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APGA debunks allegation of sponsoring Ozubulu killings

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Friday refuted an allegation by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that it…

Deep sea mining beneficial to the economy – Peterside

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, says Nigeria will benefit from deep sea mining…

Pilgrims urged to pray for President Buhari

Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Friday urged intending pilgrims for the 2017 pilgrimage to Mecca to offer special prayers…

Commissioner urges oil producing communities to live peacefully

The Commissioner for Solid Minerals, Oil and Gas in Edo, Mr Joseph Ugheoke, on Friday urged oil producing communities in…

Power company begins load shedding in Umuahia

The Enugu Electricty Distribution Company (EEDC) has embarked on load shedding in Umuahia and its environs, the News Agency of…

Zimbabwe outlaws prison voting in 2018 general elections

The Zimbabwe government will ban prisoners from voting in 2018 general elections, arguing it is not provided for in the…

Merkel calls for diplomacy in North Korea crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday rejected a military solution to the North Korean crisis and called for an end…

Local Govt. to support UNICEF’s campaign on exclusive breastfeeding

Zaria Local Government Area, Kaduna State, on Friday assured UNICEF of adequate support to boost awareness campaign on six months…

NYSC appeals to Oyo indigenes to be accommodating to corps members

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appealed to the people of Oyo State to “warmly play host to corps…

Gov. urges new appointees to justify their appointments

Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has urged new appointees in two commissions and the state pension board to justify…

28 killed as trains collide in Egypt

Two trains collided in Alexandria, Egypt, leaving at least 28 dead and 74 wounded, according to the latest figure from…

Newly promoted warrant officers charged on morals

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Friday charged newly promoted Air Warrant Officers (AWOs) to…
Lassa Fever

Lassa Fever: Nigerians urged to be vigilant

Two medical practitioners on Friday in Lagos urged the public to be vigilant and imbibe the right attitude toward the…

Boko Haram Alert: Army Searches UN Staff House

The Nigerian Army on Friday said it had conducted condone and search operation at a building housing the United Nation…

Recall: Melaye knows fate Sept 11

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Sept. 11 to deliver judgment in the suit filed by Sen. Dino Melaye…

Protesters disrupt oil production in Shell flow station

Hundreds of Nigerian protesters stormed a crude oil flow station owned by Shell in the restive Niger Delta on Friday,…

Clerics urge pilgrims to pray for peace, economic recovery

Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia have been advised to take advantage of the pilgrimage to offer prayers for the nation’s…
NSCDC Operatives

NSCDC arrests 6 illegal gold miners

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger says it has arrested six illegal gold miners in the…

Lagos lawmaker distributes GCE forms to 100 indigent students

A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Setonji David on Friday distributed 100 General Certificate Examination (GCE) forms to indigent students in his…
ECOWAS

ECOWAS to train 17 entrepreneurs

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) is set to train renewable energy entrepreneurs to promote electricity…

Niger donates N47m to fire victims

Niger State Government has donated N47 million to 44 victims of the Abdulkadir Kure Ultra Modern Market, Minna, fire disaster.

Ogoniland cleanup: Youths call for prudent funds management

Ogoni youths under the aegis of the National Youth Council of Ogoni People (NYCOP) has called for prudence management of…

Tax incentives alone will not attract investors – Expert

Mr Taiwo Oyedele, a tax expert, says only tax incentives to industries without addressing other challenges will not bring about…
N1.2m

Man docked for armed robbery in Asaba

A 27-years old man, Daniel Chukuemeka, was on Friday arraigned in an Asaba Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly robbing a woman…

Wife of ousted Pakistani PM to seek his parliament seat

The wife of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will contest a special election for the parliamentary seat he was…
Fraud

Scavenger to receive 6 lashes for stealing plate

A Karmo Grade 1Area Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered that a scavenger, Nafiu Lawal, be given six strokes of the…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Jigawa releases N5m to windstorm victims

Alhaji Yusuf Babura, Executive Secretary, Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), says that the state government has released N5 million…

President Trump set to attack North Korea

President Trump took to Twitter early Friday issuing yet another stark warning to North Korea that the United States’ military…

Ticket racketeering: Amaechi removes managers, others from rail stations

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has directed that the station managers, porters, and ticket officials at Idu and…

Lagos bye-election: INEC proposes Sept.16

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday proposed Sept 16 for the conduct of a bye-election to fill the…