Author: Jennifer Okundia
Ortom Nominates Members Of Benue Sports Marketing
Gov Samuel Ortom on Thursday in Makurdi forwarded the names of five board member-nominees of Benue State’s Sports Marketing and…
Trump Seeks Extra $30bn In 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked for another 30 billion dollars for the Defense Department to rebuild the armed forces…
Nigeria’s Constitution Guarantees Women’s Property Rights
The Federal Government says the country’s Constitution does not discriminate against women but also guarantees their rights to inherit property.
Employers To Address Gender-Based Violence In Workplace
Tolerating violence against women in the workplace will have a huge cost to employers, the UN Entity for Gender Equality…
Deadline For Passage Of 2017 Budget Not Sacrosanct
The House of Representatives says the March 30 deadline set for the passage of 2017 Appropriation Bill by the National…
Forex: CBN Receives Bid For $100m
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has received bids for foreign exchange (forex) of about 100 million dollars…
Judge Orders Removal Of Bullet Logged In Defendant’s Leg
Justice Halilu Yusuf of the FCT High Court, Jabi has ordered the Nigerian Prisons to plan for surgery to extract…
Andela Recruits 200 Out Of 50,000 Nigerian Applicants
The Country Director of Andela, a U.S. information technology firm in Nigeria, Mr Seni Sulyman, on Wednesday said that his…
NBC Moves To Stop Importation Of Mobile Transmitters
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), on Wednesday expressed determination to stop importation of mobile transmitters by non-state, secessionist groups, who…
Man Sues FCT Minister
Mr Babagana Mohammed, a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) resident has sued the FCT Minister, Mr Mohammed Bello over a land…
Trump Blasts Rapper Snoop Dogg
U.S. President Donald Trump blasted Snoop Dogg on Wednesday for a music video that shows the rapper shooting a gun…
Police Finds Missing Zimbabwe Politician Dead
The police said on Wednesday a high-ranking provincial official from Zimbabwe’s ruling party has been found dead on his farm…
Children Of Mud, Movie Set For Release
“Children of Mud,” a child advocacy movie that seeks to rally support for abandoned and homeless children is set for…
Women Can Be President Of Nigeria – Don
A Professor of Sociology at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Tukur Baba says a woman is capable of emerging as…
Rehabilitation Work Ongoing At Abuja Airport Runway
Julius Berger Plc, the contractor handling the rehabilitation work of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway has commenced work,…
New DDI Urges Journalists To Be Guided
The new Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, has appealed to journalists to be guided by national interest in…
3 Men Charged Over Live Streamed Rape
Prosecutors on Wednesday charged three men to court on Wednesday in connection with the rape of a Swedish woman that…
UN Deputy Pledges Ambitious Agenda For Women
Ms Amina Mohammed, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, on Wednesday pledged to push ambitious agendas for women and girls at the…
My Mother-In-law Wants Me Out
“My mother-in-law wants her son to throw me out his house after he impregnated his girlfriend,” 29-year-old petty trader, Adegbite…
CDS Inaugurates Admiralty Printing Press
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, on Wednesday inaugurated a Publishing and Printing Press of the Nigerian…
Don’t Patronise Opticians For Eye Diseases, Expert Warns
A consultant ophthalmologist, Dr Adeola Onakoya, on Wednesday warned the populace against patronising dispensing opticians for eye testing and screening.…
Technology To Reduce Oily Food Health Risks Discovered
Yudala, an online and offline retail firm, says it has discovered Air-Fryer, a technological product capable of reducing the health…
Rwanda Records 5.9% GDP Growth
Rwanda’s economy grew by 5.9 per in 2016, less than the 6.9 per cent growth recorded in 2015, the National…
Thai Activist Faces 5 Years Imprisonment
A Thai activist on Wednesday reported to the police on a computer crimes charge for conducting a Facebook survey that…
Bomb Blast: Dozens Killed In Damascus Courthouse
Suicide bombers struck a courthouse and a restaurant Wednesday in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing more than two dozen…
Ex Beauty Queen Escapes Death
Rikaoto by ME fashion brand Founder and Ex-beauty queen Maryam Elisha has escaped being burnt on Sunday when her SUV…
Sudanese Rebels To Negotiate With India Over Abducted Oil Workers
South Sudanese rebels on Tuesday revealed that they will only negotiate with the Indian government over the release of two…
Fire Guts Benin Shopping Mall
A fire gutted the POWA Plaza located on Etete Road in Benin on Monday evening destroying goods and properties worth…
14 Die Of Malaria In Namibia
Namibia Health Minister Bernard Haufiku said 14 people died of malaria so far in Namibia, while over 7,000 others are…
Taliban Chops Off Thief’s Hand, Foot
Taliban militants punished a man accused of stealing by hacking off one foot and one hand, an official in the…