Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
NAN, NTA clash as FCT SWAN Week sports competition begins Friday
The 2017 FCT SWAN Week gets underway on Friday with the Five-A-Side football team of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Strange illness kills three in Sokoto state
The Sokoto State government has confirmed three deaths, including two students, following a strange illness that occurred in two neighbouring…
Libya returnees on the rise as 258 more arrive
Eight days after 149 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya, another batch of 258 on Tuesday came back home from the…
Ambode urged to come down hard job scammers
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday urged Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode to work with security agencies to check the…
Aguero now better after halftime scare against Nigeria – Argentine FA
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero, who collapsed in the dressing room at halftime before they lost 4-2 to fellow World Cup…
FIBA Africa Men’s Club Championship: Kano Pillars survive Defenders’ scare
Kano Pillars Basketball Club on Tuesday in Lagos beat Civil Defenders of Abuja 92-91 in a thrilling encounter at the…
Tree Planting: EU, Katsina Govt. to plant of 4.5m trees
About 4.5 million tree seedlings were planted and maintained in Katsina State under the Improved Fuel Wood Balance project supported…
Nestle drags NSE indices down by 0.96%
Major highly capitalised stocks posted huge price losses on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday with Nestle topping the…
Duterte, Trudeau clash over human rights issues
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said it was a “personal and official insult” when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talked to…
Corps member, Hospital organise free eye screening for students
Miss Ifeoma Nweke, a National Youth Service Corps member serving in Abia, on Tuesday organised free eye screening for 78…
Ikpeazu commended on creating Ministry for Vulnerable Group
A Lagos-based NGO, Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), has commended Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia for creating Ministry for…
Lagos state passes Cooperative College Bill
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed into law, a bill for the establishment of Lagos State Cooperative College…
UCH will solve medical tourism challenges in Nigeria – CMD
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, is capable of resolving the brain drain and medical tourism challenges plaguing…
Nigeria must engage younger generations to think differently — Scientist
Dr Sven-Thore Holm, a Swedish scientist, has said that the on-going science park project at University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)…
APC chieftain advises politicians on careful remarks
Kabiru Rijau, an APC Chieftain in Niger, on Monday cautioned politicians to always guard their utterances in the national interest.
NAPTIP reaffirms commitment to secure its personnel
Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, the Director-General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Monday, reiterated the…
South East Governors urged to reposition region for economic growth
A group, Brenthurst Foundation, on Monday advised South East governments and leaders to project into the future to re-position the…
Police to deploy additional 26,000 personnel for Anambra elections
The Nigeria Police Force said it would deploy additional 26, 000 personnel for the Anambra governorship election scheduled for Nov.…
PDP convention: Governors in closed door meeting ahead of Dec. 9 convention
The 11 Governors of Peoples Democratic (PDP) are in a close door meeting in Enugu with the eight national chairmanship…
Presidency uncovers plan to destroy National Institutions, hits back at Lamido
Presidency says it has uncovered plan by politicians seeking the destruction of national institutions such as the courts, the Economic…
2018 World Cup: Croatia qualify f, as Switzerland scrape through
Croatia qualified for next year’s FIFA World Cup finals following a goalless draw with Greece in the second leg tie…
Dokpesi calls on aspirants to sign peace accord
Chief Raymond Dokpesi, the one of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairmanship aspirants, has said that all the eight…
Chief of Defence inaugurates gunboats in Delta
In a bid to further boost security in the Niger Delta, the Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin, on…
Enugu police arrest 6 robbery suspects
The Police in Enugu State have arrested six armed robbery suspects in Alulu Nike on the outskirts of Enugu metropolis.
Air force inaugurates ultra-modern specialist hospital for personnel
The Nigerian Air Force on Saturday inaugurated a 60-bed ultra-modern specialist hospital in Port Harcourt to cater for the medical…
Ekiti guber election: Oni promises to consolidate previous achievements
Chief Olusegun Oni, the Deputy National Chairman (South), All Progressives Congress (APC) and Ekiti governorship aspirant, has promised to consolidate his previous achievements…
Sunny, hazy, cloudy weather predicted for Sunday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny and hazy weather conditions over the Central States of the Country on…
“Don’t blame blood sucking demons, drive carefully” – Oyeyemi
Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has advised motorists to drive safely, and not to…
NNPC promise to support home-grown technology
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has pledged to promote the development and commercialisation of home-grown technology in collaboration with…
UNDP, states to protect Niger Delta environment
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it will partner with the Federal and State Governments to explore sustainable ways…