Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Military arrests top Gambian generals after they return from exile
Military authorities in Gambia arrested two of ex-strongman Yahya Jammeh’s generals after they returned unexpectedly from exile over the weekend,…
Women’s World Cup: Obaseki urges Falconets to secure all three points
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has charged the national under-20 women football team to ensure they secure victory on Saturday…
Opticians out to fight quackery in eye care sector
The new leadership of the Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA), Lagos State Chapter, says its major focus is to address quackery…
Buhari’s achievements outlined to former House of Reps. Speaker
The Presidency has appealed to former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Ghali Na’Abba, to take a second look…
Battling Swans stun Liverpool at the Liberty stadium
Fourth-placed Liverpool were stung by a 1-0 defeat at English Premier League basement side Swansea City who withstood a second-half…
Immunisation: Kaura LG parents commended
The wife of the Administrator, Kaura Local Government Council, Mrs Rhoda Agog, has commended parents in the area for embracing…
UCH Ibadan gets 2 ambulances for geriatric centre
Prof. Temitope Alonge, Chief Medical Director (CMD), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Monday inaugurated two new wheel-chair ambulances for…
Yobe state communities appeal for water project funds
Rural communities selected for construction of 488 water and sanitation facilities in Yobe have appealed to Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam to…
Education: Stakeholders tasked on funding, pragmatic policies
Some university dons have urged stakeholders in education sector to focus more on funding and implementation of pragmatic policies to…
Trump lashes at Democrats as U.S. Senate ends shutdown
The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to end the three-day-old government shutdown with 81-18 votes to reopen funding for…
Man wanted over alleged defilement of 13-year-old girl in Nasarawa State
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Nasarawa State has declared wanted a middle-aged man, Haruna Abdulkadir, from…
Analyst advises Govt. to sensitise herdsmen, rejects open grazing idea
A Public Analyst, Mr Adewale Kupoluyi, has advised the Federal Government to continue to engage the leadership of the herdsmen…
Telecos plans special documentation of ICT companies
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) says it is putting in place special documentation of 100 leading ICT…
President Buhari sympathises with victims of Kano market fire
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathy with traders at Yankifi Market, Kano, who suffered losses following a fire incident at…
Nigerian customs service to celebrate global community Day on Jan. 26
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will be joining the global Customs community in the celebration of the International Customs Day…
Nigerian Govt. to boost Ebonyi farmers’ production output
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has pledged to enhance the agricultural output of Ebonyi farmers through its…
Nigerian Navy destroys over 700 illegal refineries in N/Delta
The outgoing Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Central Naval Command, Rear Adm. Abubakar Al-Hassan, said the Command had destroyed over 712…
Federal Govt. to complete Sabke Dam project soon – official
Work on the abandoned Sabke Dam, meant to provide irrigation facilities to no fewer than 3,000 farmers in Maiadua Local…
Stakeholders call for total deregulation of Oil and gas sector
Some oil and gas stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to effect total deregulation of the downstream sub-sector to…
Eko Disco prepaid meters run into hitches
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company on Monday said consumers with prepaid meters may not be able to recharge…
Low funding hampering our effective operations – Ibok-Ete Ibas
The Nigerian Navy on Monday said inadequate resources was hampering its effective operations.
Nokia to focus on Nigerian tech start-ups in 2018
HMD Global, marketer of Nokia phones in Nigeria says as part of its focus for the industry, it will support…
Open-Grazing Prohibition: Benue govt. urged to review Law
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Search for Common Ground, on Monday in Abuja urged Benue Government to review its Open-Grazing…
Anti-open grazing: Taraba to implement law gradually – Deputy governor
The Deputy Governor of Taraba, Alhaji Haruna Manu, on Monday, said the state government would implement the anti open grazing…
Seme Customs officers seize 22,000 Jerrycans of smuggled petrol
Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command, has seized 22,000 jerrycans of smuggled petrol with Duty Paid Value of N10 million, the…
Ministry employs 100 consultants to identify revenue loss
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has engaged no fewer than 100 professional revenue consultants to identify revenue leakages…
El-Rufai to introduce juicy incentives for rural teachers
Kaduna State Government on Sunday said it would introduce juicy incentives for teachers posted to public schools in rural areas…
CBN calls for calm over MPC meeting, says economy is strong
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has allayed the fears of Nigerians and the international community…
82% of wealth generated in 2017 earned by world top 1% – Oxfam
Eighty-two per cent of the wealth generated last year went to the richest one per cent of the global population,…
Napoli go 4 points clear as Lazio hit five
Napoli survived a tough test at Atalanta on Sunday as Dries Mertens’ second-half goal secured a 1-0 win which kept…