Year: 2018
Anambra rerun: Transporters, Corps members abandon INEC duties
Some transporters engaged to move materials for Anambra Central re-run election in Idemili North Local Government Area, abandoned the assignment…
Nigerian narrates how he met his wife on facebook
A Nigerian, Sochi Infiniti, has recounted how he met his lovely wife and did his introduction on the same day.
Suspects who allegedly killed Jumia dispatch rider docked
The two suspected killers of Eleje Chukwuma, a dispatch rider whose body was found in a septic tank last year,…
Ambode calls for reflection to prevent war, unrest
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos has urged Nigerians to reflect deeply on the causes of wars, unrest and agitation in order…
Red Cross harps on benefits of First Aid training, services
The Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS) has advised organisations, employees and individuals to provide First Aid training and services at…
State govts urged to provide standard rehabilitation for returnees
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has advised state governments taking their indigenes among returnees…
Dentist recommends oral hygiene against tooth ailments
Dr Sunny Akhigbe, the Head of Dental Surgery, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBU-TH), has recommended that improved oral hygiene…
Minister agitates for patronisation of home-grown produce
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Friday called on Nigerians to patronise home grown foods…
2018 Budget: Rivers state indigenes cant be fooled again – Princewill
Prince Tonye Princewill, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, said on Friday that Gov. Nyesom Wike…
Buhari thanks well wishers as son leaves hospital
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed appreciation to all men and women of goodwill for their prayers and best wishes which…
Ambassador moves to protect Nigerians in South Africa
Mr Godwin Adama, Nigeria`s Consul General in South Africa, says the mission is on top of the situation in the…
CBN pumps another $262.5m to Forex market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday intervened in the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market with 262.5 million dollars.
Congolese police fire teargas on churchgoers
Congolese police fired teargas on Friday to disperse dozens of churchgoers, who had gathered in the capital Kinshasa to mourn…
Navy announces new appointments, re-appointments of officers
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has announced new appointments and re-appointments of officers for effective and efficient service delivery.
Student seals octogenarian’s mouth with super glue, steals car
A 23-year-old National Diploma Civil Engineering student of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Kingsley Orion, has been arrested by operatives of Edo…
Herdsmen Crisis, Insecurity And Food Security
These, indeed, are strange times for our beloved nation. Harsh economic realities coupled with incessant fuel scarcity, unemployment, inflation, hunger…
Suspected killer of British missionary, Karowei, killed by military
The Nigerian Military on Friday killed suspected militant leader Oyawerikumor Peregbabofa, also known as Karowei, who was accused of killing…
Lawyer drags National Theatre, Director to court over unpaid fees
A Lagos lawyer, Mohammed Adamu has dragged the National Theatre and the National Troupe of Nigerian board and its Artistic…
Governors defend Buhari’s re-election bid
Seven governors, including Gov. Nasiru el-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, on Friday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa,…
City unwilling to pay £35m asking price for Sanchez
Manchester City are prepared to risk missing out on Alexis Sanchez - possibly to Manchester United - rather than pay…
Over 112, 225 new voters registered in Bayelsa – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it registered no fewer than 112, 225 new eligible voters at the end…
Court upholds order on Patience Jonathan’s $5.7m
The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan,…
Union advocates for inclusion of non-teaching staff in reconciliation committee
The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) on Friday urged the Federal Government to include non-academics in any committee…
Volleyball league season to begin in March
Maikano Adamu, the Secretary-General of Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), on Friday in Abuja said the federation’s league season would begin…
Enyimba FC Chairman challenges team ahead of Sunday’s opener
Felix Anyansi-Agwu, Chairman of Enyimba International Football Club, has charged the team to race out of the starting blocks as…
Buhari’s son, Yusuf discharged from hospital
Yusuf Buhari, son of Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has been discharged from the hospital.
3 arrested for attempted kidnap of motorcyclist in Osun
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, says it has arrested three men in Ilesha, Osun, for…
Trump ‘got message’ he’s not welcome here, London mayor says
U.S. President Donald Trump “got the message” on the strength of opposition to his planned visit to Britain, London mayor…
Churches attacked 3 days ahead of Papal visit in Chile
Vandals in Santiago attacked three churches before dawn on Friday, throwing homemade bombs that caused minor damage and leaving notes…
James Bello, NAN’s former Editor-in-Chief, eulogised at funeral
Pastor Daniel Olusanya of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Fruitful Vine Parish, Lagos said on Friday that death…