Author: Adekunle Dada
Automotive bill: Volkswagen to produce 2m cars in Nigeria
Mr Thomas Schaefer, the Chairman and Managing Director of Volkswagen, says the company is ready to produce two million made-in-Nigeria…
Mikel expresses gratitude to Police for father’s rescue
Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has expressed his gratitude to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for their role in rescuing…
Israel-Gaza border: Netanyahu warns Hamas of heavy price
Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday, warned Hamas will pay a heavy price if it further escalates the tension…
Federal Medical Centre Keffi gets new medical director
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Yahaya Adamu as Medical Director (MD) Federal Medical Centre Keffi, Nasarawa…
Convicted archbishop should resign – Australian PM
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday called on an archbishop to quit after becoming the most senior Catholic official…
Nigeria, France sign $475m agreements
Nigeria and France on Tuesday in Abuja signed three agreements worth 475 million dollars on social amenities and reforestation.
Bauchi distributes 500 tractors, inputs to farmers
Bauchi State Government on Tuesday distributed 500 tractors and other farm inputs to farmers in the state for 2018 farming…
2 suspects arrested over Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa rally blast
Zimbabwean police have arrested two suspects over a grenade blast that killed two people and injured 47 others at a…
India asks WhatsApp to prevent circulation of false messages
India has asked Facebook Inc-owned WhatsApp messenger to take steps to prevent the circulation of false texts and provocative content…
Terror list: UAE freezes accounts of 9 Iranian individuals, entities
The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) on Tuesday frozen the accounts of nine Iranian individuals and entities on the United…
Macron’s visit: Fela Kuti’s memories flood Twitter
Some Nigerians have taken to twitter to share fond memories of Afrobeat legend, late Fela Anikulapo Kuti following the historic…
‘We won’t give up on peaceful South Sudan’
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed took a message of hope and peace to the conflict-torn South Sudan, saying the world…
Senate kangaroo committee suspended me – Ndume
A National Assembly member, Sen. Ali Ndume, said the Senate committee which suspended him on March 29, 2017 was a…
Buhari to visit Borno Friday
President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to visit Borno State on security engagements on Friday, Gov, Kashim Shettima of Borno has…
Nigeria’s internet users reaches 103m – NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday described the growth of the internet as…
4 teenage girls die in canoe accident
The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the death of four teenage girls in a canoe accident in Mashigi…
NNPC targets 1bn barrels of crude oil reserves yearly
Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said the corporation would increase the country’s…
Enugu establishes disease surveillance, control centres
Enugu State Government has approved the establishment of an Emergency Operation Centre for disease surveillance and control in the state.
3 human traffickers sentenced to 7 years in prison
A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, sentenced three women to seven years in prison each, for human trafficking.
Nigerian Govt disburses N10 billion to poor citizens
The Federal Government has since 2016 disbursed N10 billion to no fewer than 300,000 beneficiaries through its Conditional Cash Transfer(CCT)…
Mali election organisers extend strike indefinitely
Local government administrators in Mali responsible for organising the July 29 presidential and legislative elections indefinitely extended a strike until…
Inter Milan sign versatile Ghanaian Asamoah
Inter Milan have signed Ghanaian Kwadwo Asamoah on a three-year deal, after he decided not to renew his contract at…
Germany: Study reveals new minimum wage will drive growth
The introduction of a new minimum wage in Germany in 2015 could boost economic growth by as much as 0.5…
Buhari commends Nigeria/Kuwait relations
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja commended the cordial relations between Nigeria and the State of Kuwait.
History will judge us harshly if we fail to stop killings – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has said that history will be harsh on the present administration…
Oyo State High Court begins 2018 vacation July 16
Oyo State High Court will begin the 2018 annual vacation on July 16, according to a statement by its Information…
Man to die by hanging for armed robbery
A 21-year-old man, Abdulateef Babatunde, is to die by hanging for robbing two men including a policeman of their motorcycles…
Agency to check air pollution via emission control
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) says it is putting some measures in place to check increasing…
FIFA bans Caribbean football president for two years
FIFA’s independent ethics committee has banned Venold Coombs, president of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation, from all…
Tunisians elect first female Mayor
A Woman was elected as Mayor of Tunis on Tuesday, for the first time in the North African Country’s history.