Year: 2018
Benue Killings: Federal Govt. urged to act fast to stop killing
Benue Group, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to stop the killing of innocent citizens by Fulani Herdsmen, saying…
Tertiary institutions directed to end 2017 admissions by Jan. 25
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Thursday directed all tertiary institutions to end their 2017 admission by January…
Customs inaugurate board to provide roadmap for staff college
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), retired Col. Hameed Ali, has inaugurated a seven man board to provide a roadmap for…
Nigeria is making steady, remarkable progress in agriculture – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the agricultural sector has witnessed steady and remarkable progress in the last two years, significantly…
Retain NPFL title, governor charges Plateau United
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has charged the reigning Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions, Plateau United Football Club of…
Pope Francis marries couple during flight
Pope Francis has made history by performing a wedding ceremony for two flight attendants on board a plane travelling between…
What A Cow Says About The President
There was a video of President Muhammadu Buhari that shocked me recently and undermined my confidence in his ability to…
Erosion Project: Kano govt. to spend N500m as counterpart funding
The Kano State Government said it would spend N500 million in 2018 as counterpart funding for the World Bank’s Nigeria…
204 killed in road accidents in Niger
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger said that no fewer than 204 persons were killed in road accidents…
President Zuma urged to facilitate probe into “state capture”
South African opposition on Thursday urged President Jacob Zuma to release the terms of reference to facilitate the probe into…
Gov. Ortom dismiss rumours of owning any militia group
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue says the state does not own any militia group.
Kwara’s Gov. Ahmed dissolves cabinet
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Thursday dissolved the state’s executive council with immediate effect, the Secretary to the State…
Climate Change: Nigerian Govt urged to outlaw importation of gasoline generators
Some secondary school students in Edo have called on the Federal Government to ban the importation of gasoline generators so…
Army calls on Boko Harm insurgents to lay down arms
Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, has called on Boko Haram insurgents to lay down their arms…
Lassa Fever: Nasarawa Govt. takes measure to check outbreak
Dr Ibrahim Adamu, Director of Public Health at the Nasarawa State Ministry of Health has said that the state government…
5,253 Anambra rural farmers benefit from FADAMA intervention
Mr Chucks Egbueh, the Project Coordinator of FADAMA in Anambra, says 5, 253 farmers benefitted from the various interventions of…
Zimbabwe’s ruling party confident of landslide victory in general election
Zimbabwe’s ruling African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) party is confident that the 2018 general election will give it landslide…
Lagos demolishes 21 buildings on LSDPC land
Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, on Thursday demolished 21 buildings erected illegally on government’s land meant…
Onyenka Onwenu Sues Iroking For Copyright Infringement
Heavy weight Music distribution company Iroking has been sued by Nigeria's music legend Onyeka Onwenu for copyright violation and exploitation…
FCT Task Force arrests 4,627 offenders in 2017
The Federal Capital Territory Ministerial Joint Task Force on Thursday said that it arrested 4,627 offenders for various offences in…
New Zealand increases testing for cattle disease spread
A testing and tracing regime for the bacterial infection Mycoplasma bovis found in New Zealand’s cattle, Officials said.
Army seeks community cooperation to crush insurgency
Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, has called on people to support the military to fast track…
Trump insists on border wall, says Mexico will pay ‘directly or indirectly’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that his position on the border wall with Mexico has not changed, and…
Sokoto govt. procures 833 trucks of fertilizer for dry season farming
Alhaji Umaru Nagwari, the Sokoto State Commissioner for Agriculture says that the state government has procured 833 trucks of fertilizer…
Kano Varsity to establish Faculties of Medicine, Pharmaceutical, Veterinary Sciences
Prof. Shehu Alhaji-Musa, Vice Chancellor, Kano State University of Science and Technology (KUST), Wudil, said on Thursday that the institution…
Dbanj ”Issa Banger” In New Single
D’Banj begins the year with his latest track titled Issa Banger which features Slimcase and Mr. Real. Even though we…
Libya returnees appeal to Obaseki to fulfill pledge of N100m
Some returnees from Libya have appealed to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo to fulfill his pledge and release the grant…
Kaduna bans child fostering, adoption
Kaduna State Government has banned fostering and adoption of children due to abuses by orphanage homes in the state, the…
”Love Me” Chidinma Says In Latest Single
Chidinma Ekile professionally known as Chidinma In her new track “Love Me“, tells her lover and her best friend how…
President Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe ‘open for business’, safe for foreign investment
Zimbabwe is “open for business” and foreign investment in the southern African country is safe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on…