Year: 2018
Court orders Airline to pay Falae’s widow N246 million compensation
Reprieve came the way of widow of Deji Falae, son of Chief Olu Falae, who died in the ill-fated Associated…
Meningitis outbreak kills 8 in kano state
The Kano State government says the outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis was responsible for the death of eight persons in…
Ondo Police Command recover 15 Illegal firearms
The Ondo Police Command in Ondo State on Wednesday said it had received more than 15 guns of different categories…
South-West Governors to embark on rice accelerated program to ensure food security
Governors in the South-West Zone, under the aegis of Western Nigeria Governors’ Forum, met on Wednesday in Lagos, and resolved…
Buhari’s visit: We’ll arrest NBA members who protest, Lagos CP vows
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi has vowed that the police will arrest and prosecute members of the Nigeria…
UAE pledges $500m in Humanitarian aid to Yemen amid air campaign
The United Arab Emirates has pledged 500 million dollars (1.84 billion dirhams) to support a UN humanitarian scheme for Yemen,…
Gov. Ahmed urged to release accreditation fund to tertiary institutions
The Kwara House of Assembly on Wednesday urged Gov. AbdulFatah Ahmed to as a matter of urgency release the N300…
Kano State approves payment of exam fees for indigenous students
Kano State Executive Council has approved N209 million for the payment of the 2018 internal examination registration fees for indigenous…
Tinubu at 66: APC celebrates party leader, says he built lasting political bridges
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as front-line politician who built lasting political bridges and…
Southwest Governors to bid for Murtala Muhammed Airport Concession
Southwest Governors have agreed to jointly bid for the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Concession.
Senate inaugurates committee to idenitfy recurring mass waec failure
The Senate has directed its Committee on Education (Basic and Secondary) to interact with the Minister of Education to identify the…
Land Use Charge: Lawyers to welcome President Buhari to Lagos with protest
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has restated its resolve to embark on another round of protest on March…
Senate receives committee report on EFCC/DSS officers’ clash
The Senate on Wednesday received the report of its Ad hoc Committee Investigating the clash between officers of EFCC, NIA…
Lagos to appeal court order against Consumption Tax Law
The Lagos State Government has said it will appeal an injunction of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, which temporarily restrained…
Good Friday: Archbishop of Lagos preaches love, selflessness
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Revd. Alfred Adewale Martins, has urged Christians and Nigerians to imbibe the virtues of…
198 illegal arms recovered from herdsmen, cattle rustlers in Katsina State
The Katsina State Police Command said it recovered no fewer than 198 illegal arms from herdsmen and cattle rustlers in…
South African central bank reduces repo rate to 6.5%
South Africa’s Central Bank cut its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent on Wednesday, saying…
Indian Govt. notify Facebook over alleged data leak
The Indian government has served a notice to leading social networking site Facebook over alleged leak of data of millions…
United Nations launch road safety campaign to protect South Sudan civilians
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday launched the road safety campaign in which it distributed protective gear…
Youths tasked on agriculture as Lagos Govt cooperative hits N100 billion
Some agriculture stakeholders on Wednesday called on the youth to go into agriculture to change the trend of the elderly…
ANLCA seeks streamlining of freight forwarding business
The President, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Mr Tony Nwabunike, has called on the Federal Government to stop…
NNPC bag more awards at Enugu International Trade Fair
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says it won awards at the just concluded 29th Enugu International Trade fair. The NNPC…
IGP must produce escaped suspects within 48 hours – Dino Melaye
Senator Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District on Wednesday asked the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to…
2019 general elections: Group backs former VP, Atiku Abubakar
A group, known as Atiku Leadership Development Initiative (ALDI) has said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has the needed experience…
INEC seeks Alaafin’s intervention over Unclaimed PVCs
Mr Mutiu Agboke, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Oyo State, has urged the Alaafin of…
Kenyan police keep opposition politician in custody, defy court order
Kenyan police kept an opposition politician in custody on Wednesday in apparent defiance of a judge’s order to bring him…
Maize Production: Federal Govt. urged to assist farmers in weed management
A don, Dr Hassan Hamidu, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to take the issue of weed management in maize…
NRC boss calls for inter-departmental synergy among management
Mr Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), on Wednesday advocated for interdepartmental synergy that would bring about prompt…
IGP removes Kogi Police Commissioner over escape of principal suspects
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has ordered the immediate removal of the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Ali…
N3.2bn fraud: Witness reveals record of debit transactions from Abia Govt House account
A prosecution witness, Mr Bassey Ekeng, on Wednesday narrated how series of debit transactions were made from the account of…