Author: Adekunle Dada
ITF organises campaigns on management of modern libraries
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has trained 32 library officers and has conducted awareness campaigns on effective management of modern…
Traffic offences: FRSC arrests 53, convicts 48 motorists
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said no fewer than 52 motorists were arrested for 92 traffic offences on…
Ronaldo, Modric, Salah short-listed for UEFA player of the year award
Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah have been short-listed for the UEFA Player of the Year award, the sport’s…
LG workers commend Katsina Govt for releasing promotion result
The Daura Local Government Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) on Monday hailed the Katsina State…
Enyimba Economic City: Gov. Ikpeazu promises to compensate landowners
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has promised to compensate landowners whose land will be used for the implementation of Enyimba…
Man allegedly fakes child adoption deal
A 47-year-oldman, Felix Nwachukwu, who allegedly obtained N900,000 on the pretext of adopting a child from a motherless home, on…
Staphylococcus not sexually transmitted infection, vital for women – Doctor
Contrary to beliefs, Staphylococcus aureus is not a sexually transmitted infection but vital for every woman’s private part, a medical…
Agriculture can potentially address youth unemployment – Experts
Experts on Monday said encouraging and supporting African young people to venture into agriculture and agri-business can potentially create wealth…
Court grants murder suspects bail
An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos, on Monday, admitted two men, Idris Ibrahim, 44, and Segun Bernard, 50,…
Eid-el-Kabir: Ikeja Electric assures customers of improved power supply
Ikeja Electric (IE) on Monday assured its customers of improved electricity supply within its network throughout the Eid-eI-Kabir holidays.
Accord Party dissociates self from Kogi by-election result
Kogi chapter of the Accord Party on Monday dissociated itself from the August 11, Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency by-election alleging that…
Inclusion of NCP in CUPP an embarrassment – Lagos NCP
The Lagos chapter of of the National Conscience Party (NCP) on Monday called on the national leadership to take the…
Woman, 3 kids allegedly kill neighbour’s goat
The Police on Monday arraigned one Eunice Nwankwo and her three children before a Mararaba Upper Area Court in Nasarawa…
Consultant urges Lagos Govt to decongest metropolis
A facility management consultant, Mrs Hikmot Koleoso, on Monday identified overpopulation as a major hindrance to the attainment of a…
Lagos Govt. urged to reprioritise light rail project
Prof. Sheriffdeen Tella of the Economics, Department, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun, on Monday urged the Lagos State Government to…
Property developer allegedly defrauds 124 accommodation seekers
A property developer, Ibrahim Ayinde, who allegedly defrauded 124 accommodation seekers of N25 million, on Monday appeared before an Ebute…
Ugandan police disperse protesters as unrest goes on
Ugandan police fired tear gas to disperse a demonstration in the capital on Monday as protests against the beating of…
Immigration rescues girl from human traffickers
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rescued a 23-year-old girl from human traffickers in Katsina State.
Nigerian Govt writes FIFA, recognises Pinnick-led NFF
Laolu Akande, Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday said the Federal Government had conveyed…
Mali’s Keita confirmed as presidential election winner
Mali’s constitutional court on Monday confirmed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s re-election in a run-off ballot, rejecting fraud accusations by the…
Alex Iwobi makes Nollywood debut in ‘Inpadisu’
Nigeria international and Arsenal forward, Alex Iwobi has made a debut in his first film role in the soon to…
Man arrested over alleged attempt to kill mother for money rituals
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday confirmed the arrest of a 29-year-old man, Taiwo Akinola, who allegedly attempted to…
Child abuse crimes: Pope Francis asks for forgiveness
Pope Francis on Monday asked forgiveness for child abuse crimes and cover-ups within the Catholic Church, admitting that the pain…
Sallah: Civil Defence deploys 750 officers in Yobe
The Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 750 of its men across…
2019 elections: NYSC assures corps members of safety
As the 2019 general elections approach, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has assured corps members, who are usually engaged…
Adamawa cancels Sallah homage to traditional rulers due to Insecurity
The Adamawa Government has cancelled its usual Sallah homage to traditional rulers and other stakeholders in the state for this…
Eid-el-Kabir: NEMA urges Nigerians to be safety conscious
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged Nigerians to be safety conscious during and after the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir.
Wike, Dickson, Okowa nominated for Niger Delta Governor Award
Three governors in the South-South are being considered for the Niger Delta Governor of the Year Award 2017 by Gbaramatu…
House of Reps Deputy Speaker vows not to dump APC
Mr Yusuf Lasun, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, says he will not leave the All Progressives Congress…
Asian Games: Japanese basketball players sent home for spending night with women
Japan have sent home four players from their Asian Games basketball team for spending the night with women in a…