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Meningitis: Govt. earmarks N19m to prevent outbreak

Kano State Government has earmarked over N19 million to prevent the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis disease in the state

Prices Of Recharge Cards Has Not Increased – MTN

MTN Nigeria has urged its customers not to pay more than the amount that is printed on any MTN recharge…

Lagos-Ibadan Rail: Residents plead for compensation as demolition begins

Residents of Agbado Railway Station Community in Ogun State have appealed to the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) to compensate members…

Zambia’s President Involved In Second Accident

President Edgar Lungu of Zambia’s motorcade was on Friday involved in another accident in the southern city of Livingstone, his…
marriage

Nigerians caution couples on ‘elaborate weddings’

Some Nigerians have advised couples about to tie the nuptial code, to avoid extravagance during wedding ceremonies, but rather, focus…

Lagos shuts 34 hospitals, 126 Illegal Pharmaceutical outlets

The Lagos State Government has shutdown 34 hospitals and 126 illegal pharmaceutical outlets in the state for operating without the…

FG Postpones Annual Retreat Of SGF, SSGs

The Federal Government has postponed 2017 retreat for the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Secretaries to State…

Facebook’s F8 Conference Showcases African Developers

African developers shared the stage with developers from Facebook and other parts of the world at the F8 developers’ conference…

Court Dissolves Lawyer’s Marriage

A Jos Upper Area Court in Plateau on Friday dissolved the marriage between a 30-year-old lawyer, Usman Ahmed, and Zainab…

Lagos Promises 3 New General Hospitals In 2017

The Lagos State Governor says plans are underway to commence construction of three new ultra modern General Hospitals in the…

NSCDC Arrests 78 Suspects

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Rivers Command, says it has arrested 78 oil pipeline vandals between January…

15 killed In India Crash

At least 15 people were killed and more than 20 injured as a truck crashed into pedestrians on Friday at…

Kenyan Forces Kill 52 Al Shabaab Fighters

Kenyan troops killed 52 al Shabaab fighters in an attack on the militants’ camp in southern Somalia on Friday, a…

Bayelsa NUJ Loses Another Member

The Bayelsa State Correspondent of the New Telegraph Newspaper, Mr Chris Ejim, is dead.

Burundi Police Arrest Bandits

Over ten armed bandits operating on the border between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have…

Lagos Denies Involvement In Demolition Of Berger Retail Market

The Lagos State Government on Friday debunked reports linking it to the demolition of Berger retail market, saying that the…

Ugo Ehiogu, former England defender, dies after suffering cardiac arrest

Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu on Friday died at the age of 44, after suffering a cardiac…

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II turns 91

Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 91st birthday with gun salutes, as the monarch celebrates quietly at home.

Nigerian Army arrests impersonator in Onitsha

The Nigerian Army, 82 Division, Enugu, says a naval patrol team has arrested one Mr Abdullahi Yakubu at Kara, Atani…

Gunmen kill businessman, son, in Sokoto

Some unidentified gunmen have killed a 50-year old businessman, Alhaji Bello Danbuba and his teenage son, Aliyu, in Gandi village,…

French security forces fully mobilised for presidential election

France said its security forces were fully mobilized for a presidential election at the weekend after the killing of a…

WHO calls for urgent action to fight hepatitis

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday called for urgent action to expand hepatitis treatment, as only a small fraction…
Human trafficking

69 victims of human trafficking rescued in Kano

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP), Kano Zone, said it had…

Educator seeks for uniform cut-off mark in JAMB admission

Mr Ike Onyechere, Chairman, Exam Ethics Marshals International (EEMI), an NGO, has called for uniform cut-off mark of admissions into…

Zambian president threatens to declare state of emergency

President Edgar Lungu of Zambia on Friday threatened to declare a state of emergency if people do not stop setting…
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River

Governor mourns victims of Calabar viewing centre tragedy

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has described as tragic and horrifying, the loss of several lives at a viewing…

Former Governor rallies support for Buhari’s development initiative

Nigerians have been urged to support the development initiatives of President Muhammadu Buhari for the Niger Delta Region.

Presidency: Suspended NIA boss did not cry

The Presidency has condemned the media reports that the suspended Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ayo Oke,…

Gov. urges women to plant vegetables for local consumption

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has advised women to plant enough vegetables for local consumption so as to discourage…
Nigeria Joins Global Community in Commitment to Defeat Meningitis by 2030

Agencies collaborate to curb spread of meningitis

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says it has entered into partnership with the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control ( NCDC)…