Author: Adekunle Dada
Man jailed for posting nude picture of lover on Facebook
A married man, Ayan Olubunmi, was on Wednesday handed a two year jail term with a fine of N500,000 by…
NYSC extends deadline for registration to Oct. 27
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has extended the deadline for registration of corps members at the various camps to…
APC to INEC: We have right to submit candidates in Zamfara
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has right to submit names of its candidates for elective positions in Zamfara…
Attempted $4m fraud: Briton insists Obasanjo’s in-law forged document
Ms Charlene Cross, a British Solicitor, on Wednesday at the ongoing fraud trial of John Abebe insisted that the brother…
Nigerian Govt to upgrade Veterinary Teaching Hospitals
The Federal Government has renewed its commitment to upgrade all the Veterinary Teaching Hospitals across the country and the completion…
Nigerian Govt urged to resolve NHIS crisis
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Federal Government to urgently resolve the lingering crisis rocking the National…
USAID launches new $60m urban water scheme in 6 states
The U.S Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched 60.4 million dollars new urban water…
Enyimba crash out of CAF Confederation Cup
Enyimba on Wednesday crashed out of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup after they lost 1-2 (1-3 aggregate) to hosts Raja…
Gov. Fayemi urged to revive sports in Ekiti
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ekiti state chapter on Thursday urged Gov. Kayode Fayemi to transform and revive…
Sierra Leone launches $20m World Bank Group Project
The Government of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the World Bank, has on Wednesday launched the second phase of a…
Airtel unveils 4G LTE network in Lagos
Telecoms operator, Airtel, on Wednesday unveiled the 4th Generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Lagos, eight months after…
Rangers defeat Kano Pillars to lift Aiteo Cup
Some former players of Rangers International football club of Enugu have applauded their victory over Kano Pillars in the finals…
No Messi, no problem as Barca sink Inter
Barcelona came through their first test without the injured Lionel Messi, earning a convincing 2-0 win at home to Inter…
FBI investigates pipe bombs mailed to Obama, Clinton, others
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says suspicious packages received at multiple locations in the New York and Washington, D.C.,…
Ekiti Election Tribunal: Witness disowns petitioner’s exhibit
A witness to the petitioners at the Ekiti Election Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday disowned an exhibit tendered and…
Reactions trail pipe bombs to Obama, Clinton, others
Reactions and condemnations have continued to trail the mailing of pipe bombs to former U.S. President Barack Obama, former First…
CCT introduces electronic payment in Bauchi
The Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Unit in Bauchi says it has introduced electronic payment system to beneficiaries in the state,…
Air Force Alpha jets destroy Boko Haram logistics base
The Nigerian Air Force says Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT)…
2019: Base your campaigns on solutions, EU advises political parties
The European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS has advised political parties in the country and their candidates to base…
APC Deputy Spokesman denies opposing Oshiomhole’s leadership style
Mr Yekini Nabena, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy National Publicity Secretary has refuted media reports that he is opposed…
Lagos partners pharmacists to monitor drugs containing human parts
The Lagos State Government says it is partnering with the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) to prevent the sales of…
Hunter allegedly shoots man on orange tree
A 60-year-old hunter, Samuel Adeniyi, who allegedly shot a man on an orange tree during a hunting expedition, was on…
Edo proposes N16.2bn 2018 supplementary budget
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has proposed a N16.2-billion Supplementary Budget for the 2018 fiscal year to allow for more…
Nigerian Govt disburses N110m to Nasarawa petty traders
The Federal Government, through its Government Enterprise Empowerment Programmes (GEEP), has commenced the disbursement of N110 million to 11,000 petty…
Senate adjourns plenary session till Nov. 6
The Senate has adjourned plenary session till Nov. 6, to allow the various standing committees to embark on oversight of…
Rivers PDP senator defects to APC
The Senator representing Rivers West, Osinakachukwu Ideozu, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress…
Kebbi Govt to provide instructional materials to public schools
The Kebbi Government has reiterated its commitment to provide instructional materials to all public schools in the state.
2 Rep members dump PDP, APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday lost a member each, at the House of…
Oshodi-Apapa gridlock: Road users appeal for permanent solution
As the perennial gridlock on Oshodi-Apapa expressway persists, motorists plying the route and other road users have again appealed to…
Jigawa Polio-free for 6 years – Official
Dr Kabir Ibrahim, the Executive Secretary, Jigawa Primary Healthcare Development Agency (JSPHDA) says that state has not recorded any new…