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Airline Operators hail suspension of Nigeria Air

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Thursday commended the Federal Government for taking bold step to suspend the planned…

Winners’ Chapel donates foodstuff to flood victims in Kogi

The Living Faith Church (Winners’ Chapel), Lokongoma, Phase One, Lokoja on Thursday donated foodstuff to flood victims at Internally Displaced…

Osun 2018: Election observers commend INEC, security agencies’ commitment to credible election

Observer groups accredited for the Osun governorship election have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)

Customs seizes contraband worth N81 million

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos, said on Thursday that it had seized contraband valued…

Man remanded for smashing man’s face with brick

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a man, Roxy Edebor, at Ikoyi Prison, Lagos, for allegedly smashing…

South Africa’s cabinet approves new mining charter

South African cabinet has approved the latest version of the long-delayed mining charter which lay outs requirements for black ownership…
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau

Gov. Lalong not defecting to PDP – Commissioner

Mr Yakubu Dati, Plateau Commissioner for Information and Communication has said that Gov. Simon Lalong is not planning to defect…

Russia creates new powder vaccine against Ebola

The Russian health care ministry, has got a new dry powder vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus disease, Health Minister,…
Olofa of Offa

Maiden Offa Economic Summit to accelerate growth, devt. – Olofa

The Olofa of Offa, Oba Muftau Gbadamosi, says the maiden “Offa Economic Summit 2018,” scheduled for November 2nd and 3rd,…

6 NAPTIP officers sacked for corruption, official misconduct

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it has sacked six of its officers for…

Trump-Juncker deal: U.S. becomes prime EU soybean importer

U.S. becomes prime EU soybean importer after U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed in July…

21-year-old man robs 3 people at cutlass-point

Amidu Oseni, a 21-year-old man, on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly robbing three people of their…
How we spent N90bn for 20024 Hajj - NAHCON

NAHCON to build pilgrims hotel in Kaduna

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Thursday said it would to upgrade the Hajj Transit Camp in Kaduna,…

Police kill suspected cultist

Dedeigbo Ayodeji The onslaught against the twin evil of armed robbery and cultism in the state, ended on a high…

U.S. drone strike kills 4 IS Militants in Afghanstan

At least four Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed by a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan’s Eastern Province of…
nysc MEMBERS

NYSC explores new strategy for credible mobilisation

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure says efforts were on towards evolving strategies…

Shiites Protest: NSCDC assures FCT residents of safety

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) FCT Command, has assured people in the Federal Capital Territory of their…
Hisbah

Kano Hisbah Board intercepts 12m bottles of beer

The Kano State Hisbah Board confiscated over 12 million bottles of beer from importers of the commodity in the state…
Divorce

Marriage dissolved over husband’s extramarital affairs with maid

A Gudu Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday dissolved the 2-year-old marriage between Doyinsola Adebiyi and Adebiyi Kayode, because…

Niger council spends N5m on drains construction

The Rafi Local Government Area in Niger has spent about N5 million on the construction of drains in Babban Gonna…

Osun Guber: Security beefed up at INEC, CBN in Osogbo

Ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election in Osun, security has been beefed up around the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…

Boko Haram insurgents burn 3 villages, kill 7 people

Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday night burnt down three villages in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno, in an attack…

Gov. Ortom confirms receipt of N14.9 billion Paris Club refunds

Gov.Samuel Ortom of Benue has confirmed the receipt of N14.9 billion, being the last tranche of the Paris Club Refunds…

China launches new platform to hear from public

The Chinese General Office of the State Council on Thursday launched new services on Wechat and Alipay, two of China’s…

Power: Nigerian Govt urged to allow complete private sector participation

Some stakeholders on Thursday urged the Federal Government to allow private investors’ full operation of the power sector in order…

U.S-China trade war: Oil prices approximately $80

Asian stocks followed global indexes higher on Thursday as investors took a less bearish view on the impact of the…

Netherlands train collision kills 4 children

Four children were killed in the South-East Netherlands on Thursday when a train collided with a carrier bicycle, police said.

Flood: No cause for alarm over safety of corps members – NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said that there was no cause for alarm over the safety of corps…

1,488 migrant children missing in U.S. – Official

Twice in less than a year, the federal government has lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children after placing them…

Thailand drops royal insult charges for burning royal portraits

A Thai Appeals Court has dropped royal insult charges against six people jailed for setting fire to portraits of Thai…