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Former VP Sambo lauds El-Rufai for completing projects initiated by him

Former Vice President Namadi Sambo on Friday commended Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State for completing the Zaria water expansion…

Abiodun to establish Africa first creative, entertainment village

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that arrangements were in top gear to partner a Special Purpose Vehicle…

Bisi Yusuf offers free medical treatment to 1, 800 residents

No fewer than 1, 800 residents of Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, on Friday benefited…

Ondo APC kicks against group campaigning for Osinbajo’s presidency

The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dissociated itself from a group that staged support on…

World Heart Day: FG launches healthy heart pocketbook

The Federal Ministry of Health on Friday launched a healthy heart pocketbook to commemorate the 2019 World Heart Day, and…

Sanwo-Olu speaks on girl-child hygiene at 74th Session of UNGA

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says all hands must be on deck in creating hygienic conditions that will stem…
Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President, Ease of Doing Business.

Nigeria makes World Bank’s list for top-20 “improvers in doing business”

The World Bank Doing Business (DB) team has announced Nigeria as one of the top-20 improvers in doing business out…

The church will fight for Osinbajo – CAN

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has thrown its weight behind Vice President Yemi Osinbajo following the N90 billion allegation…

Adewale Ayuba, other stakeholders call for FG’s intervention on tourism

Stakeholders in the Nigeria tourism sector on Friday called on the Federal Government to harness enormous potential in the industry…

Tacha disqualified from BBNaija for fighting

Big Brother Naija Housemate, Tacha has been disqualified from the reality show over physical violence and fighting.

Noise, air pollution increases heart diseases — Cardiologist

Prof. Ama Mbakwem, Consultant Cardiologist, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), says that noise and air pollution increases people’s exposure to…

Busola Dakolo can’t be lying: Shocking testimony of 2 pastors on Fatoyinbo

Two pastors who knew the disgraced Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo in Ilorin Kwara state have given some testimony about him, in…

Why Nigeria must tap its huge tourism potentials – Archaeologist

A Professor of Archaeology, Adisa Ogunfolakan, says there is an urgent need for government at all levels to develop the…

Rochas Foundation gives free education to 899 in Plateau

The Rochas Foundation has extended scholarship to 899 indigent students in Plateau as fulfillment of the foundation’s vision to make…

Obasanjo to doctors: Consider your patients before embarking on strike

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on medical practitioners in the country to take into consideration their patients’ plight before…

Nigeria Correctional Services graduate 61 Deputy Controllers

Sixty-one Deputy Controllers of Nigeria Correctional Services on Friday completed their eight weeks advance management training at the Service's Academy,…
Festus Okoye

Kogi/Bayelsa guber Polls: INEC rejects 14 nominations

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had rejected 14 invalidly submitted nominations by political parties for…
Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar 65 today

59th Independence anniversary: Muslims offer special prayers

Muslims on Friday converged on Abuja National Mosque and offered special prayers for peace and sustainable development as Nigeria prepares…

How Mba, Others Shared NBC’s N2.9bn –Witness

A principal witness, Abubakar Aliyu Madaki, has given a detailed account of how a former director-general of National Broadcasting Commission…

Flood: Kwara embarks on evacuation of refuse from river banks

The Kwara State Fire Service has embarked on evacuation of refuse from some river banks in llorin in a bid…

Investigative Journalism: How it can survive – Panelists

Panelists at the ongoing 11th Global investigative Journalism Conference (GOJC19), have advised media organisations fighting corruption and crime in the…

NRC to suspend Ijoko-Lagos train service on Monday

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said that it would suspend the daily operations of narrow gauge from Ijoko in Ogun…

Climate change: Read Buhari’s parting shot in New York

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in New York gave some insights into the severe climate challenges confronting the country.

Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for 49 countries

Saudi Arabia will open its doors to international tourists under a new visa system that allows people from 49 countries…
U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, pleads guilty to all nine counts in his criminal tax case in a Los Angeles federal court.

Ukraine’s probe of gas firm Burisma covers pre-Hunter Biden’s period

A Ukrainian investigation of gas company Burisma is focused solely on activity that took place before Hunter Biden, son of…

Sanwo-Olu urges Nigerians to live in peace

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has called for peaceful co-existence among Nigerians irrespective of their religious beliefs.

7 migrants drown, 12 rescued in Aegean Sea

Six migrants, including a baby drowned in the Aegean Sea on Friday when a dinghy carrying them sank off the…

FRSC, BSG champion 2019 ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’ campaign

Beer Sectoral Group (BSG) of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says it is launching 2019 “Don’t Drink and Drive’…

Proliferation of event centres taking toll on National Theatre — Official

The spokesman for the management of National Art Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, Mr Steve Ogundele, has said that the springing up…

Afghanistan names Lance Klusener as new head coach

Former South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener will replace Phil Simmons as Afghanistan’s new head coach, the country’s cricket board (ACB)…