Author: Adekunle Dada
Vitamin, mineral supplements may not boost one’s health – Researchers
Researchers said taking vitamin and mineral supplements may not make much a difference in one’s health, a new study finds.
Russia 2018: Super Eagles highly motivated to deliver – NFF
Amaju Pinnick, the President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday said the Super Eagles have been highly motivated to deliver…
Gov. Ikpeazu renders account of stewardship
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Tuesday rendered an account of his stewardship in the past three years, highlighting the…
NAPTIP warns against abuse of IDPs
Ms Julie Okah-Donli, the Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has warned that any forms…
No social media at work for civil servants
A Mongolian ban targeting civil servants on the use of social network sites including Facebook, Twitter and Youtube while at…
President Buhari tasks governors on voter education
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday enjoined state governors to embark on voter education exercise to enable Nigerians obtain their Permanent…
Malaysia: “Time has come to stop search for MH370”
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday that the time has come for Malaysia to stop the search for…
Gov. Ishaku of Taraba inaugurates 30 tractors
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Tuesday inaugurated 30 tractors for distribution to farmers, to enhance commercial agriculture in the…
10 people beheaded in Mozambique attack
Police in Mozambique said 10 people were beheaded in an attack over the weekend in an area where previous Islamist…
Sen. Sani expresses mixed feelings on Buhari’s administration
Sen. Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna Central) has expressed mixed feeling on the three years administration of the President Muhammadu Buhari.
Kano Govt. unveils N98 billion 5-year water plan
Kano State Government has unveiled a five-year water development plan that would cost over N98 billion.
Gov. Wike pledges more developmental projects
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers said on Tuesday that he was committed to delivering more developmental projects to the people…
Buhari’s achievements on infrastructure are unprecedented – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration on infrastructure are…
Attempted murder: Commercial sex worker rescued from client
The police in Lagos on Monday said that they rescued a commercial sex worker from a client in a hotel…
Nigerian Govt targets production of 8m tonnes of rice
The Federal Government says it is targeting the production of eight million tonnes of paddy by rice farmers across the…
HIV/AIDS prevalence still high among youths
The Association of Positive Youths Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (APYIN) has decried the high prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS among…
Edo Assembly confirms Oni-Okpaku as commissioner
The Edo House of Assembly on Monday confirmed Mrs Omowa Oni-Okpaku as commissioner in the state.
2019: Gov. Bello of Niger seeks re-election
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Monday announced his intention to contest the 2019 governorship election in the state. Bello,…
Atiku appoints Gbenga Daniel as 2019 presidential campaign DG
Former Vice President and presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has appointed former governor of Ogun,…
Former UNICAL bursar remanded in prison over Fraud
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Calabar on Monday remanded the former bursar of the University of…
4 men arrested for using sick people as beggers
Police in Lagos have arrested four men who allegedly specialised in using an unregistered NGO to defraud people under the…
Navy arrests 12 over alleged diesel theft
The Nigerian Navy has arrested 12 men caught in the act of transshipping 200,000 litres of allegedly stolen diesel, worth…
Gov. Ugwuanyi inaugurates Land Use Charge Appeal Tribunal
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Monday inaugurated the Enugu State Land Use Charge Assessment Appeal Tribunal.
Kenya Central Bank holds main lending rate at 9.5 per cent
Kenya’s central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 9.5 per cent on Monday, saying the impact of the previous…
3 suspects arrested for looting houses deserted by IDPs
The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested three suspects for…
54 Kenyan officials arrested amid graft investigation
Kenyan authorities charged 54 people, mainly civil servants, on Monday in an investigation into the theft of 99 million of…
Dokpesi received funds without executing any contract – Witness
Mr Usman Aliyu, a prosecution witness in the N2.1bn fraud case filed against Chief Raymond Dokpesi, on Monday told the…
Ebonyi Govt warns against IPOB’s sit-at-home order
The Ebonyi Government on Monday, barred residents of the state from observing the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous Peoples of…
Nigerian Govt to set up creativity, technology council – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday said the Federal Government would set up a Creativity and Technology Council…
Kenya requires $2.5bn for broadband connectivity
Kenya’s telecommunications industry regulator said on Monday it requires about 2.5 billion U.S. dollars for broadband connectivity across the country.