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Trader nabbed for defiling neighbour’s minor

For alleged defilement of his neighbour’s daughter, a 37-year-old trader was on Monday docked before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.…

Zimbabwe introduces ‘bond notes’

Zimbabwe on Monday launched a new currency, issuing 10 million dollar of ‘bond notes’ that the authorities hope will ease…

3,500 mosquito nets distributed to pupils in Jigawa

The National Malaria Booster Control (NMBC) programme has distributed 3,500-insecticide-treated mosquito nets to school pupils in Kirikasamma Local Government Area…

BREAKING: Legislative aide slumps, dies at National Assembly

A Senior Legislative Assistant with the National Assembly, Mr Abubakar Doki on Monday collapsed and died in the National Assembly…

Iroko Cable TV launches Nollywood channel in U.K.

Nollywood is making an inroad into the European market with “iRoko Cable TV”, the biggest digital distributor of Nollywood films,…

Kano govt. donates vehicles for improved education

The Kano State Government has donated four vehicles to the Global Partnership for Education to enable the organization to carry…

World bankers conference : opportunity for foreign investment – CIBN

Mr Segun Ajibola, President, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), has called for utilisation of the forthcoming World Conference…

Stop false declaration of cargoes -NCS warns shippers

Mr Uche Ejesieme, the Public Relations Officer, Tin-Can Island Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has advised freight forwarders and…

Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia, Obla docked

Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Godwin Obla, were on Monday arraigned at an Ikeja…

Apapa gridlock killing trade facilitation programme- NPA

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman, said the traffic gridlock in Apapa had affected access into…

Minister calls for collaboration to protect intellectual property

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday called for collaborative efforts by stakeholders in the creative…

NSCDC to enhance peace between farmers/herdsmen in Edo

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has commenced sensitisation of Fulani herdsmen and farmers in Edo, as part…

Nine executives detained for China power plant collapse

Chinese authorities have arrested nine executives for criminal negligence in the collapse of scaffold at a power plant construction site…

Gov Obaseki congratulates Akeredolu

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has congratulated the Governor-elect of Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on his victory…

Apapa gridlock killing trade facilitation programme- NPA

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman, said the traffic gridlock in Apapa had affected access into…

Tinubu speaks out on Akeredolu’s victory

Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ondo State governor-elect, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on his victory at…

30 traffic offenders prosecuted in November -FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said it prosecuted no fewer than 30 traffic offenders in Auchi, Etsako-West Local Government…

Regular exercise promotes sexual performance -Epidemiologist

An Epidemiologist with the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr Ismail AbdusSalam, says regular physical exercise promotes sexual performance in…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Jigawa pensioners laud Gov. Badaru on payment

The Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Jigawa chapter, has commended Gov. Muhammad Badaru for the prompt payment of their entitlements.…

Why Nigeria’s legislature should be part-time

Against the emerging consensus that lawmakers and their executive counterparts take so much from public coffers, with no such corresponding…

Vietnam reports 93 Zika cases -official

Vietnam has reported 93 Zika infection cases in nine localities nationwide so far this year, Tran Dac Phu, the Head…

Police detonates bomb near U.S. embassy

Philippine police on Monday conducted a controlled detonation of a homemade bomb found in a trash bin near the U.S.…

Somolu Table Tennis Club: players to represent Nigeria

Table tennis coach Hameed Surmer says his players at the just-concluded 48th Asoju-Oba Table Tennis Championships, exhibited skills that could…

FRSC warns motorists against overloading

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has warned motorists against overloading, dangerous driving and speed limit violation in order to…

Ondo election shows democracy is maturing in Nigeria

Mr. Philip Nyam, a Public Affairs Analyst, based in Abuja, on Monday, said that the conduct and outcome of the…

We have started registering scavengers-LAWMA chairman

Mr. Olumiyiwa Adejokun is the Executive Chairman, Lagos Waste Management Agency, LAWMA. In this interview with Kazeem Ugbodaga, he spoke…

Ambode congratulates Ondo gov-elect Akeredolu

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday congratulated the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Mr.…
The 2015 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside has said the victory of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just concluded presidential election represents a promising moment in Nigeria's history.

NIMASA DG congratulates Akeredolu

Dr Dakuku Peterside, the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has congratulated Chief Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN)…

Police arrest man for faking his kidnap

Police in Lagos have arrested a 32-year-old employee of an oil company, Reuben Agboola for allegedly faking self-kidnapping so as…

President Buhari congratulates Akeredolu

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr Olurotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on his electoral victory at the…