Author: Adekunle Dada
2 men arrested for allegedly defiling under-aged daughters
The Lagos Police Command said on Tuesday it arrested two men who allegedly defiled their under-aged daughters.
Neymar’s play acting dominates headlines
Brazil’s steady progress into the quarter-finals of the World Cup has marked them out as one of the favorites.
Russia 2018: Poland’s coach Nawalka to step down
Poland’s Coach Adam Nawalka will step down at the end of July after his team crashed out of the group…
Pinnick’s sack: “Bring the reign of impunity to an end”
Olisa Aniuno, Chairman, Anambra Football Patriots (AFP), has applauded the enforcement of the Supreme Court order which nullified the election…
Man remanded for allegedly assaulting girlfriend
An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Tuesday, remanded a 25-year-old man, Simon Olusola, at an Ilesa prisons for…
Police kill 2 robbery suspects
The Delta State Police Command on Tuesday killed two men, who specialised in dispossessing people of their valuables in Warri…
Court frees herdsman accused of stealing cow
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday discharged a 40-year-old herdsman, Mohammed Burtu, charged with receiving a stolen cow.
Bike-riding gunmen kill another Philippines mayor
Motorcycle-borne gunmen on Tuesday assassinated a mayor in a town north of the Philippine capital, the second such killing of…
Veteran Nollywood Actor Ignis Ekwe is dead
Veteran Nollywood Actor, Ignis Ekwe, who was well known for his role in the popular Soap Opera “Éveryday People”, has…
Afghanistan car bomb kills 2 civilians, injures 3
A car bomb explosion killed a woman and a child and injured three other civilians in Afghanistan’s Central Logar province,…
“Greed, godfatherism and gratification are bedrock of corruption”
A civil society group, Centre for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI), has identified greed, godfatherism and gratification as the bedrock…
Cote d’Ivoire plans biomass power generation from cocoa waste
The world’s top cocoa producer, Cote d’Ivoire plans to build a 60 to 70 MegaWatts (MW) capacity biomass power generation…
Tricycle operator remanded over alleged defilement of minor
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a 47-year-old tricycle operator, Olawale Adepoju, in Kirikiri Prisons, for allegedly…
2018 Budget adjustments: Protesters call for Saraki’s resignation
A group identified as Citizens Actions to Take Back Nigeria (CATBAN) on Tuesday thronged the entrance of the National Assembly…
China releases 3-year action plan for air pollution control
China’s cabinet on Tuesday released a three-year action plan on air pollution control, solidifying a timetable and roadmap for improving…
Healthcare worker arrested on suspicion of murdering 8 babies
The police on Tuesday arrested a British female healthcare worker on suspicion of murdering eight babies and trying to murder…
Boxer dies during training session
Uganda’s professional boxer Mustafa Katende collapsed and died during a training session in the capital Kampala.
Imo Assembly sued over indefinite suspension of 4 members
An activist, Mr Frank Ugboma, has dragged the Imo State House of Assembly before a Federal High Court Owerri over…
Cholera: Bauchi, UNICEF construct boreholes, latrines in schools
The Bauchi State Government in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has constructed 10 boreholes and six blocks of…
Tipper kills 2 Bayelsa corps members
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday confirmed the death of two Corps members in an auto crash in…
Former teenage Boko Haram bomb maker makes shocking confession
A 15 year-old former Boko Haram bomb maker has made a chilling confession about how he made over 500 underwear…
Trump moves to block China Mobile from U.S market
The United States Government has moved to block China Mobile from offering services to the U.S. telecommunications market, recommending its…
Trade tensions: China issues U.S. travel warning to citizens
Chinese embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the U.S., the latest of such…
Benin Disco requires 1400MW to guarantee steady power supply
The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), said not less than 1400MW was needed to guarantee steady power supply to 750,000…
Lagos ports receive 14 ships with petrol, other products
At least,14 ships carrying various products are at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority…
Ebonyi bans sale of tramadol, codeine-containing products
The Ebonyi Government has totally banned the sale of tramadol and codeine-containing products in chemists, pharmacies and other health facilities…
51 people charged for attacking Indian minister’s house
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has charged as many as 51 people for attack on minister’s house in the…
49 AU members have signed free trade pact – Kagame
Forty-nine out of the 55 members of the African Union have signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement,…
Mugabe returns from Singapore medical trip
Former President Robert Mugabe returned to Zimbabwe on Tuesday on a private chartered flight from Singapore, where he had been…
Greek PM Tsipras faces pressure over Macedonia deal
The leader of the populist Independent Greeks, Panos Kammenos, on Tuesday signaled a new government crisis over the landmark name…