Suspected killer of Gokada CEO arrested – Investigation
The personal assistant to Fahim Saleh, founder of the Nigerian ride-sharing app Gokada, was arrested on Friday in the grisly murder of the 33-year-old tech entrepreneur in his Manhattan apartment,…
COVID-19: India hands over medicines to Nigeria as FG seeks collaboration on production of vaccine
The Federal Government on Friday solicited the collaboration of the Government of India to produce vaccine against the COVID-19. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this in Abuja…
Late Flying Officer Arotile to be buried July 23 with full military honours – NAF
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the remains of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, the Service’s first female combat helicopter pilot, who died on Tuesday, will be buried on July…
Edo Election: 35 Political parties merge with PDP to support Obaseki
Thirty five (35) political parties have merged with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to give their support to the PDP candidate and governor of Edo State Godwin Obaseki for his…
House Committee on NDDC summons Akpabio, Pondei
The House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godswill Akpabio to appear before it on Monday, July, 20 The committee also…
Airport protocols: FG reads riot Act, to prosecute violators
Federal Government, FG, says all unruly passengers who violate protocols at the airports, including dignitaries will be prosecuted. Minister of Aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika disclosed this at the Presidential Task…
3 more flights set to evacuate stranded Nigerians from the U.S – FG
The Federal Government has arranged three more flights to evacuate Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Consul General of Nigeria in New…
Ekiti govt names-shame another convicted sex offender
The Ekiti Ministry of Justice on Friday published the details of another convicted sex offender, a 66-year-old man, Bayo Akintewe who was convicted by a High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti….
Ede hopes her ownership of the Portuguese club will provide a pathway for development of young talents
A Nigerian entrepreneur, Mrs Nneka Ede, who became one of the few Africans to own a European club after she bought Portuguese side, Lusitano Ginásio Clube, Futebol, SAD, says the…
Ebola cases in DRC’s Equateur Province surpass previous outbreak – WHO
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Equateur Province has continued to increase, causing major concern as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners face critical…