Author: Adekunle Dada
Venezuela’s Maduro calls on other Presidential candidates to engage in dialogue
Nicolas Maduro, who was re-elected as the Venezuelan president, called on other presidential candidates to engage in dialogue.
Japanese climber dies on Mount Everest
A 36-year-old Japanese climber was found dead on Monday on Mount Everest, the third fatality of the spring climbing season…
Okoh urges Nigerian Govt to speed up minimum wage increase
The Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, Primate of Anglican Communion (Church of Nigeria), has urged the Federal Government to speed up…
UNN emerges best in 2018 statistics competition
The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has emerged best out of 20 tertiary institutions that participated in the Nigeria Statistical…
Otokoto suspect, Ajaegbu acquitted after 22 years
The Supreme Court on Friday discharged and acquitted, Alban Ajaegbu, one of the accused in the celebrated case of the…
Buhari expresses satisfaction with Nigeria-U.S. relations
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed satisfaction with the current level of relationship between Nigeria and the United States.
JOHESU Strike: Health minister, Adewole accused of bias
The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) says the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has constituted himself as a major…
Suspects arrested over murder of 3 policemen in PH
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the arrest of some suspects in connection with the murder of three policemen…
FUOYE to resume Sunday after 4 days closure
After four days of closure, the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has directed its students to resume on Sunday.
Nasarawa LG Polls: Emir urges politicians to shun violence
Emir of Wamba in Nasarawa state, Alhaji Lawal Musa-Nagogo, has urged politicians to shun violence and politics of bitterness ahead…
SARS operative arrested for extortion in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos has arrested one Insp. Charles Omotosho, an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for…
U.S trained 27,000 African Peacekeepers in 2017
Mr Michael Bittrick, the Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Security Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, has announced that…
Lagos introduces e-Guide for Central Business Districts
The Lagos State Government says it will soon launch an electronic business guide for shoppers to make purchase of goods…
Teenager remanded for allegedly stabbing man to death
One seventeen-year-old Sikiru Okulaja, who allegedly stabbed a 38-year-old man to death, on Friday appeared before an Ebute Meta Chief…
82,897 PVCs ready for collection in Niger – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 82, 897 Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVC) were ready for collection across the 25…
China donates emergency food aid worth $5m to Uganda
China on Friday donated emergency food aid worth 5 million dollars to Uganda to support World Food Programme (WFP) projects…
JOHESU Strike: We are not aware of court order – Chairman
The national secretariat of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has said that the union was not aware of a court…
Nigerian Govt urged to create middle belt commission to rebuild region
Association of Aliwe Daughters, a Tiv NGO, based in Abuja has called on the Federal Government to create a commission…
Ebonyi APC declares readiness for May 19 state congress
Chief Eze Nwachukwu, the Acting Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, says the party is ready for the…
Windstorm: 6 killed, 500 houses destroyed in Katsina
The Katsina State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said on Friday that six persons were killed in Kastina metropolis and environs…
Benue Varsity staff member docked for allegedly defrauding students
Athanasius Adzu, 45, a member of staff of the Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi, on Friday appeared before a Makurdi…
FMC Yola separates conjoined female twins
he Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yola, says it has successful separated a conjoint female twins.
Nigerian Govt releases N1.3bn earned allowances of UNN lecturers
Dr Ifeanyichukwu Abada, Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka(UNN) chapter, says the Federal Government has…
Refrigerator repairer remanded for allegedly defiling 9-year-old minor
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Friday remanded 30-year-old refrigerator repairer, Stanley Mbagwe, in prison for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old…
Congress: Lagos APC beefs up security at state secretariat
Security has been beefed up around the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in Lagos ahead of the chapter ‘s state…
Norway, Nigeria trade volume close to $40 billion
Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Jen-Peter Kjemprud, says trade volume between Norway and Nigeria is between 30 and 40 billion dollars.
19-year-old bags 90 days sentence for stealing phone
A 19- year-old unemployed man, Musa Ali, is to spend the next 90 days in prison for stealing a phone…
Angela Merkel sued for opening borders to refugees
Angela Merkel’s open door policy towards refugees is a violation of Germany’s constitution, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party…
Osun Govt. confirms appointment of 1,146 LG workers
The Osun Government has confirmed the appointment of 1,146 local government workers in the state.
Malaysian anti-graft agency to question former PM Najib
Malaysia’s former Prime Minister, Najib Razak, will give a statement at a corruption investigation looking into a transfer of millions…