Author: Adekunle Dada
Broadband coverage: Nigeria to licence new service providers – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has announced plans by the Federal Government to expand the broadband coverage of the country through…
Cincinnati Open: Murray, Azarenka handed wild cards
Former world number ones Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka have been handed wild cards to compete at the Cincinnati Open…
Media urged to sensitise Nigerians on good governance
Dr Otive Igbuzor, National facilitator of Open Government Partnership (OGP) has advised media professionals to sensitise Nigerians to be active…
German FA boss admits mistakes in Ozil affair
German Football Association (DFB) head Reinhard Grindel on Thursday in Berlin said he should have made clearer that racism is…
Cristiano Ronaldo sentenced to 24 months over tax evasion
Cristiano Ronaldo will be fined 3.2 million Euros (3.7 million dollars) and sentenced to 24 months in prison, a sentence…
Israel to build 400 new houses in West Bank
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman pledged on Friday to construct 400 new housing units in the Jewish settlement in the…
Yobe Govt. awards contract for N1.7bn airport equipment
The Yobe Government on Thursday awarded a N1.760 billion contract to United Aviation Services for the supply and installation of…
AU seeks cooperation with BRICS countries
The African Union (AU) is interested in cooperation with BRICS countries in such areas as security and industrialisation, AU Chairman…
Pakistan’s former ruling party concedes election to Imran Khan
Pakistan’s former ruling party conceded the country’s disputed election to cricket legend-turned politician Imran Khan as final results were expected…
UN envoy calls for credible, inclusive election in Mali
Mohamed Ibn Chambas, UN Special Representative to West Africa and the Sahel region, has called for credible and inclusive elections…
Stakeholders score Nollywood, Censors Board high
Stakeholders in the creative industry across Africa have rated high the Nigerian motion picture industry popularly known as Nollywood.
‘Time for posturing is over’
The U.S. has warned President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo that “the time for posturing is over”,…
Trump thanks Kim for transferring remains of U.S. soldiers
President Donald Trump on Friday thanked North Korea for transferring 55 small, flag-draped cases carrying the suspected remains of U.S.…
Court validates law allowing Museveni to seek re-election
Uganda’s constitutional court has approved the removal of the presidential age limit of 75 years, a ruling that would potentially…
Anambra Central: Tribunal affirms Sen. Umeh’s victory
The Anambra Central Senatorial Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Awka, on Friday struck out a petition challenging the victory of…
Nigerian Govt earns N748bn from oil tax, royalty in 2017
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said the Federal Government earned N748 billion from taxes and royalties paid by oil…
Jacob Zuma in 3rd court appearance on corruption charges
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma arrived at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Friday for his third appearance on corruption…
Minister rules out government interference in Nigeria Air
The Minister of Aviation , Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Thursday ruled out government’s interference in the recruitment and operations of…
HIV: Career discrimination, stigmatisation still persist – ILO
People living with HIV have continued to face career discrimination and stigmatisation, a new study launched by the International Labour…
UN at risk of running out of cash, Guterres warns
The United Nations is at risk of running out of cash, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has warned.
APC nominates candidate for Katsina Senatorial bye election
The Katsina State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has declared Alhaji Ahmed Babba-Kaita as the winner of the…
Ikpeazu calls for completion of abandoned federal road projects
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has called on the Federal Government to urgently resume work on abandoned federal roads and…
NAFDAC destroys N650m counterfeit goods
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake, counterfeit, sub-standard and expired drugs worth…
Buhari commends Armed Forces, promises to restore peace
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hailed the enormous contributions of the Armed Forces to his administration’s determination to restore peace…
Gov. Umahi fulfills N1.5m pledge to NYSC
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Thursday fulfilled the pledge of N1.5 million he made to the National Youth Service…
DRC Elections: UN envoy demands ‘level playing field’
Ms Leila Zerrougui, the UN Special Representative and head of the Stabilisation Mission (MONUSCO) to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…
Troops repel Boko-Haram attack on Borno town
The Nigerian Army and Police on Thursday repelled an attack by Boko-Haram insurgents who attempted to invade Jakana town in…
Nigeria to experience longest total lunar eclipse on Friday – Scientist
Nigeria will on Friday night experience a spectacular total lunar eclipse, which will last for one hour, Prof. Augustine Ubachukwu,…
Palestinian factions move to uphold ceasefire with Israel
Palestinian political factions in the Gaza Strip, including the Islamist group Hamas, said Thursday they are committed to a ceasefire…
1,396 corps members deployed to Yobe
No fewer than 1,396 corps members under the 2018 Batch ‘B’ deployed to Yobe have taken oath of office to…