal’s opening strike in their…
World Cup: Nigerian Asylum seekers, others enter Finland illegally from Russia
Five persons have entered Finland illegally with the help of soccer World Cup fan identity documents and subsequently applied for…
How Saraki, Dogara destroyed 2018 budget – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari told a shocked nation today how the National Assembly mutilated and rewrote the budget proposals for 2018…
Trump bows to pressure, ends migrant family separation
President Donald Trump backed down and abandoned on Wednesday his policy of separating immigrant children from their families on the…
ISIS fighters not in Nigeria – Defence Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters has said that there was no concrete evidence to support the claim that the Islamic State –…
Spain beat Iran 1-0 to move closer to knockout stage
Diego Costa's 54th minute goal was all that Spain need to beat Iran 1-o to claim all three points in…
Diezani’s $300m loot: Court reserves judgement in Aiteo’s fundamental right suit
A Federal High Court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has adjourned till 27 September, 2018 for judgement in fundamental rights suit…