Year: 2018
Senate orders police to vacate Akwa Ibom House of Assembly
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday ordered the police to vacate the premises of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and…
Free my husband – says Hedges’ wife
The wife of a British academic who was jailed by a UAE court on spying charges called on the Emirati…
Euro bounces on trade deal hopes; dollar slides
The euro briefly rallied to the day’s highs on Thursday after Britain and the European Union agreed in principle to…
Namibian minister speaks up against women abuse
Namibian Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Doreen Sioka, on Thursday, castigated the growing cases of violence against women…
Liverpool has more to offer – Klopp
Liverpool has made their joint-best start to a Premier League campaign since it was launched in 1992, but manager Jurgen…
Mr Eazi sets to mentor 100 upcoming artistes, with $3,000 each to produce music videos
Nigeria’s born Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade, aka MR EAZI has launched a new initiative, tagged; ‘emPawa’, which aims to empower 100…
Yuletide: Lagos moves to address gridlock
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it had fashioned out workable solutions to ensure the free flow of traffic…
Nigerians Condemn Blac Chyna Over Bleaching Cream Sale
Coming after American model and entrepreneur Angela Renée White professionally known as Blac Chyna disclosed she will be coming to…
Russian military intelligence chief is dead
The Head of the Russian Military Intelligence Agency Col.-Gen. Igor Korobov, who Britain accused of poisoning a former double agent…
Tunisian public workers protest over poor pay
No fewer than 650,000 public sector workers went on strike and thousands protested across Tunisia on Thursday over the government’s…
Court sentences South Korea pastor to 15 years imprisonment
A South Korean Pastor was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for raping eight followers over 40 different…
Father slaughters daughter for sacrifice in Benue
The Chairman, Konshisha Local Government, Mrs Justina Ubebe, has confirmed the killing of an infant girl by her father, one…
Osun unveils 10-year development plan
The Osun Government on Thursday in Osogbo unveiled a 10-year development plan aimed at improving the economy of the state…
2 APC Reps defect from party
Two more members of the House of Representatives have officially announced their exit from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
6 dead after petrol lorry sets alight homes in Vietnam
No fewer than six people have died after a petrol lorry crashed into a block of homes in Southern Vietnam…
EFCC arraigns 22 INEC staff over criminal conspiracy
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned 22 officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and a…
Israeli bags 10 years imprisonment for worldwide bomb threats
An Israeli court sentenced a teenager to 10 years in prison for making bomb threats targeting airports as well as…
Fake car dealer arraigned for allegedly defrauding customer of N1. 5m
A 34-year-old fake car dealer, Oke Oladipupo, who allegedly defrauded swindled a man of N1. 5 million, on Thursday appeared…
Security agencies under Buhari greatest threat to Nigeria’s democracy – Fayose
Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose said the greatest threat to Nigeria's democracy are the security agencies under All Progressive…
Man docked for allegedly beating up ex-wife
The police on Thursday arraigned a 50- year-old public servant, Tijani Aliyu in a Kubwa Grade I Area Court for…
Trader jailed for stealing bag of sugar, groundnut oil
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday sentenced a 24-year- old trader, Mohammed Kazeem, to six months imprisonment for breaking…
Zero Hunger Initiative’ll help achieve food security 2030 – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday restated commitment of the Zero Hunger Strategic Initiative to end hunger and achieve food…
Goodluck Jonathan angry as pirates hijack new book
Nigeria's ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan is angry over the hijack of his new book titled, ‘My Transition Hours’.
Stakeholders urge presidency to probe ICPC over moves to scuttle digital switch-over
Following the recent moves by some top officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to…
Minimum wage bill: NASS will give accelerated passage – House Committee
The House of Representatives Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity, on Thursday, said the National Assembly would give the minimum…
‘Don’t cry for me, shed tears for yourself’, Tosyn Bucknor’s poem reads
Three days after popular On Air Personality, Tosyn Bucknor passed on at the age of 37, a poem supposedly written…
Tonto Dikeh reveals ‘Poko’ is responsible for her dirty work
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has taken to her Instagram page to reveal who is responsible for the dirty work people…
Trump ‘apologises’ as oil prices crash ’causes’ traffic jams
U.S. President Donald Trump has ‘apologised’ to Americans for allegedly causing traffic jams in the country following the crash in…
Verification of ex-Nigeria Airways workers living abroad may begin 2019
Mr John Waitono, Deputy Director, Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA), says verification exercise for former workers of the defunct…
Lagos gridlock is self inflicted suffering – Sen. Sani
Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly has described the Lagos gridlock as self inflicted suffering.