Author: Adekunle Dada
Blind people stage protest over alleged discrimination, neglect
The Adamawa chapter of the Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB) on Monday staged a protest in Yola over alleged…
Giorgio Chiellini out of Italy friendlies with thigh injury
Defender Giorgio Chiellini has withdrawn from Italy’s training sessions ahead of this month’s international friendlies because of a thigh strain,…
Continue selling your best players and remain a mid-table club, Sampdoria coach says
Sampdoria coach Marco Giampaolo says the Italian clubside will continue to hover around the middle of the Serie A table…
Dogara vows to ensure communities determine their projects
The Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, said the House would ensure that communities in the country were…
Sudan’s Al-Bashir supports Al-Sisi’s re-election bid
President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan on Monday welcomed his Egyptian counterpart’s bid for re-election and pledged further cooperation after a…
Lagos Assembly sets up committee to review Land Use Charge Law
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday set up a six-man Ad hoc Committee to review the controversial state…
Ijegun-Imore residents protest 8 months power outage
Residents of Ijegun-Imore, a Satellite Town in Lagos, on Monday blocked the main entrance of the Festac Business Unit of…
NIMC partners Lagos State, private schools on NIN registration
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it will collaborate with the Lagos State Government and private school owners on…
Landmark Varsity offers free tuition for agric-related programmes
The management of Landmark University, Omu-Aran in Kwara, on Monday said it had approved free tuition fees for all its…
2 Tunisians kidnapped in Cameroon
An armed group in southwestern Cameroon has kidnapped two Tunisians working on a road construction project for a Tunisian company,…
Lagos ports to receive 32 ships laden with petroleum products, food items
Thirty two ships, laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can…
South African authorities ordered to pay $15m over death of 144 patients
A judge ordered a provincial government in South Africa to pay 15 million dollars in damages to families of 144…
NBBF Secretary-General calls just-concluded national championships illegal
The Secretary-General of Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Chimezie Asiegbu, on Monday said the just-concluded National Divisions 1 and 2 Leagues…
NAFDAC mops up unwholesome, unregistered products at Enugu Trade Fair
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has started mopping up unwholesome and unregistered products at the…
Investigation: Apapa gridlock and how trailer drivers live on the roads
Traffic on Lagos roads is a normal daily occurrence and being held up in traffic is never out of place…
Gov. Ganduje distributes delivery kits to 10,000 pregnant women
Kano State Government on Monday distributed delivery kits worth N145 million to more than 10,000 pregnant women in the state,…
UNIZIK commences production of plastic items
The Department of Industrial Production Engineering of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka in Anambra has commenced production of six plastics…
France pledges tough regulations to fight racism on internet
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Monday pledged tough regulations to fight racism and anti-Semitism on social media.
Italy seizes rescue ship for assisting illegal immigration
Italian court has seized a charity ship on charges that its crew helped illegal immigration by rescuing more than 200…
Kano Assembly to amend Ex-Governors’ pension law
The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday commenced a process to amend the state law that provided pension and…
Rice millers seek education for farmers on quality paddy standard
Some rice millers have called on the Federal Government, agencies and stakeholders to educate farmers and paddy traders on quality…
NASC to set up modern market to check poor quality seed
The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) says the council will soon set up a modern seed market to check the…
Central Asia, Europe urged to do more to combat tuberculosis
WHO on Monday urged Central Asian and European countries to step up measures to reduce their numbers of tuberculosis cases,…
Nigerian Govt trains 60 young farmers on modern production techniques in ondo
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development(FMARD), says it has trained 60 young farmers on modern farming and production methodology…
Gombe State earmarks N20m for family planning kits
Gombe State Government has earmarked N20 million to procure child-spacing kits in the state.
Zuma’s son defends father over criminal charges
The former South African President Jacob Zuma’s son, Edward on Monday defended his father who is facing criminal charges saying…
Lagos Safety Commission laments high rate of workplace hazards
Mr Hakeem Dickson, Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, on Monday said the high rate of workplace hazards was a cause…
NSCDC deploys 50 motorcycles for patrols in Taraba
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), has deployed 50 motorcycles to its Taraba Command to enhance patrol in…
UN condemns Congo’s ‘unlawful’ crackdown on anti-government protests
The UN on Monday described as “unlawful and unjustified” a crackdown by Congolese security forces on anti-government protests that killed…
Okorocha can’t stop my gubernatorial ambition – Deputy Gov
Deputy Governor of Imo, Mr Eze Madumere, said he would pursue his governorship ambition to a logical conclusion in spite…