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Court orders Metuh’s trial in absentia over misconduct

The Federal High Court Abuja, has ordered that the ongoing trial of former National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh…
Cholera

Cholera Outbreak: 42 new cases reported in Adamawa

The Director Public Health of Adamawa Ministry of Health, Dr Bwalki Dilli has said that the number of those infected…

Ramadan: Yoruba Tennis Club charges Lagosians on religious tolerance

The Yoruba Tennis Club, Lagos, has charged residents of the state to embrace religious tolerance so that the state can…

Leaders without good governance, development must get out – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday said that leaders at all levels must provide the four components of good leadership…

‘How retired Lagos Perm. Sec. positively influenced govt policies’

Lagos State Head of Service, HOS, Mrs. Folashade Adesoye has described a retired Permanent Secretary from the Lagos State Public…

No withdrawal of Iranian or Lebanese Hezbollah forces – Syria

A withdrawal of Iranian or Lebanese Hezbollah forces from Syria is not up for debate, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister, Faisal…

Nigeria records $83 billion investment commitment in 15 months – Minister

Nigeria recorded a total investment commitment of 83 billion dollars between January 2017 and March, Mr Okechukwu Enelamah, the Minister…

Gov. Okowa gives contractor 1 month deadline to complete Stephen Keshi Stadium

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has given the contractor handling the reconstruction of the Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba till the…
Nyesom Wike

Soot: Gov. Wike to set up centre for recycling of tyres, waste material

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says that the state is planning to establish a centre to recycle used tyres and…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Farming season: Jigawa Govt. spends N28m on improved seeds

The Jigawa Government says it has spent the sum of N28million on the procurement of improved seeds for sale at…

FCMB ordered to pay N2.5 billion decade old debt

The Investments and Securities Tribunal, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered First City Monument Bank Plc (FCMB) to pay the sum of…
Tobacco

Nigerian Govt urged to exclude tobacco companies from Export Expansion Grant

A Technical Working Group (TWG) on Tobacco Taxation has urged the Federal Government to exclude tobacco companies from benefiting from…

Gaza Protest: Israeli minister slams EU, says “go to a thousand thousand hells”

Israel’s Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz on Wednesday slammed the European Union over the bloc’s criticism of police treatment of Israeli-Arab…

5 herbalists remanded for allegedly fleecing man of N4.7m

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded five herbalists for allegedly fleecing a man of N4.7 million under the pretext…

Military/Gbagyi Clash: Niger Govt. donates relief materials worth N26m to victims

The Niger Government has donated cash and relief materials worth N26 million to victims of the Military/Gbagyi clash that occurred…

Tramadol, Codeine: Reps propose N2m fine, 2 years imprisonment for offenders

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, proposed a N2 million fine and a two-year jail term for corporate offenders of…

Nigerian Govt invests $10 billion in infrastructure in 3 years – Osinbajo

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says the Federal Government has invested close to 10 billion dollars in infrastructure development in…

Nasarawa shuts down 10 private schools

The Nasarawa State Government has closed down 10 private schools for operating illegally in Lafia, the state capital.

Ghana launches project to get hawkers, beggars off streets

The Ghanaian government has launched an initiative dubbed “Operation Get off the Streets for a Better Life” aimed at ridding…
Ramadan: Medical experts drop important message

Ramadan: Commissioner harps on healthy ways to break fast

The Gombe State Commissioner for Health, Dr Kennedy Ishaya, has advised Muslims on best ways to utilise the breaking of…

NAPTIP partners NPC to tackle human trafficking

The National Population Commission (NPC), on Tuesday pledged to provide necessary assistance to the National Agency for the Prohibition of…

CAN calls on Nigerian Govt to relocate embassy to Jerusalem

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Federal Government and other countries to relocate their embassies from…

Lung transplant: Patients face higher rate of organ failure, death – Scientists

Scientists say among organ transplant patients, those receiving new lungs face a higher rate of organ failure and death compared…

Jacob Zuma’s son, Edward fined for hate speech

Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s son Edward on Tuesday agreed to pay 5,000 U.S. dollars and apologised for his…

Drought hits Northeast China province

Northeast China’s Jilin Province is suffering from a drought which has affected 1.36 million hectares of crops, local authorities said…

Oil prices head towards $100 on mounting supply concerns

Brent crude oil rose above 80 dollars a barrel on Tuesday, supported by concern that falling Venezuelan crude output and…

Ramadan: Sokoto approves N300m to support orphans, widows

Sokoto State Government is spending N300 million to provide free food and clothing materials to orphans, widows and other less…

Man jailed 24 months for unlawful possession of Indian hemp

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, has sentenced a 37-year-old man, Mashood Mohammed, to 24 months imprisonment for unlawful…

Erosion Channel: Federal Govt.’s intervention excites Ogbomoso residents

The residents of Odo Alaamo, Ogbomosho in Oyo state, on Wednesday expressed delight at the intervention of the Federal Government…

State congress: Ebonyi APC Appeal Panel begins sitting

The All Progressives Congress (APC), State Congress Appeal Panel for Ebonyi, set up by the National Working Committee (NWC) of…