Author: Adekunle Dada
Governments urged to address Almajiri, out-of-school children issues
Prof. Steve Nwokeocha, Department of Sociology, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger, has called on the Federal and State…
Hajj 2018: NAHCON transports 3,210 pilgrims in 7 flights
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) recorded seven flights involving 3,210 Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia as at Friday…
HIV/AIDS: Oyo state records low level of stigma cases
The Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA) has said that the level of stigma against Persons Living…
Abuja revellers hail Lagbaja’s performance
Revellers who turned out for the Johnnie, Jazz and Whisky (JJW) night in Abuja hailed Lagbaja as the greatest Nigerian…
Anchor Borrowers: Farmers to get 9m yam seedlings in 2019
No fewer than nine million yam seedlings are to be distributed to yam farmers across the country under the CBN’s…
Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister over poor services
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi suspended his electricity on Sunday amid continuing protests over poor public services especially power cuts…
NiMet, India to collaborate on data sharing
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) is set to commence bilateral cooperation with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on meteorological information…
Pension fund assets hit N8.14 trillion
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) said that the total pension fund assets stood at N8.14 trillion as at May, 2018.
Osun Guber: Youth group endorses Sen. Adeleke
The leadership of the Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide ( YCYW) on Sunday passed a vote of confidence on Sen.…
Nigerian Govt, Benue urged to rebuild Agatu towns
Agatu Resource and Innovative Centre (ARIC), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Sunday in Abuja urged the three tiers of government…
Zimbabweans vote in first election since Mugabe’s removal
Zimbabweans voted on Monday in the first election since the removal of former president Robert Mugabe.
Trump lashes out at Mueller
U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out at Robert Mueller, the Special Counsel probing into Russia’s alleged interference in the…
Over 500 tourists trapped on Indonesian mountain
A total of 524 tourists have been trapped on a mountain in Indonesian popular tourist island of Lombok after a…
Election: Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa casts vote
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe cast his ballot Monday morning in the first post-Mugabe election in Kwekwe in his home…
Nigerian Army neutralises 16 Boko Haram members
Nigerian Army say it neutralised 16 Boko Haram and recovered a weapons cache during its clearance operation in Mairari village…
40 doctors sacked for helping protesters
Authorities in Nicaragua on Monday sacked 40 more doctors for tending to those injured in recent protests, local media reported.
Flood ravages 25 billion Rojenny Sports Complex
Property estimated at not less than N50 million have been destroyed at the Rojenny Sports Complex and Games Village, Oba,…
Fake currency note producer arrested
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a suspected fake currency note producer.
Police arrest 5 over kidney-smuggling
Police in Nepal have arrested five men in connection with a kidney-smuggling racket allegedly luring poor people to hospitals in…
Pakistani ex-PM Sharif transferred from prison to hospital
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, serving a prison sentence over corruption, was transferred to a hospital, local media reported.
NFF to train, absorb Ikeme into Super Eagles’ crew
The Nigeria Football Federation says it will offer retired Super Eagles’ goalkeeper Carl Ikeme coaching education as a goalkeeper trainer…
Zamfara terrorism: Nigerian Govt raises 1,000-member military force
The Federal Government on Sunday said it had assembled a strong military force comprising 1,000 personnel, to tackle the bandits…
Nigerian Govt committed to diversification of economy – Minister
The Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Hajiya Aisha Abubakar, says the Federal Government is committed to the diversification…
Nigeria to begin last evacuation of stranded football fans in Russia
The Federal Government has assured that it would soon commence the last evacuation of Nigerian football fans stranded in Russia…
LAUTECH inducts 67 medical laboratory scientists
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has inducted 67 new medical laboratory scientists.
Zamfara to rehabilitate villages destroyed by bandits
Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji has announced the state government plans to immediately rehabilitate…
Ondo Govt secures N2.1 billion medical equipment
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has secured a $6 million (about N2.1 billion) worth of new medical equipment for…
Nasarawa offers free hepatitis screening to 1000 persons
The Nasarawa State Government says that 1000 persons in the state are expected to be screened and counseled for hepatitis…
Man sentenced for aiding brother to evade police arrest
A Minna Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, sentenced a 20-year-old man, Adamu Wariya, to three months imprisonment for aiding his brother…
Fake revenue agent arrested in Anambra
The Anambra Government has arrested one Chidebele Ozua, a fake revenue agent, who used government receipts to defraud traders at…