Year: 2018
Dapchi girls: Air Force explains deployment of sorties
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) says it has deployed sorties and not 100 aircraft for the search of the abducted…
UK earmarks 12m pounds to assist human trafficking victims in Nigeria
The United Kingdom has earmarked 12 million pounds (about N10 billion) to assist victims of human trafficking and modern day…
EU urges Iran, Russia, Turkey to uphold ceasefire in Syria
The European Union’s top diplomat has written to the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey urging them to uphold…
AU, EU urged to support fight against human trafficking
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, on Wednesday called on the…
Fans Excited As MFM FC Brings Back Continental Football
As Expected, Lagos fans are once again witnessing their most cherished continental football made possible by Lagos-based MFM FC after…
Kaduna Electric to launch online bill payment March 3
The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC) says it will launch an online bill payment platform for pre-paid electricity consumers on…
Sokoto Assembly Commences Hearing On LG Reform Bills
Sokoto state House of Assembly on Wednesday, commenced public hearing on the amendment of Local Government Reform Bills and other…
Measles: Cross River Govt. inaugurates 2018 immunisation campaign
Cross River government on Wednesday, inaugurated the 2018, two-weeks measles immunisation campaign for children between 9 months and five years…
Woman In Court For Allegedly Biting Driver
A 21-year-old fashion designer, Zainab Oyeyemi, who allegedly bit a commercial driver and caused him bodily harm, was on Wednesday…
Taiwan president vows to disclose truth of 1947 massacre
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen vowed to clarify the truth about and determine responsibility for the mass slaughter of Taiwanese by…
Special Adviser To Tambuwal Is Dead
Alhaji Zayyani Bello-Gandi, the Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Primary Health Development (PHCD) is dead.
Ambode seeks private partnership on community development projects
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday urged private organisations to partner with the state government in its various…
Nadal Pulls Out Of Mexican Open After Injury
Top seed Rafael Nadal has pulled out of this week’s Mexican Open in Acapulco after aggravating the leg injury which…
Lagos monarch advocates constitutional role at LG for traditional rulers
A Lagos monarch, Oba Abdulfatai Aromire, has called for constitutional roles for traditional rulers to enable them contribute effectively to…
NSCDC Arrests Hemp Vendors In Jigawa
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa said on Wednesday that it had arrested two suspected Indian…
Gombe Residents Task NAFDAC On Water Safety
Gombe residents have called on the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to embark on effective monitoring…
IGP advises governors to establish cattle ranches before enacting anti grazing laws
The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris on Wednesday advised state governors to prioritise the establishment of cattle ranches before…
Exclusive Breastfeeding Will Prevent Malnutrition- UNICEF
A nutritionist, Mrs Ada Ezeogu, on Wednesday advised nursing mothers against giving water to their babies during the first six…
Nigeria needs urgent waste audit – Environmentalist
An environmentalist, Mr Temitope Ogunweide, said in Lagos on Wednesday that Nigeria needs urgent “Waste Audit” in homes and businesses…
Adamawa PDP Publicity Secretary killed by gunmen
The Adamawa Chapter of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has confirmed the killing of its spokesman, Mr Sam Zadock, by gunmen…
Kaduna Deputy Governor’s wife Supports Aged Women
Mrs Ladi Bantex, Wife Kaduna State Deputy Governor, says she has provided health tips to 500 aged women in Kaura…
Expert calls for more mental healthcare facilities
Dr Charles Nwaoga, an expert in psychiatry medicine, Quintessential Healthcare, an NGO in Jos has called on government at all…
Gunmen Kill FRSC Officer, Abduct VOA Reporter’s Wife
Suspected kidnappers on Wednesday abducted the wife and child of a reporter with the Voice of America (VOA) in Kaduna.
Gov. Badaru appoints new registrar for Jigawa informatics institute
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has approved the appointment of Alhaji Sadisu Buhari, as the new Registrar of the Jigawa…
President Buhari re-appoints Segun Awolowo as NEPC CEO
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr Olusegun Awolowo as the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian…
Lagos waste: Environmentalist calls for innovative, smart approaches
An environmentalist, Mr Toyin Oshaniwa, on Wednesday said that Lagos State needed innovative, educative and smart approaches to solve its…
Foreigners To Stop Getting Free Food In Germany
Individuals without German citizenship were turned away on Wednesday as a food bank in Germany offered new access tokens for…
Border communities assured of adequate security
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar, has assured Nigerians living in…
Russia expresses concern over U.S. decision to keep Guantanamo prison open
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday expressed concerns over the U.S. decision to keep the infamous detention centre at…
Livestock Movement Causes Disease Outbreak In Kenya
Kenya on Wednesday issued an alert on mouth and foot disease across the country to help curb its spread.