AFRICA

Nigeria Can Increase Power Generation to 20,000 Mega Watts in Five Years, Says Peter Obi

The presidential standard bearer of Labour Party and former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, who just returned from…

2 years ago

Nigeria: With Funding Sorted, Works Minister Fashola Urges Contractors to Ramp Up Work on 1,048km Lagos-Badagry Road

Nigeria's Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has urged the contractor handling the 1,048-kilometre Lagos-Badagry expressway to accelerate…

2 years ago

Princess Margaret Obaigbena for Burial in Owa Kingdom, Delta, August 19–20

The funeral ceremony for the matriarch of the Obaigbena family and a Princess of Owa Kingdom in Delta State, Margaret…

2 years ago

Lagos Island Hoodlums Attack Press Crew on Tinubu’s Convoy

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was on Sunday, given a rude shock, when his convoy…

2 years ago

Nigeria, China Strengthen Film Industry to Combat Poverty

Nigeria and China have mapped out ways to strengthen the movie industries of both countries as a collaborative effort at…

2 years ago

Terrorists Attack Two Churches in Kaduna, Kill Three, Abduct 44

Four people have been killed while 44 others were abducted by terrorists in an attack on two churches in Rubu…

2 years ago

NDLEA Foils Smuggling of Large Consignments of Meth to Malaysia, Australia

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled attempts by drug traffickers to smuggle parcels of methamphetamine…

2 years ago

Nigeria: Retail Price of Petrol Rose to N173 in May as Diesel Jumps 181% in One Year

Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the average retail price paid by consumers for petrol increased to N173.08…

2 years ago

Babangida, Jonathan, Oramah, Emefiele, Ovia, Oba of Benin, Olu of Warri, Obi of Agbor Condole with THISDAY/ARISE Chairman Over Mother’s Passage

More eminent Nigerians have continued to send condolence messages to the Chairman of THISDAY/ARISE Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, commiserating…

2 years ago

Owo Massacre: Ondo Governor Akeredolu Weeps at Burial, Laments Failure to Protect Citizens

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State in Nigeria's southwest on Friday blamed himself and government at all levels for failing…

2 years ago