Amnesty Programme to Train 500 Ex-militant Youths on Agric
The Presidential Amnesty Programme is set to train 500 former militant youths from the Niger Delta in various agriculture-related skills. The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme,…
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- INEC Releases Timetable for 2019 General Elections — As part of its preparations for the 2019 general elections,…
- Two Feared Killed, 20 Trapped Under Collapsed Four-storey Building in Abuja — No fewer than 20 people are trapped beneath the rubble…
- Police teargass Pro-Biafra Women Protesters in Imo — Police in Imo state, Frday, teargassed over 2000 pro-Biafra women…
- Court Frees 9 Lagos PDP Members Accused of Murder — Nine men accused of murdering Adeniyi Aborisade, Apapa Local Government…
- Unseen Hand Pushed Me to Kill My Madam, 14-year-old Housemaid Confesses — The 14-year-old secondary school student, who was suspected to have…
- FG Insists, No Ransom Was Paid For Release of Boko Haram Kidnapped School Girls — The Federal Government on Thursday insisted that it did not…
- Police Arrest 6 Homosexuals in Abia — Six suspected homosexuals have been arrested in Abia State. The…
- Man Arrested on Wedding Day, Arraigned for Stealing N1m — A 37-year-old former marketing officer with Addosser Micro-Finance Bank Plc,…
- Nigeria’s Super Falconets Crash Out of Under 20 FIFA World Cup — Nigeria’s Super Falconets have bowed out of the FIFA U-20…
- DSS Appoints Afunanya as its Spokesman — The Department of State Services (DSS), Thursday, announced the appointment…
- INEC Boss’ Contempt Trial: Court Adjourns Indefinitely — A Federal High Court in Abuja, Thursday, adjourned indefinitely the…
- Army Kills 5 Bandits, Arrests Notorious Criminal After Gun Battle in Zamfara — The Nigerian Army said on Thursday that its troops of…
- Civil Society, Journalists March Against Arrest, Detention of Premium Times Reporter — Concerned Nigerians Thursday morning stormed the Police Headquarters, Area 11,…
- Ex-Abacha CSO, Al-Mustapha Hints on Contesting 2019 Presidencial Election — Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (retd), the ex-Chief Security Officer (CSO) to…
- APC Presidential Hopeful Mauls Buhari’s 2nd Term Ambition — A presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress,…
- Five Members of Family Die from Generator Fumes in Rivers — Igboh Community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers state…
- Court Sentences Man to Death for Robbery — An Ikeja High Court has sentenced a driver, Monsuru Ayoola,…
- PDP Accuses Buhari of Burdening Nigeria with Heavy Debt Profile — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Wednesday, lashed out at President…
- Alleged N30m Diezani Bribe: You’ve Case to Answer, Court Tells INEC Staff — A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed a…
- Victor Moses Says He Is No Longer Available for Super Eagles Matches — Super Eagles player, Victor Moses, has announced his retirement from…
- Lagos Police Command Dismisses 8, Demotes 6 Officers Over Criminal Offences — The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, on Wednesday…
- Saraki Gives Hint of Contesting 2019 Presidential Election — The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has given hints of his…
Daily: August 19, 2016
Pastor Accused Of Sleeping With Colleague’s Wife
After reports and video of him flogging a pregnant youth and her lover circulated, Pastor David Obinim is in the news again. Seems like Ghanaian…
Navy Impounds 70,000 litres of Stolen Diesel in Rivers
Commodore Kennedy Egbuchulam, the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, told newsmen on Friday that men of his Command impounded six large wooden…
Trump Says He Regrets Saying The ‘Wrong Thing’
For the first time since declaring his presidential run, Republican Donald Trump acknowledged that his caustic comments may have caused people pain, saying that he…
Panama Papers: Buhari Orders Probe Of Saraki, 7 Others
The senate president, Bukola Saraki, and his predecessor, David Mark, and other prominent Nigerians may be in fresh trouble as the Presidency has ordered the…
John Kerry To Meet Buhari On Boko Haram, Economy Next Week
*ALSO To Visit Kenya, Saudi Arabia U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled for a trip to Nigeria to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari…
One In Five Kano Kids Dies Before Age 5 – Survey
Recent Nigerian National Demographic Survey (NDHS) presented by Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health (PACFaH) has revealed that in Kano state, for every…
Naira Firms Up After CBN Dollar Sale
Nigeria’s naira ended 5.2 percent higher at 308 per dollar on Friday after the central bank sold dollars to support the currency, traders said. The…
Declare Niger Delta Republic Face Treasonable Felony – Police Warn Avengers
The Nigeria Police have warned members of the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) not to dare their planned declaration of Niger Delta Republic unless…
Breaking: Militants Attack NNPC Pipelines in Delta
A new militant group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, is believed to have attacked oil facilities at Owhrode community, Udu Local Government Area of Delta…
24 Nigerians Offered Scholarship to Study in Chinese Universities
Twenty four Nigerians have been offered scholarships by the Chinese government to study in various universities in China. This is part of efforts to strengthen…
I’m not Aware Jonathan, Wife Are Being Investigated – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has declared that he is not aware that former President Goodluck Jonathan and wife were being…
Nigerians Warn Niger Delta Avengers Against Independence Declaration
Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) has incurred the wrath of Nigerians after vowing on Thursday, August 18 to declare independence of the south-south region…
