Author: Jennifer Okundia
Troops Rescue 455 From Boko Haram Insurgents
Troops have rescued another 455 people held captive by Boko Haram terrorists, thus bringing the total hostages freed since Saturday…
Men To Get $100 Fine For Masturbation
Texas lawmaker has proposed a bill that would fine a man $100 each time he masturbates. The bill also imposes…
Bauchi Government Closes School Where Students Wed Themselves
Bauchi State Government has ordered the closure of Sa’adu Zungur Model Primary and Secondary School, Bauchi, where students allegedly conducted…
Police Arrest Kemi Olunloyo
Former Oyo state governor’s daughter Kemi Olunloyo has been arrested by the police for questioning. The controversial journalist and mother…
Ethiopian Airlines Transports 960 Passengers Through Kaduna
The Ethiopian Airlines says it has transported over 960 passengers through Kaduna International Airport in the first six days of…
JUTH Conducts Free Surgeries For 80 Persons
The Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), has carried out free surgeries for 80 indigent persons in the southern part of…
Teachers Council To Conduct First Professional Exams
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) says it will conduct the first professional examination for teachers before the end…
EU Court Allows Religious Symbol Ban
European Union’s top court ruled on Tuesday that employers may bar staff from wearing visible religious symbols. The ruling is…
Ex Taiwan President Indicted In High-Level Investigation
Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou was indicted on Tuesday for alleged abetment in the disclosure of information in connection with…
Research Uncovers Breakthrough With Breast Cancer Drug
New research finds more patients suffering from breast cancer could be treated with a drug previously thought to only help…
Bereaved Families Jostle Workers At Ethiopian Landslide Site
Bereaved families tussled with rescue workers on Tuesday at the site of an Ethiopian rubbish dump where a landslide killed…
Bandits Surrender Arms In Zamfara
Some repentant cattle rustlers and armed bandits in Maru, Birnin Magaji and Gusau Local Government Areas, Zamfara, have surrendered their…
Australian Astronomers Discover Star
Astronomers at Curtin University in Western Australia and the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research have discovered a star with…
Vice-Chancellors Seek Commensurate Tuition Fee In Universities
The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities says it is no longer realistic to have tuition-free university education in…
Bricklayer Who Beat Up Policemen Bags N100,000 Bail
An Okitipupa Magistrates Court in Ondo State on Monday slammed N100,000 bail each on a tailor, bricklayer and trader who…
Sunshine Queens Brace Up For NWPL Season
Sunshine Queens Football Club of Akure is ready for the new Nigerian Women Premier League (NWPL) season starting on March…
South/A Court Sentences Nigerian Man To 2o Years imprisonment
The High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced a man convicted of sexually exploiting a 15-year-old girl and forcing her into…
Small Scale Business Owners To Get N30bn Loan
No fewer than 30,000 small scale entrepreneurs in Sokoto State would benefit from a N30 billion loan under the Federal…
Tanker Driver Docked For Stealing 1,550 Litres Petrol
A 38-year-old tanker driver, Agboola Biliaminu, was on Monday brought before an Ikeja Magistrate’s’ Court, Lagos, over alleged theft of…
Sri Lanka To Become Ideal Location For Indian Films
Sri Lanka Tourism says plans are ongoing to promote the island country among top Indian film producers in order to…
China Bird Flu Death Toll Rises To 161
China reported 61 fatalities and 160 cases of human infection from H7N9 bird flu in February, the government said on…
NGO Engages Traditionalists To End Southern Kaduna Crisis
A non Governmental Organization (NGO), Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation, said it has began consultation with traditionalists in Southern Kaduna…
Delta Hotels To Pay Annual Fees – Commissioner
The Delta Government said on Monday it would take all necessary steps to ensure that hotels in the state paid…
Malaysian Police Arrest 5 Filipinos
The Malaysian police on Monday confirmed the arrest of seven suspects, including five Filipinos and one Malaysian immigration officer, in…
Car Bomb kills 2 In Mogadishu
A car bomb exploded near a hotel on a busy street in the Somali capital on Monday, killing at least…
Renewed Strike: 650 Flights Set To Be Cancelled
Airport officials on Monday said around 650 flights are set to be cancelled at Berlin’s two commercial airports, as about…
Teacher Blinds JSS Student With Cane
A teenager, Raliya Suleiman, a Junior Secondary School (JSS) student of Government Secondary School, Kachai, has lost sight in her…
BEDC Staff Attempting Wire Connection Electrocuted
Tragedy struck in a town in the headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area, on Saturday following the electrocution of…
Gender Equality Will Take 170 Years – Amina Mohammed
It will take 170 years to achieve economic equality between women and men, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed,…
Dalung Commissions Daniel Igali Recreation Centre in Yenagoa
The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Sunday in Yenagoa commissioned Daniel Igali’s Dynamite Recreation Centre tagged “Theatre…