Year: 2018
Truck owners groan over increasing Apapa gridlock
The Chairman, Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO), Chief Remi Ogungbemi, says the gridlock on Apapa port access road is…
Couple accused of offering son up for prostitution
A woman and her partner, who are accused of allowing their son, now aged 9, to be sexually abused by…
Restructuring Part 2: Conceptual Foundations
By Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò In part 1, we saw a sort of bidirectional indication of how restructuring might unfold. It dealt…
Police investigating alleged 3rd Mainland Bridge suicide
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday said it had commenced investigation into the report that an unidentified lady allegedly…
Woman jumps into Lagos Lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge
An unidentified woman has committed suicide by jumping into the Lagos Lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge.
Women walk out as controversial Austrian lawmaker is sworn-in
Female Austrian legislators staged a walk-out in parliament on Monday as a male colleague, who has been accused of sexual…
Buhari signs gas pipeline agreement, others with Morocco
The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco on Monday in Rabat, Morocco, signed 3 agreements, which, include…
Suicide bomber kills 1 CJTF, injures 4
A male suicide bomber strapped with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has killed one Civilian JTF (CJTF) and injured four…
Ras Kimono: Fred Amata, Hafiz Oyetoro and “Kanran” pay tribute
Fred Amata, Segun Akiremi a.k.a. “ Kanran’’, and Hafiz Oyetoro. a.k.a. “Saka ‘’ on Monday, described the late Reggae Rastaman,…
Russia 2018: Fans decline to set target for Super Eagles
Football fans in Benin City, the capital of Edo, have declined to set target for the Super Eagles for the…
U.S.-based foundation plans dialysis centres
A U.S.-based Nigerian foundation, Handover Heals Foundation, said it planned to establish state-of-the-art dialysis centres in Anambra and other states…
Libya set to release detained officials of Gaddafi
Libya has set plans in motion for the release of detained officials of the former regime led by Muammar Gaddafi…
Libyan coastguard rescues 180 migrants
Libya’s coastguard rescued 180 migrants, including 12 children, who were on board a rubber boat in the Mediterranean, according to…
Gulf states pledge $2.5bn to support Jordan
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait pledged 2.5 billion dollars on Monday to help Jordan, which is gripped…
Trump meets Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong
Donald Trump met Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday, the eve of the historic summit between the U.S.…
Malta rejects vessel carrying 629 migrants
Malta’s ports will not take in the Acquarius vessel with hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers on board, which has…
4 family members perish in plane crash
A small plane has crashed in southern Wisconsin, killing four people — a 17-year-old girl, a 13-year-old boy and their…
Ras Kimono: Rastafarians to hold candle light procession
Rastafarians in Ebonyi have concluded plans to hold candle light procession for departed Nigerian Reggae icon, Ekeleke Onwubuya, popularly known…
South African public sector calls off strike
A strike by South African public sector workers planned to start on Monday was called off after most trade unions…
NAFDAC impounds 35 containers of Tramadol at ports
Prof. Moji Adeyeye, Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says no fewer than 35…
Trump-Kim summit: N. Korean, U.S. officials in talks
U.S. and North Korean officials were in talks in Singapore on Monday in a late bid to narrow differences before…
Trump attacks U.S.’ western allies
President Donald Trump attacked the U.S.’ western allies again early Monday, with a series of rambling tweets from Singapore where…
White House: “Miserable place to work”
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has reportedly told a group of lawmakers that the White House is a…
Vietnam pilots oral HIV testing
Vietnam is conducting 80,000 HIV tests via saliva in high-risk populations in Hanoi and southern Ho Chi Minh City.
Trump promises to return to Singapore
U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation by Singaporean President Halimah Yacob to return to the country for a…
Lagos task force arrests Togolese for impersonating LAGESC official
The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force at the weekend arrested a 35-year-old Togolese man,identified as Omoakin Kojo in…
Lagos sets for June 12 lecture
The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to host the 25th Edition of June 12 Annual Lecture to celebrate the…
Aregbesola’s Plot against Ambode Unsettles Lagos APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State Chapter, has been thrown into another crisis, which allegedly emanated from the plan…
Photo News: Buhari arrives Morocco
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Morocco. In a tweet last night the president confirmed his arrival thus:
MKO Abiola: PDP finally applauds Buhari’s government
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it fully supported any honour done by Nigeria to the memory of acclaimed winner…