Year: 2018
High tension wire electrocutes 6 wedding guests in India
Police said six wedding guests were electrocuted when a live high-tension power wire fell on top of a bus conveying…
Enugu Police Command arrest 25 cultists, armed robbers during initiation
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested 25 cultists and armed robbers as they gathered for their initiation into membership…
Researchers developing pill for breast cancer diagnosis
Researchers at the University of Michigan (UM) are developing a pill that makes tumors light up when exposed to infrared…
54 cases of sexual abuse reported in first quarter of 2018 – UN Chief
The UN received allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in 54 separate cases in the first three months of the…
WHO says 7 million people die every year from exposure to polluted air
The WHO on Wednesday said seven million people die every year from exposure to polluted air.
Gabonese Govt resigns over election delays
Gabonese Prime Minister Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet’s government has resigned after the constitutional court ordered it to step down over election delays,…
Okorocha approves automatic promotion for Imo workers
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has approved automatic promotion for all workers in the state as part of his package…
US denounces Burundi political violence ahead of referendum
The US State Department has denounced recent political violence in Burundi ahead of the country’s May 17 referendum to amend…
Trump ‘Shows Approval’ for Buhari-led administration – Officials
The meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, showed approval for the Buhari-led administration, Nigeria’s top…
Ekiti guber race: I won’t step down for anybody – Bamidele
A former Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Mr Opeyemi Bamidele has vowed not to step down for anyone ahead of…
Nigerian govt bans import, production of codeine cough syrup
The Federal Ministry of Health has banned the production and importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations…
Benue Carnage, Buhari, Nigeria, RCCG and 2019 Elections
There is a great anger against Churches and Pastors in Nigeria. It stirred from tithes – exploded by Daddy Freeze…
Death toll in Adamawa suicide bombing hits 60
Suicide bombers killed more than 60 people at a mosque and a market in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, in a…
Aviation: Union decries lack of good corporate governance in industry
The Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) says lack of good corporate governance in the nation’s aviation…
Mubi twin blast: 27 confirmed dead
Adamawa Government has confirmed 27 dead and 56 injured from Tuesday’s twin blast in Mubi town.
TUC, NLC demand probe of bailout funds to states
The Organised Labour has called for the immediate probe of state governments involved in the diversion of bailout funds meant…
CBN debunks fire claim at headquarters
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday debunked claim of fire at its headquarters in Abuja, saying that it was…
Insecurity: Workers tell govt to address issue
Some workers in Abuja on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to address the various security challenges threatening the peace of…
May Day: Fayose approves payment of promotion arrears
Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti on Tuesday approved payment of three years promotion arrears to 37,000 workers in the state’s…
Madrid zoom into Champions League final after edging out Bayern
Reigning European champions Real Madrid moved into their third successive Champions League final as they edged out Bayern Munich in…
Buhari to visit Jigawa May 7
President Muhammadu Buhari is to pay a two-day official visit to Jigawa on May 7, Gov. Muhammad Badaru has said.
Agriculture: Buhari tells youths to maximize opportunities
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his call on youths across the country to seize opportunities in agriculture to uplift their…
NUT tasks teachers on unity for effective service delivery
Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has urged workers to work in unity and support those in the leadership position for…
Osinbajo assures entrepreneurs of Federal Govt’s continued support
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the Federal Government would create more jobs and continue to provide…
2019: NLC tasks workers on PVC collection
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Zamfara has urged workers in the state to collect their Permanent Voter’s Card (PCV)…
Bayelsa governor’s aide shot dead
Gunmen have shot dead Mr Ebikimi Okoringa, a newly appointed Special Adviser to Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa.
Why Buhari is good for workers
Tuesday, May 1 is Worker’s Day all over the world and expectations are that questions will be asked of what…
The worst is over for Nigeria, Buhari declares at workers’ day rally
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday gave the assurance that the economic and social problems plaguing the country had had their…
Guber race: ‘Wizkid’ emerges in Ogun
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State Engineer Temitope Stephen Kuyebi has…
Police Inspector dies in Ogun lone accident
A Police Inspector, Azeez Ajasa, on Tuesday died in a lone accident at Adedero village on the Kobape-Abeokuta Expressway in…