Year: 2018
Why human trafficking persists in Africa – Dr Newton Jibunoh
Despite the efforts by the Nigerian Government and other Africa countries to curtail the activities of human traffickers across Sub-Saharan…
Zuckerberg sells nearly $500m Facebook stock to fund charity projects
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg, sold nearly 500 million dollars in the company’s shares in February to fund…
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport records 3.49m passengers in 2017
A total of 3.49 million passengers in 51,831 aircraft movements travelled through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in 2017,…
Kano Sharia Police apprehends 48 beggars
Kano State Hisbah Board aka Sharia Police said it arrested no fewer than 48 beggars in Kano metropolis last month…
Nigerian Breweries, Dangote Cement drag index by 1.12%
Nigerian Breweries and Dangote Cement recorded price depreciation on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday, dragging the indices down…
Alleged N4.6b laundering: Bank official gives evidence against Usman, Fani-Kayode
More revelations were made on Thursday at a Federal High Court in Lagos in the ongoing trial of a former…
7 herdsmen arrested for destroying farmlands
Troops again arrested seven herdsmen in Benue while destroying farmlands with their cattle on Wednesday.
NGO donates 18,000 wheel chairs to needy persons in Nigeria
Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre, an NGO, has donated 18,000 wheel chairs to needy persons in the country from its…
Dapchi Abduction: Islamic faithfuls offer special prayer for swift release
Participants at the ongoing 32nd National Quranic Recitation Competition in Katsina, have offered special prayer for the release of Dapchi…
Heads must roll over abduction of Dapchi school girls – Muslim Leaders
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), on Thursday said the Federal Government must spare no efforts to immediately rescue all the…
N4.6m worth of Tramadol drugs intercepted in Sokoto State
The Nigeria Customs Service (NIS) has intercepted 465 packets of smuggled tramadol drugs worth N4.6 million on Sokoto-Illea road in…
Minister Rallies Support For Golf To Boost Tournaments in Nigeria
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on the private sector and philanthropists to support the game…
We’ll disgrace tax evaders after March 31 – Adeosun
The Minister of Finance , Mrs Kemi Adeosun has called on tax invaders or those who have not declared their…
Employers want market forces to determine fuel price
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association ( NECA) said on Thursday that the Federal Government should stop regulating fuel price to…
Lagos, Kano Sign Mou For Economic Partnership, Investment
The Lagos and Kano State Governments on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for economic partnership and to jointly…
Buhari targets zero import bills for food consumption
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is already targeting a regime of self-sufficiency in food production and consumption.
China awards scholarships to 47 UNICAL students
The Government of the Peoples Republic of China on Thursday awarded scholarships to 47 Students of the University of Calabar…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa aims to resolve land issue ‘once and for all’
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, said on Thursday he wants talks on the thorny topic of land expropriation to avoid…
Oyo lawmakers express support for state police
Members of the Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday expressed support for the creation of state police.
Lagos ports to receive 29 ships with petroleum products, food items
Twenty-nine ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive at Apapa and Tin Can…
False Information: Court grants Senator Melaye bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Constituency, in the sum…
INEC to prosecute Governor Yahaya Bello over double registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its allegation of double registration against Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State still…
DNA Returns With Music Buzz 2.0
The hottest entertainment show, Music Buzz, is back with an exciting new season, exclusively on Africa Magic.
Buhari, How Did Dapchi Happen?
CNN anchor, Isha Sesay, is right about what she said on her Twitter handle. The kidnap of the 110 girls…
Negotiating With Terrorists
In April 2014, more than 200 school girls were abducted by Boko Haram fighters from a boarding school in the…
Construction: Lagos Govt urged to put in place measures against accidents, gridlock
Some road users in Lagos on Thursday appealed to the Lagos State Government to put in place measures to prevent…
APC Crisis and Tinubu’s Mission Impossible
About a year to the 2019 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has taken several steps towards putting his party, APC,…
Northern Governors Forum meets over security challenges, restructuring
The Northern State Governors Forum on Thursday began a meeting in Kaduna to discuss various security challenges in the region…
Court Orders Businessman To Forfeit $200,000 to Federal Govt
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday convicted Moghalu Maduakonam on one-count charge of money laundering…
Kenya spent $536 million on 2 elections in 2017
Kenya spent 536 million U.S. dollars on the two elections conducted in 2017, with the money going directly to elections…