Author: Adekunle Dada
Nigeria needs N4 billion to tackle infectious diseases – NCDC
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday, says that Nigeria needs…
China set to crack down on dishonest behaviour
China has concluded plans to launch a campaign to crack down and eliminate unethical or dishonest behaviour in response to…
Wife fakes kidnap of self, daughter to extort N15m
The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested one Hadijat Kabir for allegedly faking her kidnap with her 18-year-old…
Opposition uses fake news, hate speech to de-market Buhari – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the opposition is using fake news and hate speech as…
Macron offers condolences to Indonesia after fatal earthquake
French President, Emmanuel Macron, on Monday offered condolences to Indonesian people after a strong earthquake jolted Lombok Island in Central…
95% deaths of NYSC members due to road accident – DG
The National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) says 95 per cent of deaths recorded by serving Corps members is due to…
Economic diversification: NNPC calls for proactive actions
Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Monday called for proactive actions to reduce…
NIWA installs navigational aids on waterways
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) said it had commenced the installation of navigational aids on the nation’s waterways to…
Osun Guber: Court to rule on Adeleke certificate suit Wednesday
An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo has adjourned till Wednesday ruling in the certificate suit involving Sen. Ademola Adeleke,…
Gov. Bindow replaces two decamped commissioners
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa has sworn-in two new commissioners to replace the two that left his cabinet of the…
Cholera outbreak: Kano Govt. dispatches health officials
The Kano State Government has dispatched a team of health personnel to Bebeji Local Government Area of the state where…
Imran Khan formally nominated for Pakistani PM
Pakistan’s former sports star turned politician Imran Khan was formally nominated as a candidate to become the country’s next prime…
Wildfire burns in Portugal for 4th day
More than 1,150 firefighters struggled to put out a fire in Portugal’s southern Algarve tourist region on Monday, which injured…
Life returns to normal after Zimbabwe post-elections violence
Life is slowly returning to normal in Zimbabwe after the violence that erupted following the July 30 polls in which…
Zimbabwe: No date set for President-elect Mnangagwa’s inauguration
Zimbabwean presidential spokesperson George Charamba has said the date for President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inauguration will be set after the government…
Uganda sends samples of strange disease to U.S.
Uganda has sent samples to the United States for further laboratory tests after a strange disease in the central region…
Man remanded for allegedly raping a teenager
One 33-year-old David Victor is to spend the next 25 days in the Kirikiri Prison for allegedly raping a teenager,…
Honda recalls 96,900 SUVs in China
Honda Motor Co on Monday recalled 96,900 Avancier sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in China, due to a cold-climate engine problem.
Lagos Govt. releases N2.04bn to pensioners
The Lagos State Government has in last three months released N2.04 billion to clear the arrears of pensions under the…
Passport queues delay at Heathrow unacceptable – British Airways
Two hour-long queues for passport checks at London’s Heathrow Airport are unacceptable, the chief executive of British Airways (BA), said…
Oil rises, Asian stocks cheer, trade war weighs
Stocks across Asia advanced on Monday as China’s efforts to stop sharp declines in its currency and capital flight supported…
Illicit coal shipments: Korea urges U.S. to drop sanctions
North Korean state media on Monday urged the U.S. to drop sanctions, as South Korea said it was investigating nine…
14 Maoist militants killed in gun battle
At least 14 Maoist rebels were killed in a clash with security forces in India’s central state of Chhattisgarh on…
China develops new diagnostic method for coronary heart disease
Chinese scientists have developed a new diagnostic method for coronary heart disease which has a 33 per cent higher accuracy…
NAPTIP rescues 103 human trafficking victims
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Monday said 103 victims of human trafficking were…
Sri Lanka looks to grant visa free entry to tourist friendly nations
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a taskforce to study the possibility of granting visa free entry to…
Afghanistan launches polio vaccination campaign
The Afghan Government, with the support of WHO and the UNICEF, on Monday, launched a nationwide five-day campaign to give…
Philippine President signs national identification card law
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed a law requiring all Filipinos to get a national identification card, while trying…
Bayelsa to partner EU, UNICEF on potable water
The Bayelsa Government is to partner with the European Union (EU) and UNICEF in the provision of potable water in…
Polytechnic offers scholarships to indigent persons, IDPs
As part of its corporate social responsibility, the Lagos Aviation Maritime Business Academy (LAMB) says it will offer scholarships to…