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Ex-Enugu CP resumes as new AIG Zone 5

A former Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr. Abubakar Mohammed, has assumed duty as the new Assistant Inspector-General of…

Facilities at Bauchi verification venue dignifying -pensioners

Retired Federal civil servants currently undergoing verification in Bauchi say the facilities placed at their disposal at the venue had…

Tobacco company set to stop selling cigarettes

Philip Morris International, the world’s largest international tobacco company, could eventually stop selling cigarettes, said its chief executive, Andre Calantzopoulos…

Sustain return of Northeast IDPs -UN official

The former UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Safieldin, said Nigerian government and the international community should sustain the…

Apply caution while disciplining a child — Educationist

Mr Godwin Pius, the Principal, King’s Kids International School, Gwagwalada Abuja, has advised teachers to apply caution while disciplining a…

Northeast IDPs need 30,000mt of food monthly – UN official

No fewer than 30,000 metric tonnes of food is required to feed the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) caused by Boko…

Soccer crash survivors undergo operations in Colombia

Doctors treated traumatised survivors and an investigation was underway on Wednesday into an air crash that killed 71 people and…

Fidel Castro’s remains embark on trip to Santiago

The remains of Fidel Castro is to embark on his final journey on Wednesday, when the ashes of the late…

Vietnam set to release more than 4,000 prisoners

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang on Wednesday pardoned over 4,000 prisoners, the deputy chairman of the President’s Office has confirmed.…

Driver jailed for knocking down FRSC Marshal

The Adamawa Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that a Keke NAPEP driver was sentenced to…

NLNG to improve use of cooking gas

Mr Tony Attah, Managing Director, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), has said that the company will improve the use of…

Lagos moves to minimise waste in public service

The Lagos State Government has moved to minimise waste, error and increase productivity in public service by engaging civil servants…

Football world rallies around crash club

The football world has rallied around a Brazilian club caught in a deadly plane crash in Colombia. Only six of…

What you need to know about Ambode’s N812.99b budget

*Roads, Education, Health get huge allocation *LIRS to rake N360 billion from tax *N164.9 billion from Federal Allocation *Estimated revenue:…
Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia

Ofili-Ajumogobia: Court strikes out Judge’s fundamental rights suit

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday cautioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the manner in…

Nigerian troops moving into major Boko Haram enclave – Buratai

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that troops have commenced advancing into Sambisa Forest, one of…

4 unemployed men nabbed for stealing

Four unemployed men, who allegedly stole items worth N196,500 from a passer-by, were on Tuesday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’…
Nigerian Senate

BREAKING: Senate approves Buhari’s request to amend 2016 budget

The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to amend the 2016 budget by re-assigning N180.8 billion to critical recurrent…

Three Brazilian players survive Colombian plane crash

Colombian authorities on Tuesday said three footballers from Brazil’s Chapecoense soccer team, survived a plane crash that killed 76 people.…

Attacks: Kaduna College of Education suspends academic activities

Following persistent attacks on villages bordering the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya by unknown gunmen, authorities of the…

Police shut down 4,500 websites selling fake products

Police have shut down 4,500 websites selling fake goods as part of a worldwide crackdown on trademark piracy, European law…

Kabiru Yusuf, others to receive awards for journalistic excellence

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will honour Kabiru Yusuf, Chairman, Trust Media Limited, at its 11th Award…

Teenager arraigned for giving abortion drugs to girlfriend

A 19-year-old man, Olamilekan Yusuf, was on Tuesday arraigned in Lagos for allegedly procuring abortion drugs for his 14-year-old girl…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Jigawa to check farmers, herdsmen clashes

The Jigawa Government is to set up a taskforce, known as Grazing Reserve Rangers, to check the incessant clashes between…

Crawford VC urges FG to review scrapping of Post-UTME

Prof. Olurotimi Ajayi, the Vice-Chancellor, Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun, on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to review its cancellation…

House of Assembly approves death sentence for kidnappers

The Lagos State House of Assembly has on monday November, 28 approved death sentence for kidnappers, whose victims died in…

76 people, including Brazillian football club members die in plane crash

A plane carrying 81 people, including a top Brazilian football team, has crashed on its approach to the city of…

Thai Crown Prince to be proclaimed new king

The Thai parliament on Tuesday said Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is to become the king of Thailand. Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, President…

Retired police officers demand access to NHIS services

Retired Police Officers of Nigeria (REPON) has appealed to the Federal Government to enable its members to continue to access…

Expose perpetrators of violence against children – Stakeholders

Stakeholders on child protection in Gombe State have called on Nigerians to join hands in exposing any adult caught violating…