Author: Adekunle Dada
Education minister expresses worry over 2018 Common Entrance low registration
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has expressed worry over low candidates’ registration for the National Common Entrance examination…
Korean Peninsula: South Korea, U.S. to hold talks on sharing military costs
South Korea and the United States are to hold the second round of talks on sharing costs for maintaining U.S.…
Sierra Leone: Presidential candidate Kamara threatens to challenge runoff result
Presidential candidate of the All People’s Congress (APC), Samura Kamara on Thursday threatened to challenge the outcome of the presidential…
Zamfara Govt. establishes emergency operation centres
The Zamfara State Government, on Thursday, in Gusau, said it had established emergency operation centres to improve medical care and…
Ohaneze Ndigbo vows to resist attempts to discredit Ekweremadu
Ohaneze Ndigbo, the Pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, said it would resist any attempt to discredit Deputy President of the Senate, Chief…
Ghana plans to review corporate tax exemptions for resources sector
Ghana plans to review its process for granting corporate tax exemptions to mining and oil companies as part of measures…
Ukrainian Minister leads delegation to Nigeria on business expansion
The Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Mrs. Nataliia Mykolska will be leading a delegation of businessmen and…
Muslim pilgrims board extends deadline for 2018 Hajj registration
The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, said it had extended the deadline for the registration of pilgrims for this…
Failed Coup: Turkey vows to arrest more Gulen followers abroad
The Turkish government has vowed to carry out new operations abroad to “pack” and bring home followers of U.S.-based Islamic…
Researcher calls on Nigerian Govt to exploit job creation potentials of ICT
Mr Samuel Atiku, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) expert, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to adequately exploit…
Woman remanded in prison for alleged theft of 8 months baby
A Karmo Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the remand of one Theresa Obonna, in Prison for…
Army kills 21 armed bandits, recovers arms in Zamfara
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said its troops killed 21 armed bandits in the ongoing clearance operation at Tunga Daji…
Manchester City sign partnership deal with Tinder
English Premier League leaders Manchester City have swiped right on a unique deal with dating app Tinder, both organisations said…
Liverpool express concern over Mohamed Salah’s fitness
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has assured club manager Juergen Klopp he’s “all fine, all good’’ after picking up an injury during…
India to make 56 new airports functional in few years
India Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu, said on Thursday that 56 new airports would be made functional in the country…
Zamfara Govt to recruit 340 doctors, nurses, midwives
Alhaji Lawal M-Liman, Zamfara Commissioner for Health said on Thursday that 340 health personnel including doctors, nurses and midwives would…
Skripal case: U.S. diplomats expelled by Russia head for airport
U.S. diplomats expelled by Russia over the poisoning of a former spy in Britain were seen leaving the U.S. embassy…
63 remanded over alleged homicide in Kaduna
A Daura Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna has again ordered the remand of 63 persons charged with unlawful assembly and…
Kebbi governor approves N412m compensation for township roads construction
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has approved the release of N412 million as compensation to property owners affected by ongoing…
Russian-Chinese roadmap on Korean peninsula being successfully implemented – Ambassador
The Korean peninsula settlement roadmap proposed by Russia and China is being successfully implemented, Russian Ambassador-at-Large, Oleg Burmistrov, said on…
N13.5m running cost: NCP advocates part-time legislature for Nigeria
The National Conscience Party (NCP) on Thursday, advocated part-time legislature for the country with lawmakers sitting on part-time basis. The…
43 Cambodians convicted of crimes repatriated from U.S.
43 Cambodian citizens, who were convicted of serious crimes in the United States, arrived in Cambodia on Thursday, an immigration…
Chinese police lose 361 officers on duty in 2017
Chinese Ministry of Public Security on Thursday, said 361 Chinese public security officers died on public service in 2017 with…
Mongolia, Switzerland sign visa-free agreement
Mongolia and Switzerland on Thursday signed a visa-free agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders, the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign…
Putin’s re-election: Vietnamese minister expects stability of Eurasian continent
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s re-election will contribute to the stability of the Eurasian continent and prosperous development of Russia, Ngo…
Russia, Guinea sign first intergovernmental agreement on military cooperation
Russia and Guinea on Wednesday, signed the first intergovernmental agreement on military cooperation since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Saudi Arabia grants U.S. firm first licence to operate cinemas
Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information on Wednesday said it had given U.S.-based firm — AMC — the first licence…
Gov. El-Rufai launches Renewable Solar Power Assembly plant, Training Academy
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Wednesday, inaugurated Blue Camel Renewable Solar Power Assembly Plant and Renewable Energy Training…
Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast organisers apologise for transport failure
Gold Coast organisers apologised on Thursday after the public transport network failed its first major test of the Commonwealth Games,…
Military aircraft crashes in South Korea
A military aircraft on Thursday, crashed in South Korea’s North Gyeongsang Province, local media reported.