Author: Adekunle Dada
Army redeploys Commanders, Principals officers
Maj.-Gen. Abba Dikko has been appointed the new Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri, in a major redeployment of senior…
Snapchat users give reasons for preference
Some Snapchat users on Friday said they preferred the platform because of its special features that makes it more interesting,…
185 Ethiopians stranded in Djibouti return home – Official
The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday announced that all the 185 Ethiopian migrants who were stranded in…
UN bodies commend Nigeria’s anti-terrorism measures
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) on Friday commended efforts of the…
HIV virus: Clinton urges medical professionals to remain vigilant
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton on Friday called health advocates, medical professionals and the general population to remain vigilant in…
Gov. Ambode pledges commitment to improving water transportation
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Friday pledged his commitment to provide critical infrastructure and enabling environment for investors…
Nigerian Govt to look into 13% derivation benefit to Niger Delta
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration would look into the constitutional 13 per cent derivation benefit to the…
Impeached Benue Speaker, Ikyange suspended for 6 months
The impeached Speaker, Benue House of Assembly, Mr Terkimbi Ikyange, has been suspended by his colleagues for six months for…
Buhari lauds French commitment to regional cooperation
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja lauded the Republic of France for its commitment to strong regional cooperation in…
Somali journalist killed by gunman
A Somali journalist has been killed in Mogadishu in the latest in a series of attacks targeting media practitioners in…
Benue lawmakers scale fence into Assembly Complex
Members of Benue State House of Assembly on Friday scaled the high perimeter fence surrounding the Assembly Complex and jumped…
Google launches station in Nigeria
Web search engine, Google, has unveiled Google Station aimed at providing free high-quality, high-speed Wi-Fi hotspots to millions of Nigerians.
Leon Balogun relishes competition at Brighton
Brighton and Hove Albion defender Leon Balogun is relishing the competition he has to overcome to seal a regular starting…
Carl Ikeme retires from football after battle with leukaemia
Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has announced his retirement from football after a year-long battle with acute leukaemia, the English…
NFF commences preliminary investigation on Yusuf’s bribery allegation
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday in Abuja said it has noted some media reports arising from a BBC…
BRICS not ruling out accepting more members – Putin
President Vladimir Putin of Russia said on Friday BRICS leaders were not ruling out the possibility of increasing the number…
“My husband belongs to the Ogboni confraternity”
A 56-year-old businesswoman, Grace Okonwa, has urged an Agege Customary Court in Lagos State to dissolve her 33-year-old marriage.
Nigerian Govt promises to boost honey production, apiculture
The Federal Government has promised to encourage and support apiculture with special emphasis to honey production in the country.
Association tasks Kogi Govt on doctors’ welfare
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the Kogi Government to give utmost priority to the welfare of doctors…
Zimbabwe Elections: COMESA deploys observer mission
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) on Friday deployed its short-term observers to Zimbabwe’s Monday polls.
Man prosecuted for having carnal knowledge of 3 teenage girls
A 29-year-old, Yau Ibrahim, was on Friday brought before an FCT High Court, Apo, for unlawfully having carnal knowledge of…
Nigerian Govt intervention projects will reduce erosion, flood – Official
Malam Mohammed Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, says the Federal Government intervention projects will reduce the dangers…
1,500 migrants died in Mediterranean – UN
The UN says for the fifth straight year, 1,500 migrants perished in the Mediterranean, with the route between Libya and…
Zuma says will win case on $2.5bn corruption charges
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma said on Friday his lawyers had faith they would get the case against him…
IOC to U.S: Clean up your doping house
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) told the U.S. on Thursday it should get its own house in order in the…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa pledges to deliver fair, transparent election
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Friday pledged to deliver a fair and transparent election, amid the UN concerns over…
Cisse gets Senegal contract extension with 2019 AFCON condition
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse has had his contract extended by a year, even though there was also a condition attached.
NMA raises alarm over medical quackery
The Cross River chapter on the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised an alarm over the increasing rate medical quackery…
Court dethrones Adamawa traditional ruler
A Yola High Court presided by Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman on Friday voided the appointment of the District Head of Jalingo-Maiha,…
CAS dismisses Valcke’s appeal against FIFA ban
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke’s appeal against his 10-year ban for…