Author: Adekunle Dada
WHO counters Zimbabwean preacher’s HIV cure claim
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reaffirmed that there is “no cure” for HIV, insisting that people living with HIV…
Nigerian Govt urged to review power contract agreements
Some stakeholders in the power sector have urged the Federal Government to review the power contracts agreement with the owners…
China birth rate set to continue decline this year
China’s birth rate is set to decline further this year as well as over the next few years, in spite…
Bauchi governor launches drugs, consumables distribution scheme
Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi state has launched the distribution of Saving one Million lives programme for Result (SOMLP for…
U.S. monitoring for possible foreign election interference
The U.S. government is monitoring for possible foreign interference in the upcoming congressional elections and is prepared to sanction any…
DMO begins payment of arrears to oil marketers
The Debt Management Office (DMO), says it has commenced the accelerated implementation of settlement of government arrears through promissory notes…
White House joins calls for WADA reform
A White House summit on doping in sports on Wednesday called for the embattled World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to enact…
France launches investigation into babies born without arms
French authorities on Wednesday announced a nationwide probe into possible clusters of babies born without arms, forearms or hands.
Education: Nigeria commends World Bank for $611m grant
The Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, has commended Word Bank for boosting the education sector with a grant of…
Nigerian Govt urges governors to use ecological funds judiciously
The Federal Government on Wednesday urged state governments to judiciously use ecological funds to complement its efforts in addressing the…
Anenih brought me up in politics – Odigie-Oyegun
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) on Wednesday in Abuja, said he learnt…
U.S. Supreme Court divided over Google privacy settlement
U.S. Supreme Court justices, in an internet privacy case involving Google disagreed on Wednesday over whether to rein in a…
Sri Lankan president cancels parliamentary suspension after protests
President Maithripala Sirisena of Sri Lanka cancelled his three-week suspension of parliament on Thursday, amid a political crisis triggered by…
Shi’ite: FEC directs FCT Minister to summon security council
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Bello Muhammad, to summon…
Naira depreciates against dollar at investors’ window
The Naira on Wednesday depreciated to N363.54 to the dollar at the investors window in Lagos, weaker than N363.32 posted…
Cross River to crush 30,000 tonnes of cocoa annually
Cross River Government has set a target of crushing 30,000 tons of cocoa annually beginning from 2018/2019 Farming season, Mr…
APC Crisis: Tinubu dismisses call for Oshiohmole’s resignation
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has dismissed the call for the resignation of the…
Buhari vs Atiku: North yet to take definite stand – Arewa youths
As permutations continue on the coming major contest for the presidency between incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,…
Minimum Wage: NLC rejects governors’ N22,500 offer
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N22,500 proposed by the state governors as the New National Minimum Wage…
Osun Assembly passes Health Insurance Scheme Bill
The Osun House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the bill for the establishment of the State Health Insurance Scheme.
Nigerian Govt okays National Leather Product Policy
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the National Leather and Leather Product Policy aimed at locally harnessing leather…
American super model, Blac Chyna to ‘shut down’ Abuja
American model Angela Renée White, a.k.a Blac Chyna has announced that she will be visiting Abuja, the nation’s capital, for…
Lagos Govt tasks nurses on healthcare financing, budgeting
Head of Service, Lagos State, Mrs Folashade Adesoye says there is need for nurses to develop a proper understanding of…
Ex-Jigawa AG dumps PDP for APC with 10,000 supporters
Mr Yakubu Ruba, a former Attorney General and Commission for Justice in Jigawa, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party…
Nigerian Govt disproves alleged maltreatment of Nigerians in Angola
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described as false the alleged video clip circulating on the social media purporting to…
Man sentenced to 2 years for attempting to steal Mosque’s generator
A Grade 1 Area Court in Aso-Pada, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday, sentenced a 27-year-old man, Musa Abubakar, to two…
Army recovers body of missing General
The Nigeria Army has recovered the body of Maj.- Gen. Idris Alkali (rtd), the immediate past Chief of Administration, Army…
Sex Tape: Kanye West was warned not to date me – Kim
American reality TV star, Kim Kardashian said her husband; Kanye West was discouraged from dating her when they first met,…
Buhari inaugurates 2019 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated the 2019 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration Emblem with an appeal to Nigerian politicians…
Over 1,500 bodies uncovered in mass grave
Over 1,500 bodies of civilians were found in a newly-discovered mass grave in Syria’s northern province of Raqqa, former de…