Year: 2018
Adekunle Gold debuts For T.I Nathan’s ‘August’ Collection
By Funmilola Olukomaiya Famous Nigerian urban highlife singer, songwriter and graphic designer, Adekunle Gold was recently featured to headline the…
Maritime Academy tasked with payment of contractors’ debts
House Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration on Friday urged Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, to pay-off debts…
Housewife delivers baby with 4 legs, 2 genitals
The husband of a woman who delivered a baby with four legs and two genitals in Katsina State has cried…
Youths tasked on right business attitudes
Ms Eniola Adeniji, Founder, Women of Value Empowerment Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organisation devoted to training women, on Friday urged the…
Electricity: AfDB to spend $711m in Nigeria
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday said it would invest 711.5 million dollars in some projects in the country…
Maritime Academy: House Committee wants 83 employees sacked
The House Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration have advised the management of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN)…
Botswana Now Exports Power After Decade of Imports
Botswana is exporting power for the first time in 10 years, a far cry from the days when Africa’s biggest…
Beijing Summit will strengthen Nigeria-China relations – envoy
The Chinese Deputy Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Lin Jing, has said the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, scheduled for…
Oil prices jump, Brent hits approximately $70
Oil prices jumped on Friday, with Brent crude futures hitting their highest in more than two weeks as U.S. stock…
Buhari constitutes Food Security Council
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday constituted the National Food Security Council few days after announcing the establishment of the council.…
Remains of Shagaya laid to rest
The remains of late Sen. John Shagaya was on Friday laid to rest in his hometown, Langtang. Shagaya, who passed…
Ojota clash: Police arrest 100 persons
The police in Lagos State have arrested no fewer than 100 persons allegedly involved in a violent clash between two…
5 dead, 2 injured in Ogun auto crash
Five persons were killed in an auto crash on the Sagamu – Ogijo road in Ogun, while two others were…
FEATURE: Battling refuse heaps in a mega city
In the last few months, the Lagos mega city has been taken over by refuse. Heaps of refuse dorn every…
How Christ assisted Black Panther star to land her biggest role
Black Panther is nothing short of a phenomenon. The latest installment in the wildly successful “Marvel” movie series, it has…
Michelle Obama loves Black Panther film
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has expressed his love for the Black Panther film in a tweet.
Egyptian abroad commence voting for presidential elections
Egyptians abroad began voting on Friday, 10 days before polls open at home in a presidential election that President AbdelFattah…
NGO sensitises religious leaders in fight against corruption
The Just Foundation, an NGO of Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society has commenced sensitisation advocacy for religious leaders to involve them in…
Fire razes petrol filling station in Plateau state
A mid-day fire on Friday razed down one of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) filling stations at the Building…
Court fixes date to rule on Robert Azibaola no-case submission
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed March 29 to rule on an application seeking to stop the on-going trial…
Lack of funds threaten ABU Zaria refinery project
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria is making efforts to establish conventional and standard locally-built refineries in Niger Delta to…
Photo News: Dangote’s daughter’s wedding in Kano
Billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on Friday pulled very important personalities, including President Muhammadu Buhari, to Kano for the wedding…
ICC wants Philippines to reconsider decision to withdraw from criminal court
President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC), O-Gon Kwon, on Friday called on the…
AfDB to partner with Nigeria in power sector recovery program
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will support Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Programme (PSRP) in three areas.
“I was chained for 88 days” – escapee testifies against Evans
Mr Donatius Dunu, the Managing Director of Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Lagos, on Friday told an Ikeja High Court how he was…
Standard Chartered launch African online bank in Cote d’Ivoire
Standard Chartered launched its first African online-only bank in Cote d’Ivoire on Friday, joining a wave of lenders seeking to…
FMBN advertise products to NIM members
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has called on members of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) to take…
Russia to ban British diplomats as crisis over nerve toxin attack thickens
Russia is set to expel British diplomats in retaliation for Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to kick out 23 Russians…
Melaye to appeal judgment ordering INEC to restart his recall
Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly has vowed to appeal the judgment delivered by…
INEC uncovers illegal CVR center in Kwara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has uncovered an illegal voter registration centre in Offa, Kwara State.