The cooperation between the Nigerian Navy and the British Royal Navy has been commendable, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has said. Admiral Ibas spoke during the visit of the Prince of Wale and the Head…
The Management of the University of Ilorin on Tuesday disclosed that it had hiked its school fees by 35 per cent. Mr Kunle Akogun, the spokesman of the university, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the initial increment…
Chief Ayo Adebanjo, elder statesman and Afenifere chieftain, said the Yoruba nation will not be deceived again by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. Speaking, Adebanjo, who has thrown his weight behind…
Authorities in Cameroon say search operations have been launched to ensure that some 79 children abducted from a boarding school in the restive Northwest region are found and brought back to class. The students of Presbyterian Secondary School (PSS) Nkwen…
Ahead of 2019 general elections, the chairman of Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Tunde Balogun, has urged Lagosians, to vote for the party’s governorship candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his running mate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat. Speaking at the…
A onetime Somali refugee and the daughter of Palestinian immigrants shared the historic distinction Tuesday of becoming the first two Muslim women elected to the US Congress. Both women — Ilhan Omar, 37, and Rashida Tlaib, 42 — are Democrats…
An Italian boxer, Christian Daghio, has died after he was knocked unconscious during a fight in Thailand. The 49-year-old, who had won seven world titles during his career, was knocked out twice in the final round of his WBC Asia…
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has presented a N159.52 billion 2019 budget to the state House of Assembly in Minna. The proposal, tagged: “Budget of Sustenance and Continuity” is 5.43 per cent higher than the 2018 budget. A breakdown of…
The Federal Government has faulted a report credited to the United States Department of Agriculture, World Markets and Trade where Nigeria was said to have imported three million metric tonnes of rice this year. Specifically, the document had stated that…
Enyimba Goalkeeper, Theophilus Afelokhai has finally been given the opportunity to stake his claim to the Super Eagles number one shirt. He is replacing the custodian of the position Francis Uzoho, who was injured at the weekend in a Spanish…
A new national minimum wage law is possible within two weeks if the presidency submits the bill this week to the National Assembly for passage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) affirmed yesterday. In an exclusive interview in Abuja, NLC president,…