AFRIMA Takes Campaign to Kenya
Adenrele NiyiAs part of efforts to communicate its programmes to the world, the All Africa Music Awards joined stakeholders at the recently concluded Broadcast, Film and Music Africa Conference held in...
View ArticleUS-backed TV Channel Seeks to Counter Extremism in Nigeria
A new TV channel soon to launch with US financial backing in northern Nigeria aims to counter the growing influence of radical Islamist groups like Boko Haram, the US State Department said on...
View ArticleUNIDO, German Firms Partner to Reduce Food Losses in Nigeria
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, UNIDO, is collaborating with Food Processing and Packaging Machinery of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) to reduce the level of post...
View ArticleDavido Disrupts Babcock Convocation
DavidoHKN boss and Aye crooner, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido last Sunday disrupted the convocation ceremony of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, where he was one of the 1, 544...
View ArticleMaking Your Home Safe For Baby’s First Steps
Blessing’s phone rang. It was her friend, Ngozi. Where are you? My baby almost died this morning. What happened, Blessing inquired, shocked.She was trying to move her legs, but stumbled on the couch....
View Article6 Procedures Taken For Natural Body Detoxification
Setting up a cleansing or detox program is not an easy task. You need to undergo various procedures. It includes health history evaluation, physical examinations, biochemistry tests, mineral level...
View ArticleSanusi Lamido Sanusi, is New Emir of Kano
New Emir of Kano - Sanusi Lamido SanusiThe immediate past governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Lamido Sanusi, has been named the new emir of the powerful Kano emirate, to succeed late Ado Bayero who...
View ArticleProtests Over Appointment of Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano
The supporters of Sanusi Ado Bayero, the son of the late Emir of Kano, who was defeated by Lamido Sanusi to emerge the emir of the ancient city, have taken to the streets to protest the rejection of...
View ArticleBoko Haram Abducts 20 Women Near Chibok
Boko Haram sectGunmen suspected to be Boko Haram have reportedly abducted about 20 women near Chibok, the Borno State community where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped on April 14.The women,...
View ArticleThree Feared Dead as Sanusi Receives Staff of Office
Newly crowned Emir of Kano and former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido SanusiThree people were feared dead and scores of others injured in Kano when supporters of the first son of the...
View ArticleLawmakers Got ₦50m Each to Defect – Gov. Oshiomhole
Edo State Governor Adams OshiomholeThe Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, said on Monday that some members of the state House of Assembly, who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party from...
View ArticleRobbers Kidnap Two Sisters, Demand ₦150m Ransom
Suspected robbers on Sunday evening stormed the residence of an engineer, Mr. Samson Opaluwa, in Karmo, Abuja, kidnapping two ladies in the family after robbing them.Punch Metro learnt that while the...
View ArticleWhy I Passed Under Barbed Wire at Airport – Ayo Fayose
Mr. Ayo FayosePDP Governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has explained why he passed under a barbed wire at Murtala Muhammed International Airport during his tenure as governor of the...
View ArticleJonathan Yet to Congratulate Sanusi's Appointment as New Emir
President Goodluck JonathanTwenty-four hours after the emergence of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, as the new Emir of Kano, President Goodluck Jonathan has yet...
View ArticleI Was Locked up at Kano Airport — Gov. Amaechi
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi AmaechiThe Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, was locked inside the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Sunday for an undisclosed number of minutes...
View ArticleJonathan Nominates Diezani For OPEC Job
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-MaduekePresident Goodluck Jonathan has nominated the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to succeed the long-serving...
View ArticleNigerian Lesbian Battles UK Deportation
Apata and a friendA Nigerian lady, Aderonke Apata, felt she had tried everything to persuade the Home Office that she was gay.She had sent letters from former girlfriends – both in Britain and Nigeria...
View ArticleSanusi Resumes, Rules Kano From Government House
Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi receiving the paraphernalia of office in Kano State Government House.The Emir of Kano, Mallam Sanusi Lamido, has yet to move into his palace more than 24 hours after he...
View ArticleMedia Clampdown Will Continue – Army
Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen Chris Olukolade.The Nigerian Army has said that the ongoing clampdown on the media will continue until it is satisfied with its checks on the nation’s...
View ArticlePolice Close Abuja Markets Over Boko Haram Threat
Inspector-General of police, Mohammed AbubakarThree major markets in Abuja were on Tuesday shut by the police following intelligence reports that they might be bombed by suspected Boko Haram...
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