Year: 2018
Missing N36m: Senator storms JAMB’s office with snake charmers
The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Sen. Shehu Sani on Tuesday stormed the headquarters of the Joint Admissions and…
Kafanchan killing: Police vow to arrest fleeing gunmen
The Police Command in Kaduna State on Tuesday said it had put machinery in place to arrest the fleeing gunmen…
Senate urges Nigerian Govt to ban importation of palm oil
The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to ban importation of palm oil into the country in…
Go home, you are freed, court tells ex-president Jonathan’s physcician
An FCT High Court on Tuesday dismissed the six-count charge bordering on abuse of office preferred against Dr Fortune Feberesima,…
Only 8 agencies allowed operations in ports nationwide – NPA
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday disclosed that only eight Federal Government agencies are allowed to operate and have…
HIV positive man to die for killing wife
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday sentenced one Katungi Phillips to death for stabbing his wife, Justina James, to death…
Oil marketer faces N12.8m fraud charge
The Managing Director of Sunjay Oil and Gas Ltd, Isolo, Lagos, Sunday Adeolu, was on Tuesday brought before an Igbosere…
Fuel scarcity: Kaduna civil servants groan over transport hike
As fuel scarcity bites harder in Kaduna, civil servants are finding it difficult to get to work in time due…
Boko Haram finding it difficult to recruit more members – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the era of Boko Haram terrorism is gradually drawing to end, with the narrowing of the…
UNIBEN recalls 5 rusticated students
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) says it has recalled five students recently rusticated for their roles in the Nov. 23,…
Teni Dishes Out ”Wait”
Singer and songwriter Teni has released a new song titled ''Wait''.
Champions League Returns To DStv
The world’s most prestigious club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, is back and back with a bang on SuperSport,…
Herders/Farmers clashes: Association proffers solution to menace
The Association of Small Scale Agro Producers in Nigeria (ASSAPIN) on Tuesday said engagement of more agriculture extension officers could…
Nigerian-born Kehinde Wiley makes history with Obama’s portrait
Former US President, Barack Obama, and his wife, Michelle, re-emerged on the public stage on Monday with the unveiling of…
Security reforms: UN, EU, AU, others laud Somalia’s efforts
The UN, the EU and the AU among other countries and blocs on Tuesday hailed Somalia’s implementation of the National…
Dj Consequence Out With ”Assignment” Video
Nigerian popular Dj Consequence is finally out with the video to his latest single titled ''Assignment'' where he featured street…
INEC approves 10 additional CVR centres in Enugu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved 10 additional registration centres in Enugu State for the ongoing nationwide Continuous…
Nigerians advised to go for regular cancer screening
Women Friendly Initiative (WFI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called on Nigerians to go for regular cancer screening for early…
Kaduna Govt. sponsors 6 students to study medicine in Cuba
Adamu Mansur, Permanent Secretary, Kaduna State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, says the state government has sponsored six students…
2019 : INEC collaborates with Group to review communication policy
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is collaborating with the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) to review its communication…
Herdsmen crisis: Buhari is under a trance – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Tuesday said Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari is under a trance in view of wanton…
70 filling stations sealed for alleged sharp practices in Delta
The Warri Zonal Office of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has sealed 70 filling stations for alleged sharp practices…
Nigerian Govt to use BRISIN in fight against corruption
A data expert, Dr Anthony Uwa, said application of Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN) would help Federal…
Russia won’t flood market with oil, Barkindo says
Russia has pledged not to abandon a deal with OPEC to keep a lid on oil supplies, even as crude…
INEC disassociates self from social media images of under-aged voters
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disassociated itself from the current videos and pictures in the social media platforms,…
Namibia’s Geingob reshuffles deputy ministers portfolios, appoints more women
President Hage Geingob of Namibia on Tuesday reshuffled deputy ministers portfolios after the Cabinet shakeup on Friday, appointing more women.
Yam exporters set to ship another consignment to UK, USA
Prof. Simon Irtwang, Chairman, Technical Committee on Yam Export, on Tuesday said yam exporters were finalising processes to export another…
U.S. warns Congo against electronic voting for presidential election
The U. S. has warned the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) against using an electronic voting system for the presidential…
China to release 1,300 inmates temporarily for Lunar New Year
China Ministry of Justice is to release 1,300 inmates from around 300 prisons across the country for family gatherings during…
Fifth batch of 136 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrive Port Harcourt
The fifth batch of 136 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrived Port Harcourt International Airport in the early hours of Tuesday,…