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ASUP suspends its planned nationwide strike following positive steps taken by the Federal Government to address the union’s demands.

Poly Act Bill assent: ASUP lauds President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) for signing the Polytechnic Act Amendment…

Institute reveals 3 Northern states which produces good quality rubber

Kaduna, Adamawa and Taraba have been revealed as states that now produce good quality rubber in commercial quantity in the…

Irate mob assist police to overpower rail line vandals in Enugu

The Enugu State Police Command said that irate mob had injured members of a gang suspected of vandalising rail lines…
Ethiopian Airline contributes less than six percent to Ethiopia's GDP

Ethiopian Airlines remains best in Africa for 3rd consecutive year

In spite of the recent incidents of air crash and near-crash involving it, Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest Aviation Group…

Rocket hits site of foreign oil firms in Iraq

The Iraq’s Military has said a rocket struck the site of the residential and operations headquarters of several global major…
Nigerian

Man docked for allegedly impersonating Naval officer

A 60-year-old man, Martins Anyakoro, was on Wednesday arraigned in a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly posing…

There will be no war with U.S – Iran

Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Wednesday there will be no war with the…

Zamfara Reps member promises to prioritise security

A member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Kabiru Mai-palace, says he will tackle problems of insecurity and unemployment in…

Police confirm former health minister’s son kidnap

The Police Command, Oyo State on Wednesday confirmed the kidnapped of Mr Dayo Adewole, son of former Minister of Health,…

Umahi appoints SSG

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has appointed Dr Kenneth Ugbala as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG).

Man uses banana wrapped in plastic to rob UK bank

A 50 year-old man who robbed a bank while using a banana as an imitation firearm has been jailed for…
Rivers

Chrisland school child rape: 2-year-old tutored by mother, teacher tells court

Mrs Adeola Adebola, Deputy Headteacher, Chrisland School, Victoria Garden City, Lagos, on Tuesday said the mother of a two-year-old pupil…

DisCos seek measures to drive power sector investment

Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria have called for the creation of an enabling environment to ensure cost recovery and…

Extreme poverty in Nigeria gives me sleepless nights – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the problem of extreme poverty in Nigeria keeps him up at night.

Buratai shocker: Troops lacking commitment to fight Boko Haram

He did not give reasons for the lowering of morale among the troops. But in a statement that should worry…

Stop provoking Iran, Russia warns US

Russia told the United States on Tuesday to drop what it called provocative plans to deploy more troops to the…

Know the 64 traffic offences in Lagos and the penalties

With indications that the new Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration wants to enforce the traffic law, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority(LASTMA)…

Presidency unhappy with IRI/NDI Report on 2019 elections

The Presidency has welcomed with reservations, the joint report of the International Republic Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute…

Buhari lauds Rev. Ayokunle’s re-election as CAN President

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Rev. Samson Ayokunle on his re-election as President of the Christian Association of Nigeria…
Benue

Soldier, 3 others killed in Plateau

Gunmen on Monday killed a personnel of the military Special Task Force (STF), maintaining peace on the Plateau, and three…
Illustration: gunmen kill 100 villagers in Burkina Faso

Gunmen on motorbikes kill 41 in Mali villages

Unidentified gunmen on motorbikes attacked two villages in central Mali, killing at least 41 people in a part of the…

Two Internet Fraudsters Jailed In Ibadan

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday 18 June, 2019 secured…

MC Oluomo sparks the internet in photo with Georgia Governor

Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, better known as MC Oluomo ignited  the social media Tuesday  after he posted his photograph, dressed in…

Sentinel newspaper spoils Trump’s Orlando party

Orlando Sentinel, the leading newspaper in Orlando, Florida, where Donald Trump will Tuesday night kick-off of his 2020 campaign, has…

$1billion cocaine cargo Europe-bound seized in Philadelphia

US officials have seized approximately 16.5 tons of cocaine from a large ship, MSC Gayane, docked at the Packer Marine…

Video: See how flood submerges Benin

Massive flood has raved Benin, Edo State with many houses flooded as weeping and wailing were heard in flooded houses.
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Fake EFCC employment officer, Internet fraudster bag jail terms

Justice J.K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Tuesday convicted and…
ICPC Boss, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye

ICPC begins Tracking of Constituency Projects

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), says it is set to begin the first phase of…

Fayemi wants law against neglect of projects initiated by past administrations

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has canvassed the enactment of a transition law to prevent succeeding governments from abandoning…

Lagos shuts building for flouting approval, dislodges labourers

Officials of the Lagos Building Control Agency, LASBCA and the Taskforce on Tuesday dislodged labourers, shut and partially demolished some…