Year: 2018
Not-Too-Young-To-Run Bill: Youths coalition tells Buhari to assent
A Coalition of 55 youth organisations has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to Not-Too-Young-To-Run Bill before Democracy Day…
Fire destroys 12 rooms, 1 shop in Kano
No fewer than 12 rooms and one shop were razed in a fire that occurred at Tudun Murtala Layin Maiunguwa…
Dalung updates Buhari on Super Eagles’ World Cup preparations
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the Super Eagles’ preparations for…
Nigerian Govt commences rehabilitation of Ikorodu-Sagamu road
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Monday said the rehabilitation of the Ikorodu-Sagamu Road would…
Lai Mohammed calls for synergy in maritime, tourism industries
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday called for a synergy between the tourism industry and…
Royal Wedding Official Photographs Released
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released three official photographs from their Wedding day.
Taraba: Army arrest 8 bandits, recover guns, ammunition, charms
Troops of Sector 3, Nigeria Army have arrested eight suspected bandits and recovered from them guns, ammunition and charms in…
Nigerian Govt expresses worry over failing water utilities
The Federal Government on Monday expressed concern over the continuous failure of water utilities which delivered potable water to homes,…
JOHESU Strike: Red Cross takes over patients management at Sokoto Specialist Hospital
The intervention followed the solidarity strike embarked upon by state health workers with the protracted nationwide industrial action initiated by…
Medview Airline denies any law suit by passengers
Medview Airline on Monday said it was not aware of any law suit filed by some passengers over the cancellation…
Police recruitment: Commission shortlists 37, 062 for examination
The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it had shortlisted 37,062 candidates for examination, as part of the process for the…
Celestial pastor arrested for killing woman with deadly dose of concoction
The police in Lagos said they have arrested a 34-year-old Celestial Church pastor for allegedly giving a deadly concoction to…
Offa Bank robbery: Police arrest two notorious wanted prime suspects
The Nigerian police said on Monday that it has arrested two of the four prime suspects declared wanted in connection…
Dino Melaye bounces back, says I will not shut up
Embattled Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West in the National Assembly has finally spoken up after weeks of inaction caused…
Indonesia shuts down thousands of radicalism websites
The Indonesian government on Monday started blocking thousands of websites containing radicalism and will continue to check the internet as…
Rector threatens to prosecute cultists
Augustine Gabu, Acting Rector, Nasarawa State Polytechnic, has threatened to prosecute any student involved in cultism.
Zimbabwe formally begins process to re-join Commonwealth
Zimbabwe has formally applied to re-join the Commonwealth, 15 years after leaving the organisation, the Commonwealth Secretariat said.
WHO unveils ambitious health plans to benefit 3 billion people
The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday unveiled an ambitious plan on Monday aiming to benefit an overall population of…
Nigeria’s GDP rises 1.95%, non-oil sector accounts for 90.3%
The oil sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP remains below 10 per cent in Q1 figures of the…
Man sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for drug trafficking
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday sentenced a 32- years-old man, Mojeed Akeem, to 15 months imprisonment for…
Congo begins Ebola vaccinations of medical staff
Congo has begun Ebola vaccinations of medical staff in the northwest city of Mbandaka, a Reuters witness said, the first…
China considers scrapping birth limits by 2019
China is considering ending the limits it sets on the number of children a family can have, Bloomberg reported on…
Ghana Central Bank cuts interest rate to 17 %
Ghana’s Central Bank has cut its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 17 percent.
A letter to the INEC Chairman
Good day. I hope you are good. I salute your courage in accepting to steer the great ship of a…
Ambode inaugurates 82-member council of traditional rulers
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday inaugurated an 82-member council of traditional rulers with a charge to partner…
Osun Guber Poll: 27 aspirants to contest APC primary
No fewer than 27 aspirants will contest All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Osun, Chairman of the party…
INEC to distribute 65,000 new PVCs in Bayelsa
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa says it has started distributing Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to owners across communities…
Nigerian Govt urged to end incessant killings in Zamfara, Benue
The Civil Society Joint Nigeria Crisis Action Committee (JN-CAC) has called on the Federal Government to be proactive in stopping…
GOtv Max Cup: Torres, Oblak to Lead Atletico Against Super Eagles
Spanish LaLiga giants Atletico de Madrid have confirmed the array of stars, including Fernando Torres in what will be his…
EU seeks partnership with NOTAP on satellite technology
European Union (EU) is partnering with the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) to explore satellite technology to…