Year: 2018
N250m libel suit: Edo judge’s death stalls trial
The death of Justice Timothy Oboh of the Auchi Criminal Division, Edo, on Tuesday, stalled trial in the N250 million…
Mercy Aigbe Buys Herself A Home
Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe has bought herself a home in a choice location in Lagos. The mother of two celebrated…
Emir orders support for cattle routes re-demarcation
The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir has ordered districts and village heads under his domain to support the ongoing…
Alleged N2bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Oronsaye’s Case to June 27
A Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, has adjourned the case of a former Head of…
Army trains 17 officers on crisis management
The Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration (NASFA) on Tuesday flagged off a leadership development seminar for its officers…
Rice farmers support closure of border
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has commended the federal government’s decision to shut down a neighbouring country's border…
CAN to Buhari: Stop implementation of death sentence on 5 Christians
The Christian Association of Nigeria,(CAN) has called on the Federal Government to caution the Adamawa Government against hasty implementation of…
EFCC Arrests Operator of Fake Degree- Awarding College
Operatives of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Office, have arrested a fake school operator allegedly…
Electoral commissioner complains over uncollected 73, 109 PVCs in Edo
Newly deployed Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Edo State, Mr. Emmanuel Alex-Hart, has disclosed…
Man remanded over alleged kidnap
The police in Lagos on Tuesday arraigned a 26-year-old man, Frank Amos, over alleged kidnap and dishonest receipt of N200,000…
Gas supply: NNPC restores ruptured pipeline
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Tuesday in Lagos said gas supply to generating stations had built up gradually…
Five suspected ritualists granted bail
Five persons accused of being in possession of human parts were on Tuesday granted bail of N200,000 each at an…
Ambode’s wife, Dep. Gov. charge women to rise against domestic violence
Wife of the governor of Lagos State, Bolanle Ambode and the Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Oluranti Adebule have…
Lagos abolishes promotion based on career progression
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it had abolished promoting civil servants based on career progression for performance appraisal…
‘Desist from partisan politics’
A political association, Youth Alliance for Good Governance has appealed to traditional rulers in Enugu State to stay clear of…
Australia harbouring “Cold War mentality” – China
The Chinese ambassador to Australia on Tuesday accused it of harbouring a Cold War mentality and said “less bias and…
U.S condemns Damboa terrorist attack
The U.S Government has condemned last Saturday night’s terrorist attack in Damboa, Nigeria, that killed many and left others injured.
Port Harcourt Disco explains blackout
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has blamed the persisting blackout in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Rivers…
Oyo APC inaugurates ward, local govt. executives
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State on Tuesday in Ibadan inaugurated its executives across the 351 wards and…
Buhari will sign 2018 Budget Wednesday – Presidency
The Presidency has affirmed that Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2018 Appropriation Bill into law on Wednesday at 12p.m.
U.S. accused of depoliticising Palestinian cause
Secretary General of Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Saeb Erekat on Tuesday says the U.S. is trying to depoliticise the Palestinian…
2019: PDP leaders oppose “politics of endorsement”
Some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders in Delta have kicked against the politics of endorsement in the selection of candidates…
Britain refuses to criticise U.S. migrant policy
Britain responded to an outcry over the U.S. separation of immigrant parents and children by saying on Tuesday it was…
Video: Mr P Urges Nigerians To Support Super Eagles
Mr P of the now defunct Psquare group has in a video showed his great support for Nigeria's Super Eagles.…
Black Panther wins big at MTV Movie & TV Awards
Superhero movie “Black Panther’ made a killing at the MTV Movie & TV Awards winning four trophies.
NAFDAC holds business forum in Cotonou
The National Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has met with the Business Community in Benin Republic as part…
Driver arraigned for alleged manslaughter
The Police in Lagos on Tuesday arraigned a 45-year-old driver, Blessing Ihende, at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly causing…
Sen. Misau’s trial adjourned until July 3
An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Tuesday adjourned till July 19, a case of alleged injurious falsehood preferred against Sen.…
FAAN installs baggage scanner at Ilorin Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN) on Tuesday said it had installed a baggage scanner at the llorin International…
God will help us defeat Buhari in 2019, Obasanjo prophesies
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo is determined to confine the Muhammadu Buhari administration into the dustbin of history, come 2019.