Year: 2020
Veteran Man Utd player, Nobby Stiles is dead
England’s World Cup-winning midfielder Nobby Stiles, aka “Toothless Tiger”, has died after a long battle with illness, his family said…
UN Chief calls for peaceful presidential polls in Ivory Coast
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called for peace in Saturday’s presidential election in Ivory Coast amid reports of deadly pre-election…
Ekiti lawmaker extols Afe Babalola’s virtues at 91
Sen. Biodun Olujimi, representing Ekiti South Senatorial District, has felicitated with Chief Afe Babalola, Founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, (ABUAD)…
Makinde’s administration has paid N2.9bn gratuity – Commissioner
The Oyo State Government has paid N2.9 billion as gratuity to 1,800 retirees, between June 2019 and September 2020, Prof.…
Ekiti APC celebrates Afe Babalola @91
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti, on Friday, joined other well-wishers worldwide to celebrate the legal icon, Chief Afe…
#EndSARS: NGO urges Lagos panel to summon fake news peddlers
Vendor Positive Change Initiative, an NGO, has urged the Lagos State judicial panel on #EndSARS protest to summon all those…
Akeredolu wants arms, ammunition in illegal possessions returned within 7 days
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has warned that persons illegally in possession of arms and ammunition must turn in…
Prophet Lovy Elias; Pastor, Life Coach, and Philanthropist
Prophet Lovy L. Elias is a life coach to celebrities and athletes as well as a general spiritual guide who…
Second term: Akeredolu to be inaugurated Feb. 23
The Ondo State Government has fixed Feb. 23 for the inauguration of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Wike charges NGE to hold public office holders accountable
Members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have been charged to always hold public office holders accountable to the…
Video: #EndSARS Judicial Panel visits Lagos Military Hospital
Members of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry on SARS & Lekki Toll Gate Incident on Friday paid a visit…
Delta schools to resume Monday
Mr Patrick Ukah, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Delta, said both public and private schools would resume…
How we secured Surulere from hoodlums – Lagos youth leader
A youth leader in Surulere, Lagos, Mr Adedeji Adeoti, has narrated how young people in the area secured the community…
Sanwo-Olu to flag-off Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe expressway project
A new motoring experience is on the way on the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway with the Lagos State Government’s plan to rebuild…
You are fired: Madame Tussauds Berlin dumps Trump’s wax work
Without even waiting for the outcome of Tuesday's election in the US, the waxwork museum Madame Tussauds in Berlin loaded…
UNESCO approves 3 additional reserves for Nigeria
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has approved three additional biosphere reserves in Nigeria.
Oyetola approves implementation of new minimum wage for Osun workers Nov. 1
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has approved the payment of minimum wage to civil servants in the state beginning from…
Verve, dLocal partner to enable payments, tokens for global merchants
Verve, a leading payments technology company and card scheme in Africa, on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, announced a partnership with…
Ronaldo recovers from coronavirus, ready for action
Juventus have confirmed that forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been released from isolation after finally testing negative for Coronavirus
Buhari welcomes Horasis’ partnership
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja expressed the commitment of the government of Nigeria to work with an international…
Lagos organises virtual school debate competition
As part of continual efforts towards creating opportunities for students to compete in several competitions amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
US election: Bettors favour Biden over Trump
Democrat Joe Biden is leading Republican President Donald Trump in bets placed in a majority of the battleground states that…
Nigerian stocks grow by N571b, Nestle, Dangote, Mobil lead gainers
Bullish trading continued on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday after Eid-el-Maulud holiday, with market value growing by N571…
ActionAid calls for improved investment in agriculture
ActionAid has urged the three tiers of government to improve on agricultural financing especially in intelligent technologies to increase productivity…
Netherlands breaks own coronavirus record
The Netherlands recorded over 1,000 infections within 24 hours for the first time on Friday, though authorities partially blamed the…
#EndSARS: IGP commends officers’ resilience, professionalism
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has commended officers and men of the force over their resilience and…
Wike to Igbo: Why will you allow IPOB criminals to speak for you?
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has asked the Igbo why they allow the outlawed Indigenous People Organisation of Biafra (IPOB)…
Lagos Assembly initiates Bill to improve accountability, transparency
The Lagos State House of Assembly says it has initiated a Bill to make public officers earned more public trusts…
Update: 12 dead, 400 wounded in Turkey earthquake
Twelve people have now been reported killed in Turkey and Greece after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on…
Gov Lalong counts losses, says properties worth N75bn gone
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has said that public and private properties worth N75 billion were lost to the recent…