Year: 2018
Federal Govt appeals to Nigerians over road projects
The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians to bear with it over the slow pace of work in the construction…
Port Harcourt Disco to begin installation of 12,000 prepaid metres in Bayelsa
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) says it will begin the first phase of installation of 12,000 prepaid metres…
Di Maria shines as PSG sink Marseille again
Argentine winger Angel Di Maria produced a majestic performance capped by two fine goals to help French Cup holders Paris…
Aisha Buhari expresses appreciation to Nigerians as son returns from medical trip
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has expressed her profound appreciation to Nigerians for the successful return of…
Llorente treble fires Spurs into FA Cup quarters
Fernando Llorente’s hat-trick helped fire Tottenham Hotspur to a crushing 6-1 victory over third-tier Rochdale on Wednesday in an FA…
American Embassy Nabs Fake Glo Staff, Accomplice With Fake Documents
Officials of the United States Consulate General Office in Victoria Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria have apprehended a 27-year old man,…
Boko Haram: 10 million people need aid in Nigeria, 3 others – UN
More than 10 million people would require aid in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger as a result of the security…
AU, UN, others closely following Sierra Leone’s elections
ECOWAS, the AU, the UN and the EU said they are following closely and with much interest the progress toward…
‘America is a nation sustained by prayer’
U.S. President Donald Trump has paid tributes to Americans who had always prayed for the country, declaring that America is…
Neymar to undergo surgery in Brazil
Paris St Germain (PSG) forward Neymar will undergo surgery in Brazil this week after he suffered a fractured metatarsal and…
Police kill man during argument over parking space
Policemen attached to Operation Burst, the Oyo State anti-crime outfit, have allegedly killed a man at Pete’s Bar and Lounge…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Julius Berger to return in March
Construction work would resume this March on Section 1 of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway under reconstruction as the Federal Government had…
World Cup: Putin demands safe environment in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday urged law enforcement officers to ensure the safety of athletes and fans in Russia…
Florida shooting survivors return to class
The survivors of a deadly shooting at a Florida High School earlier this month returned to school on Wednesday as…
Cryptocurrencies: CBN warns Nigerians
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again cautioned Nigerians to be wary of investments in cryptocurrency as they are…
Banks advised to consider social reputation in lending
Discussants at the 2018 Social Media Week Lagos on Wednesday called for facilitation of financial inclusion through lending to the…
NAPTIP arrests suspected child traffickers, recovers children
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Wednesday said it arrested 11 persons over suspected…
PDP demands investigation on slain Adamawa spokesman
The National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock over the killing of its Publicity Secretary…
Enough of senseless killings – Atiku
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has condemned Tuesday’s sectarian crisis in Adamawa, which claimed 14 lives, including that of…
Apapa-Wharf Road 20% completed – Officials
The Director, Federal Highways, South West, Mr Emmanuel Adeoye on Wednesday said that the ongoing Apapa-Wharf road project under reconstruction…
APC NWC tenure extension done in good fate – Oyegun
National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said the extension of the party`s National Working Committee (NWC)…
Only nine states voted for LG autonomy- NULGE
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) said that only nine states have so far voted in support of…
Trump, UAE leader discuss U.S.–UAE ties
U.S. President Donald Trump and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Wednesday discussed ways to…
Benue Assembly discovers expired drugs in health facility
The Benue House of Assembly Standing Committee on Health announced on Wednesday it had discovered expired drugs worth N73 million…
Herdsmen killings: Akiolu warns Sanusi to beware of his utterances
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu on Wednesday warned the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido to stop making careless statement like…
NASS to transmit Disability Bill to Buhari – Saraki
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday in Abuja said that the National Assembly would transmit the…
Man, 36, shot dead on Oyo-Ogbomosho Road
A man identified as Mr. Olalekan Awoyoolu, 36, who was travelling from Oyo to Ogbomosho was said to have been…
Fleeing Housemaid Sent To Prison For Stealing Employer’s N2.4m
A 25-year old housemaid, Justina Eyo who allegedly stole her employer's N450,000 cash and jewelries worth N2m and allegedly handed…
Lake Chad: Development banks reaffirm financial support to basin
Development Banks on Wednesday reiterated their commitment toward financing projects targeted at saving Lake Chad and fostering its prosperity.
Reps to probe trading stagnation of some companies on NSE
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to investigate the stagnation of some publicly-quoted companies, especially insurance firms listed on…