Bayelsa: INEC presents certificate of return to Sen. Douye Diri By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificate of Return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s…
NDLEA destroys 34,560 kg of drugs, substances in Ogun By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has publicly destroyed over 34, 560 kilograms of hard…
Vietnam turns away cruise ship over coronavirus fears Vietnam has turned away a German owned cruise ship with more than 1,000 passengers on board over fears of coronavirus infections on…
Heavy security, motley crowd at burial of Kanu’s parents By Sam Oditah The Abia police command on Friday deployed several detachments of its operatives in strategic locations in Umuahia, the…
Issued on: 14/02/2020 – 15:54Modified: 14/02/2020 – 15:57 At least 20 villagers were killed in an attack in central Mali overnight, local officials said Friday, in an apparent bout of…
Off the west coast of Africa lies the former Portuguese colony of São Tomé. The island is home to one of the most pristine equatorial forests in the world, attracting…
Insecurity: Sen. Shettima drums support for Buhari By Sheila Offiong Sen. Kassim Shettima on Thursday advised Nigerians to stop demonising President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that he had done enough in…
Valentine 2020: Nollywood films, ‘Dear Affy’, ‘Special Jollof’ storm cinemas By Anita Eboigbe As part of Valentine’s Day celebrations, two nollywood films ‘Dear Affy’ and ‘Special Jollof’ have debuted in…
Phones, electronic devices hold clues to crash of Bryants’ helicopter Transportation Safety Board, on Friday are turning to the travelers’ personal electronicsfor potential answers with no black box recorder aboard…
Sen. Kassim Shettima By Sheila Offiong Sen. Kassim Shettima has advised Nigerians to stop demonising President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that he had done enough in trying to solve the problem…
Human Trafficking: Oba of Benin drums support for NAPTIP By Deborah Coker The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare11, has promised to partner with the National Agency for the Prohibition of…
Eagles: Yakmut, Mohammed laud Yobo’s appointment By Ijeoma Okigbo Two sports administrators, Alhassan Yakmut and Adam Mohammed, have hailed the appointment of former Super Eagles skipper, Joseph Yobo, as assistant…
FG, States, LG share N8.15trn in 2019 – NEITI By Edith Ike-Eboh The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) said the Federal, States, Local Governments and other statutory recipients by…
Lassa fever outbreak By Franca Ofili The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Hajiya Ramatu Aliyu, says all surveillance informants within the communities and health facilities in FCT have been…
Babtunde Irukera, Director general of FCCPC By Ginika Okoye The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), says the legitimate part of the Chinese owned Panda Supermarket recently shutdown by…
BA passengers call for compensation over alleged abandonment By Ginika Okoye Some passengers of British Airways enroute London and United States of America (USA) to Lagos, Nigeria have called for…
Controller-General-Nigerian-Correctional-Service-Mr-Ja’afaru-Ahmed By Ibironke AriyoThe Federal Government has approved new uniform for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to reflect its new name. NCoS Comptroller General (CG), Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed said this…
22 African countries converge to promote gender equality By Justina Auta Mr Hassan Sekajoolok, the Chairperson, Men Engage Africa (MEA), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), says gender inequality has posed great…
South Africa is in for more power cuts says President Cyril Ramaphosa in his state of the nation address. The speech gets off to a tough start as he’s heckled…
Musical allrounder Salatiel is in Paris on his first European tour. The Cameroonian crooner’s long been a hit with fans at home but was catapulted onto the international stage after…