Year: 2018
Oyinlola dumps APC, resigns as NIMC Chairman
A former governor of Osun, Mr Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has resigned his appointment as the Chairman of National Identity Management Commission…
200 principals trained on drug abuse prevention in schools
The Federal Ministry of Education has trained 200 schools principals in Kebbi have been trained on drug abuse prevention in…
Duke+Dexter at the Lagos Bridal Fashion Week
The Duke & Dexter (D+D) speciality is firmly based on a diverse offering of uniquely versatile, exceptionally comfortable, handmade shoes…
Italian President, Mattarella gives parties more time to form a government
Italian President Sergio Mattarella will give more time to the League and 5-Star Movement to strike a government pact aimed…
Britain condemns Iran’s attack on Israeli army bases
Britain on Thursday condemned Iran’s attacks on Israel and calls on Russia to use its influence in Syria to stop…
Water Corporation deploys 17,000 pre-paid meters to houses
The Lagos State Water Corporation (LSWC) has deployed over 17,000 prepaid meters in its first phase of installing water meters…
Ibadan Disco warns customers against paying cash to enumerators
Mr Asaju Kolawole, the Regional Head of Communication of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Ilorin zone, has warned customers…
Gov. Okowa calls for private sector partnership
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has urged players in the private sector in the country to partner the state government…
Sen. Wammakko donates N500,000 to Sokoto NUJ
Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC/Sokoto North) has donated N500,000 to the Sokoto State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),…
U.S. won’t stop funding IAEA inspections in Iran – Official
The United States will not stop funding intense International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections in Iran, in spite its pullout…
Israeli jets strike Iranian military targets in Syria
Israeli fighter jets struck dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria early Thursday in response to a rocket attack on…
Congo Ebola outbreak: WHO says first suspected deaths came in January
Cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in an area of Congo that is facing an Ebola epidemic as far back…
Man sentenced to prison for anti-state Facebook posts
A Ho Chi Minh City court has sentenced a man to four and half years in prison for writing anti-state…
EU to continue partnership with Nigeria to promote democratic governance
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, has pledged to continue to partner with Nigeria through multidimensional engagement,…
Photonews: Titbits from 2018 Lagos Bridal Fashion Week (LBFW)
The Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, over the weekend played host to the most talked about event, the Lagos…
N650m Laundering: Court dismisses Akinjide ‘s co-defendant application to travel abroad
A Federal High Court, Lagos on Wednesday dismissed the application of Mrs Olarewaju Otiti, a co-defendant in a criminal charge…
Iraqi army, police forces vote in parliamentary elections
Iraqi army and police troops on Thursday began voting in parliamentary elections, the country’s first since Baghdad declared that it…
President Trump thanks North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for releasing 3 American prisoners
President Donald Trump welcomed three former U.S. prisoners at a military base near Washington on Thursday, thanking North Korean leader…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: 58 percent completed, creates 4,500 jobs – Contractors
The on-going Lagos-Ibadan highway construction project has reached 58 per cent completion and created over 4,500 direct and indirect jobs.
Iranian forces launch rocket attack on Israeli army bases
Iranian forces in Syria launched a rocket attack on Israeli army bases in the Golan Heights early on Thursday, Israel…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Nigerians anxious to see speedy completion – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says that Nigerians are anxious to see speedy completion of the…
Afghan security forces retake Bilchiragh district
Afghan security forces have succeeded in retaking control of the restive Bilchiragh district in the northern Faryab province, after one…
Turkey urged to end state-of-emergency
A UN top human rights official, Zeid al-Hussein, has called on Turkey’s government to lift the state-of-emergency in the country…
100 Secondary schools for Opeifa Handball Competition
About 100 secondary schools are expected to vie for honour at this year’s Lagos State Secondary Schools Handball Competition sponsored…
Minister summons road contractor over poor performance
The Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Alhaji Mustapha Shehuri has summoned the contractor handling rehabilitation work on…
Toolz launches lingerie line for plus-size women
Media personality, Tolu Oniru Demuren, popularly known as Toolz has launched a lingerie line for fuller-0bus- size women.
Gov. Badaru of Jigawa commended for completing inherited road projects
Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power Works and Housing, has commended Gov Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa for commitment in…
Victor Moses, Mikel Obi, others nominated for Nigeria Pitch Awards
Super Eagles Captain John Mikel Obi Victor Moses, Premier League club Chelsea’s winger were on Wednesday nominated for the Nigeria…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Huge interchange at RCCG camp to end gridlock
The incessant traffic logjam on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway usually caused by members of the Redeemed Church of Christ may soon…
Student goes naked in class over discrimination
Students and their teacher were left confused after a Cornell University New York, senior Letitia Chai, delivered her honours thesis…