Year: 2018
Iwobi scores as Arsenal put four goals past Palace
Nigeria's international, Alex Iwobi was on target on Saturday as Arsenal demolished Crystal Palace 4-1 to end poor premier league…
Moses scores in Chelsea’s 4-0 drubbing of Brighton
Nigeria's international, Victor Moses scored on Saturday in Chelsea's 4-0 drubbing of Brighton away from home.
Police fraud unit arrests 20 visa racketeers in Lagos
The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) says it has arrested over 20 suspects who specialised in counterfeiting entry visas of…
Xenophobia: Mob destroys 4 Nigerian shops, houses in S/Africa
The Nigerian Community in South Africa said on Saturday that a mob destroyed four shops and several houses belonging to…
Four Abducted Expatriates In Kaduna Regain Freedom
The four Americans and Canadians that were abducted by on Tuesday by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have been released.
Group condemns police attack on journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a U.S.-based journalists’ rights and press freedom campaign organisation, has profiled the police assault…
Anyaoku, Fashola urges politicians to shun politics with bitterness
A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaokwu has urged politicians to shun politics with bitterness in order to…
Medical doctor tested positive to Lassa fever in Kogi
Kogi State has recorded a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever as a medical doctor working with the Federal Medical Centre…
U.S. Govt. shuts down as Trump talks tough
The U.S. Government has officially shutdown at midnight Friday following the inability by the Republican and Democrats senators to reach…
FRSC prosecutes 116, convicts 92 offenders in Bayelsa
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it prosecuted no fewer than 116 traffic offenders for 311 offences in Bayelsa…
Night fire razes 3 duplexes in Gowon Estate, Lagos
Fire on Friday night gutted three duplexes on 34 Road, B Close of Gowon Estate, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Egbeda,…
Federal Govt begins cattle colonies next week
The Federal Government says work will commence next week on cattle colonies in states that have indicated interest to establish…
Osinbajo inaugurates committee to freeze terrorists’ accounts
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated the National Sanctions Committee.
Kidnapped ex-Bayelsa commissioner regains freedom
Mrs Marie Ebikake, a former Commissioner for Transport in Bayelsa abducted by gunmen on the same day (Sunday) with a…
Gov. Ajimobi vows to appeal judgement nullifying Olubadan Chieftaincy Review
Sequel to to the judgement of the high court in Ibadan which declared null and void the panel of inquiry…
South African Police kill 27-year old Nigerian
The Nigerian community in South Africa has alleged that a 27-year old member, Ebuka Okori, was killed by the police…
Pele in hospital after collapsing
Brazil legend Pele is in hospital after collapsing on Thursday with exhaustion.
Gov. Okorocha: Of tyranny and discontent
A very significant event—a peaceful mass protest against the mis-governance and mindless plunder of Imo State by Mr. Rochas Okorocha—took…
American Embassy Catches Travelling Agent With Forge Documents
Officials of the United States Consulate General office in Victoria Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria have apprehended a 34-year old man,…
Businessman Remanded Over Alleged Theft Of $65,000
A businessman, Moshood Babatunde, 53, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly obtaining the sum of $65,000,…
Keyamo petitions Buhari over IGP’s arrest of online journalists
Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the arrest and maltreatment of online journalists by the…
Boko Haram strikes again, kills 5 in Madagali
Alhaji Yusuf Muhammed, Chairman Madagali Local Government Area has confirmed the killing of five people in Kaya village by suspected…
Federal Govt. approves N497m for Cross River dam project
The Federal Government has approved N497 million for the construction of the Ijegu Yala Dam in Yala Local Government Area…
CLI: LASG, Visionscape Intensify Waste Evacuation Across Metropolis
The Lagos State Government and the environmental utility group contracted to implement the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI), Visionscape Sanitation Solutions,…
Unemployment, pollution remains Niger Delta’s biggest challenge – NDRBDA MD
Mr Tonye David-West, the Managing Director of Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority, on Friday said youth unemployment and environmental…
NYSC committed to national unity, integration – Kazure
Brig.-Gen. Sule Kazaure, the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), said on Friday that the scheme was totally committed to…
IGP deploys Owoseni to Benue as Police Commissioner
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris has drafted former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Fatai Owoseni to…
Nigerian Govt. to boost herbal medicine research with N100m
The Federal Government has pledged to support the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) with N100 million grant…
Macron promises to double budget for overseas military operations
France will double its budget for overseas military operations, President Emmanuel Macron told officers and troops on Friday.
Nigerian Govt targets 15% tax GDP contribution through VAIDS
Sen. Udo Udoma, Minister, Budget and National Planning, says the Federal Government is targeting 15 per cent tax contribution ratio…