Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Arsene Wenger welcomes VAR
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes the introduction of a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system in English football is a welcome…
Lagos state to move 5,000 tonnes of waste daily to new landfill
Refuse dotting Lagos roads and in the city centre will soon be a thing of the past as the state…
Filling stations in Epe, Ibeju Lekki sealed over price disparity
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday sealed three filling stations in Ibeju-Lekki and Epe in Lagos State for…
200 migrants from Nigeria, others die in Mediterranean – IOM
It was a tragic start to New Year for migrants from Nigeria and other countries as hundreds of them crossing…
Insurgency: United Nation pays tribute fallen heroes
Mrs Amina Muhammad, the UN Deputy Secretary General, on Wednesday in Maiduguri, laid wreath in remembrance of soldiers who lost…
Buhari out to get killer herdsmen – Femi Adesina
A Presidential spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, has frowned at those accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of condoning killings occasioned by farmers/herdsmen…
Herdsmen attacks could lead to food crisis – Senator
Sen. Suleiman Adokwe (PDP/Nasarawa South) has called for urgent measures to end the incessant farmers/herdsmen clashes to avoid dire consequences…
Benue attacks victims to be buried Jan.11
The Benue Government says it will bury victims of the Jan. 1 attacks on Thursday, Jan. 11.
PyeongChang 2018: Vice President Pence to lead U.S. delegation to Winter Showpiece
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence will lead the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics in…
Money laundering: Court reserves judgment in forfeiture of residence until Jan. 19
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday reserved judgment in suit seeking final forfeiture of a residence located at…
2019 elections: Former PDP secretary commends INEC’s prompt release of timetable
A scribe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Wale Oladipo has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for prompt…
Benue Killings: We acted too late – Gov. Ortom
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, says security agencies did not take proactive measures to protect the state against its aggressors…
Lawyers call for swift dispensation of justice, vigorous legislation
Some lawyers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have stressed the need for swift dispensation of justice and vigorous legislation…
Video: Federal Govt. approves reconstruction of 9th mile-Oturkpo-Enugu road
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N5.4 billion for reconstruction of the ninth mile Oturkpo road linking Enugu…
INEC commended for early release of 2019 elections’ timetable
The Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) and the Peoples Democratic Party have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “for…
NDDC to empower 5,000 through skills acquisition programmes
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has concluded plans to empower over 5,000 beneficiaries drawn from the nine Niger Delta…
Nigeria, Switzerland to tackle dumping of products
The Federal Government has signed an agreement with leading trade law firm, King and Spalding, LLP Geneva, Switzerland to provide…
Edo state commiserate with family of late former Bendel Insurance player
Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, on Wednesday paid a condolence visit to the family of Joseph Okoh, a former Bendel…
Shariah Police arrests 17 over immoral acts
The Kano State Hisbah Board on Wednesday said it arrested 17 persons over immoral behaviours at different locations in the…
Neighbourhood Corps foil robbery attempt in Lagos
The Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Agency has foiled a robbery attempt and theft of electricity equipment belonging to an electricity…
Affelka raises acquisition bid to N125/share
Seven UP Bottling Company (SBC) on Wednesday notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) that its majority shareholder Affelka, of the…
Scrabble Federation president laments on late release of funds
Suleiman Gora, the President of Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), on Wednesday in Abuja said late release of fund has remained…
Confluence Rice Factory set to be inaugurated in March
Kogi Government on Wednesday said its Confluence Rice Factory, Omi, would be inaugurated in March as part of efforts to…
Commonwealth Games: Authorities praised for good atmosphere in camp
Some table tennis players and officials currently preparing for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, have commended the authorities for the conducive…
Cultural sector if well harnessed, will boost development – NICO Boss
Dr. Barclays Ayakoroma, Executive Secretary, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), says Nigeria’s culture sector if well harnessed, will boost…
Port fire incidents: NPA install investigative committee
The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman, has inaugurated an investigative committee to look into the causes…
Abia APC membership on the rise as Chairman extols Buhari
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun, has said that President Muhammed Buhari was working…
Tin Can Customs generates N287.6bn in 2017
The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it collected N287.6 billion between January and December…
PDP working hard to pick best presidential candidate in 2019 – Walid
Sen. Walid Jibrin, the Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), on Tuesday, said that the party was…
Members of armed militia group arrested in Benue
Troops of 93 Battalion of the Nigerian Army stationed in Takum, Taraba, have arrested nine members of alleged sponsored armed…