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Muslims in Asia stage massive protest against Trump’s Jerusalem plan

Thousands of protesters in Muslim-majority Indonesia and Malaysia joined rallies on Friday to condemn Washington’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as…

Brexit Talks: EU commission president believes ‘breakthrough’ achieved

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Friday that he believed that a breakthrough had been achieved in terms of the…

UN Security Council condemns slave trade in Libya

The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned the slave trade of African migrants in Libya as “heinous human rights abuses…

PDP Chairmanship: Dokpesi will not step down

Mr Idea Eguabor, the Director Of Cheif Raymond Dokpesi Campaign Organisation for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairmanship, has…

Minister inaugurates House Project Committee

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Thursday inaugurated an eight-man reconstituted Nigeria House Project Committee.

No ban on importation of Maize – Minister

Minister of State for Agriculture , Sen. Heineken Lokpobri on Thursday said that there was no law banning importation of…

ICC pledges to develop cricket in Nigeria

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday promised to developed the sport and make it more popular than football in…

British University trains Nigerian Seafaring cadets

The Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) has produced another 59 cadets, who graduated from the Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom.
Fraud

Blind man, wife arraigned over assault, phone theft

A blind man and his wife, have been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly assaulting a woman with…

Nigerian child health activist Lola Alonge wins UN award

Nigerian child health activist Mrs Lola Alonge has won the 2017 Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) award organised by the United…

Lagos Launches Electronic Business Guide

As part of effort to ease the process of shopping on Lagos Island markets , the Lagos State Government through…

LASPARK GM plants trees to celebrate father’s birthday

In her efforts towards re-awakening the consciousness of the citizenry to a greener and healthier environment, the General Manager (GM)…
University of Ibadan

UI non-academic staff disrupt classes, ready to battle ASUU

There was pandemonium on Thursday at the University of Ibadan, UI, as the non-teaching staff unleashed terror on students and…

One dead in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) said one person died and one sustained injuries in an accident that…

Osinbajo tasks new Akarigbo on development

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has tasked the new Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Adewale Ajayi, to use his stool, to…

Uganda hails Bossa’s election to serve at ICC

Ugandan judiciary on Thursday welcomed the election of Justice Solomy Bossa to serve at the International Criminal Court (ICC) based…

Nigerians urged to embrace diversity

Mr Hubert Shaiyen, Chairman, Launch Committee, Revive Nigeria Group (RNG) has called on Nigerians to embrace diversity and seek common…

ICPC arrests former SMEDAN DG

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested the immediate past Director-General of the Small and…

Edo street sweepers protest 8-month salary arrears

Sweepers employed by the Edo State Management Board to sweep major streets in Benin, Thursday staged another protest to demand…

PDP Convention: Adeniran, Adedoja laud process

Some national chairmanship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the level and quality of…
DSS raises alarm over plan to disrupt peace in Nigeria

Security Agency cautions public against activities of fraudsters

The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned members of the public against the activities of fraudsters as regards employment…
Forest fire

Wildfires expand in Los Angeles

The largest of several wind-driven wildfires blazing north of Los Angeles was rapidly expanding to 400 square kilometres on Thursday,…

We’ve paid N78.59 billion into employees’ RSA – Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday disclosed that the state government has paid N78.593 billion into employees’ Retirees Savings…
Real reason for fuel scarcity in Abuja, other northern states

Fuel scarcity: Normalcy returns to Lagos filling stations

Normalcy seems to have returned to petrol stations within Lagos metropolis as most of them were seen selling petrol on…

Lawmaker backs Bode George for PDP Chairmanship

Mr Dipo Olorunrinu, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Thursday said that…

Onobrakpeya’s award to boost creativity – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has congratulated Mr Bruce Onobrakpeya on his conferment with the Nigerian…
House of Representatives hits back at Senate, ignore bills for concurrence

Missing petroleum products: Reps summon oil firms

The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on the Review of Pump Price of Petroleum Products has summoned the managing…

Lagos rebrands MVAA, launches new uniform for staff

The Lagos State Government has launched uniform for staff of the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency, MVAA, as part of rebranding…

Fire outbreak disrupts FRSC’s web-based services

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it is currently experiencing a disruption in its Internet-based services following a fire…

NCC confident of 30% broadband penetration

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the country is hopeful of surpassing the 30 per cent broadband penetration target by…