Year: 2018
NSCDC seals illegal security firm
The Adamawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Monday sealed a security outfit and arrested…
Buhari pledges assistance to Red Cross Society
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja pledged to assist the Nigerian Red Cross Society to secure permanent office accommodation…
Businessman remanded for allegedly defrauding American woman
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday, remanded a businessman, Gbenga Ajiboye, at the Kirkiri Prisons for allegedly defrauding an…
Wizkid, Davido, others make 2018 Forbes Africa list
Popular Nigerian singers, Davido and Wizkid have made the list of the 2018 Forbes Africa under 30 individuals that are…
Eko Disco catches hotel in energy theft
Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC), on Monday said it caught Samwolly Guest House, located in Surulere area of Lagos…
Nigerian Govt assures of inclusive development
The Federal Government said on Monday that no part of the country will suffer neglect owing to its geographical location…
Army rescues 58 Boko Haram’s sex slaves
The Nigerian army on Monday says it rescued 58 women used as sex slaves, by Boko Haram in Modu Kimeri,…
Police plan massive arrest of Okada riders in Lagos
Police authorities in Lagos State said it has concluded plans to commence massive arrest of unlawful commercial motorcyclists, popularly known…
Dangote bags UN Tourism Award
Business mogul, Aliko Dangote, owner of Dangote Group on Monday in Abuja bagged ‘Special Award for Responsible Tourism’.
Jordan’s King Abdullah replaces PM to subdue protests
Jordan’s King Abdullah replaced his prime minister on Monday in a move to defuse the biggest protests in years over…
China regrets EU’s WTO action over patent rights
China said on Monday it regrets the European Commission (EC)’s complaints to the World Trade Organisation over matters related to…
Buhari woos tourism investors
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday called on tourists and investors in the tourism sector to consider Nigeria as their second…
Unpaid Taxes: FIRS Seals 2 Companies In Lagos
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Monday, sealed off premises of two companies for failure to pay taxes.
Chris Brown grooves to Wizkid’s ‘Soco’
American singer and dancer, Chris Brown, was seen dancing to ‘Soco’, 2018 hit song of Nigerian’s Ayo Balogun, aka Wizkid.
Nigeria’s future lies in agriculture – Ogbeh
Mr Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has reiterated that the future of Nigeria lies in agriculture and…
Nancy Isime Shares Her Story On Suicidal Thoughts
Actor and Tv host Nancy Isime shares depression story about herself while growing up as a young girl and how…
Alfa slept with me for 3 days with my husband’s approval – Wife
An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Monday saved a four-year-old marriage between Mrs Musilimotu Olashuyi and her husband, Gbenga,…
Pastor loses marriage to domestic violence
The 11-year-old marriage of a pastor at Rhema Pentecostal Church International in Sango-Ota area of Ogun has0 hit the rocks…
Zimbabwe opposition plans demonstration against electoral commission
Zimbabwean opposition parties under the banner of the MDC Alliance are planning a demonstration on Tuesday to press the Zimbabwe…
Nigerians react to increase in cost of beer, tobacco
Some Nigerians on Monday reacted to the new excise duties imposed by the Federal Government that consumers would pay more…
JOHESU members in NAFDAC resume work
Members of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) on Monday resumed work at the National Agency for Food and Drug…
Putin signs law on counter-sanctions against U.S, allies
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has signed a law on measures to counteract “unfriendly actions of the U. S. and…
I have ‘absolute’ power to pardon myself – Trump
President Donald Trump on Monday said he had committed no wrongdoing but had “absolute” legal power to pardon himself, echoing…
BBNaija’s Anto Debuts Stage Play- “Official Couple”
Former Big Brother housemate Antolecky is featuring in her very first stage play- “Official Couple”. The comedy stars Chuks D…
Bad news for revellers as prices of cigarette, beer go up
The new excise duty for alcoholic beverages and cigarette earlier approved by President Muhammadu Buhari will take effect from today,…
Nigerian Govt to recruit 6,000 prison officials
The Federal Government will recruit 6000 personnel for the Nigerian Prison Service to address manpower shortage, Minister of Interior, Lt-Gen.…
Nigeria’s mobile internet users hit 101.2m in April
Internet users in the country increased to 101. 2 million in April from 100.6 million recorded in March, the Nigerian…
South Sudan enrolls 1.5m children in school
Authorities said 1.5 million South Sudanese children have enrolled in school in 2018 in spite of the ongoing civil war…
Saraki, Dogara hide details of 2018 budget increment
The National Assembly is keeping the details of the 2018 budget top secret, despite jacking it up by more than…
Fire destroys PHED’s Injection Sub-station
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) says fire from a dump site, near Park One, Port Harcourt gutted its…