Year: 2020
52 students in Anambra get scholarships
A non-profit organisation, Onyebuchi Chris Ifediora (OCI) Foundation has awarded scholarships to 52 indigent junior and senior secondary school students…
Coronavirus: IMF, World Bank confirm virtual format for Spring meetings
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday confirmed that their 2020 Spring Meetings slated for April…
Benefits of the new Fertiliser Act
Abdullahi Adamu, Chairman , Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, has said that the passage of the Fertiliser Quality…
Chelsea dump Liverpool out of FA Cup
Chelsea have dumped Liverpool out of the FA Cup after winning 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to reach the…
You can’t have hit songs without spending money – Bella Shmurda
He may not be so popular now, but when you hear Bella Shmurda, one of the most trending songs online…
FIRS targets trillions in tax from oil, gas companies
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said it would rake in four trillion naira as tax revenue from the extractive…
DJ Cuppy announces “Original Copy” EP
Nigeria’s Disc Jockey who doubles as a musician, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola popularly known as DJ Cuppy officially announces the name…
A Justice’s warning : Imo decision will haunt electoral jurisprudence for long time
Justice Chima Nweze was a lone voice out of seven justices on Imo election verdict and came with dire warning…
‘Mama Boko Haram’ admitted to N1.3m bail
Federal High Court in Maiduguri on Tuesday admitted Aisha Wakil, popularly called 'Mama Boko Haram' and three others to bail…
Coronavirus: Greece denies 24,000 migrants entry
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday said Greek security forces had prevented more than 24,000 attempted illegal entries at…
Ronaldo visits hospitalised mum, appeals for privacy
Cristiano Ronaldo has left Turin, Italy to visit with his hospitalised mother, in his island home of Madeira, Portugal.
Nasarawa to construct access road to Doma Dam
Nasarawa State Government has restated its commitment to opening up access roads to Doma Dam and other potential tourist sites…
Death toll reaches 22 after tornadoes hit U.S city
At least nine people were killed and many others injured after tornadoes ripped through the south-eastern U.S. state of Tennessee…
Agbowu sues Oluwo, demands 100m over assault
Oba Dhirulahi Akinropo, Agbowu of Ogbaagbaa town has filed a lawsuit against the Oluwo of Iwo, Abdulrosheed Akanbi over an…
Stakeholders must join govt to halt spread of Coronavirus – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on community, religious and traditional leaders as well as unions, association and educationists…
Why NCDC Director-General had to be quarantined – Health Minister
The Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire has offered explanation as to reason the Direcror-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
Coronavirus: Senate President’s urgent demand from Buhari
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called on the Federal Government to provide more standard isolation centres across the…
Immunity for lawmakers will leave Buhari’s anti-corruption agenda in tatters
When Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was named by the African Union as its first “anti-corruption champion in Africa” in 2018,…
Ritualist Yahoo Yahoo Boy Adebowale arrested in Ibadan with coffin, coconut
A 38-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Azeez Adebowale, has been arrested in Ibadan with a mini coffin containing fetish materials.
Chinese national quarantined in Lagos tests negative to Coronavirus
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said the Chinese man quarantined in the State has tested negative to Coronavirus.
MAUTECH sacks 2 lecturers over sexual harassment
The Governing Council of the Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, has terminated the appointment of two senior lecturers following…
COVID-19: BMO commends Buhari’s pro-activeness
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s proactive response to combating Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Experts’ messages on family planning
In a bid to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), some experts have charged journalists to sensitise the public on…
Kwara Assembly passes 4 amendment bills
The Kwara House of Assembly on Tuesday passed four amendment bills aimed at further improving the well being of the…
NCDC Director-General quarantined over Coronavirus
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been quarantined for 14 days after arriving from…
EFCC arrests internet fraudsters with coffin
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested six suspected internet fraudsters.
Congresses: PDP further extends sale of forms deadline
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has further extended the deadline for the sale of forms for its various congresses across…
Electricity: GenCos fail to generate 4,200 megawatts
Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations say they could not generate 4,200 megawatts of electricity on Monday…
2023 and Tinubu’s rumoured interest
Rumours are rumours! But, if, indeed, there is any substance or element of truth in the rumoured presidential ambition of…
Coronavirus: UEFA sets up group to handle fixture congestion
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has set up a working group with the European Leagues association to handle…