Author: Adekunle Dada
South Africa launches raids on illegal immigrants
South African law enforcement agencies have successfully conducted raids on illegal immigrants in Cape Town, rounding up a total of…
Nigeria, U.S. sign MoU on HIV/AIDS Survey
The Federal Government and U.S. on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the National HIV and AIDS Indicator…
Ebola Outbreak: AU disease control centre to help DR Congo
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has activitated an emergency operation to support efforts by the…
Gov. Masari commends Nigerian Govt over codeine ban
Katsina State Government has commended the Federal Government for its recent ban on the local production and importation of codeine…
Textile manufacturers urge National Assembly to expedite budget passage
The Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA), has urged the National Assembly to aid economic growth by not reneging on its…
3 killed in South Africa mosque attack
Three people were killed Thursday in an attack on a mosque in South Africa’s Kwa-Zulu Natal province and the motive…
Ekiti Guber Election: APC reschedules fresh primary for May 12
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Abuja, said it has rescheduled the Ekiti State governorship primary for Saturday,…
2019: Saraki calls for more support from European Union
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Senate President Bukola Saraki, called for more collaborative supports from the European Union (EU),…
Kano health workers join JOHESU strike
Normal services have been in public health workers facilities in Kano as healthcare workers in the state joined the JOHESU…
FC Barcelona confirm South Africa friendly to mark Nelson Mandela centenary
FC Barcelona will play a friendly match against South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns in Johannesburg on Wednesday, the club said…
Ondo Govt. pledges relief materials for rainstorm victims
The Ondo State Government (ODSG) says it will provide relief materials to victims of last Saturday’s rainstorm that destroyed homes…
Lagos ports receive 7 ships with petrol, other commodities
No fewer than seven ships laden with various products, including petrol, are at Lagos ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian…
17 suspects arrested in Ilorin for smuggling codeine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara Ccommand, has arrested 17 suspects in different parts of the state while…
Libya unveals plan to confront illegal immigration
The Libya Government is to implement an integrated plan involving all security services to confront illegal migration through sea and…
Codeine Substitute: Ban use of pit latrine, BRISIN tells Nigerian Govt
The Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN) has called for urgent sensitisation against the use of pit latrine…
Mourinho confident Pogba, Rashford will stay at Manchester United next season
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is confident playmaker Paul Pogba and forward Marcus Rashford will stay at the English Premier…
Gov. Lalong donates golf kits to Police Staff College, Jos
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on Thursday donated five bags of golf sets and 40 balls to the children’s golf…
FIFA meets with top clubs over $25 billion investors offer
The ruling body FIFA has met with seven leading clubs including Real Madrid and Manchester United to discuss a 25-billion…
Kaduna State to spend N2.9 billion on roads construction in Kubau, Soba LGAs
Alhaji Zubairu Abubakar, Assistant Director, Kaduna State Ministry of Works, on Thursday, said a total of N2.9 billion had been…
Cook sentenced to 3 years imprisonment for stealing N6m gold jewelry
A Daura Road Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna on Thursday sentenced a 30-year- old cook, Ahmed Saidu, to three years…
North-West state governors tasked on drug abuse
Malam Wada Maida, the Chairman of an Abuja-based NGO, Peace Builders Security Concepts, has called on Governors of States in…
Father, son in court for allegedly stealing N2.4m
A 61-year-old father, Femi Adelegan, and his son, Daniel Adelegan, were on Thursday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for…
70-year-old woman sentenced to 3 months in prison for breach of trust
A Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gari in Kaduna State on Thursday sentenced a 70-year-old woman, Habiba Musa, to three…
Yobe Govt. to adopt whistle blowing policy
The Yobe Government says it will adopt whistle-blowing policy to curb the activities of tree poachers and save the state…
Fire kills 4 children, 2 women in abandoned warehouse
A total of four children and two women were killed in fire that gutted an abandoned warehouse occupied by hundreds…
Ebola Outbreak: 4 new cases recorded in North-West DRC
At least four new cases of Ebola virus disease have been reported in Bikoro territory, Equateur province in northwestern Democratic…
NCWS urges Buhari to ensure release of Leah Sharibu
The National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS) on Thursday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to do everything possible to ensure…
Russia vows to deepen ties with Iran despite U.S. sanctions
Russia is to deepen ties with Iran, in spite of the U.S. decision to boycott international nuclear deal and impose…
Abaji-Koton-Karfe Road: Residents want quick completion of project
Some residents of Koton-Karfe in Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi have called for increased pace of work for quick…
National Museum Lagos records 17,656 visitors in first quarter of 2018
The Lagos office of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments said on Thursday that it hosted 17,656 visitors in…