Year: 2018
Pope Francis conducts wedding ceremony Mid-Flight
Pope Francis conducted a wedding ceremony during a flight from Santiago, Chile between Paula Podest, 39, and Carlos Ciufardi, 41.
Ebonyi begins sanitization of ministries
The Ebonyi Government says it has commenced the sanitisation of its ministries to correct detected administrative flaws in the system.…
NOUN Alumni Association decries discrimination
The National Open University of Nigeria Alumni Association (NOUNAA) on Friday lamented that graduates of the university were being belittled…
Oshiomhole humbled by Gov. Obaseki’s accomplishments
Former governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday commended his successor, Gov. Godwin Obaseki, for achieving a lot despite…
Installation of 21 kings by Ajimobi illegal – Court
An Oyo State High Court on Friday declared the review of the 1957 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration and other Related Chieftaincies…
Delta group writes I-G over extrajudicial killing of suspect
The Isoko Monitoring Group in Delta State has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (I-G), Ibrahim Idris over the alleged…
LASU to open portal for regularisation of encroached land
The Lagos State University (LASU) says the registration portal for the regularisation of encroached land of the institution by illegal…
Anglican Bishop describes Ekwueme as a great, selfless statesman
Most Rev. Adebola Ademowo, the Bishop of Lagos and Dean Emeritus, Church of Nigeria, (Anglican Communion), has described the late…
BBNaija winner Efe, Olamide shoot new musical video
Big Brother Naija 2017 winner Michel Ejeba aka Efe and top rapper Olamide aka Baddo, have shot the music video…
Tyson Fury regains boxing licence
Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is free to box again after the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) lifted…
Stop harassing our men, Peace Corps warns Lagos CP
The Peace Corps of Nigeria has warned the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi and other police officers to…
Abandoned water project: Residents solicit FCTA intervention
Residents of Abaji Area Council have appealed to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to urgently facilitate completion of the…
Ondo Govt. receives 23 Libya returnees
The Ondo State Government, on Friday, in Akure, received 23 indigenes of the state, who were among Nigerian returnees from…
Delta Air tightens requirements for passengers traveling with animals
Delta Airline says it has tightened the requirements for passengers travelling animals on its flights. A statement by John Laughter,…
DPR seals five filling stations in Sango-Ota
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Friday sealed up five filling stations in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun for…
2019: Group seeks support for Atiku
A group, the Atiku Presidential Mandate Network (APMAN), has called on youths to support former Nigeria’s Vice President, Alhaji Atiku…
President Buhari to visit Nasarawa State on Feb. 6
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State said on Friday that arrangements have been concluded for the visit of President Muhammadu…
Insecurity: Air Force inaugurates helicopter to boost operations
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Lagos on Friday inaugurated a new Bell 412 helicopter to boost its operations and…
SPAR Supermarket introduces Wi-Fi in Nigerian stores
A leading supermarket chain, SPAR, has introduced free Wi-Fi in its 12 stores across the country. The free Wi-Fi, which…
1.3m children displaced by Iraq-IS war – UNICEF
About half the 2.6 million people displaced in Iraq after a three-year war with Islamic State (IS) militants are children…
Emergency Communication Centers in 36 states ready soon – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the Emergency Communication Centres across the 36 states of the federation will soon be…
NIMASA, Nigerian Gas Association advocate Green Environment
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) will promote Green Environment Initiative, a global strategy that ensures environments are…
Social media companies hastens removal of online hate speech: EU
Social media companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube have accelerated removals of online hate speech, reviewing more than two-thirds of…
Akwa Ibom doctor sacked for stealing beds
The Akwa Ibom Government says it has sacked Dr Nwaopara A.U, a Consultant and Medical Superintendent, Psychiatric Hospital, Eket, for…
Herdsmen killings destructive to our party’s 2019 presidential ambition – APC
The National Public Secretary, All Progressives Congress, APC, Bolaji Abdullahi has said that incessant herdsmen killings in Benue and other…
Woman arraigned for impersonating Aisha Buhari
The Police on Friday arraigned one Aishatu Bello, 37, in a Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly impersonating…
Ik Ogbonna Calls His Wife His ”Personal Ashewo”
Abia state born Nollywood actor Ik Ogbonna is today celebrating his beautiful wife, Sonia Ogbonna's birthday in the most romantic…
150 illegal refineries destroyed within 7 months – Navy
The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, Calabar, has destroyed no fewer than 150 illegal refineries between June 2017…
74m Nigerians have registered to vote – INEC
The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission has 74 million voters in its…
Lassa fever: Nurses decry poor state of nation’s health system
Nurses under the auspices of University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), on Friday, called for the overhaul of the…