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Bruno Fernandes

Murder Conviction: Bruno Fernandes Gets reduced jail sentence

The jail sentence of Brazilian goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes for 2010 murder of a former girlfriend has been reduced by 18…

Hajj: Med-View concludes transportation of 17,000 pilgrims

Med-View Airline, one of Nigeria’s official carriers for the 2017 Hajj operations on Thursday concluded the return transportation of pilgrims,…

Nigerian Government Disappointed by US position on IPOB

The Federal Government has described as “unfortunate” and “unacceptable,” the position of the US Government over the declaration of the…
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, NIDCOM CEO

Dabiri-Erewa calls for connect between Africa and diaspora

Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, has called on Africa…
pregnancy

Cholera: Pregnant women in Northeast at huge risk – UNFPA

The outbreak of cholera posed grave risks to pregnant women in the Northeast States ravaged by the destructive activities of…

Independence Anniversary: Federal Govt declares Monday public holiday

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Monday, 2nd October, 2017 Public Holiday to commemorate the country’s 57th Independence Anniversary.

Ex-Adamawa PDP boss, 2 others remanded in prison

A Federal High Court in Yola has ordered the remand of former Adamawa PDP Chairman, Alhaji Abdurrahman Bobboi, in prison…

Lagos NUJ unveils two-storey guest house

Chief Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun, has urged the National Assembly to be mindful of infringement on the freedom…

Trump moves onto tax reform after health care failure

U.S. President Donald Trump was set to roll out a proposal to overhaul the U.S. tax code on Wednesday after…

‘Time to stamp out human trafficking’ – UN

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has declared that the time has come to stamp out human trafficking, pledging UN action to…

LG workers hold rally to lobby Oyo Assembly for autonomy

Members of the Oyo State Chapter of the National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, led by the State Chairman,…
Fraud

70-year old father, daughter face trial over alleged N200m theft

The Police at Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos have arraigned a 70-year old man, Shakin Oworu and her daughter, Endurance…

FSARS nabs 3 suspected criminals

The police in Lagos have arrested three suspected criminals, specialising in snatching handbags and handsets from unsuspecting members of the…

Hate speech, false news huge threat to national security – El-Rufai

Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday said hate speech and fake news were the biggest threat to national…

2018 budget to be ready in January – Minister

Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, says the ministry is working hard to ensure that the…

Investments in ICT sector hits $70bn

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said on Wednesday that investment in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector has hit…
Supreme Court strikes out AMCON’s appeal in debt case

Court orders company to pay N1.9 billion debt to AMCON

A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered a limited liability company, Ziklagsis Network Limited, to pay the admitted debt…

FRSC solicits support on road safety strategy

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has solicited public support and commitment of all stakeholders toward actualising the Nigeria Road…

Police special intervention Bill passes second reading

The Bill for an Act to Establish the Nigeria Police Development Fund and Related Matters passed second reading in the…
University of Ibadan

Academic, commercial activities resume in UI

Academic and commercial activities have resumed at the University of Ibadan after a six-week strike by Academic Staff Union of…

FERMA rehabilitating over 100 roads nationwide – Official

The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), says it is rehabilitating over 100 ongoing road contracts nationwide to ease movement of…

Don advocates unique identification numbers for Nigerians

A professor of Statistics, Kayode Ayinde, has called for a unique identification number to make every Nigerian traceable in order…
Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso: PDP says not suspended

Former Gov. advised to caution his supporters

The Kano State House of Assembly has called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris to advise the…
Calabar Carnival

Tourism: Cross River plans to generate N1.7b annually

Cross River Government says it plans to make the state a tourism destination by generating N1.7 billion from the sector…

Youths urged to shun violence, embrace peace

Prof. Fidelis Okafor, the Vice Chancellor, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), has called on Nigerian youths to shun sectional agitations…

Fadama III: 53 youths, women under go training on agricultural enterprises

The Fadama III Additional Financing (AF), in Taraba said on Wednesday that the project has trained 53 women and youths…
House of Representatives hits back at Senate, ignore bills for concurrence

Reps reject periodic medical tests Bill

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, rejected a Bill for an Act to make periodic medical tests free and compulsory…
Kogi State Gov, Yahaya Bello

Unpaid salaries: Kogi workers beg Buhari for food, drugs

Workers in Kogi have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue them from their current hardship resulting from non-payment of…

Travel Agencies wants FG to create Ministry of Tourism

The National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA) has advocated creation of Federal Ministry of Tourism as Nigeria join others…
Calabar Carnival

Cross River festival will promote tourism and culture – Commissioner

Mrs Rosemary Archibong, Commissioner for Information in Cross River, says the first edition of the Cross River North Festival (NorthFest)…