Author: Jennifer Okundia
Lawyers Urge Anti-Graft Agencies To Complete Investigation
Some Abuja-based legal practitioners have appealed to anti-graft agencies in the country to complete investigation and gather all evidences before…
NUJ Shelves Candle-Lit Procession For Murdered Journalist
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bayelsa Council, says it has shelved the planned procession in honour of its assassinated…
Australian Scientists Use Blood Bank To Develop Vaccine
Australian scientists are optimistic that a bank of blood donations will help them develop a vaccine for Type I diabetes.
Man Jailed For Stealing Hen
An Ota Senior Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to one month imprisonment for stealing a…
Applicant Who Raped Neighbour’s Daughter, In Court
A 34-year-old man, Kolawole Haruna, who allegedly raped his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief…
Katsina Govt Procures 50 Motorcycles
The Katsina State Government has purchased 50 motorcycles worth N15 million for surveillance at Rugu forest in the state.
Google To Train 6,000 Media Professionals
West Africa Google says it plans to equip more than 6, 000 media professionals in the region on the appropriate…
Unilorin Begin Mass Production Of Speed-Limiting Device
The University of Ilorin has said that its two prototype designs of automobile speed limiting device are attracting corporate investors.
26 Killed As Bus Plunges Into Ravine
The number of people who died on Tuesday when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in northern Philippines had…
Gombe Seeks Alternative Power Supply
The Commissioner for Health in Gombe State, Dr Kennedy Ishaya, says the state government has been seeking an alternative power…
Transportation Problem Causes Low Turnout Of Workers
Work resumed in Enugu on Tuesday after the two-day public holidays to mark the 2017 Easter across the country.
Court Grants N7m Bail To Lovers
Catherine Edet, 29, and her male lover, Chinedu Nwobodo, 30, were on Tuesday granted N7 million bail by an Ebute-Meta…
Meningitis kills 10 in Sokoto
Meningitis has killed no fewer than 10 persons in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State in the last few…
Spain’s PM Called As Witness In Fund Trial
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been called to stand as a witness in a trial of members of his…
Rumours Of Irregularities In Referendum, Vain Effort – Turkish PM
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday rumours of irregularities in a referendum over the weekend were a vain…
U.S. Asks Pakistan To Fight Terrorist Groups Equally
The U.S. has called on Pakistan to fight all terrorist groups equally and avoid using some of them as proxies…
Cameroon Doctors Strike Leaves Patients Without Care
A doctors’ strike in Cameroon left patients without critical care in the capital Yaounde, the latest in a string of…
Woman With Two Vaginas, Pregnant
A woman told she was infertile after being born with two sets of reproductive organs is now expecting a miracle…
Vietnamese Villagers Release 15 Police Hostages
Vietnamese Police said on Tuesday the villagers outside Hanoi had released almost half of the police officers they were holding…
Pakistani MPs Call For Blasphemy Laws Reform
Pakistan’s parliament Tuesday called for a reform of controversial blasphemy laws which prescribe the death penalty for insulting Islam, after…
Ebonyi Govt To Prohibit Use Of Pond
The Police Command in Ebonyi has urged the state government to prohibit the use of the pond at the International…
3 Athletes To Represent Nigeria In Para-Badminton
The Nigeria Para-Badminton Federation (NPBF), on Tuesday said three of its athletes would represent the country at the maiden edition…
Afghan Girls To Be Protected Against Child Marriage
Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani on Tuesday called for the protection of Afghan girls against child marriages.
Ethiopian Airlines Lands Airbus In Abuja Tuesday
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport will be open for traffic from Tuesday and Ethiopian Airlines says it will land a…
Sanusi Tasks Northern Leaders On Girl-Child Education
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on Northern leaders to promote girl-child education in the region.
Zenith Bank Women Basketball League Begins May 1
The Phase Two of the Zenith Bank Women Basketball League is to begin on May 1 in Kaduna, Ajibarede Bello,…
Buhari Has Met Nigerians Expectations – Group
The Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG) on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari had met the expectations of Nigerians in the…
Organisation Urges Niger Deltans To Embrace Its Project
Afrihealth Optonet Association(AOA), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has called on the Niger Deltans to embrace its Sustainable Citizen Participation…
Judiciary To Give Special Attention To Anti-Corruption Fight
A don, Dr Ferdinand Ottoh, has urged the judiciary to give special attention to the anti-corruption fight of the Federal…
Niger To Partner Institute On Rice, Sugarcane Farming
The Niger State Government says it has concluded arrangements to partner the National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI) to boost rice…