Author: Adekunle Dada
UK calls on Russia to give details of nerve attack
UK on Thursday called on Russia to give details about the Novichok nerve agent attack on a former double agent…
Syria: Russia registers 8 ceasefire violations
The Russian Party to the Russian-Turkish Commission on the Syrian ceasefire has recorded eight ceasefire violations over the past 24…
Trade dispute: U.S. ‘opening fire’ with tariff threats – China
The U.S. is “opening fire” on the world with its threatened tariffs, China warned on Thursday, saying it will respond…
Ex-Malaysian PM Najib vows to ‘fight for justice’
Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak on Thursday took to Facebook vowing to “confront allegations” of his involvement in a…
FIFA rebukes Maradona for criticising match officials
FIFA strongly rebuked Argentina great Diego Maradona’s comments that England’s win over Colombia was a robbery and that referee Mark…
Air Force deploys 52 senior officers to various formations
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has redeployed 52 senior officers to various formations in the country.
Reps insist on probing N2.8bn Federal Fire Service fund
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, said it would investigate the status of the N2.8 billion appropriated for the Federal…
Zimbabwean opposition threatens to boycott election
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has threatened to boycott the July 30 elections if there is no agreement between…
Buhari vows to reorganise judiciary to fight corruption
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that his administration would soon reorganise the country’s judiciary to ensure effective fight against…
Rescuers racing against time to save Thai teens
Rescuers are racing against time to rescue a teenage football team that has been trapped in a cave in northern…
Chinese President warns corruption fight not yet over
President Xi Jinping of China has warned again that the country’s fight against deeply ingrained corruption is not yet over,…
State police: Atiku commends National Assembly
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has commended the National Assembly on its decision to revisit the issue of state police in…
Why Alao-Akala wants to govern Oyo state again
A former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, on Wednesday declared his intention to contest for the governorship seat in…
Army offers free medical support to 4000 people
The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, said on Wednesday it had offered free medical support to no fewer than…
Cholera Outbreak: Adamawa records 1,564 cases
Dr Amos Ujulu, Director of Disease Control Department (DCD), Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ASPHCDA), says the state…
Mali loses over $450m to child under-nutrition – AU
Mali’s economy is losing 265 billion CFA francs (450 million U.S. dollars),or more than four per cent of the country’s…
Enugu Govt. seals 8 firms over unpaid taxes
The Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS) has commenced recovery of over N30 billion non-remitted taxes by companies, agencies and…
Navy seizes vessel over illegal shipping of diesel
The Nigerian Navy in Rivers says it has seized a vessel and arrested three suspected smugglers for allegedly shipping undisclosed…
Son’s death: Dbanj thanks Nigerians for support
Dapo Oyebanjo a.k.a Dbanj has expressed his gratitude to Nigerians for their support and messages of condolence during the passing…
Benefits of Macron’s visit to Afrikan Shrine on entertainment sector
Tony Okoroji and some experts in the entertainment industry on Wednesday said that the visit by President Emmanuel Macron of…
Buhari holds bilateral talks with Namibia’s Hage Geingob
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held bilateral talks with the President of Namibia, Mr Hage Geingob, at the presidential villa,…
Man allegedly beats wife to death over N200
For allegedly beating his wife to death over N200, Henry Anaele, was on Wednesday remanded in prison for the next…
South East residents warned of impending flood
The Director of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), South East Zonal office, Mr Walson Ibarakumo has warned of impending flood…
5 teachers sacked for impregnating SS3 student
Five teachers of the Polytechnic Academic Staff Secondary School Birnin Kebbi, have been sacked for impregnating an SS3 student of…
“Watching out for underage tanker and truck drivers”
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it is looking out for underage tanker and truck drivers to prevent accidents…
Customs intercepts petrol tanker conveying rice
The Nigeria Customs Service, Zone “B” Federal Operations Unit (FOU), has impounded an empty petrol tanker, a J5 bus and…
Badeh granted permission to travel abroad
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday granted permission to former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh to travel abroad…
Divergent views trail creation of state police
A former governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa says the creation of a state police will not solve…
Police recover 2 human skulls
The Cross River Police Command has within three months arrested 50 suspects, including an alleged cultist caught with two human…
Group accuses teachers of eating food meant for pupils
The School Feeding Field Monitors of a Non-Governmental Organisation, Connecting Gender for Development (COGEN), on Wednesday alleged that teachers are…