Author: Adekunle Dada
Nigeria repatriates international airlines’ $600m – IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says Nigeria has repatriated the 600 million dollars belonging to international airlines that was…
Israel foils Palestinian attack on PM Netanyahu
A Palestinian citizen of Israel was arrested in the early stages of planning attacks on Israel’s prime minister, the mayor…
Enugu Govt to establish health insurance scheme
The Enugu State Government has announced plans to introduce Health Insurance Scheme (SHIS) for workers in the state public service.
Ebola: Organisation calls for regional awareness
The Director-General, West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Stanley Okolo, on Monday called on the regional countries to remain alert as…
Nigerian Govt urged to establish National Land Commission
Prof. Ezekiel Idowu, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, has called on the Federal Government to establish National Land Commission to…
Tourism creates 21m jobs in Africa – AU
The African Union (AU) says the tourism sector supports about 21 million jobs in Africa with value of over 160…
Trump-Kim Summit: Singapore unveils ‘World Peace’ medallion
Singapore on Tuesday unveiled a commemorative medallion ahead of next week’s summit between the U.S. and North Korean leaders in…
Fulani herdsmen kidnap Delta monarch
Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped a monarch, Mr Sunday Olisemokwu, the paramount ruler of Ogodor community in Aniocha North Local Government…
Ebola: Congo medical workers conclude vaccination
Medical workers in Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) on Tuesday concluded vaccination of Ebola patients in the city of Mbandaka with…
Kenyan officials suspended over corruption scandal
Several financial officials in the Kenyan government have been suspended following a corruption scandal involving millions of dollars, a presidential…
Kenya Airways seeks to run main Nairobi airport
Kenya Airways is close to winning approval to run the country’s main airport in Nairobi, looking to copy a model…
Saraki lists gains of new PIBs
President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said the three new Petroleum Industry Bills (PIB) being considered by the Senate…
Gov. Ortom cautions Agatu youths over excesses
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has warned Agatu youths in the state to give peace a chance or face the…
George H.W. Bush discharged from hospital
Former U.S. President, George H.W. Bush, 93, was discharged from a Maine hospital on Monday after a week’s treatment for…
Lagos ports expect 39 ships carrying various products
No fewer than 39 ships conveying petroleum products, food and other goods are expected to arrive at Apapa and Tin…
Saudi Arabia starts issuing driving licences to women
Saudi Arabia on Monday began issuing its first driving licences to women in decades, state media reported.
South Sudan suffering on ‘unimaginable scale’- UN relief chief
People are suffering “on an almost unimaginable scale” in South Sudan, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock has said.
Senate interrogates 2 INEC nominees
The Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday reported the grilling of two nominees, Mr Festus Okoye…
NSCDC seals illegal security firm
The Adamawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Monday sealed a security outfit and arrested…
Buhari pledges assistance to Red Cross Society
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja pledged to assist the Nigerian Red Cross Society to secure permanent office accommodation…
Businessman remanded for allegedly defrauding American woman
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday, remanded a businessman, Gbenga Ajiboye, at the Kirkiri Prisons for allegedly defrauding an…
Wizkid, Davido, others make 2018 Forbes Africa list
Popular Nigerian singers, Davido and Wizkid have made the list of the 2018 Forbes Africa under 30 individuals that are…
Eko Disco catches hotel in energy theft
Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC), on Monday said it caught Samwolly Guest House, located in Surulere area of Lagos…
Nigerian Govt assures of inclusive development
The Federal Government said on Monday that no part of the country will suffer neglect owing to its geographical location…
Army rescues 58 Boko Haram’s sex slaves
The Nigerian army on Monday says it rescued 58 women used as sex slaves, by Boko Haram in Modu Kimeri,…
Dangote bags UN Tourism Award
Business mogul, Aliko Dangote, owner of Dangote Group on Monday in Abuja bagged ‘Special Award for Responsible Tourism’.
Jordan’s King Abdullah replaces PM to subdue protests
Jordan’s King Abdullah replaced his prime minister on Monday in a move to defuse the biggest protests in years over…
China regrets EU’s WTO action over patent rights
China said on Monday it regrets the European Commission (EC)’s complaints to the World Trade Organisation over matters related to…
Buhari woos tourism investors
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday called on tourists and investors in the tourism sector to consider Nigeria as their second…
Chris Brown grooves to Wizkid’s ‘Soco’
American singer and dancer, Chris Brown, was seen dancing to ‘Soco’, 2018 hit song of Nigerian’s Ayo Balogun, aka Wizkid.