Author: Adekunle Dada
Defection won’t affect Buhari’s re-election – Yoruba Ronu
A socio-cultural group, Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, says Tuesday’s defection of some members of the National Assembly from APC to…
Oyo Advertising Agency to prosecute owners of illegal posters, billboards
The Oyo State Signage and Advertising Agency (OYSAA) has vowed to prosecute owners of illegal posters and billboards defacing the…
Doctors decry high personal income tax deductions
Doctors in Enugu State on Wednesday decried high personal income tax deductions by the state government.
Sex abuse: Top cardinal urges Vatican to adopt strict policies
A leading Roman Catholic cardinal and key adviser to Pope Francis called on Tuesday for the Vatican to “swiftly and…
Air Force reactivates C-130H aircraft
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it had successfully completed the in-house life extension programme on one of its C-130H…
Army calls for synergy to defeat Boko Haram
Brig.-Gen. Abdulmalik Biu, Acting General Officer Commanding, 7 Division, Nigerian Army, has called on trade unions and cooperative societies to…
Simi , 2 Face collaborate on ‘Simisola’ deluxe album
Alternative singer Similola Ogunleye a.k.a Simi has gotten her dream collaboration with music legend Innocent Idibia a.k.a 2 Face, 2…
South Africa seeks collaboration with Nigeria on Piracy
The South African Film and Publication Board(FPB), has expressed willingness to partner the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB)…
Lagos Rep, Tony Nwulu dumps PDP for UPP
A member of the House of Representatives, Tony Nwulu (Lagos-PDP) says he has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) due…
Italy shares sea migrant problem with Libya – Minister
Italian Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta on Tuesday said both Italy and Libya share the problem of migrants seeking to reach…
Prince Harry launches HIV campaign targeting men
Britain’s Prince Harry joined pop star Elton John on Tuesday to launch a campaign to raise HIV awareness among men,…
Third Mainland Bridge closure shifted to August 24 to 26
The proposed three-day closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for Investigative Maintenance Test earlier scheduled to last from July 27…
Ozil’s Turkish hometown erects street sign of him posing with Erdogan
Authorities in the ancestral Turkish town of football star Mesut Ozil have erected a new street sign showing him posing…
Islamic state claims responsibility for Toronto shooting
Islamic state has claimed responsibility for a shooting in Toronto on Sunday that killed two people and wounded 13, the…
Plateau Govt constitutes 8-man committee to resettle IDPs
The Plateau Government has constituted an 8-man committee to return Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the recent herders/farmers clashes to…
1.8m people newly infected by HIV – UNAIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said no fewer than 1.8 million people are newly infected by HIV,…
Hajj 2018: Kogi commission introduces meal tickets for pilgrims
The Kogi Hajj Commission has introduced meal tickets for its 456 pilgrims currently in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, to ensure proper…
Extortion: JAMB cautions cyber café operators
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday, cautioned private cyber cafe operators against extortion of prospective candidates who…
China, South Africa step up bilateral cooperation
President Xi Jinping of China on Wednesday met with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa and proposed stepping up bilateral…
UK Billboard: Drake’s ‘In My Feelings’ hits No. 1
Internationally acclaimed rapper and singer Drake has scored a double victory on the UK Billboard Chart with his viral single…
ISIS claims responsibility for Pakistani polling station blast
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an explosion near a polling station in Quetta, Pakistan, on Wednesday, according to the group’s…
Pakistan blast kills 24 on election day
A blast targeting a police van killed more than 24 people in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Quetta on Wednesday, a…
Malaysia plans new legislation to curb child marriage
Malaysian lawmakers plan to introduce legislation that limits or discourages child marriage, with the eventual goal of banning the practice,…
Syria: 38 killed in suicide bombings amid IS attacks
Authorities said 38 people were killed and 37 others wounded in a series of bombings and attacks in the southern…
CNN releases secret recording of Trump-Cohen on payments to adult-film actress
The CNN broadcaster released on Wednesday an alleged recording of then U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s conversation with his former…
UN, Egypt ‘narrowly’ averted another Israel-Palestine war
Intense diplomatic efforts by the UN and Egypt have helped avoid another Israeli-Palestinian war in Gaza that appeared just “minutes…
WHO declares DRC Ebola-free
The Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been declared over by the World Health Organisation…
Nigeria may not have stable power supply in 5yrs – Electricity Distributors
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), says that Nigeria may not have stable power supply in the next five…
APC lawmakers call for decisive action against defectors
All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the House of Representatives have urged the party to take necessary steps against their…
French opposition calls for no-confidence vote
France’s opposition conservative party said on Tuesday it had asked for a vote of no-confidence against the government over the…