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PHOTOS: 90-year-old woman turns small village to art gallery
A 90-year old retiree, Agnes Kasparkova spends her days painting beautiful floral designs on the houses in her small village known as Louka in the Czech Republic. The grandma who is a former...
View ArticleBuhari names Aisha Ahmad new CBN deputy governor
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mrs. Aishah Ahmad, as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. According to a statement on Thursday by his Special Adviser on...
View ArticleINEC to deploy 6,200 card readers in Anambra poll
Tony Okafor, Awka The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday said it would deploy no fewer than 6200 card readers in the November 18 poll in Anambra State. It said that the machines...
View ArticleMonkeypox: Avoid eating monkeys, bush meat, FG tells Nigerians
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Health has advised Nigerians to desist from eating monkeys, bush meat and dead animals as doing so could make one susceptible to the Monkeypox Disease....
View ArticleDon undergoes 19 unsuccessful surgeries to remove rare face tumour
A Brazilian professor, Luciana Dorin, has refused to undergo a surgery to remove a large tumour on her face. According to Dailymail, Dorini suffers from a condition known as arteriovenous malformation,...
View ArticleUPDATED: Suicide attack kills 13 in Pakistan
A suicide attacker blew himself up outside a Sufi shrine in southwest Pakistan Thursday, killing 18 people and wounding at least 27 others, officials said, as Muslims attended annual celebrations of a...
View ArticleCBN deputy governor, Bayo Adelabu, in road accident
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Bayo Adelabu, was recently involved in an accident which nearly claimed his life. An Ibadan based online news medium,...
View ArticleFG to unveil N100bn free TV distribution network for Nollywood
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday disclosed that the Federal Government is set to unveil a N100bn per annum free television distribution...
View ArticleAnambra guber poll will be flawless – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission said Nov. 18 governorship election in Anambra would be a test case of flawless electoral conduct by the commission in Nigeria. The Director in-charge of...
View ArticleFG releases N100bn sukuk bond proceeds for 25 road projects
Everest Amaefule, Abuja The Federal Government has released the proceeds of the N100bn sukuk bond for the financing of 25 road projects being handled by the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing...
View ArticleOgun Customs seize over 20 smuggled vehicles in three weeks
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta No fewer than 20 vehicles of different brands smuggled into the country through border towns have been seized by the Ogun State Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service in...
View ArticleGabon president wins libel case against French author
A Paris court on Thursday fined French journalist and writer Pierre Pean 1,000 euros ($1,170) and ordered him to pay a symbolic one euro in damages in a libel case brought by Gabonese President Ali...
View ArticleBarca, Iniesta urge dialogue in Catalonia crisis
Barcelona Football Club and its captain Andres Iniesta on Thursday urged dialogue to resolve a volatile political crisis over Catalonia’s drive for independence. “Before we do any more harm… those who...
View ArticleCourt orders witness’ arrest in Seun Egbegbe’s fraud case
Oladimeji Ramon The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the arrest of a police officer, Bello Abubakar, who was listed as the first prosecution witness in the case of a Nigerian filmmaker, Olajide...
View ArticleFayose gives N100m, cars to teachers
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday, gave out three new cars and donated N100m to teachers in the state. The occasion was the 2017 World Teachers Day...
View ArticleSuspend NNPC boss, PDP tells Buhari
By Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Maikanti Baru...
View ArticleCollapsed Synagogue building: We have no case to answer – Engineers
Two engineers, charged with criminal manslaughter over the collapse of a six-storey building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Lagos, on Thursday told an Ikeja High Court that they have no case...
View ArticleICYMI: I’m working against Obiano for gov’s poor performance –Obi
Tony Okafor, Awka A former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has explained why he is working against the re-election of his successor, Willie Obiano. Obi, who spoke on Wednesday during a...
View ArticleHarassment: Patience Jonathan sues EFCC for N2bn
Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday fixed Nov. 16 to hear the N2bn Fundamental Rights suit brought against the EFCC by Mrs Patience Jonathan. The wife of the former...
View ArticleAppoint credible petroleum minister, Sani Shehu tells Buhari
The senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to remove himself as the Minister of Petroleum Resources and appoint a successor that can be accountable for...
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