Author: Adekunle Dada
DR Congo starts using experimental Ebola treatment
Democratic Republic of Congo has started using the experimental mAb114 Ebola treatment on patients in the east of the country,…
Gov. Badaru of Jigawa appoints permanent secretary
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has approved the appointment of Garba Ahmed as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce.
Anyone who breaks law must be brought to justice – APC
All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that any Nigerian who violates the law, no matter how highly placed, must be…
Australian farmers hit by worst drought in generations
Australia is in the grips of its worst drought in 50 years, Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, said on Tuesday.
2 companies sanctioned for marketing calcium sulphate without certificate
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has sanctioned two chemical companies for marketing…
Russia plans to start selling cancer radiotherapy device in 2022
Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, plans to start selling a Russia-made radiation therapy device to treat cancer in 2022,…
Car crashes into barriers outside UK Parliament
A man was detained after a car smashed into the security barriers outside the House of Parliament in London, several…
Zambia approves bill to regulate social media
The Zambian Government has approved a bill to regulate social media and enhance cyber security.
World Bank provides $510m to improve Bangladesh secondary education
The Bangladeshi Government on Monday signed a 510 million dollars financing agreement with the World Bank to enhance the quality…
Cholera kills 7 in 4 FCT communities
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that seven deaths had been recorded from the outbreak of cholera in…
Osun, Oyo Govts no longer interested in LAUTECH – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday decried the neglect of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH),…
Army explains role in Rivers bye-election
The Nigerian Army has said that its personnel will be on standby to forestall possible violence in the Port Harcourt…
Kenya increases strategic food reserve
Kenya Government on Monday said that it had planned to increase its strategic food reserve to eight million bags of…
Cambodia launches crackdown on Chinese prostitution rings
Up to 50 Chinese nationals have been detained in Cambodia as part of a crackdown on prostitution rings in Sihanoukville…
Tradermoni scheme: Lagos, Kano, Abia selected as pilot states
Lagos, Kano and Abia states have been selected as pilots states for the Federal Government’s TraderMoni scheme.
Flood: Anambra Govt. to begin sensitisation campaign
The Anambra Government says it will begin sensitisation campaign to prevent disaster along the flood prone areas of the state…
Air Force fighter aircraft neutralises bandits in Zamfara
The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Diran Mikiya has neutralised bandits in Sububu Forest,…
South Sudan begins 3rd around of peace talks
The third round of peace talks between South Sudan’s conflicting parties started on Monday in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
Dogara congratulates Senators-elect Kaita, Gumau
Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has congratulated Reps. Lawal Yahaya Gumau and Ahmed Babba Kaita on their victories in…
Pakistan president pays tribute to victims of anti-terror war
President Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan on Tuesday paid tribute to security personnel who have scarified lives in the war against…
Zamfara Govt. directs return of IDPs home
The Zamfara Government has directed an immediate return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their various villages.
Ondo Govt. approves 5 mother/child hospitals
The Ondo State Government has approved five more Mother and Child hospitals to render qualitative healthcare services to pregnant women…
Man remanded in prison for allegedly molesting his twin sons
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered that a 37-year-old businessman, Jephath Ighodaro who allegedly assaulted his twin under-aged…
PDP rejects result of Bauchi South Senatorial by-election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bauchi state chapter, has rejected the result of Saturday’s By-election in Bauchi South Senatorial District…
IDPs camps: Benue Water Agency calls for more support
Mr Ella Ejembi, General Manager, Benue Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (BERWASSA), on Monday called for more support to…
Driver remanded for allegedly assaulting minor sexually
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a driver, Emmanuel Okafor, in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly assaulting a minor…
2019 elections: Labour urges Bayelsa workers to collect PVCs
The organised labour in Bayelsa has urged workers in the state to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to enable…
Lassa/Cholera: South-East residents urged to step up personal hygiene
A group, known as Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF), on Monday urged the residents of South-East zone of the country to…
Only NFF recognised by CAF or FIFA can sack me – Sanusi
Mohammed Sanusi, General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) headed by Amaju Pinnick, on Monday said he could only…
Osun Guber: Corps members urged to avoid being used for rigging
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Monday asked corps members serving in the state to shun violence, corruption and not…