Author: Adekunle Dada
President Buhari signs 2018 budget
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill of N9.12 trillion into law after seven months of its…
Nigerian Govt urged to ban importation of corn starch
A company, Harvest Feed and Agro Processing Limited (HFAP), has urged the Federal Government to encourage cassava starch producers in…
Farmer sentenced to 2 years for illegal possession of firearm
An Upper Area Court 3, sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos on Wednesday sentenced a 35-year-old farmer, Ade John, to…
47 Edo students awarded Chinese scholarship
The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Zhou Pingjian, on Wednesday in Benin, presented scholarship award worth N100, 000 each to…
Saudi-led coalition regains Yemeni airport from rebels
A Saudi-led coalition on Wednesday said it had regained full control of the Yemeni airport of Hodeida after a week-long…
Oil output: Saudi Arabia canvasses support of Gulf allies
Saudi Arabia is struggling to convince fellow members of Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) including Gulf allies on…
Farmer remanded for allegedly injuring herdsman
A Minna Magistrates’ Court, has ordered the remand of 20-year-old farmer, Sanusi Magaji, for allegedly causing hurt.
New Zealand: Major reduction of people diagnosed with HIV
New Zealand’s Associate Health Minister, Julie Anne Genter, is pleased new results have shown a significant drop in the number…
Russia 2018: Iran permits women to attend public viewing centres
Iranian authorities have permitted women to access public viewing centres of the football World Cup after recent national and international…
Oil price: OPEC, non-OPEC countries seek lasting cooperation
Mr Suhail Al Mazrouei, the President of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says OPEC and non-OPEC countries are working…
Rice Farmers commend Nigerian Govt for plans to shut borders
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has commended the Federal Government for its plans to shut Nigeria’s border with…
NDDC resumes foreign scholarship scheme
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has concluded plans to resume its Post-Graduate Foreign scholarship to qualified indigent youths…
Saudi Arabia arrests more women’s rights activists
Saudi Arabia detained two more women’s rights advocates earlier this month and imposed a travel ban on several others in…
China regrets U.S. quitting UN Rights Council
China on Wednesday expressed regret over the U.S. decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council.
Russia 2018: Teams’ standings after Matchday One
Below are the current standings of all the 32 teams in the eight groups at the end of the first…
South Sudan rebel leader Machar arrives in Ethiopia for talks
South Sudan’s rebel leader, Riek Machar, arrived in Ethiopia on Wednesday for a meeting with South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir,…
Rape incidents are under-reported – Expert
Dr Kemi Ademola-Aremu, a Gender Activist, on Wednesday incidents of rape are alarming and under-reported in the country.
Nigerian Govt offers N60bn worth of bonds on June 27
The Federal Government has offered for subscription by auction N60 billion worth of bonds in its June 27 auction, the…
Naira converges at N360 to dollar
The Naira on Tuesday converged at N360 to the dollar across the major foreign exchange market, the News Agency of…
Women emancipation: Lagos Govt. plans to strengthen institutions
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday promised to intensify efforts at strengthening the health institutions and enforce relevant laws to…
Lionel Messi seeks redemption against Croatia
Stung by his failure to avert a disappointing draw against Iceland, Argentina’s captain Lionel Messi would love to make amends…
Port Harcourt residents decry poor power supply
Some residents of Rumuodara in Port Harcourt have decried the low distribution of power by the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution…
Lagos to launch campaign against drug abuse
The Lagos State Government said on Tuesday that it was set to launch a campaign to tackle the menace of…
Rivers residents pay cheapest bus fare
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said residents of Rivers paid the lowest bus fare within city in May.
Rescuers search for victims of ferry accident
The search for victims of a ferry that sank in the lake of an ancient super-volcano crater in Indonesia would…
Emir orders support for cattle routes re-demarcation
The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir has ordered districts and village heads under his domain to support the ongoing…
Army trains 17 officers on crisis management
The Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration (NASFA) on Tuesday flagged off a leadership development seminar for its officers…
CAN to Buhari: Stop implementation of death sentence on 5 Christians
The Christian Association of Nigeria,(CAN) has called on the Federal Government to caution the Adamawa Government against hasty implementation of…
Man remanded over alleged kidnap
The police in Lagos on Tuesday arraigned a 26-year-old man, Frank Amos, over alleged kidnap and dishonest receipt of N200,000…
Five suspected ritualists granted bail
Five persons accused of being in possession of human parts were on Tuesday granted bail of N200,000 each at an…