Author: Adekunle Dada
U.S. embassy suspends consular services in Abuja indefinitely
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria says that it has shut down its visa and consular services section in Abuja until…
New York, Toronto to host 2018 Nollywood Travel Film Festival
The cities of New York in the United States and Toronto in Canada have been selected to host the next…
Man allegedly kills and buries his brother in Enugu
The Police in Enugu State are investigating alleged murder of one Chizoba Ogbonna-Izuchukwu, 46, by his brother, Raphael Izuchukwu,40, in…
Oyo SSG, Olalekan Alli joins guber race
Alhaji Olalekan Alli, the Secretary to Oyo State Government, on Tuesday said his desire to govern the state was hinged…
Ethiopian Airlines not favourite to manage Nigeria Air – Minister
The Federal Government has faulted the claim by the Ethiopian Airlines’ Chief Executive, Tewolde Gebremariam, that the airline is the…
DELSU suspends controversial duty register
The Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, has temporarily suspended implementation of the controversial duty register it recently introduced for its…
Bread shortages hit Sudan
Bread shortages have hit Sudan, with wheat traders blaming a foreign currency crisis for shortages of the staple that have…
Acting President inaugurates multi-billion naira projects in Zamfara
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday inaugurated N5.9 billion naira worth of projects in Zamfara.
Sokoto Govt. to plant 100,000 economic trees
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, on Tuesday flagged off planting of 100,000 varieties of economic trees across locations of…
Yobe Govt to employ guards to protect forest reserves
The Yobe government on Tuesday said it would employ forest guards to protect 44 gazetted forest reserves in the state…
NNPC clarifies tariff issue on AKK gas pipeline project
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) execution of the strategic Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project is progressing under the original concept…
SIFAX Group to establish Dry Port in Gambia
Terminal operator SIFAX said it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Gambia to build and…
Call for Saraki’s resignation or impeachment ‘purely party affairs’ – Minister
The Federal Government says it has no hand in the call for resignation or impeachment of the President of the…
Uruguay’s Former President, Mujica resigns from Senate
Uruguay’s Former President Jose Mujica, an icon of the Latin American left, on Tuesday renounced his seat in the Senate…
Air Force conducts simulation exercise in Lagos
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday in Lagos conducted a simulation exercise aimed at building capacity and enhancing professionalism…
Eid-el-Kabir: FAAN strengthens airport security, logistics
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says airport security and other logistics have been upgraded and strengthened ahead of…
Zamfara: 30,000 to benefit from Nigerian Govt’s small-scale loan
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said on Tuesday that 30,000 persons would benefit from the Federal Government small-scale loan Zamfara state.
India to launch first manned space mission by 2022
India will launch its first manned space mission by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday in his last…
Nigerian Govt restates commitment to end insecurity
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to end the current insecurity facing the country.
Collapsed bridge: Italian minister demands resignation of operators
Italy’s transport minister called on Wednesday for senior managers to resign at the company operating the bridge that collapsed in…
Governors augment Police operations with N2 trillion
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Secretariat on Tuesday said governors of the 36 states have collectively expended more than N2…
Bandits’ attacks: Osinbajo presents relief materials to victims
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday presented relief materials worth millions of naira to victims of bandits attacks in Zamfara…
WHO to donate Yellow fever vaccines to Nigeria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has pledged to donate 12 million doses of Yellow fever vaccines in 2018 and 19…
Osun Guber: Traditional council endorses APC candidate
Ahead of the Sept. 22 governorship election, the Osun Traditional Council in Boripe Local Government Area of the state has…
Ecuador bus accident kills 23
No fewer than 23 people died in a bus accident in Ecuador on Tuesday.
South Korea to ban 20,000 BMW vehicles after engine fires
South Korea Transport Ministry on Tuesday said it would ban some 20,000 BMW vehicles from the streets amid mounting public…
Man drags father in-law to court over alleged abduction of wife
A 35-year-old man, Haruna Ali on Tuesday, sued his father in-law, Adamu Mai-Takaima at a sharia court ll sitting at…
France, Spain, others agree to take stranded migrants
France, Spain, Germany, Portugal and Luxembourg have agreed to take some of the 141 migrants on the Aquarius humanitarian ship,…
Army uncovers Boko Haram recruitment link on social media
The Nigeria Army on Tuesday, said it had uncovered a facebook and other social media accounts allegedly used by a…
NNPC to establish 2 additional refineries in Warri, Port Harcourt
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has plans to establish 100,000-barrels-per-day brownfield refineries in Port-Harcourt and Warri to…