Police arrest comedian over spread of fake news on social media
The Police on Thursday said it had arrested a comedian, Augustine Valentine, popularly known as `MC Fine’, over alleged spread of fake news. Mr Biodun Makanjuola, Divisional Police Officer (DPO)…
Ramaphosa to Buhari: No more fight with Nigerians; South Africa has more to lose
President Muhammadu Buhari  and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa have resolved to make both nations home to each other’s nationals, with Ramaphosa saying South Africa has more to lose…
Nigeria’s Olympic silver medalist, Isaac Promise dies at 31
Issac Promise Nigerian football international, Isaac Promise, has died. Promise who captained Nigeria to the 2008 Olympic silver medal and scored 79 goals in 11 professional seasons in Turkey,…
Buhari to present 2020 budget to NASS on Oct. 8
President Muhammadu Buhari will present 2020 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, Oct. 8, says Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Adedayo…
Okowa: Our Sickle Cell Initiative is bearing seeds globally, lists achievements
Wife of Delta State Governor and Founder of O5 Initiative, Dame Edith Okowa, on Wednesday said the Initiative would partner individuals and organisations in the management and treatment of sickle…
U.S. Justice Department drops investigation into Shell over Nigerian oil deal
Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday that it had been informed by the U.S. Department of Justice that it had closed its inquiry into Shell over the 2011 $1.3 billion…
Only surviving Chimpanzee in UNN Zoo dies at 50 – Zoologist
The only surviving Chimpanzee, 50 years old, in the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) Zoo has died, Prof Chris Okoye, Head of Department, Zoology and Environmental Studies, has announced. Okoye…
Kwara Governor, AbdulRazaq, congratulates GOCOP on third annual conference
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has congratulated the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) on the occasion of its third annual conference holding on October 4, 2019 at Sheraton…
Osinbajo entertains dinner guests to ‘Nigerian swag’, says we’re the best dancers in the world
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday at a dinner organised in commemoration of Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, thrilled the guests with visual descriptions…
Buhari, 10 governors, ministers to visit South Africa on Wednesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will On Wednesday depart Abuja for South Africa, following an invitation by President Cyril Ramaphosa, to discuss the welfare of Nigerians in the country, and find common…