Year: 2018
Adamawa Govt. approves N1bn from CBN to boost SMEs
The Adamawa Executive Council on Wednesday authorised the government to access N1 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),…
Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast organisers apologise for transport failure
Gold Coast organisers apologised on Thursday after the public transport network failed its first major test of the Commonwealth Games,…
Military aircraft crashes in South Korea
A military aircraft on Thursday, crashed in South Korea’s North Gyeongsang Province, local media reported.
2018 Elections: U.S. takes additional steps to prevent possible ‘Russian interference’
The United Stets is taking additional steps to prevent possible interference by Russia in the 2018 U.S. elections, Director of…
NPFL: Pillars go above FC Ifeanyi Uba as Lokosa hits brace
Junior Lokosa scored a brace on Wednesday for Kano Pillars Football Club to beat visiting FC Ifeanyi Uba 4-0 in…
Privacy scandal: Facebook says data leak hits 87 million users
Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Wednesday that the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been improperly…
Migrants set for Rwanda freed after relocation deal collapses
Israel released from detention a small group of African migrants who had been awaiting deportation after the collapse of an…
El-Rufai inaugurates tractor assembly plant, assures investors of govt. support
Gov. Nasiru El-rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday assured prospective investors in the state of his administration’s support in realising…
Sierra Leone: Julius Bio sworn in as new president
Opposition candidate and former military junta leader Julius Bio was sworn in as Sierra Leone’s new president late on Wednesday,…
Nigeria considers extending bilateral agreement with Sierra Leone
The Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Dr Habbis Ugbada, said that the Federal Government was considering extending its bilateral…
Commonwealth Games: Organisers defend Camilla’s “bored” look at opening ceremony
Commonwealth Games organisers have defended Camilla for looking jaded during Wednesday’s opening ceremony at the Gold Coast, saying the Duchess…
3,000 IDPs relocated to Bama after Maiduguri-Bama-Banki road reopens
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said the Nigerian Government has relocated no fewer than 3,000 Internally Displaced People of…
Nerve Poisoning: Test results from nerve agent attack out next week – UN
Results of tests of samples collected from individuals exposed to a nerve agent in Salisbury, UK, are expected to be…
NPFL: Rangers presents perfect gift to Manager with 3-0 win over Yobe Desert Stars
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu pummeled Yobe Desert Stars 3-0 in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match day…
NPFL: Nasarawa United secures home win as Nojeem Olukokun hits brace
Two goals scored by Nasarawa United striker, Nojeem Olukokun earned the maximum points for the team in their encounter with…
United Nations condemn Al-Shabaab attack on AU mission in Somalia
The UN Security Council strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Sunday perpetrated by the Al-Shabaab group against the Ugandan contingent…
Sierra Leone: Julius Bio, elected President .
The opposition party’s candidate, Rtd Brig Julius Madaa Bio of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) has been declared the…
Tenure Elongation: APC NEC fixes Monday to decide Oyegun’s fate
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of All Progressives Congress (APC) said it would take final decision on the party’s executives’…
Photo News: Wole Soyinka attends reception against corruption
Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka on Wednesday attended a reception held for the Creative Youth Initiative Against Corruption in Lagos.
Barcelona maul Roma 4-1 in Champions league first leg
Barcelona were far from their best but managed to secure a 4-1 first-leg victory at the Nou Camp to take…
Liverpool thrash City 3-0 in Champions league first leg
Liverpool took control of their Champions League quarter-final tie with a stunning first-leg 3-0 victory over Manchester City at Anfield.
U.S. extends emergency declaration over Somalia piracy, terrorism
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order extending a national emergency declaration for Somalia, which had been slated to…
Support Nigeria’s unity through sports development – Gov. Wike
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Wednesday in Port Harcourt said any individual who is interested in seeing Nigeria remaining…
Sen. Abubakar Bukar’s body committed to mother earth in Daura
The remains of Sen. Mustapha Bukar have been buried in Daura, Katsina state, on Wednesday. Bukar’s body was committed to…
Labour chairman urge Nigerians to embrace farming
Alhaji Abdullahi Adeka, the chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Nasarawa State chapter, has urged Nigerians to embrace farming in order…
Nerve poisoning: Sergei Skripal’s family updated on his condition
The Russian Embassy in the UK shared information about the condition of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter…
Businessman Sent To Prison For Stealing $241,500
A 41-year old businessman, Muyiwa Shoyomi has been remanded at the Ikoyi Prison,Lagos till he fulfilled the bail conditions granted…
President Trump to extend stay of U.S. troops in Syria indefinitely – Reports
President Donald Trump decided in a meeting with his national security team that U.S. troops will remain in Syria for…
Kwara Assembly summons Head of Service over Relocation of Ministry
The Kwara House of Assembly on Wednesday summoned the State Head of Service, Mrs Susan Oluwole, and three other officials…
Theresa May pledges to fight gender-pay difference in the UK
British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged in a British Newspaper to eradicate pay inequality between men and women in Britain.…