Year: 2018
Belemaoil Coy graduates 33 Firefighters to combat fire disasters in Rivers
Thirty-three trainee firefighters trained by Belemaoil Producing limited, an indigenous oil company based in Port Harcourt, in basic firefighting techniques…
Migration policies: Pope calls for “change in mindset’’
Pope Francis called on Thursday for a “change in mindset’’ on migration policies, saying international cooperation was vital, as Italy…
Mourinho backs England to shine at Russia 2018
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has backed England to shine at the World Cup due to the depth of experience…
Yemen: Arab warplanes, ships pound Houthi positions
Arab warplanes and warships pounded Houthi positions in Yemen’s Hodeidah for a second day on Thursday, as a Saudi-led alliance…
Ugandan general arrested over police spokesman’s killing
Ugandan authorities have arrested a former national police chief on suspicion of killing a senior police official, a state-owned newspaper…
South Australia set to abolish church confession protections
South Australia will become the first state Down Under to legally compel the Catholic clergy to report information on child…
SA mosque attack: 2 worshippers stabbed to death
Two worshippers were killed when an unidentified assailant attacked a mosque in Malmesbury in Western Cape Province, South Africa early…
Russia 2018: Ugandan police issue security guidelines
Football loving Ugandans will have to abide by the extra security guidelines that have been put in place while they…
Georgian PM Kvirikashvili resigns
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili on Wednesday said he was resigning.
UNICEF calls for paternity leave
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged all countries to provide fathers with legally paid paternity leave to enable them…
2.5m migrants smuggled in 2016 – UNODC
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said at least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled during the course of…
CACOL urges ICPC to query CBN over missing N55bn
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has called on the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission…
Buhari’s anti-corruption fight and the rule of law
President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in 2015 after emphasising his track record of tackling corruption, and his pledge to stop…
Man gets life imprisonment for defiling 12-year old girl
Justice Sedonten Ogunsanya of the Lagos High Court has sentenced a rapist, Inyang Kingsley to life imprisonment for defiling a 12-year…
Selectivity: Nyame, Dariye, Vindicate EFCC
The conviction of two prominent members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Jolly Nyame and Joshua Dariye in quick…
June 12, The Media and Democracy
History tangles the past with the present in webs of fact. Its practice is to treat things that exist here…
Violence: INEC suspends voter registration in 2 Kogi LGs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has suspended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in some communities in…
President Trump fights OPEC over rising oil prices
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) of driving up oil prices, in a…
Eid-el-Fitr: AIG orders beef up of security in Edo, Delta, Bayelsa
Rasheed Akintunde, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5, Benin, has directed that security be beefed up across commands in…
Police promote 3,665 senior officers
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 3,665 senior police officers.
Anti-Graft War: UK Pledges Support to EFCC
Paul Arkwright, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has said that the United Kingdom will continue to support the anti-corruption crusade…
Buhari to sign 2018 budget next week
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari will…
Nigeria’s inflation plummets by 0.87 percent in May
Nigeria's inflation plummets by 0.87 percent in May, says a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, on Wednesday.
Lagos arraigns Dutch national for murder of wife, daughter
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday arraigned a Dutch national, Peter Nielson, alleged to have murdered his wife and daughter…
Incredible! Mystic pig predicts Nigeria to reach World Cup Semi-finals
A mystic pig, by the name, Mystic Marcus, has predicted that Nigeria, alongside Belgium, Uruguay and Argentina, will progress to…
Lagos arrests two officers of LAGESC for misconduct
The Lagos State Government has arrested and paraded two officers of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) for act…
2019: Group trains Lagos residents on registration, PVC collection
Ahead of the 2019 elections, the Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard has organised a training session for Lagos residents in Badagry…
Mimiko quits PDP, back to Labour Party
A former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Russia 2018: These are the referees for Friday’s matches
The referees’ appointment arm of world football governing body FIFA at the 2018 World Cup in Russia on Wednesday released…
Police burst European sham marriage ring
Police conducted raids on Wednesday across Germany and Denmark against a sham marriage ring, with dozens of places searched for…