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LASG Evacuates 12,600 Tonnes Of Waste From Lagos Streets, Drains In 10 Days

The Lagos State Ministry of the Environment in collaboration with Visionscape has swung into action and cleared over 12,600 metric…

FG To Rebuild Site Destroyed By Boko Haram

The National Commission for Museum and Monuments (NCMM), says it is exploring ways to rebuild the Sukur world heritage site…

Ikeja Bus Terminal Completed, Ready For Use — LAMATA

An official of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mr Kolawole Ojelabi, says that the Ikeja Bus Terminal project…

Businessman In Court Over N24m Fraud

For allegedly defrauding a man of N24million, a 36-year-old businessman, Isah Mohammed, was on Monday brought before an Ikeja Magistrate's’…

Ikorodu Murder: Lagosians Warned Against Staying In Isolated Areas

The Lagos State Police Command has warned Lagos residents against living in isolated and unsafe areas where they might be…

2017 Hajj: Kwara Board Disqualifies 3 Pregnant Women

Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has disqualified three pregnant women from performing the 2017 pilgrimage.
FG frees 15 inmates from Katsina custodial centre

300 Inmates Undergo Vocational Training

Mr Noel Ailewon, Plateau Controller of Prisons on Monday said no fewer than 300 prisoners were being trained on vocational…

Stakeholders Condemn Child-Hawking After School Hours

Some stakeholders have condemned child hawking after school hours.

Osinbajo to receive 6 rescued Lagos students

The six abducted students of Lagos Model College, Igbonla, Epe, who were recently released are expected to join a flight…

Zamfara awards N3.6bn contracts to renovate primary schools

The Zamfara Government on Monday awarded contracts for the renovation and reconstruction of primary schools in the state at a…

Tired Mugabe sleeps off again during political campaign

For the umpteenth time, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe was caught sleeping by the camera at a political campaign rally.
Swe Win, Chief Editor at a local news website, Myanmar Now

Arrested Myanmar journalist transferred to prison

A veteran Myanmar journalist, arrested after criticising an ultra-nationalist Buddhist monk, was on Monday transferred to prison in Mandalay, where…

Oil prices hit $53 a barrel

Oil prices hit a two-month high on Monday lifted by a tightening US crude market and the threat of sanctions…

Auto accidents claim 35 lives in Ogun in 2 months

Commander Seni Ogunyemi, the Chief Executive/Corps Commander, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), says 35 persons have lost…

Nigerian Govt promises N300m startup loans in art sector

The Federal Government on Sunday night unveiled plans to support talented youths in the arts sector with N300 million start-up…

Kabul: Iraqi Embassy attacked

The embassy of Iraq in Kabul was targeted by insurgents on Monday, a police source, who wanted to remain anonymous,…
North Korea fires short-range missile, slams "hostile" U.S. policy

North Korea: Japan, U.S. agree on further action

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday and agreed on the need for more…

Officials say 24 killed in fighting between AU, Al-Shabaab

Officials said 24 people were killed on Sunday in fighting between al Shabaab fighters and Somali government troops and African…

Anti-labour practices: oil and gas companies get 21-day ultimatum

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has given a 21-day ultimatum to some oil and…

Legal luminary, Oyebode mentors ‘Ready, Set, Work’ students

A legal luminary, Gbenga Oyebode mentored thousands of students from tertiary institutions in Lagos at the weekend during the ongoing…

Tambuwal orders dispatch of relief materials to rainstorm victims

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Sunday directed the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to immediately dispatch relief materials…

Senator to offer scholarship, build school, others in Yobe

Sen. Mohammed Hassan (APC-Yobe South), on Sunday, promised to give N20,000 as scholarships to 880 undergraduates from 44 wards in…

2 persons electrocuted in Niger

Two persons have been confirmed dead and several others critically injured in an electrical upsurge in Anguwan Biri in Bosso…

Thugs attack Shehu Sani APC faction at Kaduna NUJ Secretariat

The secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council was attacked by political thugs on Sunday.

LWC begins installation of pre-paid meters in Lekki, VI, others

The Lagos State Water Corporation, LWC, has begun the installation of pre-paid meters in Lekki, Victoria Island and other parts…

Ganduje constitutes board of Radio Kano

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has approved the appointment of board members for the state Radio Corporation.

Osinbajo inaugurates airlifting of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday, inaugurated the airlifting of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2017…

Better parenting vital for nation’s progress

Mr Jonathan Mbaakaa, Director, Basic and Secondary Education, Federal Ministry of Education, on Sunday called on parents and other members…

FCT Police nabs armed robbery suspect

The FCT Police Command said on Sunday it had arrested a member of an armed robbery gang that specialised in…

Nobody can push us out of Rivers APC – Senator Abe

Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, representing Rivers South East constituency in the National Assembly has vowed that nobody can push him…