Year: 2018
Anambra guber: Tribunal set April 17 for case against Obiano
The Anambra Governorship Elections Tribunal sitting in Awka on Friday concluded pre-hearing on the matter brought by Dr Paul Obianaso of…
National Assembly not influenced by Executive arm – Lawmaker
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Rules and Business, Rep. Emmanuel Orker-Jev, says contrary to insinuations, National Assembly is…
Market capitalisation shed N59bn as NSE closes on a Negative Note
Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on a negative note on Friday with the market capitalisation shedding N59…
Russia 2018: DStv, GOtv To Air All Nigerian Friendlies
DStv and GOtv subscribers will have front row seats to watch the Nigerian friendly matches in preparation for the 2018…
European Union leaders express concerned over upcoming EU-Turkey Summit
EU leaders on Friday signaled some unease about an upcoming summit with Turkey, noting that the bloc would voice its…
Association hikes price of sachet water in Niger
The Association of Table Water Producers (ATWAP) in Niger said on Friday that it had increased the price of sachet…
Court acquits Supreme Court Justice, Ngwuta of corruption
The Federal High Court has dismissed all the 13 counts of money laundering and passport fraud instituted by the Federal Government…
Afreximbank to support intra-African trade with $800m credit lines
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has opened credit lines amounting to $800 million in 55 banks across Africa…
YABATECH ASUP urged to commence night classes
The Rector, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Mr Obafemi Omokungbe, on Friday charged the academic staff union of the college…
Septuagenarian, 2 sons arrested for defiling 9-year old girl
A 70-year old man, Pa Francis Ezomo, and his two sons, have been handed over to the police by the…
Uganda’s national debt almost triple in 3 years
Uganda’s national debt has nearly trebled in the last three years to more than 50 per cent of gross domestic…
World Tuberculosis Day: Traditional rulers tasked on grassroots campaign
Ondo State Government has tasked traditional rulers on grassroots campaign against tuberculosis disease.
My mother motivates me, says male beautician
A 20-year-old male beautician Clifford Nzube, said his mother motivated him into the female dominated profession.
Taraba gives reasons for owing retirees N11 billion gratuity
Taraba government on Friday said the shortfall in revenue allocation and the need to pay salaries as at when due…
Social media buzzes about model Chika Lann’s N40m hairstyle
Nigerian model, Chika Lann’s alleged N40 million signature hairstyle, is generating buzz on the social media.
Dapchi Girls: NUT seeks adequate security in schools
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called on the Federal Government to provide adequate security to boarding-schools, especially those…
Beware! Robbers now use women as fronts
Bauchi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Friday that motorcycle thieves in the…
Ex-Cameroon minister arrested in Nigeria, extradited home
Cameroon’s former water and energy minister was arrested in Nigeria and flown home on Thursday, a police source and local…
Theft: Man breaks12-year old boy’s limbs
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, Malam Sirajo Mohammed, for allegedly breaking the limbs of a…
LASU VC calls for change of curriculum, retraining of teachers to improve nation’s education system
The Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof Olarenwaju Fagbohun says change in curriculum and retraining of teachers…
Mechanic arrested for killing woman-friend
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 36-year old mechanic, Musiliu Owolabi, for allegedly killing his woman-friend.
12 students injured in Adamawa Polytechnic fracas
Hajiya Mariya Adamu,the Registrar of Adamawa State Polytechnic in Yola, has confirmed that 12 students were injured in an early…
China calls U.S. decision to introduce restrictive trade measures “wicked precedent’’
The U.S. decision to introduce restrictive trade measures against China is a “wicked precedent’’ which contradicts the interests of both…
South Sudan slams U.S decision to sanction oil firms
South Sudan on Friday slammed the recent decision by the U.S. to sanction 15 oil companies including two crucial government…
Turkey to freeze assets of late Yemeni President, Houthi Leaders
The Turkish government decided to freeze the assets of late Yemeni President Ali Saleh and the leaders of the Houthi…
Buhari receives 107 released Dapchi students, ready to rehabilitate repentant insurgents
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received the 107 Dapchi girls released by Boko Haram abductors in February, saying that the…
Aare Gani Adams urges South-West Governors to collaborate in sports, agriculture
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Aare Gani Adams, on Friday urged South-West governors to collaborate for the promotion of sports…
Turkey’s Failed Coup: 592 sentenced to life imprisonment
A Court in Turkey on Friday sentenced 600 people allegedly linked to the movement of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, and…
Bayelsa to distributes 50,000 treated mosquito nets to coastal communities
Bayelsa Government says it will distribute between 40,000 and 50,000 insecticide treated mosquito nets to coastal communities in the state…
Leah Sharibu: Nasarawa speaker calls for prayer for safe release
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, on Friday urged Nigerians to pray for the safe release…