Author: Adekunle Dada
Corps member embarks on N15 million museum project in Imo
Miss Oluwatosin Fatunbi, a Batch A Stream II corps member in Imo, on Wednesday began a N15 million museum project…
Security guard remanded for allegedly killing police officer
A Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded a security guard, Ayomide Ibitayo, in prison for allegedly causing the…
Armenia’s parliament to hold fresh vote for Prime Minister on May 8
Armenia’s parliament will hold another election for the post of Prime Minister on May 8, its press service said on…
NUT urges Lagos Govt to hasten appointment of headmasters-general
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos State Chapter, has urged Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode to hasten the appointment of primary…
51-year-old shopkeeper remanded for allegedly defiling minor
A 51-year-old shopkeeper, Tunbosun Olayanju, who defiled his six-year-old neighbour’s daughter,was on Wednesday remanded in Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos.
Gov. Akeredolu advises NYSC on ways corps members can be job creators
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has advised the governing board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on ways…
Nationwide League One plans seminars for players
The Chief Operating Officer of the Nationwide League One (NLO), Olushola Ogunowo, on Wednesday said the competition’s management would organise…
Austria presents bill cutting welfare for foreign children
Many expatriate workers in Austria will face welfare cuts if their children live in their home countries, rather than in…
Afghanistan describes attack on journalists as “a crime against press, humanity”
Afghan government Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday described the attack on journalists as a crime against the freedom of…
FIFA proposes staging mini-World Cup every 2 years
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has proposed staging what would effectively be a mini-World Cup, featuring eight international teams, every two…
Bomb attack: Nigerian Govt orders stronger security in Adamawa
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has ordered security agencies to beef up security in Mubi, Adamawa and environs, especially markets…
Lagos ports to receive 36 ships laden with petroleum, food items
Thirty six ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can…
Air Force to deploy 150 special forces to Taraba
The Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar says no fewer than 150 special forces will…
Bambam, Teddy A secure roles in new movie “Foreigner’s God”
Bambam (Oluwabamike Olawumi) and Teddy A (Tope Teddy Adenibuyan)’, former housemates and strategic partners at the just concluded Big Brother…
Somalia’s Abdullahi seeks international community’s support for 500,000 flood victims
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of Somalia has appealed to the international community to support efforts to help 500,000 people affected…
Man admits to killing woman, freezing body part for “tasting”
An Austrian man with a violent criminal past on Wednesday admitted to killing a woman, dumping her body in a…
Trump’s administration sued over failure to remove DACA migration programme
Seven U.S. states, Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina and West Virginia, filed a lawsuit against the administration of…
136,958 PVCs yet to be collected in Niger – REC
Prof. Samuel Egwu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Niger State, said that the commission was in possession of 136,958…
Abuse of energy drinks dangerous to liver, dietician warns
Dr Emeka Obi, a dietician in Abuja, has said that the high level of “B vitamins’’ in energy drinks can…
District head commends Nigerian Govt ban on codeine syrup
The District Head of Gusape, Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT, Mr Wamba Usman, has commended the Federal Government for…
Sen. Wamakko appointed Al-Hikmah University BOT member
Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin in Kwara State, has appointed Sen. Aliyu Wamakko as member of its Board of Trustees (BOT).
Kanye West criticised over slavery comment
Rapper Kanye West has described slavery as a choice, praised Donald Trump for doing “the impossible” by becoming U.S. president,…
Foundation adopts entertainment to tackle unsafe abortion
Ms Dorothy Njemanze, President, Dorothy Njemanze Foundation, an NGO, says her organisation has adopted the use of entertainment to tackle…
Mumbai gang boss convicted of killing investigative crime reporter
A Mumbai Court on Wednesday found a gang boss guilty in relation to the broad daylight killing of an investigative…
Queen Elizabeth meets newest British royal Louis
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth flew in by helicopter to London to meet Prince Louis, fifth-in-line to the British throne and the…
Russia 2018: South Korea coach remains undecided on final roster
National coach Shin Tae-yong on Wednesday in Seoul said he remained undecided on the exact size of South Korea’s 2018…
States cannot impose blanket residency ban on war criminals, EU court rules
EU member states cannot automatically deny residency to European citizens suspected of war crimes, the bloc’s top court ruled on…
Militants, suicide bomber target Libyan electoral commission offices
A group of militants including a suicide bomber targeted the offices of the Libyan electoral commission in Tripoli on Wednesday,…
4 Turkish opposition parties agree to election alliance deal
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and three other opposition parties have reached a deal on an alliance for…
Holocaust: Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas under fire for comments blaming Jews
President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine came under fire on Wednesday for comments in which he said the genocide of Jews…