Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
PUMA hopeful of football sales turnaround in 2018
German sportswear brand Puma said on Monday it expects to increase its operating profit by another third in 2018 and…
Former Liberian President wins Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership
Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Monday became the first woman to win the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in…
Gov. tasks newly elected council officials on prudent management
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Sunday night swore in the 44 newly elected local government Chairmen with a…
PDP says it is compiling evidence of foul play in Katsina, Kano Polls
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it is compiling a comprehensive documentary evidence of infractions and irregularities in Saturday’s House…
NPFL week 8: FC Ifeanyi Ubah down Heartland, Pillars hold Sunshine
FC IfeanyiUbah picked their first win in five games in the 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) with a comfortable…
Minister urges UN to create Commission for youth development
The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Friday in Abuja urged the United Nations to create a Commission…
Remove immunity for president, governors NGO urges lawmakers
African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD), has urged the National Assembly to repeal the law which guaranteed…
Winter Olympics: Flagbearer goes shirtless lin 32˚F freezing cold
Tongan flagbearer Pita Taufatofua received warm reception from spectators on Friday at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in…
Kogi state adopts stringent measures against exam malpractice
Worried by West African Examination Council (WAEC)’s banning of 47 secondary schools from serving as examination centres following incessant malpractices,…
2019 general elections: Atiku launches “woo your delegate campaign’’
Atiku Global Support Group (AGSG) has launched a new campaign:“Operation Woo Your Delegates’’ to help former Vice President Atiku Abubakar…
Executive Order on local expertise will tackle unemployment – Expert
A former Chairman of Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) in Kwara, Mr Bashiru Lawal, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s signing of…
Catholic Church urges govt. to return schools to original owners
The Catholic Church in Nigeria has called on government at all levels to return schools to the original owners to…
Passengers express Mixed reactions over Abuja-Kaduna rail fare increase
Passengers of Abuja-Kaduna train services have expressed mixed reactions over the increase in fare which took effect from Feb. 1.
Lekki residents protest high toll plaza charges
Residents of Lekki, Lagos on Friday made good their threat to stage a protest over the multiple hikes in tolls…
2019 general elections: Plateau APC endorse Buhari, Lalong for re-election
The Elders Advisory Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau, has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for a fresh…
Salvador, Agbaje other PDP bigwigs plot to dislodge APC in 2019
The Lagos State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Moshood Salvador, on Friday charged members of the party…
Customs distributes seized rice, maize to IDPs in Adamawa
The Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) has handed over seized rice, maize and soaps for distribution to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
NSE Capital market indices drop by 0.46%
Nigerian equities dropped further for the fifth consecutive day on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with the market indicators dropping…
Imam urges parents to allow children/wards to be immunised
Sheik Ibrahim Fari, the Chief Imam of Minna Central Mosque, on Friday urged parents in the state to allow their…
2018 World Cup: FIFA confirms Team Base Camps for participants
FIFA on Friday confirmed the list of Team Base Camps (TBCs) for the 32 teams which will participate in the 2018…
U.S. Congress approves budget deal, too late to avert federal shutdown
The U.S. Senate approved a budget deal including a stopgap government funding bill early on Friday, but it was too…
2018 Budget: Bwari Area Council proposes over N4.7bn
The Chairman Bwari Area Council, Mr Musa Dikko on Thursday in Abuja presented the council’s 2018 budget proposal of over…
ERGP to generate $24b in investments – Vice President
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday said the launch of the Economic and Growth Recovery Plan (ERGP) Focus…
Nigerian Army nab arms dealer at Mararaba
Troops of the Guards Brigade deployed to Mararaba, Nasarawa state for internal security operations arrested a man with arms and…
Nwobike slammed fresh corruption charges by EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday at an Ikeja High Court filed fresh corruption charges against Dr Joseph Nwobike,…
Nigeria close to re-establishing new national carrier – Minister
The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Thursday said Nigeria was close to establishing a new national…
Herdsmen Killings: Reps demand Inclusion of Kaduna, Plateau among affected states
The House of Representatives on Thursday demanded the inclusion of Kaduna and Plateau among States ravaging by herdsmen listed to…
Vice-President Osinbajo inaugurates N4.1bn Nestlé Milo RTD factory in Ogun
The Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday urged multinational companies to domicile their factories in Nigeria as he inaugurated Nestlé Nigeria…
Vice President Osinbajo assures adequate security of citizens
The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday assured that the Federal Government would not rest on its oars to…
Nigerian journalists tasked on child rights, protection
Mr Onche Odeh, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Communication Specialist, on Thursday called on Nigerian journalists to lend their voices…