Author: Adekunle Dada
#NGAISL: Super Eagles and European oppositions
Following Croatia 3-0 bashing of Argentina yesterday, many Nigerian football fans now believe the Super Eagles can beat Iceland and…
#NGAISL: Super Eagles “go get that 3 points” – Kanu
Kanu Nwankwo invited the Super Eagles in their hotel to boost morale and lift the players spirit ahead of the…
5 activists allegedly gang-raped at gunpoint
Five activists putting on a play about the horror of human trafficking were allegedly abducted and gang-raped at gunpoint in…
FERMA rehabilitates 136km Kebbi roads
An engineer with the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Malam Rilwanu Usman, says the agency has rehabilitated four roads of…
Nigeria, India partner on renewable energy
Nigeria and India are set to explore opportunities in renewable energy development in line with international agreements signed by both…
U.S. expresses concern over Malian soldiers
The U.S. has expressed serious concern about the role of Malian military forces in the deaths of 25 people, as…
New Zealand Prime Minister gives birth to baby girl
New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, gave birth to her first child, a girl, on Thursday, she said in a…
Navy arrests suspected diesel smugglers
The Nigerian Navy in Bonny, Rivers, said on Thursday that it had arrested six suspected smugglers who stole 5.69 million…
Lagos residents urged to plant trees
The Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) has advised residents of the state to embrace the culture of planting…
2018 budget: Nigeria to borrow N1.6 trillion to fund deficit
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, says the Federal Government will borrow N1.6 trillion to…
INEC calls for fair reportage of women
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner, Prof.Antonia Okoosi-Simbine, on Thursday urged the media to enhance democracy through fair reportage…
Israeli PM Netanyahu’s wife charged with fraud
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, was charged on Thursday with fraud over the alleged misuse of state funds…
Suspected herdsmen kill 4 family members
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed four members of a family in Kai Village in Barkin Ladi Local Government…
Nigeria’s unbanked population stands at 37% – CBN
Barely two years to the 2020 target to reduce unbanked Nigerians to 20 per cent, the Central Bank of Nigeria…
2018 budget achievable with National Assembly’s cooperation – Minister
Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, on Thursday, says 2018 budget projections are achievable with…
U.N. welcomes Eritrea, Ethiopia ‘positive steps’ towards peace
The UN Secretary-General, Mr Antonio Guterres, has announced its readiness to support Eritrea and Ethiopia following recent peace overtures between…
FIFA Fan Fest celebrates 2.5m visitors milestone
The 2018 World Cup FIFA Fan Fest, venues created new World Cup stadiums to cater for non ticket-holding fans, have…
Indonesia: Radical cleric sentenced to death
An Indonesian court on Friday sentenced to death radical cleric Aman Abdurrahman for inciting Islamic State-influenced militants to carry out…
9 Shiite Members arrested in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna on Friday said it had arrested nine suspected members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN)…
British police arrest man claiming to have bomb
British police on Friday said they had arrested a man at London’s Charing Cross railway station who claimed he had…
2018 budget: Changes made by National Assembly unconstitutional – Lawyer
Malam Inuwa Abdullahi, a Gombe-based legal practitioner, has described the changes made to 2018 national budget by the National Assembly…
Ethnic Conflict: Uganda Police arrest 15 refugees
Fight erupted in a refugee camp in Uganda during a World Cup soccer match and four people were killed, Police…
Man caught having sexual intercourse with daughter
A witness, Sgt. Olakunle Orebe, on Thursday told an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court how Folorunso Oluwaseun, a…
301 migrants rescued off Libyan coast
More than 300 migrants on board two rubber boats have been rescued off the Libyan coast near the Capital Tripoli,…
Ambode launches “Lagos State Kicks against Drug Abuse’’ campaign
Worried by the increasing menace of drug abuse and its impact on the society, the Lagos State Government on Thursday…
Christian Association donates relief materials to IDPs
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Nasarawa State Chapter, has donated relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the…
Nigerian Govt feeds 8.7m school children
Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, says the Federal Government has no fewer than 8.7…
Nigerian banks lose N12.30 billion to fraud
The Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), on Thursday said the banking industry lost the sum of N12.30 billion to various…
2018 budget: Nigerian Govt promises effective execution
The Federal Government says in spite of the delay in signing the 2018 Appropriation Bill into law, it is determined…
2019: Ondo APC vows to field candidates on merit
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State Chapter, says it will field credible candidates on merit to contest the 2019…