Author: Adekunle Dada
Zimbabwe police seal off opposition MDC headquarters
Police sealed off the headquarters of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party and troops cleared the streets of the capital on Thursday,…
UN chief expresses concern over Zimbabwe election violence
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed concern over reports of incidents of violence in Harare following the elections on…
Lagos Govt warns public of recruitment fraudsters
The Lagos State Government has warned the public to be wary of recruitment fraudsters promising to help them to secure…
Marketers express fear over looming fuel scarcity
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Thursday expressed worries over the looming fuel scarcity in Ibadan due…
D’banj expresses grieve over son’s death
Nigerian singer, Dapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, has disclosed that the past few weeks had been ‘incredibly trying and…
CBN to introduce new cyber-security framework
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it was developing a Risk Based Cyber Security Framework for banks and payment…
Railway Corporation begins online ticketing in September
Mr Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), said the web-based ticketing for railway services in the country will…
Nigeria can host IAAF World Championships in 2025 – Simbine
Akanni Simbine, a gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, on Thursday said that Nigeria could…
Dramatic Thai cave rescue to be commemorated
Construction for a museum to commemorate the dramatic rescue of a dozen teenage boys and their football coach from a…
Asaba 2018: Udo-Gabriel through to 100m finals
Nigeria’s Joy Udo-Gabriel says she is not under any pressure as she qualified for the finals of the Women 100m…
Alleged $4m fraud: Obasanjo’s in-law, Abebe granted bail
An Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos on Thursday granted John Abebe, the younger brother of the late Mrs Stella…
Suspected cultist gets N50,000 bail
A 35-year-old man, Junior Ubah, was on Thursday brought before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly belonging to…
Energy sector: Society of Petroleum Engineers calls for stable policy
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) says a stable policy for the oil and gas sector will boost investment and…
Akwa Ibom Farmers receive 40,000 tonnes of rice seedlings
Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Akwa Ibom Chapter, says it has taken delivery of 40,000 tonnes of high grade…
Lawmaker awards scholarship to Nasarawa varsity students
A member representing Doma South Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, MrJames Dangana, has disbursed N500, 000 to…
Israeli jets kill 7 armed men on Syria border
Israeli jets killed seven people near the border with Syria, the military spokesman Jonathan Conricus said on Thursday.
Study reveals women paid 40 % less than men in British workplace
Britain has one of the highest gender pay gaps in Europe, the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy…
Zookeeper to be interrogated for faking a Zebra
Egyptian authorities have referred a zookeeper in Cairo to a public prosecutor for interrogation over allegedly having painted stripes on…
NHIS Accredits 53 Healthcare facilities, delists 4 in Bauchi
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has issued accreditation to 53 Healthcare Facilities (HCF) and delisted four others over poor…
Bodies of 3 kidnapped foreigners found
The bodies of three foreigners, kidnapped earlier on Thursday in the Afghan capital Kabul, have been found, the Police said.
Shippers commend NPA’s efforts in tackling gridlock
The Shippers’ Association Lagos State has lauded the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for steps being taken to address the perennial…
Israel describes Syrian civil war as effectively over
Israel on Thursday described the Syrian civil war as effectively over and predicted that the Golan Heights frontier between the…
Nasarawa Govt assures traders of enabling business environment
Mr Stephen Dogo, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperation in Nassarawa State, has assured traders of enabling…
TVS dance competition: Kaffy, Small Doctor, Alex Unusual drill contestants
Nigeria’s dance queen Kafayat Shafau aka Kaffy, musician Micheal Addo aka Small Doctor and BBNaija season three finalist Alex Asogwa…
Catholic Church changes teaching to oppose death penalty
The Roman Catholic Church on Thursday formally changed its teaching to declare the death penalty inadmissible in all circumstances.
Unemployed man docked over alleged theft of N700,000 tricycle
An unemployed 23-year-old, Chukwujekwu Obi, who allegedly stole a tricycle worth N700,000 was on Thursday docked at a Badagry Chief…
FRSC establishes unit command in Kazaure
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Jigawa has established a Unit Command in Kazaure senatorial district of the state…
University cut women’s exam scores to boost number of male doctors
A Tokyo medical school systematically cut women applicant’s entrance exam scores for years to keep them out and boost the…
South Korean prosecutors raid foreign ministry
South Korean prosecutors on Thursday raided the foreign ministry headquarters in central Seoul over alleged trial dealings with former top…
Observers condemn use of force on Zimbabwe protesters
Observers from the Commonwealth on Thursday condemned the use of force by security services to break up protests in Harare…