Author: Adekunle Dada
Jigawa provides 5000 metric tons of fertiliser to farmers
The Jigawa Government says it will sell 5,000 metric tons of assorted fertiliser to farmers for the current wet season…
3 gunmen open fire, enter govt building
Gunmen entered the governorate building in Erbil, the seat of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq on Monday,…
Vietnam Information Minister suspended amidst corruption scandal
Vietnam Minister of Information and Communications, Truong Minh Tuan, was suspended on Monday for alleged involvement in a financial scandal…
Iran will resist Trump’s “psychological warfare” – Commander
Iran will resist U.S. President Donald Trump’s “psychological warfare”, a senior commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards was quoted as…
Abacha Loot: Sen. Ibrahim urges Nigerian Govt to avoid re-looting
A National Assembly member, Sen. Abu Ibrahim, has urged the Federal Government to ensure proper monitoring of proposed disbursement of…
Pakistan’s ex-PM Sharif develops health complications in jail
Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has developed health complications in jail and should be shifted to a hospital, a…
2019: Sen. Adamu receives PDP faithful in Nasarawa
Sen.Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa West) on Sunday received some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains who defected to the APC in his…
Russia 2018: Nigeria vows to prosecute airline agents over stranded fans
The Federal Government has vowed to arrest and prosecute the airline travel agents who cancelled the return tickets of 230…
Al-Sisi says rumours main threat to Arab countries
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt has warned that Arab countries, including Egypt, were vulnerable to imploding from within under what…
Suicide bomber kills 7 Muslim worshippers
A male suicide bomber has killed seven worshipers during morning prayer in a Mosque on Monday in Konduga Local Government…
Fears of abuse by Govs may kill State Police Bill – Sen. Ibrahim
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Sen. Abu Ibrahim, says the fear of indiscriminate arrest and detention by state…
2019 Elections: APC throws fresh challenge at PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to drop its antics of seeking a new…
Heatwave: Japan posts record temperature of 41.1°C
Japan on Monday posted a record high temperature of 41.1 degrees Celsius in the city of Kumagaya, the highest temperature…
Group says vote-buying biggest threat to Nigeria’s democracy
The Integrity Group (TIG) on Monday said that vote-buying was not only a criminal offence but the biggest threat to…
Nigerians commend Falz over sexual violence video
Nigerians and the Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) have lauded singer, Folarin Falana a.k.a Falz for addressing sexual…
Ozil retires from international football
Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect on Sunday.
Cuban’s Diaz-Canel calls on countrymen to fight corruption
President Miguel Diaz-Canel of Cuba has called on his countrymen to fight corruption and crimes in the country.
South African police officers to face trial for allegedly killing Nigerian
The Nigerian Mission in South Africa announced on Friday that police officers implicated in the alleged murder of a Nigerian,…
9-year-old girl showcases website, mobile app in Lagos
Miss Emmanuella Oziofu, a nine-year-old child prodigy and grade five pupil of Skycrest School Lagos, on Friday showcased her website,…
Former IGP, Coomassie buried in Katsina
The remains of the former Inspector-General of Police and Chairman, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie was buried in…
3 killed, many injured as train crushes commercial bus in Lagos
Three persons died and many others were injured when a train hit a commercial bus at Pen Cinema railway crossing…
Why I declare early for 2019 Presidential Election – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he declared his intention to contest the 2019 Presidential Election early in order to…
Awka residents commend Gov. Obiano over Okada ban
Some residents in Awka, the Anambra capital, on Friday lauded Gov. Wille Obiano for banning commercial motorcycles, the News Agency…
Danfodiyo varsity gets new Registrar
The Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) has appointed Malam Nurudeen Belko as its new Registrar.
Zimbabwe’s tobacco sales rise before selling season
Zimbabwe’s tobacco sales have reached a record high of 237.1 million kg with a week to go before the selling…
Flood: Kaduna Govt urges residents to keep drains clean
The Kaduna State Government has called on residents to regularly keep the drains clean to avert flooding.
Nigeria Air has potential to boost nation’s economy – Economist
The newly unveiled National Carrier, Nigeria Air has the potential to boost the nation’s economy if professionally managed, expert says.
Salary: Abia commissioner calls for early resolution of FAAC impasse
The Commissioner for Information in Abia, Chief John Okiyi, has called for quick resolution of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee…
10 women benefit from breast cancer treatment
An NGO, Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), Ondo State chapter, on Friday said it has treated 10 breast cancer…
Gov. Ikpeazu accused of poor performance
Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Media Assistant to Dr Alex Otti, has accused the Abia Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, of performing…