Author: Adekunle Dada
South Sudan: Peace monitors decry increased attacks on aid workers
South Sudan peace monitors on Thursday decried increased attacks on humanitarian workers and called on authorities to investigate the latest…
Edo Innovation Hub trains 724 entrepreneurs
Edo Innovation Hub says it has trained no fewer than 724 entrepreneurs in less than three months of its operation…
Okorocha to youths: Make sacrifices for emergence of greater Nigeria
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has called on Nigerian youths to make sacrifices to prepare themselves for leadership for the…
2,030 Adamawa corps members begin orientation
The 2,030 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to Adamawa under batch “B” on Thursday began their three-week orientation…
Cyber crime suspect arrested in Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested Oscar Eze, a cyber crime suspect in Abuja.
Ganduje describes NYSC as instrument of national unity
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has described the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme as an important instrument of…
FCT has over 260,000 uncollected PVCs – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the FCT has said that over 260,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet…
UN calls for increased efforts to eradicate human trafficking
The UN anti-drug and crime agency has called on the international community to step up efforts to eradicate human trafficking…
Britain records hottest day of the year
Britain recorded its hottest day of the year on Thursday, as a report warned that a heatwave blamed for more…
South Sudan, main opposition group sign peace deal
South Sudan’s government and the main rebel group inked a power-sharing deal in the Sudanese capital on Wednesday, local media…
Yemen’s Houthis attacked Abu Dhabi airport using drone
Yemen’s Iranian-aligned Houthi movement said on Thursday it attacked the Abu Dhabi airport in the United Arab Emirates with a…
Plateau governor assures corps members of safety
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau on Thursday assured corps members posted to the state of their safety during the service…
NMA sets up medical centre at Plateau IDPs camp
The Plateau chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), has set up a medical centre at the Internally Displaced Persons…
Vandalism: Gov. Wike threatens to punish NYSC host communities
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Thursday threatened to punish the two communities hosting the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC)…
Plane carrying Paraguayan Agriculture Minister, 3 others crashes
Hopes of finding survivors from a crashed airplane carrying Paraguayan Agriculture Minister Luis Gneiting are unlikely, an official at the…
Taraba procures 1,900 tonnes of fertiliser
The Taraba Government has procured 1,900 tonnes of fertiliser for sale to farmers at N 5,500 per 50kg. bag in…
3 motorcyclists remanded for alleged armed robbery
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of three motorcyclists, for alleged armed robbery.
Defection: Minister thanks Kwara APC for loyalty to Buhari
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has thanked APC members and supporters in Kwara for their unflinching…
NYSC: Effective tool for national integration, unity – Ikpeazu
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia says the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has grown to be an effective tool for…
El-Rufa’i urges intending pilgrims to be good ambassadors
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has urged intending pilgrims from the state to be good ambassadors by abiding strictly…
Cameroon violence needs urgent investigation – UN rights chief
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Al Hussein, on Wednesday, said persistent reports of grave human rights abuses…
6 soldiers killed in roadside explosion
Police said six Somali soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion near Somali’s southern town of Wanlaweyn on Wednesday…
Zimbabwe elections: Leading contenders confident of victory
The leading contenders in Zimbabwe’s general elections are exuding confidence in winning the polls, with only four days before Zimbabweans…
Imran Khan declares victory in Pakistan election
Former cricket star Imran Khan declared victory on Thursday in Pakistan’s general election, as a partial count gave him a…
Obaseki charges corps members on becoming future leaders
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Thursday charged corps members posted to the state to use their service year to…
Trump accuses Twitter of restricting Republicans
U.S. President Donald Trump accused Twitter on Thursday of restricting the visibility of prominent Republicans on its platform, and promised…
Naira gains marginally against dollar
The Naira on Wednesday gained marginally against the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria…
Amaechi disparaging Oshiomhole is fake news – Buhari Campaign Organisation
The President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation has described as fake news speculations that its Director-General, Mr Rotimi Amechi, disparaged the…
China’s Xi calls on global institutions to fight trade protectionism
President Xi Jinping of China has called for concerted effort by global institutions such as the UN, the G7 and…
Researchers trash myths about HIV transmission
Twenty world leading HIV scientists have debunked some assumptions and myths about HIV infection, as they launched an evidence-based consensus…