Author: Adekunle Dada
Romania’s Iohannis asks PM Dancila to resign over Israel embassy move
Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis asked Prime Minister Viorica Dancila to resign on Friday after the government approved a secret memorandum…
Masari condoles with Tambuwal over death of spokesman
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has condoled with Sokoto State Government over the death of the Special Adviser to…
Plateau Govt. to establish malaria vector sentinel site
The Plateau Government said on Friday that it would soon establish a malaria vector sentinel site at the University of…
Islamic State: EU, Canada, U.S. launch operation to disrupt propaganda apparatus
Authorities in several EU countries, Canada and the U.S. have launched a coordinated operation to disrupt the Islamic State extremist…
Lagos ports to receive 35 ships laden with petroleum products, foods
Thirty Five ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can…
Lassa fever: Plateau Govt. advised to establish emergency center
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has advised the Plateau Government to create an emergency operation centre for the…
360 erring medicine stores, pharmacies sealed in Sokoto
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), has sealed off 352 patent medicine stores and eight unregistered pharmacies for various offences…
Sen. Nwaoboshi regains freedom after 2 days in prison
After spending two days in prison, Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi ( PDP-Delta North), on Friday regained freedom with the Federal High…
Duke, Duchess of Cambridge name baby Louis Arthur Charles
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their son Louis Arthur Charles.
Kano abattoir operators warned to ensure environmental hygiene
The Kano State Government, has warned meat sellers and abattoir users to ensure environmental hygiene by providing healthy meat to…
Council to sign MoU with shipping companies to solve disputes
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with shipping companies to find a sustainable…
Rainstorm: Enugu Govt. distributes relief materials to victims
The Enugu State Government, on Friday, distributed relief materials to more than 250 households that were affected by rainstorm in…
Gov. Dickson commended for hosting, rewarding Team Nigeria Wrestlers
Welson Ebikewenimo, 2018 Commonwealth bronze medalist, and gold medalist Odunayo Adekuoroye, on Friday commended Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State…
China criminalises defamation of revolutionary heroes
China introduced a law on Friday making it potentially criminal to defame or deny the deeds and spirit of the…
NIPSS participants enjoined to promote national unity
The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk, on Friday enjoined participants of Course 40 of the National Institute of Policy…
UN rights chief urges Israel to stop excessive use of force in Gaza
Israel must stop the excessive use of force by its security forces along the Gaza border and must hold to…
6 killed, 9 injured as Boko Haram attacks Maiduguri
The Police in Borno said six persons were killed in an attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents at Jidari Polo…
Lagos lawmakers rally support for Gbajabiamila re-election bid
Some members of the House of Representatives from Lagos State have commended the leadership of the Leader of House of…
NAPTIP says 342 human traffickers convicted
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured the conviction of 342 persons for human…
Gov. Tambuwal’s spokesman, Imam Imam is dead
The Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto on Media and Publicity, Malam Imam Imam is dead.
Rivers Govt. promises to partner UNICEF to encourage breastfeeding
Rivers State Government on Thursday promised to partner with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) to encourage breastfeeding.
NITDA to develop viable curriculum for IT education
Dr Isa Pantami, the Director –General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Thursday said the agency was working on…
Healthy nutrition is key in managing sickle cell, expert says
A medical expert, Dr Clement Wilson, on Thursday said consumption of water, maintaining balanced diet and high level of cleanliness…
North, South Korean presidents plant tree on military demarcation line in DMZ
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae In on Friday planted a 65-year-old pine tree…
Media urged to expose incidence of underage voting
Dr Cajetan Iheanacho, Department of Mass Communication, Imo State University, Owerri, has urged media practitioners to expose incidence of underage…
Europa: Payet guides Marseille to 2-0 win over Salzburg
Olympique de Marseille’s Dimitri Payet set up both goals as he guided them to an impressive 2-0 home win over…
Palestinian-Israeli conflict: UN envoy warns ‘Gaza about to explode’
“Gaza is about to explode” as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is continuing with no prospects for a political resolution, Nikolay Mladenov,…
United Nations: Swiss Ambassador Christine Burgener appointed as Myanmar Special Envoy
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed a special envoy to Myanmar, his spokesperson said on Thursday. Christine Schraner Burgener…
HIV prevalence drops to 3.8% in Bayelsa – Commissioner
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Bayelsa has dropped from 9.1 per cent in 2010 to 3.8 per cent in 2016,…
Trump’s invitation to Buhari signs of good US-Nigeria relations – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to President…