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Abuja Runway Repair: Senate invites Fashola, Sirika, Julius Berger

The Senate has directed Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, to return on Tuesday to give further detail…

Ooni visits Lagos assembly, watches proceedings in Yoruba

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Thursday visited the Lagos State House of Assembly to watch the plenary…
German court sentences Bai L. a guard of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for murder and attempted murder

Trending: Nigeria mobilises troops to flush out Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh

The Nigerian Army has raised an army battalion that would be deployed in troubled Gambia to forcefully remove President Yahya…

Breaking: Ex-England manager, Taylor dies at 72

Former England manager Graham Taylor has died at the age of 72. As a club manager, he led Watford from…

Buhari drops Mamora, Oguntade from list of ambassadorial nominees

President Muhammadu Buhari resubmitted names of non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate on Thursday, two months after the legislature rejected…

Failure is never the end in science

Scientific history has a lot of eureka moments—from Archimedes’ bath to Newton’s apple—but the scientific process entails a lot of…

8,482 arrested for street begging in Kano

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 8,482 beggars for allegedly violating the law banning street begging along the major…

Adeboye’s retirement dominates Google trend

Septuagenarian General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church (RCCG) of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s recent retirement announcement was top on…

Sahara Reporters publisher’s arrest condemned

A lawyer and rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa on Thursday described the arrest of Mr Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters,…

Breaking: Spy chief ‘denounced’ Russian hack claims – Trump

Donald Trump says the top US spy called him to “denounce” allegations that Russian intelligence have compromising information about the…

Philippines’ Duterte gives free contraceptives to women

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to provide free contraceptives and other reproductive health services to 6 million…

Key drivers of change (II): Education Reform

The Nigerian education system has churned out skills and competences for many years without any significant change in development profile……
Omoyele Sowore

Police’s arrest of Sowore reminiscent of dark days of Military rule

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL (formerly Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders) has condemned the arrest of Omoyele Sowore,…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Borno bans prostitution, sale of alcohol

As part of its efforts to curtail criminality and social vices, the Borno government has announced the ban on the…

Plateau LGs pay allowances arrears to workers

The Local Governments in Plateau, have begun the payment of arrears of leave and transport allowances to workers. Mr Reuben…

Ilorin CAN applauds FRC’s scribe sack

The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ilorin Chapter, Prof. Timothy Popoola has applauded the sack of the Executive Secretary…

Kaduna Poly: ASUP demands full payment to end strike

The Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has threatened to continue with its ongoing strike…

Sterling Bank partners health Ministry to revitalise primary healthcare centres

Sterling Bank Plc on Thursday said it was collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Health to revitalise the Primary Healthcare…

Bayelsa NSCDC honours 5 outstanding officers

The Bayelsa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday honoured five of its officers who…

Man docked for biting off wife’s ear

A 33-year-old man, Abubakar Ali, was on Thursday docked at a Kano Magistrates’ court for allegedly cutting off his wife’s…

EIA, a must for projects in Lagos-Adejare

The Lagos State Government has restated that Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report is a must for projects in the state.…

Gabon Shell workers to begin indefinite strike Thursday

Royal Dutch Shell workers in Gabon on Thursday began an “indefinite” strike on all operations in the Central African OPEC…
Price of kerosene shoots up to N1,769.86 per litre in July - NBS

Kerosene scarcity hits Nsukka

Some residents of Nsukka in Enugu have decried the scarcity of kerosene in the town which has resulted in the…

NRC to prosecute rooftop train riders

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Lagos District, has said it will visit the Lagos State House of Assembly to enact…

NDDC denies alleged diversion of N120bn

The Niger Development Commission (NDDC) has denied the allegation that it diverted N120 billion to sponsor a major political party…

FIFA Rankings: Nigeria starts year at 50th position

Nigeria’s Super Eagles are starting the year as the 50th placed team in the FIFA World Rankings. According to the…

NNPC refineries resume production of Kerosene, Diesel

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s three refineries in Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Warri have resumed production of Automotive Gas Oil…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Borno government uncovers baby factory

Borno Government on Thursday said it discovered a baby factory where children were being sold in the state. The Commissioner…

Nigerian Army, Premium Times tango over reports

The Nigerian Army and popular online medium, Premium Times, are currently engaged in a war of words over reports published…

Preety Mike arrested for putting chain around girls necks

30-year-old club owner, Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu popularly known as ‘Pretty Mike’, has been arrested for dehumanizing young girls by turning…