Author: Adekunle Dada
Yoga world’s biggest unifying force – Indian PM
Yoga has emerged as one of the biggest unifying forces in the world, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on…
Absence of judge stalls El-Zakzaky’s trial
The absence of Justice Gideon Kurada of a Kaduna High Court on Thursday staled the arraignment of the leader of…
“Saraki is a bad product to electorate in Kwara”
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara, Alhaji Kunle Suleiman has warned leadership of the party against…
2018 Hajj payment: Katsina fixes June 30 deadline
The Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board has fixed June 30, 2018, as deadline to complete payment of hajj fare by…
Bayelsa PDP denies endorsing Atiku for 2019
The Bayelsa chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) says it has not endorsed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as…
Pharmacists destroy expired drugs worth N452m
Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has destroyed expired drugs worth N452 million in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Man in trouble for alleged flight tickets fraud
The Police on Thursday arraigned a 38-year-old man, Saburi Momoh, in a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, over alleged…
Tricyclist remanded for alleged abduction, rape of teenager
A 22-year-old tricyclist, Ayuba Bashiru, who allegedly conspired to abduct and rape a 13- year-old girl, was on Thursday remanded…
Osinbajo to Ekiti monarchs: Ensure peaceful co-existence
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday called on traditional rulers in Ekiti state to ensure unity among people of…
Fashola announces Jalingo-Wukari bridge collapse
Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing has announced the collapse of a bridge linking Jalingo and…
CBN boosts forex market with $210 million
Mr Isaac Okorafor, Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the apex bank boosted the foreign exchange…
El-Zakzaki arraignment: Police shut down major Kaduna highways
Major highways leading to Kaduna High Court along Independence Way in Kaduna metropolis were on Thursday shutdown over the arraignment…
Katsina Govt. promises farmers continuous support
The Katsina State Government says it would continue to support agricultural activities through regular supply of farm inputs to farmers…
2019: CAN denies endorsing President Buhari or any aspirant
The President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has refuted the alleged report in some online media platforms:…
Ex-CBN deputy gov, Adelabu joins Oyo governorship race
Chief Adebayo Adelabu, a former Deputy Governor of the CBN, on Wednesday declared his intention to contest the Oyo State…
UK tightens rules for knife, acid sales
The UK Government wants to prohibit the online sale and delivery of knives and acids to private citizens due to…
34 Nigerians deported from United States
No fewer than 34 Nigerians were on Wednesday deported from the United States of America for allegedly committing offences in…
National Assembly to clarify Buhari’s budget concerns
The Senate has said that it had delegated its Chairman Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Danjuma Goje to hold a media…
VAT removal: Airline operators commend Buhari
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for the recent signing of an Executive Order for…
Delta Govt. donates ambulance to UNN
The Delta Commissioner for Information, Mr Patrick Ukah, said on Wednesday that the state government had donated an ambulance to…
Corps member wins $2,500 painting competition
Julius Agbaje, a 26-year-old 2018 Batch B National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, on Wednesday won the 2018 Afriture Panting…
Air Force rescues 3 kidnap victims
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), said it has, through its 207 Quick Response Group (QRG) in Gusau, successfully rescued three…
$50.5 oil benchmark sensible for 2018 budget – Experts
Some experts in the oil and gas industry on Wednesday said there was no cause for alarm over the increase…
Late budget signing creates shocks in economy – Don
Prof Evans Osabouhien, a Senior Economist at the Covenant University, Sango-Ota, Ogun, on Wednesday decried the late passage and signing…
Ferry disaster: Divers, underwater drone join search
Divers and an underwater drone on Wednesday joined a fleet of rescue vessels in Indonesia’s search for no fewer than…
NSE: Transactions defy 2018 budget signing
Investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday failed to react positively to the 2018 budget signed by President,…
Nigeria spends N643.6bn servicing domestic debt – DMO
The Federal Government spent N643.6 billion on servicing the nation’s domestic debt for January to March, says the Debt Management…
Nigeria’s development beyond ethnicity, religion – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the rapid development of Nigeria beyond ethnicity, religion and geographical lines, will remain a driving force…
Yobe returnees embark on massive farming
Returnees to communities in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe have embarked on massive cultivation of farmlands as the rainy…
U.S. pullout from UNHRC disrespectful – Russia
The U.S. decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) demonstrates its disrespect for the international body,…