Author: Adekunle Dada
Congo: Ebola outbreak is not over – WHO
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned against declaring victory too early in Congo’s Ebola epidemic, in…
Australian PM to publicly apologise to sex abuse survivors
Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, will deliver a national apology to the victims and survivors of child sexual abuse on…
June 12: APC Govs congratulate President Buhari
State governors under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday night met with President Muhammadu Buhari where…
Hacking: U.S. counterspy warns World Cup travelers
Top United States counterintelligence official is advising Americans traveling to Russia for football’s World Cup beginning this week that they…
Eid-El-Fitr: FRSC deploys 1,000 personnel
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed over 1,000 personnel including regular and special marshals to major highways in…
Trade dispute: WTO warns of global downturn
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has warned that the trade conflict between the U.S. and other countries could negatively impact…
Corruption: Single biggest menace to Africa’s development – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has identified corruption as the single biggest menace to Africa’s development.
Paraguay becomes first malaria-free country
Paraguay has become the first malaria-free country among a list of 21 countries aiming to eliminate the disease by 2020,…
De Gea wants Spain’s PM to offer public apology
Spain’s David de Gea wants the country’s new Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to publicly apologise for comments made about the…
Nadal unsure of Wimbledon appearance
Rafael Nadal has cast doubt on his participation at Wimbledon, saying he needs to see how his body recovers after…
Adamawa confirms 19 new cholera cases
Adamawa Ministry of Health has confirmed 19 new cases of cholera in Mubi North and Mubi South Local Government areas.
Spain offers to take in stranded migrant ship
Spain offered on Monday to take in a humanitarian ship stranded in international waters with 629 migrants aboard as Italy…
How two tenants raped, impregnated landlord’s daughter
A prosecution witness, Sgt. Idwou Afeez, on Monday told a Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere, how two tenants raped…
Residents seek quick completion of Oyo-Ogbomoso expressway
Residents of Ogbomoso in Oyo State and its environs have appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action on the…
Eid-el-Fitri: Ibadan Disco assures of uninterrupted power supply
Mr Abiodun Ogun, Business Manager, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Omu-Aran, Business Hub, has assured residents of the area of…
Somalia: AU mission intensities security operations
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said it has enhanced security operations in the restive Somali capital and its…
U.S. to toughen screening of political asylum
The U.S. Attorney-General Jeff Sessions on Monday said that the screening of illegal aliens seeking political asylum should be toughened.
“Lagos would need about 7,000 modern buses”
The world’s major bus and coach supplier, Yutong, on Monday said that Lagos State would need about 7, 000 modern…
Jigawa Govt. empowers 26 youths to cultivate rice
The Jigawa Government has clustered and empowered 26 youths to cultivate 13 hectares of land for rice production in Kirikasamma…
Fayose has inflicted hardship on Ekiti people – Fayemi
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Monday accused the administration of Gov.…
Stoke City sign Nigeria’s midfielder Etebo
Stoke City have signed Nigeria international midfielder Oghenekaro Peter Etebo on a five-year contract from Portuguese club Feirense, the second-tier…
Benue Govt. suspends 3 traditional rulers
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Monday suspended three traditional rulers in Konshisha Local Government Area (LGA) of the state…
Vodacom to increase black ownership
South Africa’s Vodacom Group said on Monday it would increase the stake held by black shareholders by up to 6.25…
Nigeria, Morocco pledge to deepen bilateral ties
Nigeria and Kingdom of Morocco on Monday affirmed their will to create South-South cooperation model.
Unilorin VC canvasses use of sign language
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, on Monday advised the staff and students of the institution…
Trump-Kim Summit may extend to Wednesday – Singapore FM
Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said that the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un,…
Nigerian Govt provides N37bn grant to DisCos
The Federal Government said it has taken advantage of the new Meter Asset Provider (MAP) regulations to give a grant…
Peace: China hopes G7 will play constructive role
China on Monday expressed hope that the Group of Seven (G7) will follow the trend of the times and play…
UNICEF urges health managers to imbibe proper hygiene
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Monday in Akwa, urged health managers across the country to imbibe proper hygiene,…
Kenya: 5 die of Rift Valley Fever
Five people in Kenya have died of the Rift Valley Fever disease in the past week, a health official said…