Author: Adekunle Dada
South Sudan reiterates commitment to peace
South Sudan on Monday reiterated its commitment to the ongoing peace talks in Khartoum, dispelling fresh doubts and fears by…
Chinese President pledges win-win cooperation with Africa
President Xi Jinping of China on Monday pledged to strengthen economic ties with Africa by offering win-win cooperation and genuine…
INEC trains staff ahead of 2019 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, began a five-day training programme for its personnel ahead of the 2019…
R-APC: Saraki debunks reports of ‘juicy offers’
President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has debunked speculations of offers being made to him by the Presidency and…
Dog forces emergency landing
A dog managed to open an airliner’s luggage hold during a flight from St Petersburg to Moscow, forcing the crew…
Somali forces kill 87 al-Shabaab fighters
Security forces killed 87 members of jihadist group al-Shabaab after they stormed a military base in Somalia’s south, deputy information…
Lagos ports expect 31 ships carrying various products
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 31 ships to bring petroleum products, food and other goods from…
Nigerian Govt set to remodel Federal Secretariat, Abuja – Oyo-Ita
Federal Government is set to remodel Federal Secretariat, Abuja, through Public Private Partnership (PPP) to ensure safety of staff and…
German FA rejects Ozil’s racism accusations
The German Football Association (DFB) on Monday rejected accusations by star midfielder Mesut Ozil that it was racist.
Cambodia to fine election boycott supporters
Cambodian Interior Minister Sar Kheng said individuals advocating for a boycott of July 29 elections could face a fine of…
Fayemi will reposition Ekiti – Expert
Mrs Aderonke Olufemi, a corporate communication expert, on Monday said the winner of the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti,…
Vietnam jails 10 people for protests over economic zones
A court in Vietnam on Monday jailed 10 people for terms ranging from two to 3-1/2 years after they were…
Snail fever: WHO pledges to assist Myanmar
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has pledged to provide medical supplies and technical aid to Myanmar in prevention of the…
Boat carrying 40 migrants stranded in Tunisia
A Tunisian boat carrying 40 African migrants has been stranded off the country’s coast without aid for more than a…
Air Force Institute to commence degree programme in aerospace
The Commandant, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), AVM Cletus Udeagulu, said on Monday that the institute would soon commence…
Pinnick-led board back to NFF – Sanusi
The Amaju Pinnick-led Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is back to the federation’s secretariat to direct affairs…
Katsina Flood: 10 more corpses recovered from rubble
The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmmumum Kabir, said on Monday that 10 more corpses of victims of the recent flood…
Melaye urges constituents to protect public facilities
The lawmaker representing Kogi-West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, on Monday urged communities in his constituency to protect public facilities against…
Nigeria distributes improved tomato seeds to vegetable farmers
The Federal Government through the Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC) on Monday distributed improved tomato seeds to vegetable…
Stock market slide: Nigerian Govt tasked on credible polls
Capital market experts have urged the Federal Government to defuse political tension through constant assurances of a commitment to conduct…
Philippines’ Duterte promises ‘relentless, chilling’ drug war
President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines on Monday vowed that his campaign against illegal drugs will be “as relentless and chilling…
Pakistani leaders woo voters on last day of deadly campaign
Massive election rallies are planned across Pakistan on Monday, the last day of a campaign that was tainted by deadly…
Nigeria too poor to meet developmental challenges – Don
Dr Terhemba Wuam, an Associate Professor of Economic History with Kaduna State University (KASU), says Nigeria is too poor to…
Stone from Jerusalem’s Western Wall crashes into prayer area
A large stone dislodged from Jerusalem’s Western Wall – the holiest site for Jewish prayer – and crashed into a…
Withdrawal of White Helmet ‘criminal operation’ – Syria
The Syrian government on Monday described the evacuation of hundreds of Syrian White Helmet rescue workers as a “criminal operation”…
Illegal migrants urged to key into voluntary repatriation
Amb. Baba Magudu, Nigeria’s envoy to Switzerland on Monday in Bern, urged migrants who have failed in their bids for…
Kurdish security forces end attack on govt building
Kurdish security forces killed gunmen who had stormed government building in the Kurdish city of Erbil on Monday in an…
Deputy IS commander killed in Afghanistan
Deputy Commander of IS group in the northern region of the war-battered Afghanistan has been killed, the police spokesman in…
Woman kills partner with boiling water to “teach him a lesson”
A 57-year-old woman admitted in a German court on Monday to having killed her partner with boiling water so as…
Afghan vice president Dostum escapes suicide bomb attack
Afghan Vice President Abdul-Rashid Dostum narrowly escaped a suicide bomb attack at Kabul airport as he returned home on Sunday…