Author: Adekunle Dada
China offers technological support for Africa’s Great Green Wall project
China has approved a project to offer technological support for the construction of Africa’s Great Green Wall, the Xinjiang Institute…
2019 Presidential Election: Pro-Amaechi group hails Buhari’s declaration
The Inter-Ethnic Network for Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (INCRA), a media group in Rivers, on Tuesday hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for…
U.S. welcomes EU push to sanction Iran
The U.S. on Tuesday welcomed a push by some EU states to impose new sanctions on Iran and warned firms…
70th independence: Israel to open Democracy Pavilion
Israel says it will open the Democracy Pavilion in Tel Aviv to the public from May 18 till the end…
Data-privacy scandal: Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak shuts down Facebook account
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak closed his Facebook account as one of the latest tech leaders who started to distance themselves…
Money Laundering: EFCC re-arraigns Dariye’s son on amended charge
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday in Abuja, re-arraigned Nanle Dariye, son of former Plateau governor, Sen.…
Decision on closure of BBC’s Cairo office postponed
An Egyptian court on Tuesday postponed until April 24 its decision on the closure of the BBC office in Cairo…
44 suspected criminals arrested in Plateau
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Plateau Command, said on Tuesday that it had arrested 44 suspects for…
Road deaths: EU remains far from 2020 goal
Around 25,300 people died on European roads in 2017 – almost as many as in the previous year – taking…
Somailand Parliament passes law criminalising rape
Somailand Parliament passed a law recommending 20 years in jail for rapists, the first law against rape in a drive…
Stolen babies: Nigerian Govt. urged to provide adequate security in hospitals
The Network of Civil Society Organisations Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) has urged the Federal Government to provide…
Man sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for culpable homicide
An FCT High Court in Apo, on Tuesday sentenced Cyril Umunnakwe, a civil servant, to seven years imprisonment for causing…
`New media’ activists tasked on reconstruction of North-East
The Presidential Committee on Northeast Initiative (PCNI) on Tuesday said the “New Media” have a crucial role to play in…
6 Primary Health Care Centres in Sokoto receive N5.2m drugs
The Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) on Tuesday donated N5.2 million drugs and other hospital consumables to six Primary…
2019: APC UK promises to pay for Buhari’s nomination form
The All Progressives Congress (APC) United Kingdom chapter, said it would pay for Expression of Interest and Nomination form for…
World Bank cuts Zambia growth forecasts
The World Bank said on Tuesday that Zambia’s economy would grow by 4.1 per cent in 2018 and 4.5 per…
Boko Haram: Nigeria, Niger air forces launch coordinated air strikes
The Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in a combined operation with the Nigerien Air Force on April 8,…
NNPC made trading profit of N250 billion in 2016
The Group Executive Director, Finance and Account of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Isiaka Abdulrazak said the corporation…
Plateau Govt. threatens to sanction erring waste operators
The Plateau Government has threatened to sanction private waste operators who failed to honour the terms of agreement they had…
NAFDAC to intensify monitoring of use of potassium bromide in Niger
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Niger, says it will intensify monitoring of use…
Syrian armed forces on alert in anticipation of foreign strikes
The Syrian army is “on full alert in all its military airports, large military bases located in the capital Damascus…
Trump to protect U.S farmers amid trade tensions
U. S. farmers will be protected by the Trump administration during rising trade tensions between the U. S. and China,…
Armed groups in Libya accused of killing, torturing detainees
The UN on Tuesday accused armed groups in Libya of killing and torturing detainees in prisons, some nominally under government…
China accuses U.S. of violating World Trade Organisation rules
The U.S. violated World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules and its own public commitment by launching a Section 301 investigation unilaterally…
Plateau governor assures tourists of adequate security
April 10, 2018, Gov. Solomon Lalong of Plateau has assured local and international tourists of adequate security of lives and…
112-year-old Japanese Masazo Nonaka certified as world’s oldest living man
Guinness World Records on Tuesday recognised Masazo Nonaka, a 112-year-old Japanese national, as the world’s oldest living man.
China-made brain pacemaker brings hope to Parkinson’s patients
Nearly 10,000 Chinese patients have received deep brain stimulation surgery since the first China-made brain pacemaker was implanted in a…
Malaysia fixes election date for May 9
Malaysia will go to the polls on May 9, the country’s election commission said on Tuesday, in a contest set…
Malam Adamu inaugurates committee on foreign qualifications evaluation
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has charged committee on the accreditation and evaluation of foreign qualifications to maintain…
Buhari’s second term bid: Kano Govt welcomes declaration
The Kano State Government says it welcomes with satisfaction, the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to re-contest election in 2019.