Year: 2020
Trump’s trade chief wants WTO reopen selection process for DG
Donald Trump's trade chief Robert Lighthizer has made the unprecedented suggestion that the World Trade Organisation reopen the selection process…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surpass 77K, Gombe reports 6 deaths
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria overshot the 77,000 mark on Friday, with 806 new cases reported, although lower to the record…
Ebonyi NSCDC decorates 17 newly-promoted officers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ebonyi on Friday decorated 17 newly-promoted operatives with their new ranks.
Lagos steps up campaign on planning permit process
Spurred by the need to adequately sensitize citizens and stakeholders on the need, benefits and seamless process of obtaining legal…
COVID-19: 11 Nigerians dead, Lagos, Abuja lead in 806 new infections
Eleven Nigerians have died in the last 24 hours as the nation recorded 806 new cases of COVID-19, with Lagos…
10-year-old girl throws stepbrother inside well in Akure
A 10-year-old girl, Suliya Abubakar, said she threw her stepbrother, Usman Abubakar, aged 20 months, inside a well because her…
Buhari: Kankara schoolboys’ abduction meant to embarrass govt
President Muhammadu Buhari gave a new meaning to the kidnapping of 344 Kankara schoolboys: he said it was done to…
NYSC refutes COVID-19 report in Nasarawa camp
NYSC has refuted reports alleging that four National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members currently at the orientation camp in Nasarawa…
Nigeria, Actors guild to partner on foreign investments – Onyeama
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said that the Federal Government was ready to partner with the Actors…
4 pedestrian bridges along Lagos-Ibadan expressway by 2022
The Federal Government has said that four pedestrian bridges will be constructed between Ibadan tollgate and Ojoo in course of…
Re-election of President Kabore validated by council
The Constitutional Council in Burkina Faso on Friday proclaimed the incumbent President Roch Marc Christian Kabore as winner of 22…
Alarm raised over COVID-19 resurgence in Gombe
Gombe State Committee on COVID-19 has warned residents to comply with COVID-19 protocols following a resurgence of the virus in…
Those who voted for Buhari brought us hopelessness – Fayose
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose on Friday said Nigerians who voted for President Muhammadu Buhari brought the nation…
Air Peace makes inaugural flight to Johannesburg
The Consul General of Nigeria to South Africa, Mr Abdulmalik Ahmed, says Nigeria’s yearly exports to South Africa are in…
Lagos Assembly goes tough on illegal real estate operators
The Lagos State House of Assembly is set to pass a new bill that will regulate real estate operations in…
My personal properties sacrificed for Ijora development – Monarch
A traditional ruler, Oba Abdulfatai Aromire, has narrated how he sacrificed his personal property for the development of Apapa Local…
Watch “Cash App” visual by Bella Shmurda featuring Zlatan, Lincoln
Rave of the moment, entertainer, stage performer, recording artist and Nigerian singer-songwriter, Akinbiyi Abiola Ahmed aka Bella Shmurda, comes through…
COVID-19: Lagos releases updated list of free testing centres
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its call on residents to avail themselves of the free COVID-19 testing services offered…
Sanwo-Olu: Open letter to all Lagosians you must read [Full text]
Full text of the letter Governor Babajide sent out to all Lagosians about the COVID-19 situation and why it deserves…
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu orders workers on GL 14, below to work from home
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered civil servants on grade level 14 and below to stay and work from home as…
Akeredolu signs 2021 Appropriation Bill into law
Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Friday, signed the state’s 2021 Appropriation Bill of N174.87 billion into law.
Amaechi, Hadiza inspect Tincan port (Photos)
Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday, inspected the Tincan Island terminal in Lagos, in the bid to resolve…
Lagos PDP suspends Doherty, appoints Hassan
Lagos State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday, suspended Mr Adedeji Doherty as its chairman.
Fuel tanker explodes in Ibadan
A tanker, fully loaded with petroleum product, exploded on Friday near Total filling station in Iyagankun area of Ibadan, setting…
#EndSARS: Policeman’s widow Erinfolami says husband was killed by colleagues
Olamide Erinfolami, widow of Inspector Bankole Erinfolami has alleged that her husband was killed by fellow police officers during the…
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu shuts schools, imposes restriction on churches, mosques
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered closure of all schools, imposed restriction on churches, mosques and others.
Lewis Hamilton signs £40m Mercedes contract
Formula One champion, Lewis Hamilton is set to sign a mega £40m deal with Mercedes after clinching his seventh world…
Lawmaker lauds border reopening
Sen. Francis Alimikhena (APC-Edo) has lauded the Federal Government for reopening Nigerian borders.
Deeper Life pastor jailed 7 years for fraud
An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has sentenced one Pastor Odenigbo Theophilus to seven years in prison for defrauding…
Cross-border tensions: Ethiopian PM Abiy summons Sudanese ambassador
The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Ahmed Abiy, has summoned the Sudanese ambassador in Addis Ababa amid raised tensions along the border…