Author: Adekunle Dada
Libya set to release detained officials of Gaddafi
Libya has set plans in motion for the release of detained officials of the former regime led by Muammar Gaddafi…
Libyan coastguard rescues 180 migrants
Libya’s coastguard rescued 180 migrants, including 12 children, who were on board a rubber boat in the Mediterranean, according to…
Gulf states pledge $2.5bn to support Jordan
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait pledged 2.5 billion dollars on Monday to help Jordan, which is gripped…
Trump meets Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong
Donald Trump met Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday, the eve of the historic summit between the U.S.…
Malta rejects vessel carrying 629 migrants
Malta’s ports will not take in the Acquarius vessel with hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers on board, which has…
Ras Kimono: Rastafarians to hold candle light procession
Rastafarians in Ebonyi have concluded plans to hold candle light procession for departed Nigerian Reggae icon, Ekeleke Onwubuya, popularly known…
South African public sector calls off strike
A strike by South African public sector workers planned to start on Monday was called off after most trade unions…
Trump-Kim summit: N. Korean, U.S. officials in talks
U.S. and North Korean officials were in talks in Singapore on Monday in a late bid to narrow differences before…
Trump attacks U.S.’ western allies
President Donald Trump attacked the U.S.’ western allies again early Monday, with a series of rambling tweets from Singapore where…
White House: “Miserable place to work”
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has reportedly told a group of lawmakers that the White House is a…
Vietnam pilots oral HIV testing
Vietnam is conducting 80,000 HIV tests via saliva in high-risk populations in Hanoi and southern Ho Chi Minh City.
Trump promises to return to Singapore
U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation by Singaporean President Halimah Yacob to return to the country for a…
Minimum Wage: National Assembly will fast track passage – Senator
The National Assembly will fast track the passage of the new national minimum wage bill, once the executive bill is…
Gov. Al-Makura pardons 63 prisoners
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Friday granted pardon to 63 prisoners serving various jail terms in the state,…
Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia lied to EFCC – Doctor
A medical doctor, Dr Olumuyiwa Solanke, said on Friday that embattled judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia,…
Arms deal: Zuma’s trial adjourned til July 27
The case against former South African President Jacob Zuma was postponed to July 27 by the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in…
Bandits kill 1, rustle cows
Ten additional communities have been sacked by bandits at Mada town in the Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara, the…
Zuma: Police raid bank in corruption investigation
South Africa police on Friday raided India’s Bank of Baroda and seized documents in ongoing investigation into state corruption under…
Gov Obaseki advocates bottom-top approach
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has advocated the bottom-top approach in governance at all levels to ensure rapid development especially…
Premier League: English FA announces winter break
The English FA, Premier League and English Football League announced on Friday that they would implement a two-week mid-season break…
Argentina’s Lanzini ruled out of Russia 2018
Argentina midfielder Manuel Lanzini will miss the World Cup after injuring a knee in training on Friday.
Police uncover plot to assassinate Indian PM
Police on Friday uncovered a plot to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a letter seized from a suspected…
Yobe APC has no existing faction – Senate Leader
The Senate leader, Ahmad Lawan, on Friday dispelled insinuations that there were two factions in Yobe All Progressives Party (APC)…
Niger Delta group gives oil company ultimatum
The Niger Delta Activists Forum has given Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) two weeks to meet the demands of host…
This is Nigeria: Lawyer reacts to MURIC’s 7-day ultimatum
Entertainment lawyer Akinyemi Ayinoluwa on Friday condemned the seven-day ultimatum given to rapper Folarin Falana, popularly called `Falz’ by Muslims…
Militancy could lead to under-development – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Friday warned that if the youths of Niger Delta don’t stop militancy, it…
Russia 2018: Enugu Disco assures customers of improved services
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says it will provide its customers prompt repairs for faulty electrical installations and improved…
Trump expects Russia to attend G7 meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday Russia should also be attending a Group of Seven nations summit, as he…
NRC inspects Abuja Light Rail Project
A seven-member Technical Team from Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Friday in Abuja embarked on a fact-finding mission to ascertain…
Air Peace crew exposes alleged traffickers of 3-month-old baby
Crew members of Air Peace have foiled an attempt by two women (names withheld) to traffic a three-month-old baby boy…