2017

The Senate Committee on Power has queried the Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Mustapha Baba Shehuri and the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Loius Edozien, over alleged duplication of items in the 2018 budget estimates of the…

The Presidency has explained why President Muhammadu Buhari cancelled his scheduled trip to Niger Republic, yesterday. The presidency explained that the trip was canceled because Buhari felt satisfied he had had useful discussions with…

Wife of foremost nationalist, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Prof. Uche Azikiwe, on Monday called for the unity of the country in honour of the memories of the nation’s founding fathers. She noted that the late Azikiwe and his contemporaries like late…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it has not fixed dates for political parties to conduct primaries for choosing their flag bearers in the 2019 general elections. INEC made the clarification in a statement…

Manchester United striker, Romelu Lukaku, has said he “deeply regrets” his behaviour and has reimbursed police for repeated callouts over loud partying in Beverly Hills, the player’s lawyer has said. Lukaku was arrested after police…

M-Net West Africa has announced popular media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu as host for Big Brother Naija Season 2. Ebuka would be returning to host the highly anticipated third edition of the continent’s biggest reality show. This follows…

The Murtala Muhammed International Airport Police Command, Lagos has confirmed the death of a passenger on flight EK 783 from Dubai to Lagos during the weekend. The passenger simply identified as Kofo Abaniwonda, reportedly died aboard the…

Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano has said that he will not contest the 2019 presidential election as earlier speculated. He said the report that he would contest the election against President Muhammadu Buhari was speculative and…

The outgoing Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Dr. Theresa Akande, has said that the only way Nigeria can develop through technological innovation is by allowing polytechnics to award degree certificates. According to her,…

Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry on Sunday arrived Lagos for the Guinness Made of Black programme. The 40-year-old Frenchman is presently in the country to meet winners of the ‘Be a Front Row Fan’ consumer promotion of the…