Author: Adekunle Dada
Cambodian PM announces pro-poor pregnant women scheme
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Monday announced a multimillion-dollars scheme to support destitute pregnant women, starting from…
Plateau Govt. warns residents against planting tall crops
The Plateau Environmental Protection and Sanitation Agency (PEPSA) has warned residents to desist from planting tall crops such as maize…
Cambodia: Storms, lightning kill 70 people
A total of 70 people died amid heavy storms in Cambodia this year, including 65 who were struck by lightning,…
Senate Leader condoles with Yobe NUJ
The Senate Leader, Dr Ahmad Lawan, on Monday condoled with Yobe council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) over…
Cholera Ravages Northern Nigerian State
The cholera outbreak in Mubi North and Mubi South Local Government Areas of Adamawa has extended to Hong and Maiha…
UNICEF, CIDAR provide water, sanitation facilities to IDPs
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with Integrated Development and Research International (CIDAR) provided water and sanitation facilities to
CIBN scores Buhari high on banking regulation
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration’s commitment to ensuring proper banking regulation…
EU reforms: France welcomes Angela Merkel’s comments
The office of French President, Emmanuel Macron, on Monday, welcomed comments by German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, on reform of the…
Madagascar’s PM steps down due to political crisis
Madagascar’s Prime Minister Olivier Solonandrasana Mahafaly has stepped down due to a protracted political crisis in the country.
Russia 2018: Super Eagles promise to correct flaws
Some Super Eagles players have expressed disappointment at their 1-2 loss to England, assuring that they would correct their flaws…
Lagos APC to sue NWC for overruling congress
The Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC)on Sunday said it would sue the National Working Committee(NWC)for overruling its state…
Palestinian FA to Fans: Burn Messi shirts if he plays in Jerusalem
The Palestine Football Association head has urged fans to burn pictures of Argentina striker Lionel Messi and replicas of his…
Mentally ill people have higher smoking rates – Study
A study has found that those who have serious mental illness have significantly higher smoking rates than the general population.
Filipinos criticise President Duterte for kissing woman
Filipinos on Monday criticised President Rodrigo Duterte for kissing a woman on the lips during a meeting with the Filipino…
Zuma behind backlash against Ramaphosa, ANC ally says
Former South African president Jacob Zuma is impeding a crackdown on corruption by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) under…
Tunisia migrant death toll rises to 48
The number of illegal immigrants killed after their boat sank off the southeastern coast of Tunisia on Sunday has risen…
Women with early breast cancer may avoid chemotherapy – Study
A new study has found that about 70 per cent of women with the most common form of early stage…
ATBU students protest lack of social amenities
Students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, (ATBU), Bauchi, Yelwa Campus on Friday embarked on peaceful demonstration to protest lack of…
Russia 2018: Tunisia worry over striker Khazri’s fitness
Tunisia’s highly-rated attacker Wahbi Khazri will sit out a second successive World Cup warm-up match on Friday, raising concerns over…
JOHESU: Jigawa FMC staff yet to suspend strike
Members of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Birninkudu, Jigawa, are yet to resume…
Pope Francis to address oil majors
The Vatican will host executives of the world’s top oil companies for a conference on June 8 and June 9…
Gov. Obaseki seeks World Bank technical support
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Friday says the state government is willing to share from the World Bank’s knowledge…
Presidency releases Buhari’s Administration Fact Sheet
The Presidency this week released a Factsheet outlining the policy and programme achievements of the Buhari Administration since it assumed…
AUTH commends JOHESU over strike suspension
The Abuja University Teaching Hospital (AUTH), Gwagwalada, Abuja, has commended the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) for suspending its six-week…
Teenager remanded for defiling 4-year-old-sister
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday in Lagos, remanded a 16-year-old teenager (name withheld), at a correctional home for defiling…
Libya: Traffickers kill 12 fleeing captivity
Human traffickers in Libya killed 12 people and wounded many others after some 200 Eritrean, Ethiopians, and Somalis — held…
Election: Zimbabwe sets categories of people, organizations eligible
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has set categories of people and organizations who will observe the forthcoming elections.
JOHESU: Work resumes in few Lagos Govt hospitals
Health workers in some government-owned hospitals in Lagos on Friday resumed duty, following the suspension of the 44-day-old strike by…
5 LG workers arrested for alleged diversion of mosquito nets
The Police Command in Kebbi has arrested five persons for alleged diversion of a truck loaded with 132 veils of…
3 ships discharge petrol at Lagos ports
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says three ships discharged petroleum products at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports in Lagos…