Year: 2020
KWARTMA impounds 1,177 vehicles over traffic offences
No fewer than 1,177 vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles have been impounded since January by the Kwara State Road Transport Management…
FRSC shall revamp mobile courts in Rivers – Salusi Galadunci
Rivers Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Commandant Salusi Galadunci, said the agency was planning to revamp…
Tacha, the only successful disqualified BBNaija housemate – TeeBillz
Popular Nigerian talent manager, Tunji Balogun, known as Teebillz has said that Natasha 'Tacha' Akide, who was disqualified during the…
Dubai Police arrests another Nigerian for online scam
A 22 year-old Nigerian is on trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance after robbing a Turkish national of…
Ganduje appoints new Chairman for Kano Internal Revenue Service
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has approved the appointment of Mr Abdurrazak Salihi, as Chairman of Kano Internal Revenue Service (KIRS).
It’s unrealistic to continue with subsidy – Timipre Sylva
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said it's unrealistic for government to continue subsidising the Premium…
Music producer, ID cabasa berates influencers over COVID-19
Nigerian multi-award-winning music producer, ID Cabasa has warned influential people, to be careful of what they say to people as…
Veteran actor Jimmy Johnson is dead
Nollywood veteran actor Jimmy Johnson best known for his character as “Okoro” of the in NTA TV series, “The village…
Jaywon releases new mixtape ‘Aje’
Nigerian singer, Iledare Oluwajuwonlo, better known by his stage name Jaywon, has released a mixtape album ''Aje''.
Solskjaer makes moves on Pogba’s future at Man Utd
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, wants Paul Pogba to sign a new deal with the club.
How Hushpuppi’s alleged fraud, dented Nigeria’s image – Abiri-Erewa
The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has lamented that cybercrime has dented the image of…
3 drug smugglers with heroin cakes arrested
Police in Vietnam's northern Dien Bien province have cracked down a major drug trafficking case, arresting three suspects and seizing…
Redeemed Church sacks adulterous pastor Gideon Bakare
Pastor Gideon Bakare of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Akure, Ondo state capital, has been given the…
George Floyd: Transcript shows killer cop ignored choking pleas
A newly released transcript of police body camera footage has shown that the former U.S. police officer, Derek Chauvin, charged…
You have no shame: Ize-Iyamu drags PDP leaders over Obaseki
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has slammed leaders of the…
COVID-19 has killed more people in Africa than Ebola – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said COVID-19 has killed more people in Africa than Ebola.
Actress Naya Rivera presumed dead in Los Angeles lake
Actress Naya Rivera, who played Santana Lopez on the long-running US sitcom Glee, is presumed dead after missing in Los…
Japan to develop offshore wind farms at 30 sites
Japan will craft new rules and support infrastructure in a drive that aims to build offshore wind farms at 30…
Dollar falls as China’s yuan leads
The dollar fell against most currencies on Thursday as a rally in riskier assets such as global equities and commodities…
More decent Nigerians abroad than few Hushpuppis: Onyeama
Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama has said that Nigeria and its image abroad cannot the defined by the actions…
Houses without decent toilets can encourage rape
Chairperson of Plateau chapter of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Jennifer Yarima, said women and girls living in…
Leo Igwe blasts Oyedepo over Coronavirus healing claims
The founder of the Humanist Association of Nigeria (HAN), Leo Igwe, has lambasted Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith…
Nigeria to trim embassies, Technical Aid Corps scheme
Nigerian Government said it plans to review the operations of some of its embassies abroad as well as the Technical…
Osinbajo never got N4b from Magu, it’s fake news
The office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday night, denied a viral fake news that Osinbajo received N4 billion from…
12 dead as Cholera outbreak hits Camerounian village
A cholera outbreak has killed 12 people in the fishing village of Londji in south Cameroon, local health authorities said…
APC adopts indirect primary in Ondo
The Ondo Governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress slated for July 20, will be by indirect primary, with party…
Australia calls off extradition agreement with Hong Kong
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the country is suspending its extradition agreement with Hong Kong amid “concerns”…
Enugu logs 13 new cases of coronavirus
The Enugu State Government announced 13 new cases of coronavirus infections, bringing the total to 431.
179 police officers file for retirement in one week
The New York Police Department (NYPD) is grappling with a surge in retirement applications, after 179 officers filed for retirement in…
Time running out for Libya, Guterres warns UN Security Council
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday warned the Security Council to hasten up in bringing an end to the…