Author: Adekunle Dada
Buhari committed to delivering real infrastructure – Fashola
Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works, Power and Housing says the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to…
Zuma’s son summoned over fatal car crash
A Court on Tuesday summoned former South African president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane, to appear on July 12 to answer…
Over 1,000 migrants drowned in Mediterranean – IOM
More than 200 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean from January to June, bringing the overall death toll so far…
1MDB Scandal: Ex-Malaysian PM Najib Razak arrested
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested on Tuesday, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, following an…
Buhari to hold bilateral talks with Macron today
President Muhammadu Buhari, who returned to Abuja last night from AU Summit in Mauritania, is billed to hold bilateral talks…
Nigeria restates commitment to ratify ILO conventions
The Federal Government says it is working assiduously to ensure that all ratified International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions are implemented…
PDP calls for investigation into policemen’s protest
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for investigation into the protest by police officers in Borno over allegation of…
Naira maintains N360/dollar at parallel market
The Naira maintained N360 to the dollar at the parallel market on Monday in Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria…
Declared dead, Woman found alive in morgue fridge
A South African Woman declared dead after a car crash was later found alive in a morgue fridge, in a…
Oil prices rise after Libya declares unexpected event
Oil prices rose on Tuesday after Libya declared force majeure on some of its supplies, although an overall rise in…
Air pollution contributes to diabetes – Study
A research of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis links outdoor air pollution, even at levels deemed safe,…
5 die of cholera in Katsina
No fewer than five persons have lost their lives and 50 others hospitalised over suspected outbreak of cholera in Funtua…
Nigerian teachers to replace Chinese teachers
The Confucius Institute on Monday announced its plans to replace Chinese Mandarin language teachers with Nigerian teachers already taught in…
South Sudan’s parliament seeks to extend president Salva Kiir’s term
South Sudan’s lawmakers have begun debating a proposal to amend the country’s constitution to extend the presidential and parliamentary term…
Nigerian Govt offers 2 savings bonds at 10.48%, 11.48%
The Federal Government on Monday offered for subscription a two-year savings bond at 10.48 per cent and a three-year savings…
“It is not correct that police personnel protested in Maiduguri”
The Nigeria Police Force has clarified that its personnel seen blocking its Borno headquarters earlier today in Maiduguri, were not…
Paedophile sentenced to 60 years for defiling primary two pupil
Justice Sybil Nwaka of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, Lagos, has described Adelaja Olaide, a 48-year-old convicted…
Businessman arraigned over N8m visa fraud
A 30-year-old businessman, Evans Ukanna, was on Monday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly obtaining N8…
Ekiti Guber: Security agencies to deploy 30,000 personnel
Security agencies, including the Nigerian Police Force are to jointly deploy 30,000 officers and men to enhance adequate security during…
Killings: Plateau Govt reviews curfew
The Plateau Government has reviewed the curfew it imposed in three local governments of Jos South, Riyom and Barkin Ladi…
Army targets 8,000 for medical outreach
The Nigerian Army says it is targeting about 8,000 men, women and children in its free medical outreach aimed at…
Police sergeant remanded for alleged murder
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Monday remanded a police sergeant, Ishaya Inusa, at Ikoyi Prisons…
Lagos APC alerts members, public of fake website
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, urged its members and members of the public…
Impersonation: Otedola suspends Twitter account
Billionaire oil magnate Femi Otedola has allegedly suspended his Twitter account until he is verified due to multiple attempts to…
Papua killings: Amnesty accuses Indonesian security forces
Security forces in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua have unlawfully killed no less than 95 people in the eight years…
Man abducts, rapes 13-year-old girl
A 26-year-old man, Chibuzor Emealo, who allegedly abducted and raped a 13-year-old girl, was on Monday remanded in Kirikiri Prisons…
Bauchi state Deputy Governor sworn-in
Mr Audu Katagum, the Deputy Governor of Bauchi State was on Monday sworn in in Bauchi with the charge on…
2 suspected cultists remanded for alleged murder
Two suspected cultists — Samuel Stanley and Wisdom Peter — who allegedly stabbed a man to death with a knife,…
Nasarawa Govt. to start commercial production of fertiliser in 2019
Mr Jamil Zakari, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, says the state will start large-scale, commercial production of…
Car tariffs: EU warns U.S. of backfire effect
The European Union has warned the United States that imposing import tariffs on cars and car parts would harm its…