Author: Adekunle Dada
NDLEA arrests 287 illicit drug traffickers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo says it has arrested no fewer than 287 suspected illicit drug…
Queen Elizabeth approves Brexit law
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday granted royal assent to Prime Minister Theresa May’s flagship Brexit legislation, ending months of debate…
Plateau gets new Police Commissioner
Mr Bala Ciroma, has assumed office as the new Police Commissioner for the Plateau police Command.
Suspected armed robbers attack Sahara Weekly publisher
The publisher of Sahara Weekly, a print and online medium, Femi Oyewole was attacked on Monday morning attacked by suspected…
Oshiomhole’s election will strengthen APC – NDDC boss
Mr Nsima Ekere, the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says the election of Mr Adams Oshiomhole…
Oscars 2018: Four Nigerians make Academy’s list
Four Nigerians in film have made The Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences newly released diverse list of 928…
Merkel won’t attend Germany’s match against South Korea
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday said she would not be able to attend Germany’s FIFA World Cup match against…
NDLEA rehabilitates 129 persons
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 2.9kg of illicit drugs and rehabilitated 129 drug dependent persons in plateau…
Afghanistan: UN humanitarian agency offers fresh fund
The Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) has allocated 17 million dollars to Afghans affected by drought, the UN Office for the…
Scientists discover new genes associated with intelligence
Scientists have identified hundreds of new genes associated with intelligence, a joint research project from the University of Queensland’s Brain…
Judiciary reform: EU set to hear Poland’s defence
Poland was set to defend its controversial judiciary reform to fellow European Union member states at a hearing on Tuesday,…
4 remanded over alleged kidnap, murder
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna on Tuesday ordered the remand of four men over the alleged kidnap and killing…
French police drive out migrants
French police on Tuesday removed almost 200 migrants who were living on the campus of the University of Paris 8…
Polio: UNICEF calls for routine immunisation
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged governments at all levels to ensure routine immunisation in order to end…
Congo: Ebola outbreak under control – WHO
The spread of Ebola seems to have been stopped in Congo, less than three months after the outbreak of the…
Wet season: Katsina registers 75,000 rice farmers
The Katsina State chapter of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says it has registered 75,000 farmers that will…
Syria: Russia registers 4 ceasefire violations
The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission on the Syrian ceasefire regime has recorded four truce breaches over the past…
Xenophobia: Another Nigerian killed in South Africa
The Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in Friday’s killing of another…
Brexit: UK delighted with ‘excellent progress’
UK Minister of State for Exiting the European Union Martin Callanan on Tuesday said London was satisfied with the great…
Omotola gets Oscar membership invitation
Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde aka ‘Omosexy’ has been given a membership invite to the 2018 Academy of Motion Pictures…
Russia 2018 Preview: Nigeria Vs Argentina
Tonight at St. Petersburg, Super Eagles and Argentina will battle for the second place qualification ticket in Group D of…
Rohingya crisis: EU sanctions 7 senior Myanmar officials
European Union countries on Monday decided to impose sanctions on seven senior military, border and police officials in Myanmar over…
Nigerian Govt to rebuild National TB centre
The Federal Government on Monday said it would soon rebuild the Diagnostic Laboratory gutted by fire at the National TB…
IBB University graduates 6,348 students
The Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger will on Saturday, June 29 gives awards to 6,348 graduating students at a…
IGR: Akwa Ibom generates N6.85 billion
The Chairman, Akwa Ibom Board of Internal Revenue Service, Mr Okon Okon, has said that the state recorded N6. 85…
Nigerian Govt commended over grazing reserves
A socio-cultural group, Billital Moobe Pastoralists Association of Nigeria, (BILMPAN) has commended the Federal Government on its decision to create…
5 drug dealers sentenced to death
Five drug traffickers have been sentenced to death and another six sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in north…
ASUU worries about proliferation of universities
In spite of the proliferation of universities in the country national development goals have not been met, the Academic Staff…
73-yr-old man remanded over alleged rape of teenager
A Warri South Magistrates’ Court has remanded a 73-year-old man, Joseph Umuluku, over alleged rape.
Cyber crimes latest form of terrorism, corruption – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that cyber crimes are the latest form of terrorism and corruption…