Year: 2020
UAE confirms first cases of novel coronavirus
The United Arab Emirates has confirmed that several members of a family that travelled to the country from the Chinese…
House Leadership: APC chieftains seek support for Doguwa
Some chieftains of Kano state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday sought the support of the party’s National…
Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth not ‘single’ until February 22
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have ended their marriage of eight months with a judge approving their divorce papers on…
Lassa fever: Ogun Speaker calls for cleaner environment, personal hygiene
Mr Olakunle Oluomo, the Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly has called on the people of the state, to prevent…
Lassa Fever: 3 discharged in Adamawa
Three of the four people admitted over suspected Lassa fever in Adamawa have been discharged after testing negative.
Archbishop urges youths to live life of holiness, integrity
The Archbishop of Mainland Diocese of the Methodist Church, Most Revd. Obafemi Adeleye has admonished youths to live a life…
Zverev finally ends Grand slam hoodoo as he demolishes Wawrinka
German young gun Alexander Zverev has finally broken his Grand Slam hoodoo as he stormed into his first Grand Slam…
Commercial taxi drivers want Rivers govt to call taskforce officials to order
Commuters groan as the peaceful protest by Commercial Taxis and Bus Owners in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State, capital against…
Death threat: Man Utd fans attack Ed Woodward’s home
Around 20 people who are Manchester United fans and believed to be part of a hooligan group known as the…
CSOs appeal to Wike to probe torture of late mechanic, “Ikokwu 4”
A Coalition of Civil Societies Organizations in Rivers State has called on Governor Nyesom Wike to set up a Judicial…
We have plans to construct Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railway – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has announced plans by the Federal Government to construct the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri…
US To Woo International Investors For Ogun
The United States of America Consul General to Nigeria, Claire Pierangelo, has promised to woo more American Investors to come…
Bayelsa workers protest non-payment of salary, minimum wage
Workers in Bayelsa state have staged a mass protest over non-payment of December 2019 salary and minimum wage from January…
Corruption index: What Lai Mohammed said during Jonathan’s administration
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, described the Transparency International’s (TI) latest corruption perception index which ranked Nigeria low on corruption…
FRSC officers arraigned for burglary
Three officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps identified as Abochi John, Maxwell Odey and Juliet Enakireru, were arraigned on…
Blac Chyna mad with Kylie for taking Dream Renee on Sikorsky copter ride
Blac Chyna is mad with business mogul Kylie Jenner after the star took her daughter Dream Renée Kardashian on a…
Twist in Trump trial, GOP Senators unable to block witnesses
The Wall Street Journal has reported the changing mood among senators in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, saying…
Lotto turf war: Kashamu turns whistleblower for EFCC against Baba Ijebu
A lotto turf war between Chief Kessington Adebutu, popularly known as Baba Ijebu and Senator Buruji Kashamu has snowballed into…
Kobe Bryant, daughter’s bodies, 7 others recovered
The Los Angeles County coroner's office said rescuers have recovered the bodies of all nine victims from the helicopter crash…
How to make local rice attractive to Nigerians – farmers group
The Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS), on Tuesday, said that one major way to boost local rice consumption…
Another small plane crashes in US
Another small plane has crashed near Springfield, Illinois, United States.According to the FAA, the twin-engine Piper Aerostar went down in…
Governing board inaugurated for National Institute for Security Studies
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the governing board of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), to…
World Food Programme to collaborate with Humanitarian Affairs Ministry
The World Food Programme (WFP) says it will like to collaborate with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and…
Saudi Arabian envoy meets Aisha Buhari
Amb. Adnan Bostaji, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, has met with the First Lady, Aisha Buhari…
Team Trump wraps up defence
President Donald Trump’s lawyers wrapped up their arguments in his impeachment trial on Tuesday with a plea for the Senate…
Road construction creates jobs – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says road construction has enabled the government to create jobs and…
Palestinian leader Abbas shreds Trump’s Middle East peace plan
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan got instant bashing from the Palestinians on Tuesday, with President Mahmoud Abbas…
UNICEF rolls out child-friendly community initiative
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) introduced Child-Friendly Community Initiative (CFCI) programme to cover Adamawa and 14 other states in the country,…
Cuba, Jamaica hit by biggest earthquake in history
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday.
Danish firm donates laptops to Oriwu College
Labster, a Danish virtual laboratory simulation company, on Tuesday donated 10 laptop computers to Oriwu Senior Model College, Ikorodu, Lagos…