VOA fires or proposes removal of 15 Hausa Service members over ‘improper payments’
The Voice of America announced Thursday it has fired or proposed to terminate more than half the members of its Hausa language service following an investigation that found the…
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NUJ election: Odusile loses to Isiguzo as president
NUJ President Waheed Odusile lost reelection bid
Chris Isiguzo, South East Bureau Chief of ThisDay Newspaper from Enugu Zone on Friday morning emerged the National President of…
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Hokkaido, Japan hit by M5.2 quake, biggest since deadly Sept. temblor
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.2 jolted Hokkaido on Friday morning, the biggest since a deadly temblor that rocked Japan's northernmost main island about a month…
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South Africa train collision injures 320 people
About 320 people were injured when a packed train travelling from Johannesburg to the capital Pretoria crashed into the back of a stationary train, Metrorail authorities said on…
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History Beckons!
By Gbenga Daniel
Esteemed Delegates of our great party,
Our nation is about to rewrite its own history; and it has pleased the Almighty God to append the signature of our Peoples…
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Independence anniversary: Umeh calls for restructuring to accelerate development
Senator Umeh
By Sunny A. David, Awka
As Nigeria marked her 58th Independence anniversary, the Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly,…
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2019: Good to go as APC NWC clears 24 governorship candidates
APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiohmole
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared 24 governorship aspirants as its candidates to…
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1 in 3 Nigerian adult population hypertensive
The Nigerian Cardiac Society (NCS) has said that one out of every three adults in Nigeria had high blood pressure.
Dr Okechukwu Ogah, the President of the association, disclosed…
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Federal Poly Nekede No.1 polytechnic in Nigeria – NBTE
The Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Imo , has emerged the best polytechnic in the country, according to the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
The Executive Secretary of…
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7 Jigawa APC members die in road accident
Seven members of All Progressives Congress died in an accident along the Gumel/Babura Road yesterday on their way back home after the party’s senatorial primaries held in Gumel,…
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Deadline for conduct of primaries, resolution of disputes remains Oct. 7 — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reminded political parties that October 7 remains the deadline for conduct of primaries for all elective positions for the…
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Plateau killings continue, 19 feared dead in latest attack
A fresh attack on a Plateau community has left at least 19 people dead, a resident said on Thursday.
The attack occurred on Wednesday night in Ariri community of Bassa Local…
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Primaries: Former Benue Dep.Gov, Lawani, picks Benue South Senatorial ticket
Chief Lawani
A former Benue Deputy Governor, Steven Lawani, has picked the Benue South Senatorial ticket to contest the 2019 election on the platform of the All Progressives…
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Email passwords of prominent Norwegians leaked online: report
About 1.4 billion passwords, some of which belong to prominent Norwegians, were leaked in searchable database by an international group of online activists, newspaper Aftenposten…
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Ex-NAN boss Niboro wins APC primary election
Mr Niboro
A former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Ima Niboro, has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Udu, Ughelli South and…
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French News Agency, AFP, plans to cut 125 jobs
The Chief Executive of French News Agency, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Fabrice Fries, plans to cut 125 jobs, or about 5 per cent of the workforce, the Agency reported On Thursday.…
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