Author: Adekunle Dada
French FM warns U.S against metal tariffs
United States tariffs on European metals would be unjustified and dangerous for growth and free trade, French Finance Minister, Bruno…
Butchers sell meat of sick, dead animals
Mr Jameel Zakari, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, says some butchers in the state have been selling…
Woman loses marriage for starving husband of sex
Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Thursday dissolved an 11 year-old marriage between…
Stock broker sentenced to 6yrs imprisonment for defrauding client
A Tinubu Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced one Akeem Abass, a 52-year-old stock broker to six years imprisonment for confiscation…
Chiwetel Ejiofor joins Angelina Jolie in`Maleficent II’
Nigerian -born British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor has joined Angelina Jolie in Maleficent 2, an upcoming sequel to the 2014 American…
Danny Welbeck ready to fire for England
England striker Danny Welbeck says he has emerged mentally stronger after a knee injury ruled him out of the 2016…
Man remanded for allegedly defiling 10-year-old girl
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Thursday ordered the remand of one Adamu Usman in prison custody over his…
S. Sudan forces, rebels accused of massacre, burning children alive
A Juba-based monitoring group, Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM) has accused South Sudan’s army and rebels of…
Myanmar: Cyclone kills 5, destroys 1,400 houses
At least five people have been killed and 1,400 houses destroyed as strong cyclone storm swept across Myanmar over the…
Sri Lanka: Viral flu kills 14 children
Sri Lanka’s Health Officials on Thursday said 14 children had died from a viral fever which was spreading in Southern…
Cholera: NCDC urges Nigerians to maintain high hygiene
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday charged Nigerians on the need to maintain high hygiene to prevent…
Prostitution: Returnee from Russia narrates ordeal
A 25-year-old returnee from Russia, Miss Blessing Atale, has cautioned Nigerian girls on the dangers of travelling abroad to engage…
Nipah virus: India records 2 more deaths
Two more people have died in the outbreak of Nipah virus in the southern Indian state of Kerala, taking the…
Libya holds Iftar feast for illegal immigrants
The Libyan immigration department on Wednesday held a Ramadan Iftar feast for nearly 1,300 illegal immigrants inside a reception centre…
Assad warns U.S. should leave Syria
President Bashar al-Assad said he would recover areas of Syria held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and that…
UK PM May’s Conservative Party urged to tackle Islamophobia
Britain’s largest Muslim group on Thursday urged Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party to launch an independent inquiry into Islamophobia…
China exceeds U.S. in healthy life span – WHO
China exceeds U.S. in healthy life span for the first time since records began, , according to WHO data.
Russia, Saudi agree foreign troops should leave Syria
Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed that Syria should be freed of foreign troops and terrorist groups, Saudi Ambassador to…
Investigative journalism is dangerous – Osoba
A former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, on Wednesday in Lagos likened the risks in pursuing investigative journalism…
Yobe Govt ready for negotiation with doctors
The Yobe Government says it is ready for discussions with the state branch of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD)…
Court nullifies Rivers APC congresses
The Rivers High Court in Port Harcourt has nullified the ward, local government and state congresses of the All Progressives…
CBN resisted pressure to float Naira
Mr Isaac Okoroafor, the acting Director, Corporate Communications, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the apex bank resisted suggestions to…
Stolen $99m: Kenya to investigate 10 banks
Kenyan authorities will investigate 10 financial institutions suspected of handling funds that were stolen from the government’s National Youth Service…
Over 100 people freed from Taliban prison
Afghan Special Forces have rescued over a hundred prisoners including policemen, women and children from a Taliban prison in southern…
Frank Lampard appointed Derby County manager
Former Chelsea midfielder, Frank Lampard, has been appointed manager of Championship side Derby County, with the second-tier side announcing on…
$1bn Insurgency Fund: South-South Governors demand 13% derivation
The Forum of South-South Governors on Wednesday in Port Harcourt restated its demand for restructuring and 13 per cent derivation…
Minister provides succour for physically-challenged pastor
Luck smiled on David Oni, a pastor living with disability, after a life-changing encounter on Wednesday with Mr Adebayo Shittu,…
Ebola: FAAN steps up surveillance in airports
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has stepped up surveillance and screening for Ebola Virus and other infectious diseases…
Nigerian Govt, JOHESU ordered back to negotiation table
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, says it has taken over the negotiations between the Federal Government and the Joint Health…
Navy hands over vessel, 9 suspects to EFCC
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) DELTA on Wednesday handed over a vessel with more than 386,000 litres of stolen crude…