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AFCON: Super Eagles Must Improve on Performance — SWAN
The Deputy National President, Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Umar Said, has advised Super Eagles to improve on their performance if they want to remain in the ongoing AFCON... [[ This...
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Europe Treats U.S. Worse Than China — Trump
US President Donald Trump has taken aim at the European Union ahead of the G20 summit in Japan on Friday. U.S. President Donald TrumpIn an interview with Fox News , the president said Europe “treats......
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Rising Rate of Fake News in Enugu Worries Gov. Ugwuanyi
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has expressed dismay at the increasing rate of negative and fake news being peddled against the state government especially in the social media. feanyi Ugwuanyi,......
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Papua New Guinea: 5,000 People Flee Homes Over Erupting Volcano
An erupting volcano in Papua New Guinea that has blanketed a town in ash has forced around 5,000 people from their homes, officials said on Thursday. Erupting Volcano in Papua New GuineaMount Ulawun......
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NGF Reviews Engagements With World Bank
The Chiarman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr Kayode Fayemi says the forum has met with the World Bank to review the bank engagements in the country and at sub-national level. Gov. Kayode... [[...
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2019 African Games: FG Assures Athletes of Adequate Support
The Federal Government has assured athletes for the 12th All African Games in Morocco of adequate support that will enhance their performance at the Games. 2019 African Games: FG assures athletes of......
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39kg of Cocaine Found on Plane Carrying Brazil President’s Team to G20
A Brazilian air force officer travelling with President Jair Bolsonaro’s G20 team has been arrested after being caught with 39 kilograms of cocaine. Brazilian President Jair BolsonaroThe officer was......
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Osinbajo-Pence Meeting: Economy, Military Assistance, Countering Terrorism on...
Economy, military assistance, countering extremism and terrorism were highlighted at a meeting between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his American counterpart, Mike Pence, at the White House,... [[...
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Persecution of Christians: Nigeria Writes British Parliamentary Group
The Nigerian Government has repudiated claims by a group styling itself as Northern Christian Elders Forum, who alleged that the Muhammadu Buhari administration is practicing bigotry and alienating......
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FIFA WWC: England Book Semi-finals Ticket, Send Norway Home
England sent out a warning to their rivals as they stormed into the women’s World Cup semi-finals with an impressive 3-0 victory against Norway on Thursday. England humiliate Norway in FranceEllen......
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Managers of Orphanages in FCT Beg Govt. For Assistance
Managers of orphanages in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have pleaded with government to come to their aid to enable them effectively carter for the children in their facilities. Ark of Refuge......
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G20 Leaders’ Summit Begins in Japan
The two-day G20 summit of the leaders of powerful nations kicked off in the Japanese port city of Osaka on Friday. G20 Leaders’ summit begins in JapanJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, also the...
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Buhari Suspends `Ruga’ Programme, Backs NEC’s Livestock Plan
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the `Ruga Settlement’ Programme initiated by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in preference for the National Economic Council (NEC)’s National Livestock......
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President Buhari Set to Sign Africa Free Trade Agreement
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on the Impact and Readiness Assessment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Buhari......
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Trump Announces Presidential Delegation For Women’s World Cup Final
The White House on Wednesday announced it is sending a presidential delegation to the Women’s World Cup final where the U.S. will take on the Netherlands. U.S. President Donald TrumpJackie Groenen......
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Reps Reintroduce Nigerian Peace Corps Bill
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, reintroduced a Bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps. Members of the Nigeria Peace Corps as House of Reps reintroduces BillThe Bill titled... [[...
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Facebook Services Back Online After Worldwide Outage
Facebook said it was “back at 100 percent” after an outage on all of its services affected users in various parts of the world. FacebookOnline monitoring service DownDetector reported earlier the... [[...
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Nigerian, French Producers to Work on 12 Nollywood Projects
Twelve Nigerian film projects have been presented to French filmmakers at the maiden edition of the French- Nigeria Cinema Days for co-production deals. Some notable Nollywood filmmakers as... [[ This...
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SPARK Initiative: FirstBank to Empower 500 Widows
First Bank of Nigeria Limited says it will scale up its empowerment of widows to 500 before the end of the year. The bank, which provided funding to the widows to grow their micro-medium scale... [[...
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Tribunal: INEC ad-hoc Staff Admits Alteration on Election Documents
Dr Adamu Abubakar, the Returning Officer for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the Yobe South Senatorial election held on February 23, said that there were alterations carried......
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NAPTIP, NACTAL Partner to Fight Trafficking, Abuse
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for...
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Why Infants’ Brains Must be Protected — Paediatrician
A professor of paediatrics at the University of Ibadan, Ikeoluwa Lagunju, has stressed the need to protect the brains of infants in order to reduce child disability in Nigeria. Why infants’ brains......
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Facebook Faces Financial Crisis as U.S. Govt. Imposes $5bn Fine
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg might be in serious financial difficulty if the U.S. government make good its threat to impose a fine of about five billion dollars against Facebook over privacy... [[...
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Halep Shatters Serena Williams Bid For 24th Grand Slam Title
Simona Halep on Saturday shattered Serena Williams’ latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title with a devastating Wimbledon win. Simona HalepThe Romanian won 6-2 6-2 in front of an... [[...
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Onitsha City Marathon Gets IAAF, AIMS Approval
The promoters of the first ever Onitsha City Marathon, known as the Onitsha Business School, says it has secured authorisation to organise the tournament in the commercial city of... [[ This is a...
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