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FRSC Zonal Commander decorates 15 promoted senior officers

Mr Abdullahi Ringim, the FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer, in-charge of Adamawa, Taraba and Gombe, on Friday in Yola decorated 15…

Buratai urges soldiers to be vigilant

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has charged personnel of the Nigerian Army to remain vigilant in spite…

Recession: Nigerians advised to embrace family planning

Prof. Suleiman Adeniran of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has advised parents to…

CAF Award: Fans hail Super Falcons, Oshoala

Football enthusiasts on Friday lauded the Super Falcons and Asisat Oshoala for winning the 2016 Glo/CAF best female team and…

NCC arrests 25 suspected pirates, seizes N76.5m goods

The Lagos Zonal Office of the Nigerian Copyright Commission says it arrested 25 suspected pirates and seized goods worth N76.6…

Ex-convict arraigned in Katsina for motorcycle theft

An ex-convict, 25-year-old Fahad Yau, who allegedly stole a motorcycle, is to cool his feet in Katsina Prisons until February,…

Obama shows Trump he’s still in charge, releases detainees

The supremacy battle between outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama and the incoming president Donald Trump continued on Thursday with the…

10,173 households to benefit from FG’s cash programme

Ten thousand, one hundred and seventy three (10,173), households in Niger are to benefit from the first phase of the…

Catholic bishop donates foodstuff to 20 prisoners

The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has confirmed 20 inmates of the Jos Prison. This is contained…

Baggage delay: Arik Air yet to pay NCAA N6m fine

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed that Arik Air Ltd. has not paid the N6 million fine imposed…

Rivers re-run polls: 6 arrested for professional misconduct

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested six suspected policemen for professional misconduct during the parliamentary re-run elections in Rivers on…

Osun government renames Prime FC Osun United

Prime FC of Osogbo has been renamed Osun United FC, the state government announced on Friday. The government said in…

2,698 persons screened in Gombe for N-power programme

No fewer than 2,689 persons have been screened in Gombe State for the first batch of the N-power programme, an…

Amended Kano State Pension law favours monarchs- Assembly

The Majority Leader, Kano State House of Assembly Alhaji Abdullahi Atta, has said that the amended Pension and Gratuity Law…
Nigeria's Health Minister warns against excessive consumption of salt and sodium

High salt intake is dangerous to health- Expert

A medical expert, Dr Bola Idowu of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has warned Nigerians against the high consumption…

Aisha Buhari denies reports on abuse of privileges

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has described as baseless and mischievous, a report on Saharareporters platform linking her…

Mikel Obi joins China gold rush, moves to Tianjin Teda

Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel has become the latest big name player to join the Chinese Super League gold rush…

Oshoala, Iwobi, Iheanacho, Falcons win for Nigeria at Glo-CAF Awards 2016

Members of the Nigerian football family on Thursday in Abuja picked up four of the awards at the Glo-CAF Awards…

How we raped our victim – Kidnapper

Desmond Ozo, a 32-year-old kidnap suspect, on Thursday narrated to journalists how his gang kidnapped a middle-aged woman (names withheld)…

Breaking: Riyad Mahrez wins African Player of the year award

Leicester City midfielder and Algeria international, Riyad Mahrez has been named the 2016 African best player of the year award…

President Obama outlines achievements, regrets in goodbye memo

Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday published a letter to the American people, outlining his proudest accomplishments and biggest…

Presidency explains shooting in Presidential Villa

The Presidency has reassured that the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the seat of Power, is safe and well secured to all…

Thousands of unemployed youths struggle to get Peace Corps recruitment form in Ogun

Thousands of unemployed youth in Ogun on Thursday struggled to get the registration form of the Peace Corps of Nigeria…

Buhari orders security agencies to end Southern Kaduna violence

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to take decisive measures to bring an end to the recurring acts of…

Buhari welcomes recovery of another Chibok schoolgirl, Rakiya

President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the recovery of another Chibok school girl, Rakiya Abubakar, in the Alagarno area of Damboa…

Lagos to prosecute 71 miscreants, street traders

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Task Force ) has concluded arrangement to charge 71 arrested street…

Ambode, One Lagos Fiesta and the promotion of T.H.E.S.E

By Fola Adeyemi In contrast to Napoleon Bonaparte, who once said that “the best way to keep one’s word is…

End to malaria infection in sight as vaccine passes trial test

A malaria vaccine that uses a weakened form of the parasite has passed a “critical milestone” in human safety trials,…

Another Chibok schoolgirl found with baby

Army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman says another Chibok schoolgirl has been found, one of the 219 stolen by Boko…

Lagos vows to sanction traders who dump refuse on roads

The Lagos State Government has vowed to sanction traders who dumped their refuse indiscriminately on roads or setbacks in the…