Year: 2020
Kankara abduction: Protest rocks Katsina
There was a protest staged in Kastina State on Sunday was over the abduction of schoolboys from the Government Science…
Cross River raises 6m cocoa seedlings
Cross River has raised six million improved variety of cocoa seedlings to boost its production capacity.
Lagos establishes LACE centre to boost fish production
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the State Government is to establish the Lagos Aquaculture Centre of Excellence (L.A.C.E) in…
Kenya grants citizenship to Zimbabwean missionaries
Kenya is to grant citizenship to 1,600 stateless people from the Shona community who came to Kenya as missionaries.
Institute decries cement price hike
The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) raised the alarm on Sunday that the hike in cement prices from N2,600 for…
Justice Tsoho vows to fight anti-graft war
Justice John Tsoho, the Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court, has vowed to uphold justice and to continue…
South Africa’s Motjeka Madisha killed in car crash
Leading South African footballer, Motjeka Madisha, was killed in a horrific vehicle accident in the early hours of Sunday.
Truck driver kills pedestrian in Onitsha
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Command, confirmed the death of a man, who was hit by a truck…
Mother of 5, Ihuoma Amadi, stabs husband to death in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Operatives of Rivers Police Command have arrested a mother of five, Ihuoma Amadi, for allegedly Kinikanwo, her…
First Bank joins SME Finance Forum
First Bank has advocated for efforts to promote financial inclusion for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to grow the economy…
APC pays tribute to Nda-Isaiah
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker and Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee said Samuel Nda-Isaiah, the late publisher of Leadership newspaper…
2nd wave of COVID-19 hits Kwara
Chairman of Kwara Medical Advisory Sub-Committee on COVID-19 said a second wave of the pandemic has hit the state.
IMN to ICC : Remember Zaria massacre, El-Zakzaky
Islamic Movement of Nigeria has reminded the International Criminal Court not to forget the Zaria massacre, five years ago in…
Air Peace wins Aviation Company of the Year Award
Air Peace has clinched the Aviation Company of the Year Award at the prestigious Nigerian Business Leadership Awards (NBLA) 2020…
How Nigerians can switch from crude oil to agriculture
Mr Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said there is the need for Nigerians to accord agriculture…
Estimated billing: Discos urged to follow NERC directive
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has called on electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to adhere strictly to the National Electricity Regulatory…
Buhari, Sylva queried on N116m spent on letterheads, biros by Petroleum Ministry
President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources asked to probe how N116 million was…
EU-UN partnership empowers Sokoto victims of VVF, GBV
The EU-UN Spotlight Initiative Project in Sokoto State, on Saturday, provided working tools to 200 survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)…
Madisha South Africa’s football star dies in car crash, second death to hit club
Motjeka Madisha, Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana defender died early Sunday after crawling out of a burning car wreckage in…
How COVID-19 impacted my music in South Africa – Payseen
South African-based Nigerian artiste, David Chinedu Romaine popularly known as Payseen has reminisced on how he coped with the COVID-19…
APC chieftain urges support for Gov. Sule
Mr Malle Moses, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nassarawa State, has urged the people to support Governor…
Cleric urges Nigerians to remain hopeful
Rev. Samuel Akale of Vicar of All souls Anglican Church, Lugbe on Sunday charged Nigerians to remain hopeful and continue…
Nigerians clamour #BringBackOurBoys
Nigerians are clamouring for the safe return of schoolboys who were attacked Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State.
Sokoto youths urged to embrace entrepreneurship
The 21st Century Entrepreneurship Hub, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Sunday called on youths and women in Sokoto to leverage…
Aragbiji backs Oyetola’s re-election
The Aragbiji of Iragbiji, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Ayotunde Olabomi, has solicited support for the reelection of Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola…
U.S records highest COVID-19 caseload
More than 16 million people have been confirmed to have caught the coronavirus in the United States since the start…
EU-UN partnership empowers 200 victims of VVF, GBV
The EU-UN Spotlight Initiative Project in Sokoto State, on Saturday, provided working tools to 200 survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)…
Kano State to build 5,000 houses for teachers
Kano state government will construct about 5,000 housing units for teachers in public primary and secondary schools in the state.
Hollywood actress, Carol Sutton dies of COVID-19 complications
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Carol Sutton, an American actress of theatre, film, and television with a career that spanned more than a…
King Promise links up with Shatta Wale for “Alright”
Ghana’s rising superstar King Promise releases the visual to his latest track ‘Alright’ featuring fellow heavyweight musician and West Africa’s…