Year: 2018
Corruption is now dangerous, risky in Nigeria – Prof Owasonoye
Prof. Bolaji Owasonoye, Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption said it is more risky to be corrupt now in…
Nigerian Govt records 8,000 whistle blowers in 1 year
No fewer than 8,000 whistle blowers were recorded by the Federal Government in the last one year, the Presidential Advisory…
Salah becomes first African to score 10 goals in single Champions League season
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has become the first African player to score 10 goals in a single Champions League (CL) campaign,…
APC Governors endorse Buhari for 2019 presidential election
All the 24 governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressive Congress(APC) on Tuesday announced their endorsement of…
Hajj 2018: Nigeria does not constitute global threat due to isolated Lassa fever cases – Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says Nigeria does not constitute a global threat to any nation due to…
APC Chairmanship: Odigie-Oyegun describes Oshiomhole’s endorsement as ´´absolutely childish´´
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, has described as ´´absolutely childish´´ the endorsement of the immediate past…
Okpekpe Road Race Appoints Ecobank Mobile App as Official Bank Service Platform
Pamodzi Sports Marketing, organiser of the acclaimed Okpekpe International Road Race, has named Ecobank Mobile App as the official Banking…
Zamfara varsity to gulp N10 billion – Gov
The proposed Zamfara state government-owned university is expected to cost N10 billion.
Lagos tasks residents to engage in plastics recycling
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday appealed to the residents of the state to engage in household and community recycling…
Liverpool one leg in the final, demolish Roma 5-2
Another Mohamed Salah masterclass helped Liverpool take control of their Champions League semi-final - but two late Roma away goals…
NUJ tasks journalists on budget tracking
The Kano State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on members to rise up to the…
Niger governor charges youths to shun violence
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has called on residents of the state, particularly the youths, to shun violence in order…
Asaba Airport: Okowa orders demolition of illegal structures
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has directed the demolition of all privately-owned houses sited within the perimeter fencing of the…
Tonto Dikeh blasts Tunde Ednut for shading Nina
Actress Tonto Dikeh has blasted musician and blogger, Tunde Ednut, for shading Nina Onyenobi a.k.a Nina, one of five finalists…
Meek Mill released from prison
American rapper Meek Mill has been released from prison after being incarcerated for violating his probation.
Melaye: Policeman harasses NAN reporters
Three NAN reporters were on Tuesday in Abuja harassed by a policeman at Zankli hospital, Abuja, where Sen. Dino Melaye…
Buhari meets APC Governors behind closed door
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed door with governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressive…
Police re-arrest Dino Melaye in hospital
The Nigerian police have re-arrested embattled Senator Dino Melaye at an Abuja hospital where he was taken to after he…
Kwara appoints special assistant on Fulani affairs
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed on Tuesday approved the appointment of Abdul-Azeez Muhammad as Special Assistant on Fulani Affairs to…
Lagos’ IGR Hits N103.4bn In First Quarter of 2018
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said its internally generated revenue for the first quarter of Y2018 stood at N103.476…
Ambode: Information Management key to placing government in positive perspective
Lagos State Government, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday charged top civil servants to ensure proper dissemination and management of information to…
OAU Prof. failed me for refusing sex demand – Monica Osagie
Miss Monica Osagie, the victim in the sex-for-marks scandal at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has told an investigative panel…
Melaye hospitalised after jumping out of police vehicle
Senator Dino Melaye has been hospitalised in Abuja after he reportedly jumped out of a moving police vehicle.
Sambisa forest to become tourist attraction soon – Buratai
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says Nigerian Army will work with National Park Service and Borno Government to…
Liberian sentenced to death for spying
An Algerian court has sentenced a Liberian to death “for spying for Israel,” the Algeria Press Service reported on Tuesday.…
Senate Invasion: Speaker warns against formation of caucus in NASS
Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has warned lawmakers against forming support groups in the parliament for public…
Corps members with genuine case can be relocated – NYSC DG
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig,-Gen. Zakari Kazaure has said that corps members with genuine case could…
We will be ready for England friendly – Super Eagles Captain
Midfielder Mikel Obi says the Super Eagles will be at their best for the prestige international friendly match against England…
Ondo, socio-cultural groups partner to curb crime in state
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says his administration will partner with the members of the Yoruba Peoples Congress (YPC)…
Pensioners owned N13bn in gratuities by Kano state Govt. – NUP chairman
The Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Kano state chapter, has appealed to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje to pay the accumulated N13…