BREAKING: Second US Aircraft shot down during dramatic F-15 rescue over Iran

Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
LATEST SCORES:
Loading live scores...

News

Football icon George Weah, Boakai begin campaign for presidential run-off

The National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia has declared political campaigns open for the November 7 run-off presidential election.

Army promotes Diya, 122 senior officers

The Army Council has approved the promotion of 123 senior officers, including 66 Lieutenant Colonels and 57 Majors to the…

37 students bag 1st Class Degrees at Bells University

Professor Jeremiah Ojediran, the Vice-Chancellor, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun on Saturday said 37 students graduated with First Class…

Adesina’s prize will stimulate interest in agriculture – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the World Food Prize (WFP) award to Dr Akinwumi Adesina, will stimulate people’s interest in…
Army combs Falgore forest in Kano

Troops kill 3 Boko Haram insurgents, recover arms in Borno

The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops had killed three Boko Haram insurgents at Missini village of Dikwa Local…

LASU Dentistry Student Wins Ready Set Work Pitch Competition

A 600 Level Dentistry student, of the Lagos State University’s College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ibrahim Akanni Shuaib emerged the winner…

Adesina to donate US $250,000 for young farmers, agripreneurs award

“I am proud as the Governor of Iowa State to proclaim Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as the 2017 World Food Prize…

510 first year UI students face withdrawal from school – VC

The Vice Chancellor (VC), University of Ibadan, UI, Professor Abel Olayinka has lamented the poor performance of the first year…

Improved teaching will curb examination malpractice – WAEC

Professionalising teaching will curb examination malpractice in Nigeria, according to Mr Jonathan Mbaakaa, Vice-Chairman, Board of the West Africa Examination…

Nigerians in diaspora charge CBN Governor to tackle economic challenge

Nigerians in the United Kingdom (UK) have asked the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele…

LASPARK, Advertising Association Reaches Agreement On Payment Of Ground Rent

The Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) has reached an agreement with the Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN)…

2 Suspected Thieves Arrested At Igbosere Magistrate Court

The vigilante security men attached to the Igbosere Magistrates Court on Lagos Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Friday arrested two…

International Institute of Journalism academic activities suspended

The National Headquarters of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has suspended academic activities at the Minna study centre of…

Kano state has 151,000 workers on its payroll – official

The Kano State Government says it is spending N110 billion annually on the payment of salaries to the 151,000 civil…
Market Capitalisation

Merger: International Breweries rally on NSE

International Breweries on Friday recorded the highest gain on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) following investors reactions to the merger…

Suicide bomber kills 30 in Kabul mosque

A suicide bomber killed at least 30 people inside a Shi‘ite mosque in Kabul on Friday, a security official said.

Anti-corruption fight becoming tougher – Magu

The EFCC Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has said that the fight against corruption is becoming tougher, urging all Nigerians, including…

Pope Emeritus Benedict is not sick – Brother

The brother of Benedict XVI, Georg Ratzinger, has denied reports that the pope emeritus is seriously ill.

Culture Institute cautions on globalisation

Mr Abdulhamid Sheriff, the Director of Travels and Tourism, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), has called for measures…
UNODC says trafficked medical products kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans every year, noting that action is needed to stem the flow.

PRCN clamps down on illegal pharmacies, medicine stores in Kogi

The Pharmacists Registration Council of Nigeria ( PRCN) has sealed off 260 patent medicine stores and 27 pharmacies operating illegally…

APC replies Jonathan over attack on Buhari

Spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has fired back at President Goodluck Jonathan over his comment…

Gov. promises N10m grant for films shot in state

As part of the efforts to develop tourism sites and promote tourism potential in Abia, the state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu,…

We’ll Stamp Out Corruption, Uphold Rule Of Law, New CJ Vows

By Kazeem Ugbodaga New Lagos Chief Judge, CJ, Justice Opeyemi Oke on Friday vowed to stamp out corruption in the…
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi: directs workers to sgun IPOB's Sit-At-Home order or face dismissal.

Malaria Preventive Treatment programme launched in Ebonyi

Transforming Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Optimal Pregnancy (TIPTOP), a programme designed to tackle malaria infection in pregnant women, has been…
Ogbeh

Minister challenges agric varsities to produce practical farmers

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Audu Ogbeh has challenged the three Universities of Agriculture and other specialised…

850 Enugu police personnel, others to engage in fitness exercise

The Police Command in Enugu State said about 850 of its personnel, personnel of sister security agencies as well as…

Britain launches fund to detect explosives in airports

Britain launched a fund on Friday to support new technology to screen hand-luggage in airports in a bid to detect…

FERMA assures of zero potholes on federal roads

Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has assured the people of Kogi of zero potholes on federal roads in the state…

Brexit: Merkel sends positive signal to May

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in a markedly positive response on Friday to an EU summit appeal by Prime Minister Theresa…

Study links pollution to millions of deaths worldwide

Pollution is killing millions of people worldwide, mostly through the diseases it causes including heart conditions, strokes and lung cancer,…