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Crackdown: Nigerian Navy arrests 19 impostors

The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Sunday said its operatives had arrested a total of 19 impostors in the First Quarter…

Normalcy returns to Gombe after 15-hour curfew

Normalcy has returned to Gombe and it’s environs after the imposition of a 15-hour curfew on the city by the…
Nigerian Navy says its operatives have rescued 15 victims of human trafficking during different operations on the Lagos waterways.

Capacity building: Pakistani Navy Chief visits Nigeria

The Nigerian Navy (NN) says the Chief of Naval Staff, Pakistan Navy, Admiral Zafar Abbasi, will pay a two-day official…

Inter-religious, inter-ethnic marriages key to peaceful co-existence

Mr Jacob Pwakim, a public affairs analyst, has advised parents to promote inter-religious and inter-ethnic marriages among young Nigerians, in…

‘Alex Unusual’ raises concern over bullying

Alex Asogwa (a.k.a Alex Unusual) has expressed concerns over the rampant cases of bullying, especially among children, urging victims to…

Nigeria receives 4,000 vials of Anti-Snake Venom drugs

Nigeria on Saturday received 4,000 vials of Anti-Snake Venom (ASV), ending months of acute shortage of the drug and bringing…

US blocks Venezuela’s oil export, harshest sanction till date

US harshest sanction against Venezuela came into effect Sunday with the blocking of the country’s economic lifeline of oil exports.…

Lagos supplementary poll: Winner thanks constituents

The APC Candidate and winner of the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency seat, Mr Kolawole Taiwo, on Saturday promised residents four years…

UK trains over 2,000 NAF Special Forces

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said the British Military Assistant Training Team has assisted the Service in the training of…

Rennes upset PSG to clinch French Cup in penalty shootout

Rennes have won the French Cup, beating Paris Saint Germain in penalty shoot-out and denying them a chance to clinch…

President Buhari mourns as Gombe holds funerals

President Muhammadu Buhari has again expressed deep sorrow over the death of members of the Boys and Girls Brigade in…

Dangote donates N1.2bn students’ hostel to ABU

The Chairman of Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has donated students’ hostel worth N1.2 billion to Ahmadu Bello University (ABU),…

Unpaid allowances: NASS Aides beg Buhari to intervene

Legislative Aides of the 8th National Assembly have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the non-payment of their…

NECO attributes drop in 2019 Common Entrance Examination to lack of sponsorship

The Acting Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Mr Abubakar Gana has attributed the drop in the number of candidates in…

Gombe imposes curfew over Boys Brigade Crisis

The Gombe State Government has imposed a curfew on the Gombe metropolis, effective from Saturday to 6:00 am on Sunday.

NGF organises induction programme for incoming governors

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Secretariat says it has concluded arrangements for an induction programme for newly-elected and returning governors.
Police acting in concert with military operatives rescue 23 kidnapped victims from a gang of gunmen in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna State.

Police arrest suspected killer of ex-Super Eagle’s father

The Police in Anambra have arrested one Ikechukwu Emilie who allegedly participated in the kidnap and murder of 86 year-old…

LASIEC declares APC winner of Surulere Councillorship by-election

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress ( APC…
Experts laud CBN over planned recapitalisation of banks

Bankers Committee educates over 62,000 students on Financial Literacy

The Bankers’ Committee has disclosed that it educated over 62,000 students on financial literacy, as part of activities to mark…

Photo: National Lottery Regulatory Commission trains workers

National Lottery Regulatory Commission trains workers
Erelu Bisi Fayemi

Fayemi, two govs, former Ghanaian President win Zik Leadership Prize

Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has won the 2018 Zik Leadership Prize for humanitarian Leadership.

60 indigenous lawyers to defend Bauchi gov-elect at Tribunal

The Body of Bauchi Lawyers of Conscience (BOBOLAC) has submitted 60 names of legal practitioners to defend the state’s governor-elect,…

World Malaria Day: Evans introduces first anti-mosquito soap

Evans Industries Ltd on Saturday introduced Nigeria’s first anti-mosquito Meditol Medicated Soap, to reduce increased malaria cases in the country.…

Association calls for relocation of abattoir from Jigawa community

The Watermelon Sellers Association at Marma Market in Kirikasamma Council Area of Jigawa, has called on the council to relocate…

Arrest the rising spate of kidnapping, Lafia Chief Imam urges govt.

Malam Dahiru Dalhatu, the Chief Imam of Lafia Central Mosque, has called on Nasarawa State Government to tackle the rising…

Two thirds of French people don’t trust Macron

The majority of French people were not convinced by President Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with journalists at the Elysee Palace, the…

Measles outbreak: US universities quarantine 1,000 students

More than 1,000 students and staff members at two US universities have been quarantined or sent home in a bid…

Minimum wage: Buhari, man of his words – ILDC President

Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, President of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), an NGO, on Saturday said that President Muhammadu…
Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna state: says no negotiation with bandits

Kajuru killings: Expedite action, Sen. La’ah urges govt.

Sen. Danjuma La’ah (PDP-Kaduna South) has urged the Kaduna State Government to expedite action to end the lingering crisis in…

NGO donates machines, consumables to Gombe health centres

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Maristopes Nigeria, has donated autoclave machines to some selected primary and secondary health facilities in Gombe state.…