Author: Jennifer Okundia
Cattle Slaughtering: Hundreds Of People Protest Over Rules
Hundreds of people protested in south India on Wednesday over the federal government’s recent restrictions on the sale and purchase…
UK Police: Manchester Attacker Bought Bomb Parts Himself
Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi likely purchased most of the key bomb components himself and many of his actions were…
2 Men Sentenced To Death Over IPhone 7
A Thai court on Wednesday sentenced two men to death for murdering another Thai man over his iPhone 7, a…
Schools To Teach Maths In Indigenous Languages
The Federal Government says primary and secondary schools in the country will soon start teaching Mathematics and Science subjects in…
BBC Employee Killed, 4 Journalists Injured In Kabul
One BBC employee has been killed and four journalists injured in the bomb attack in Kabul, the broadcaster confirmed.
Femi Branch’s Estranged Wife Opens Up On Separation
An interview conducted by Encomium.ng as a result of Nigerian actor, Femi Branch marrying a third woman after separating from…
Israeli PM To Attend ECOWAS Summit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be attending the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) annual summit of Heads…
LASU Mourns Abubakar Momoh
The authorities of the Lagos State University, Ojo, is mourning the death of Prof. Abubakar Momoh, the Director-General of the…
13 Soldiers Accused Of Rape Appear In Court
Thirteen South Sudanese soldiers accused of alleged rape of five foreign aid workers and killing their local colleague on Tuesday…
Court Fixes June 29 To Hear Stella Oduah’s Case
A Federal High Court Lagos on Tuesday, further adjourned till June 29, the hearing in a suit by Sterling Bank…
Woman Locks Maid In Toilet For 20 Days
Oyinyen Chuks, 34, was on Tuesday charged at Ikeja Chief Magistrate's’ Court in Lagos State with locking up her 14-year…
Abuses By Armed Groups May Be Crimes – UN
The UN says abuses committed by successive governments and armed groups in Central African Republic from 2003 to 2015 may…
Security Concerns: Pope Cancels Visit To Sudan
Pope Francis will not visit South Sudan this year, the Vatican said on Tuesday, after an Italian newspaper reported that…
Biafra: Low Business Activities Recorded In Port Harcourt
Business activities in some parts of Port Harcourt have been hugely on a low ebb as many traders closed shops…
Attahiru Assumes Duty In Maiduguri
The new Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole fighting insurgents, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has formally taken over the command in…
Bayelsa Police Confirm killing Of Sergeant In Yenagoa
The Bayelsa State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a police sergeant at a police station in Yenagoa.
Aisha Buhari Departs For London
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom to join her husband,…
Woman Chops Off Cheating Husband’s Penis, Kills Herself
A woman in northern Thailand chopped off her unfaithful husband’s penis and then drank pesticide to her death, local police…
Police Charge British Journalist With Arms Possession
A British journalist was charged with arms possession on Tuesday after he was arrested at a Thai airport for checking…
Tambuwal To Sponsor 200 Girls
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, says his administration has concluded plans to send 200 students to India and other…
Sokoto Govt Spends N10bn On Education
Sokoto State Government has spent about N10 billion on the provision of infrastructure in schools over the last two years,…
Plateau Govt Generates N52.1bn In 2 Years
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau said on Monday that the state government generated N52.1 billion as revenue in the last…
Gov Ortom Launches Distribution Of Fertiliser
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue said on Monday that his administration has created the enabling environment for agricultural activities to…
Gov Ugwuanyi Explains Delay In Council Election
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State said the desire to make local government system responsive to service delivery accounted for…
Jigawa Govt Empowers 50,100 Youths
The Jigawa Government said on Tuesday that it had empowered no fewer than 50,100 youths, including women and persons with…
Church leaders not in support of sit-at-home order – Archbishop
The Archbishop of the Enugu Province, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, says the clergy are not in support of…
Nnamdi Kanu Gets Cow Named Buhari To Mark Biafra Anniversary
Following the May 30th declaration by Biafra agitators as sit-at-home Day in commemoration of the Biafra Independence Day, some members…
Democracy Day: Nigerians In S/Africa Call For Diaspora Voting
The Nigerian community in South Africa, on Monday, suggested that one of the ways to deepen democracy in Nigeria was…
Sokoto State Govt Inherits N33bn Road Projects
Sokoto State Government said it inherited twenty eight road projects worth N33 billion, from its predecessor, the State Deputy Governor,…
Party Scores Buhari’s Govt High On Security, Corruption
The Young Democratic Party (YDP) on Monday commended President Muhammadu Buhari-led government for the achievements recorded so far in addressing…