Author: Adekunle Dada
NAFDAC officers return to ports after 7 years
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) officers have returned to the nation’s ports after seven…
PENCOM to start verification of prospective retirees
The National Pension Commission (PENCOM) on Wednesday said it had concluded plans to commence verification of prospective retirees from the…
Eko Disco installs 101,000 meters in 2 years
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) said it installed over 100,000 prepaid meters and 1,000 Distribution Transmission Meters (DTM) in two…
Woman arrested for allegedly pouring hot water on husband
The Police Command in Lagos State, on Wednesday said it had arrested a 32-year-old house wife, after she allegedly poured…
Russia 2018: Tunisia aims to progress past group stage
Tunisia are aiming to reach the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time in their history when…
National ID Card: Commission opens 26 registration centres
The Jigawa State office of the National Identity Cards Commission (NIMC), says it has established registration centres in the 26…
Teacher remanded for allegedly stabbing husband to death
A 24-year-old woman, Olamide Akinbobola, who allegedly stabbed her husband to death in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, was on…
Angola to amend diamond sector laws
President João Lourenço of Angola says Angola will soon make changes to how its secretive diamond industry works in order…
Kenya urged to step up fight against corruption
Activists in Kenyans on Wednesday urged government to step up action on investigation and prosecution of more corruption scandals.
Nigerian Govt completes erosion control project
The N493 million erosion control project awarded by the Federal Government in Tambuwal Local Government, Sokoto State, have been completed.
Davido to perform at Jay-Z’s Music Festival
Popular Nigerian artist David Adeleke, popularly known as (Davido), has been listed among the performers for the 2018 “Made in…
Museveni directs implementation of polythene bags ban
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Wednesday directed that the law banning importation or manufacture of polythene bags be immediately…
Ex-Governor Ramalan Yero granted bail
The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Wednesday granted bail to former governor of Kaduna State, Ramalan Yero and…
400 African migrants storm Spanish border
Around 400 African migrants stormed the border between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on Wednesday, News Agency Europa…
China calls for more interactions
The Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Wednesday enjoined Nigerians to increase their level of interactions with…
Nigerian Govt urged to increase supply of kerosene
The Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN) has called for increased supply of Kerosene in the country.
BBNaija’s Efe donates desks to schools
Michael Ejeba aka Efe, the winner of the 2017 BBNaija season two has donated desks to two primary schools and…
North East: Army pledges to support UNICEF
Nigerian army on Wednesday pledged continued support to UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) humanitarian efforts at providing assistance to women and…
Delta Govt. woos tourism investors
The Delta Government, on Wednesday, called on investors to open its huge tourism industry by building world-class resorts and leisure…
Kenyan rescuers search for missing plane
Kenyan Rescuers resumed searching on Wednesday for a small aircraft that went missing one day earlier with 10 people on…
Woman accuses husband of sleeping with maid
A 36-year-old trader, Mrs Florence Anyasi, on Wednesday told a Customary Court in Igando, Lagos to dissolve her 10-year-old marriage…
Policewoman breastfeeds abandoned baby
Bangalore Police on Wednesday congratulated an Indian Policewoman, who breastfed an abandoned baby, prompting a slew of praise on social…
Customs intercepts 1,825 bags of foreign rice
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, intercepted 1,825 bags of foreign rice and other commodities from…
Israel blames Palestinians for cancellation of Argentina friendly
Israel on Wednesday blamed Palestinian pressure for Argentina’s cancellation of its World Cup warmup against Israel, a match that had…
I intend going to France for prostitution – Libya returnee
A 22-year-old Libya returnee (nameswitheld), on Wednesday told newsmen in Lagos that she made the perilous journey to the North…
Farmer bags 2 years jail term for rape
A Kasuwan Nama Upper Area Court, Jos, on Wednesday sentenced a 21-year-old farmer, Isah Musa, to two years imprisonment for…
13 men jailed 6 months for illegal mining
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Wednesday sentenced 13 men to six months imprisonment for engaging in illegal mining.
Afghanistan: Blast kills 2 at voter registration centre
Authorities on Wednesday said two people lost their lives and two others injured as a blast hit a voter registration…
Cleric defrauds Bureau de change operator of N12m
A 41-year-old cleric, Segun Oyeniyi, is facing trial at a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly defrauding a Bureau de…
Electoral playing field now level – President Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has said the electoral playing field is now level following his signing of new electoral…