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Tambuwal announces major cabinet reshuffle

Governor Aminu Tambuwal has announced a major reshuffle to his cabinet, assigning portfolios to four recently-appointed commissioners while nine others…
Four Fulani herders die in Takum LG of Taraba State after reportedly eating a fish they picked up at the bank of a river while grazing

Ranching: Herdsmen advised to form cooperative societies to enjoy govt’s intervention

Dr David Kassa, the Taraba Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, on Monday advised herdsmen and other livestock farmers to…

Ambode warns New Commissioners: I deserve nothing from you but the best

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday inaugurated newly appointed commissioners and special advisers, with a charge that he deserved…

Soaring costs drag down Uganda’s private sector – Survey

Tempo of economic activity in Uganda’s private-sector slowed in January from the previous month, depressed by soaring input costs for…

North Korea’s ceremonial leader Kim Yong Nam to visit South Korea for Olympics

North Korea’s ceremonial leader will make an unprecedented visit to South Korea this week, officials said on Monday.

Nigerians advised to register, vote for leaders with integrity during elections

A cleric, Rev. Fr.Lawrence Soja-Anyembugu , has advised Nigerians to take advantage of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to…

Russian lawmaker calls for revision of IOC charter

A Russian lawmaker, Konstantin Kosachev, on Monday called for a revision of the statutory documents of the International Olympic Committee…
Investors lose N1.14trn as NGX reacts to MPC decision

Experts say NSE pricing methodology provided liquidity for inactive stocks

Some financial experts on Monday said that the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) amended par-value and pricing methodology has provided liquidity…
An ATM

Firstbank ATMs dispense N2.8 trillion in 2017

First Bank of Nig. Ltd. says its Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) dispensed over N2.8 trillion from January 2017 to December…

Man shot, arrested after trying to break into Iran’s presidential office

A man was shot and arrested in Iran after trying to break into president’s office, the deputy governor of Tehran…

Sen. Bukar trains 400 youths on yoghourt making, poultry production

Sen. Mustafah Bukar (APC-Katsina North), has commenced the training of 400 unemployed youths in his Senatorial District on yoghourt making…

Chinese police seize 2,000 bottles of fake liquor

Police in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Sichuan Province have seized 2,000 bottles of fake liquor in a joint raid,…
Ex President Jacob Zuma

I will not resign, President Zuma tells South Africans

Embattled President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has told leaders of his party, the African National Congress (ANC), that he…

35 inmates of Ikoyi Prison sit for WASSCE

A total of 35 inmates of the Ikoyi Prison School, Lagos, is participating in the ongoing January/February West African Senior…

Iraq declares Saddam’s eldest daughter Raghad, 59 others wanted

Iraqi security services revealed their “most wanted list” of 60 people, with Raghad, the eldest daughter of Saddam Hussein, on…

U.S-based Nigerians eager to come home, invest

A group of accomplished Nigerian professionals in the U.S. have expressed their eagerness to come home and invest in the…
Ex President Jacob Zuma

More pressure as South Africa’s ANC meets with Zuma

Top officials from South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) met President Jacob Zuma late on Sunday, amid growing pressure…

Obi, Murray-Bruce task U.S.-based Nigerians to Invest in nigeria

Nigerians in the U.S. have been tasked on the need to change their negative mindset about Nigeria and join hands…
Benue

Politicians encouraging herdsmen/farmers clashes, says Ex-MACABAN chairman

Alhaji Mohammad Oroji, former FCT Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), says Nigerians should stop politicising farmers/herdsmen…

2019: PDP NWC to present roadmap – Secondus

Prince Uche Secondus, National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) would a…

Benin Monarch charges Nigerians in diaspora to support govt development

The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, has charged Nigerians living abroad to give support to the government in order to…

Adeosun Tasks Treasury Managers on Accountability, Transparency

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has challenged Treasury managers to ensure transparency and accountability in the management and…

Hairstylists decry low patronage as women embrace wigs

Some hair stylists in Lagos on Sunday lamented that they had been experiencing low patronage recently due to the current…

Ambode warns youths against Cultism

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has warned youths in the state to shun all forms of cultism and hooliganism and…

El-Rufai orders supply of medicine for malnourished children

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has ordered the supply of more Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) for the…

Mass wedding: Nasarawa cleric sponsors 53 couples

Rev. Fr. Lawrence Soja-Anyembugu, a Parish Priest in charge of St Sylvester Catholic Church, New Nyanya and Karu in Nasarawa…
Fidet Okhiria

NRC to set agenda for 2018 – MD

Mr Fidet Okhiria, the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), on Sunday said the Corporation would be holding a retreat…

Kane’s penalty rescues Tottenham from defeat to Liverpool

Harry Kane's penalty - converted with virtually the last kick of an enthralling encounter - gave Tottenham a vital point…

Train Collision: Two dead, 70 injured

An Amtrak passenger train collided with a CSX freight train in South Carolina on Sunday, killing at least two people…

Oyo First Lady tasks women on righteousness

The wife of the Oyo State Governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, on Sunday advised women in the state to move closer…