Author: Adekunle Dada
Shinzo Abe’s cabinet survives no-confidence motion
The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe survived a no-confidence motion jointly submitted by opposition parties on Friday amid…
Enugu to conduct unified promotion exam for schools
Enugu State Government says it will henceforth set unified promotion examination for each class in all public and private primary…
Ex-South Korean president Park sentenced to 8 more years
A South Korean court sentenced former president Park Geun-hye to eight more years in prison on Friday after finding her…
South Sudan peace monitors call for compromise
South Sudan peace monitors on Thursday called on the South Sudanese warring parties to embrace the spirit of compromise and…
Quality education: Gov. Bindow commends Air Force
Gov. Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa has lauded the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for its contribution to quality education in the…
Customs Apapa command generates N176.7 billion
The Apapa Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it generated N176.75 billion in the first half…
PDP considers boycotting 2019 elections
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday in Abuja, said it was consulting on whether or not to participate in…
Libya rejects EU’s plans to establish migrant centres
Libya has rejects an European Union’s plan to establish migrant centres there to stop asylum seekers arriving in western Europe…
TETFund donates bus to FCE Pankshin
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), on Thursday donated a 56-seater bus to Federal College of Education, Pankshin, Plateau State,…
Reps to investigate alleged missing N8trn mining revenue
The House of Representatives on Thursday, resolved to investigate alleged loss of N8 trillion from leakages and illegal mining of…
Unclaimed PVCs: INEC urges parties to sensitise electorate
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday urged political parties to assist the electoral body in sensitising the electorate…
Ekwueme’s family pays “Thank You” visit to Buhari
The family of former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme and Oko community on Thursday paid a “thank you” visit to President…
Lagos ports receive 7 ships with petrol, other products
No fewer than seven ships carrying various products are at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian…
World Bank to introduce livestock project in Bauchi
The World Bank under its Fadama III Additional Financing Project will soon introduce Livestock Production and Resilience Support Project in…
Osun Guber: APC primary election committee meets aspirants
The election committee for Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary, on Thursday met with all the 17 aspirants, and…
Nigeria evacuates 230 stranded citizens in Russia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that Nigerians stranded in Moscow,Russia at the end of the 2018 World Cup…
Trump invites Putin to Washington
U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington for a summit in October, the White House…
World Cup team: France hits back at U.S. TV show host
Trevor Noah, the South African host of a popular U.S. TV show, sparred with the French ambassador in Washington after…
My wife is adulterous, husband tells court
A man, Olalekan Babalola on Thursday, sought a dissolution of his 13 year old marriage at an Agege Customary Court,…
Hajj 2018: 2,800 intending Kano pilgrims complete payment
Only 2,800 out of the 5,500 slots for intending pilgrims allocated to Kano State for the 2018 pilgrimage to the…
Nigerian Govt tasked on Dadin-Kowa Hydro Electric Power Project
Gombe State Government on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government to fast-track work on the Dadin-kowa hydro electric power project,…
Ajimobi vows to complete pediatric and maternity centre ready in 6 months
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, has said that the pediatric and maternity centre being constructed by his administration would…
David Mark describes Katsina-Alu as “judicial pathfinder”
Former Senate President David Mark has described the late former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, as a…
Apapa Gridlock: Police, others begin ‘Operation Restore Sanity’ Friday
The Lagos State Police Command and other relevant agencies are to begin ‘Operation Restore Sanity’ on Friday to free Apapa…
Health sector: Buhari pledges upward review of budgetary allocation
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government is considering an upward review of budgetary allocation to the health sector to…
3 men remanded over alleged illegal possession of military uniforms
An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday ordered the remand of three men docked over alleged unlawful possession of army…
Wilshere hopes to boost England chances
Jack Wilshere hopes his move to West Ham United from Arsenal will rekindle his international career.
Imams trained on anti corruption advocacy
The Just Foundation run by Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society on Thursday commenced the training of Imams in Kaduna on the need…
Nigerian Govt delegation visits Oye varsity to assess road projects
A delegation from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing on Thursday visited the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti,…
How security guard facilitated suicide bomb attacks
Abubakar Kori, a dwarf, who facilitated the suicide bombing activities of ‘Boko-Haram’ insurgents, said he was paid not less than…