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Al-Makura employs 10 persons living with HIV/AIDs

Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa state has offered employment to 10 persons out of 40 persons living with HIV/AIDs who…

Ile-Ife: Anxiety mounts, women remain indoors as Oro festival enters second day

Many women in the ancient town of Ile-Ife remained indoors on Saturday as the annual Oro festival entered its second…

Aisha Buhari donates money to Gombe blast victims

The wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has donated undisclosed amount of money to 48 victims of the recent…

Buhari congratulates Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi at 75

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Minister of Health and Social Services, Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi as he celebrates his 75th…

Osinbajo raises hope of IDPs, says FG to de-mine North East

inbajo The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday in Kano, told the Children displaced by insurgency not to lose…

Rap Star, Reminisce Loses Dad

Funsho Arogundade Nigerian indigenous rap star Remilekun Shafaru, popularly known as Reminisce, has lost his father, Alhaji A.A Shafaru. The…

Police bust baby-production factory in Asaba, rescue 8 pregnant girls

The Delta Police Command said on Saturday that it had discovery a “baby-production” factory in Asaba, arrested the operator, and…

Police arrest kidnap mastermind of Bayelsa LG chairman

The police command in Bayelsa said it had arrested the suspected mastermind of a failed kidnap attempt on the Chairman…

Five Muslim pilgrims disqualified in Sokoto

The medical team set up by the Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA) has disqualified five sick, aged and pregnant…

Governing Councils of federal universities not dissolved – Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved that the Governing Councils of Federal Universities be exempted, for the time being, from the…

Flood destroys N46m worth of houses, crops in Bauchi

Houses and crops worth N46.16 million have been destroyed by flood in Misau town and surrounding villages in Bauchi State.…

Publish salaries, allowances of lawmakers, Gbajabiamila tells NASS

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos-APC), has urged the National Assembly to publish a breakdown…

Amnesty International wants prostitution decriminalised

PARIS — (New York Times) The question of what should be done about prostitution is as old as the profession…

Ebonyi to appoint women as vice-chairmen of councils

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi on Friday announced that women would be appointed vice-chairmen in the caretaker committees of local…

Air Force chief pledges to build capacity of personnel

The Nigerian Air Force has promised to build the capacity of its personnel to enable them to deal with the…

Kano hospital clerks arraigned for N3.2m fraud

Eromosele Ebhomele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Umar Yusuf and Ibrahim Ahmed Bebeji, both former clerks…

Federal Government launches National Policy for Control of Viral Hepatitis

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal Government has launched a National Policy for the Control of Viral Hepatitis as part of the…

Cameroon arrests Nigerian carrying explosives

YAOUNDE, (Reuters) – Cameroon officials have arrested three suspects carrying a bag containing improvised explosive devices in the northern town…

PICTURES: Tinubu receives Akon in Lagos

Former Lagos state governor, Bola Tinubu received Senegalese-born, American singer, Akon and his team at his residence in Lagos.

Police nab tricyclist over possession of arms, ammunition

The Police in Delta have arrested a commercial tricyclist in connection with possession of arms and ammunitions during a stop…

Aregbesola and the financial reality of Osun State: Issues, challenges and prospects

By Olumuyiwa Wahab Jimoh It is generally agreed that a worker is truly deserving of his wage. This is functioned…

Accident claims 10 lives in Ogun

No fewer than 10 persons lost their lives in an accident involving two trucks and two commercial vehicles at Ogunmakin…

PDP NWC told Kogi governor, Idris Wada to pay N1bn to retain ticket

The Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Staff Welfare, Dan Ochu-Baiye, has accused the National Working Committee of the party…

PDP workers want EFCC, ICPC to probe corrupt NWC of the party

Staff members of National Secretariat of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), want anti-graft agencies to probe activities of members of the…

Boko Haram: Cameroon throws out 2,000 Nigerians

*Another Nigerian nabbed carrying explosives Two thousand Nigerians living in Cameroon without permits have been expelled. The Nigerians were arrested…

Uganda president, Museveni seeks re-election after 3 decades in power

KAMPALA, (AP) — Uganda’s long-serving president on Friday declared his bid for re-election in 2016, saying the country needs him…

Edo LG Council, Guinness in face off over haulage fee collection

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The face off between authorities of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Council, Edo State and the management of Guinness Nigeria…

Isolo Fire disaster: Ambode commiserates with family of burnt children

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has commiserated with the family of the three children who lost their lives…

Police parade 20 robbery suspects

Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna State Police Command, northwest Nigeria, on Friday paraded 20 persons suspected to be members of robbery gangs…

Buhari appoints new commissioner for insurance

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Alhaji Mohammed Kari as the Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive of the National Insurance…