Author: Adekunle Dada
Nigerian women urged to challenge harmful traditional practices in court
Prof. Clement Dakas, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Jos, has advised women groups to challenge obnoxious cultures and harmful…
Plateau First Lady calls on female journalists to protect women’s rights
Mrs. Regina Lalong, the wife of the Plateau governor, has called on female journalists to promote and protect women’s rights…
Britain working to address U.S. concerns over Iran nuclear deal
Britain said on Thursday it was working with its partners to tackle U.S. concerns over a landmark 2015 nuclear deal…
Flood victims: Kano to spend N200m on construction of 100 houses
The Kano State Government is to spend over N200 million for the construction of 100 houses for flood victims of…
China to correct, prevent wrongful convictions to ensure justice
China’s judicial departments are stepping up efforts to prevent, review and correct wrongful convictions to ensure justice, the Ministry of…
Arsene Wenger describes English players as masters of diving
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger weighed into the debate about simulation in the English Premier League on Thursday by suggesting that…
Oyo Police Command vow to arrest killers of SARS officer
The Police Command in Oyo State has vowed to arrest all suspects in connection with the killing of an operative…
Voter with double registration liable to one year imprisonment – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said that Nigerians who engaged in double voters registration will be liable…
Herder arraigned for alleged violation of Benue’s Anti Grazing Law
The Police on Thursday arraigned an 18-year-old herder, Abu Shagari, in a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court, for alleged open grazing.
Kano workers threaten strike over salary deduction
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and two other Unions in Kano State have threatened warning strike over alleged persistent deduction…
Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai remains hospitalised
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai who is currently hospitalized in South Africa remains unwell but stable, his spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka…
Teenager remanded for alleged violation of Benue Open Grazing Law
The Police on Thursday arraigned 19- year-old Ibrahim Mohammadu of Agirima village of Nasarawa State, in a Magistrates’ Court in…
Army commences road construction to open up Sambisa Forest
Nigerian troops have started building a major highway to open up Sambisa Forest, the fortress of the Boko Haram insurgents,…
Report reveals 90% Nigerian households consume contaminated water
Ninety per cent of households in Nigeria consume contaminated water and other impure substances, the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)…
Libyan commander wanted by ICC released after protests
A Libyan commander wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over a series of summary executions was released on Thursday,…
AfDB achieves highest annual disbursement in 2017 – Adesina
The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said that the Bank, 2017, achieved its highest annual disbursement…
Internet users in Nigeria hit 98.3 million in December – NCC
The internet users increased marginally to 98.3million in November, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said.
Boko Haram: UN says 8.5m people need live-saving support in North-East
The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says over 8.5 million persons need life-saving support due to…
Dry Ports will end Nigeria’s over-reliance on oil revenue – Udofia
Mr Ofon Udofia, the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Institute of Export Operations and Management (IEOM,) says investment in Inland Container…
Pence says U.S wants peaceful solution to North Korea crisis
Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday that Washington wants to peacefully dismantle North Korea’s nuclear programme but warned Pyongyang…
More criticism trail Okorocha’s plan to create 6 new higher institutions
Mixed reactions have trailed Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s creation of new institutions of higher learning in Imo as some say it…
Human Trafficking: 10 convicted, 100 victims rescued in Sokoto – NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says the agency secured 10 court convictions against offenders…
WFP provided food for 1.1m Nigerians in 2017
World Food Programme (WFP) says it provided food assistance for 1.1 million Nigerians in the North-East in 2017.
145,200 issue passport at Ikoyi Office in 2017
A total of 145,200 passports were issued to intending travellers at Ikoyi Passport Office, Lagos in 2017, about 18 per…
NSE seeks partnership with Lagos on infrastructure development
Mr Akin Akintola, Chairman, Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), has solicited partnership with the Lagos State…
ANC preparing to fire Jacob Zuma
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) had been preparing to fire Jacob Zuma as head of state this week,…
Nigerian power stations generate 94,627MWh in Q4 2017 – NBS
Nigerian power stations generated 94,627 megawatts per hour (MWh) of energy daily in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to…
Putin, Erdogan agree to strengthen military coordination in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan have agreed to strengthen coordination between the two countries’ military and…
Boko Haram: Borno reconstructs 50,000 houses, schools, clinics
The Borno Government says it has reconstructed over 50, 000 houses; clinics, classrooms, water points, police stations and other public…
Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia sentenced to 5 years in jail
Two-time former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia has been sentenced to five years in jail for misappropriating funds meant for…