Author: Adekunle Dada
Trump fires Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson
US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the director of the CIA, Mike…
Mambilla Crisis: Nigerian Govt supplies two trucks of food to victims
The Federal Government says it has supplied two trucks of assorted food to victims of the recent Mambilla plateau communal…
Gov. Masari swears-in Justice Musa Danladi as new Chief Judge
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Tuesday sworn-in Justice Musa Danladi as new Chief Judge (CJ) of the state.
Pakistan launches smartphone app to combat hate speech
The Pakistani government has launched a mobile phone application to enable the public to report hate speech in a bid…
Lagos Land Use Charge: Labour group says law will further impoverish people
The United Labour Congress (ULC) has lent its voice to the cries against the new Lagos State Land Use Charge…
Kenya Red Cross receives 2,000 Ethiopian asylum seekers after shootout
The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has so far received 2,000 Ethiopian asylum seekers in the northern border town of…
Sen. Sani calls on Nigerian Govt to fulfill promise of new minimum wage
Sen. Shehu Sani, (APC- Kaduna Central) has called on the Federal Government to fulfil the third quarter promise for the…
Reps lift suspension placed on Jibrin
The House of Representatives has lifted the suspension placed on the former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin…
Chimamanda, Chiwetel, others honour Oprah Winfrey
Nigerian bestselling author Chimamanda Adichie and British-Nigerian award winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor were among celebrities at an intimate tea reception…
Buhari’s visit: Niger Police command declares readiness to provide security
The Police Command in Niger says it is fully ready to provide security before, during and after President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
Herdsmen surrender 30 guns to police in Niger
Fulani herdsmen have surrendered 30 different guns illegally acquired, to the Police Command in Niger.
Turkey-U.S. relations at breakup point because of unfulfilled promises – FM
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that Turkey-U.S. relations was at the point of breakup, stressing that Washington…
Russia expresses readiness to cooperate with UK on poisoning case
Russia is not involved the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, and is ready cooperate with the UK…
Nigeria Police fined N3m for violation of fundamental right
An FCT High Court, Maitama on Tuesday ordered the police to pay N3 million to one Kingsley Efobi, for violation…
Gov. Bagudu to seek Nigerian Govt’s intervention in farms fumigation
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi says he will seek the Federal Government’s intervention in efforts to fumigate farms in the…
Modular refineries will end youth restiveness in Niger Delta – Boroh
The Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP),Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh, says the establishment and operations of modular refineries in the…
China hopes Russia, UK will properly handle poisoning case based on facts
Beijing hopes that Moscow and London will be able to properly handle the poisoning case of former officer of Russia’s…
Plateau Govt commends UNICEF for intervention projects
The Plateau Government has commended the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for initiating projects that strive to secure children and…
Failed Coup: Turkey seeks life imprisonment for detained U.S. pastor
A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday requested life imprisonment for detained American pastor Andrew Brunson over alleged links to a failed…
Mixed reactions trail Black Panther as film hits $1b
Some Nigerians have expressed mixed reactions to the success of superhero flick, ‘Black Panther’, especially as the film hits a…
South Sudan’s Kiir fires finance minister, UN blacklisted army general
President Salva Kiir of South Sudan has fired his finance minister and a senior military official on a UN blacklist,…
Indian Wells: Federer dispatches Krajinovic to advance to fourth round
World number one Roger Federer needed less than an hour to dispatch Filip Krajinovic at the BNP Paribas Open at…
School feeding: Nigerian Govt targets 400,000 pupils in Adamawa
No fewer than 400,000 primary school pupils are to benefit from the Federal Government school feeding programme in Adamawa, an…
BBNaija `Double Wahala’: Tobi, Miracle, Teddy A , others up for eviction
Eight housemates are up for possible eviction, following the dissolution of the `strategic partnership’ by Biggie, owner of BBNaija `Double…
India PM Narendra Modi sets 2025 deadline to eradicate tuberculosis
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday set 2025 as the deadline year to eradicate tuberculosis from India, five years ahead…
Healthcare Services: Plateau Govt expresses readiness to join NHIS
The Plateau Government has expressed its readiness to join the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) towards improving healthcare services to…
China to establish new agency on foreign aid coordination
China plans to set up an international development cooperation agency to better coordinate foreign aid and promote its `Belt and…
Power outage: Ado residents cry out for help
Residents of Ado, Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, have expressed worry over power outage that has thrown the community…
Turkish military encircles Syria’s Afrin town
Turkey’s military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on…
Vatican, China deal could be ‘disaster’ for religious freedom, ex bishop warns
Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen on Tuesday warned that a pending deal between the Catholic Church and Beijing could be…