Year: 2018
Pictures From Mr Eazi, Temi Otedola’s Get Away In Italy
''Skin Tight'' crooner Mr Eazi and his fashion blogger girlfriend Temi Otedola are one celebrity couple that tickles our fancy…
Kano Govt. distributes N1.3bn to market fire victims
Kano State Government has distributed N1.3 billion to victims of the fire disasters that affected five major markets in the…
Oil rises on expected stockpile drop
Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday on expectations that inventories in the United States may decline, and that OPEC may raise…
EFCC Arraigns Man for $3,000 Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office has arraigned Ajiboye Gbenga before Justice Mojisola Dada of the…
Qatar accuses Saudi Arabia of “reckless behaviour”
Qatar accused its giant neighbour Saudi Arabia of reckless behaviour after a newspaper report that Riyadh had threatened military action…
Lawmaker donates N5m to Nasarawa rainstorm victims
Hon. Ogoshi Onawo, the member representing Awe/Doma/Keana Federal Constituency of Nasarawa State, has donated N5 million to victims of a…
Sokoto Assembly gets new clerk
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Tuesday approved the appointment of Alhaji Umar Dodo, as the substantive clerk to…
Spokesman defends Duterte for kissing married woman
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman on Tuesday defended the 73-year-old leader from criticism after he kissed a married woman on…
Migrant boat accident: Death toll rises to 112
The number of illegal immigrants killed after their boat sank off the southeastern coast of Tunisia on Sunday has risen…
Nigeria repatriates international airlines’ $600m – IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says Nigeria has repatriated the 600 million dollars belonging to international airlines that was…
Israel foils Palestinian attack on PM Netanyahu
A Palestinian citizen of Israel was arrested in the early stages of planning attacks on Israel’s prime minister, the mayor…
Enugu Govt to establish health insurance scheme
The Enugu State Government has announced plans to introduce Health Insurance Scheme (SHIS) for workers in the state public service.
Ebola: Organisation calls for regional awareness
The Director-General, West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Stanley Okolo, on Monday called on the regional countries to remain alert as…
Nigerian Govt urged to establish National Land Commission
Prof. Ezekiel Idowu, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, has called on the Federal Government to establish National Land Commission to…
Tourism creates 21m jobs in Africa – AU
The African Union (AU) says the tourism sector supports about 21 million jobs in Africa with value of over 160…
Trump-Kim Summit: Singapore unveils ‘World Peace’ medallion
Singapore on Tuesday unveiled a commemorative medallion ahead of next week’s summit between the U.S. and North Korean leaders in…
Fulani herdsmen kidnap Delta monarch
Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped a monarch, Mr Sunday Olisemokwu, the paramount ruler of Ogodor community in Aniocha North Local Government…
Ebola: Congo medical workers conclude vaccination
Medical workers in Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) on Tuesday concluded vaccination of Ebola patients in the city of Mbandaka with…
Kenyan officials suspended over corruption scandal
Several financial officials in the Kenyan government have been suspended following a corruption scandal involving millions of dollars, a presidential…
Kenya Airways seeks to run main Nairobi airport
Kenya Airways is close to winning approval to run the country’s main airport in Nairobi, looking to copy a model…
Macron confidant under investigation
One of French President Emmanuel Macron’s closest confidants, Alexis Kohler, is being investigated for an alleged conflict of interest, the…
Saraki lists gains of new PIBs
President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said the three new Petroleum Industry Bills (PIB) being considered by the Senate…
UN, world remember Osotimehin a year after
The UN and the international community paid glowing tributes to late Executive Director of UN Population Fund (UNFPA), Prof. Babatunde…
Gov. Ortom cautions Agatu youths over excesses
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has warned Agatu youths in the state to give peace a chance or face the…
UN rights expert alleges Trump’s ‘systematic assault’ on welfare
A UN expert on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, has accused U.S. President, Donald Trump, of “systematic assault”…
George H.W. Bush discharged from hospital
Former U.S. President, George H.W. Bush, 93, was discharged from a Maine hospital on Monday after a week’s treatment for…
U.S. condemns Mali’s refusal to allow opposition’s march
The U.S. has condemned the Government of Mali for its refusal to allow political march requested by the opposition for…
Lagos ports expect 39 ships carrying various products
No fewer than 39 ships conveying petroleum products, food and other goods are expected to arrive at Apapa and Tin…
Saudi Arabia starts issuing driving licences to women
Saudi Arabia on Monday began issuing its first driving licences to women in decades, state media reported.
MFM FC celebrates first away win with director
The skipper of Lagos-based MFM FC, Austin Opara, on Monday said that the hard-fought 1-0 victory over FC Ifeanyi Ubah…