Author: Adekunle Dada
Retired Pope Benedict says he is ‘slowly’ fading away
Retired Pope Benedict XVI, who is due to turn 91 in April, told an Italian paper on Wednesday that he…
Brexit : Britain has no future guarantee for businessmen
Britain cannot tell businesses for certain what its future relationship with the EU will be once it leaves the bloc,…
21 road accidents, 18 deaths recorded in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun says 21 road accidents were recorded in the state in January, with…
NAPTIP restates position of witch doctors in fight against human trafficking
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has restated its engagement of witch doctors to improve…
Venezuela’s Maduro calls for increased growth in bilateral ties with Nigeria
President Nicolas Maduro of the Republic of Venezuela, has called for increased growth of the subsisting bilateral ties between that…
Group urges Nigerians to support President Buhari beyond 2019
A group, Christians and Muslims For Peace, Progressive Change and Unity Initiative, (CMPPCUI), has urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu…
Burundi’s Nkurunziza disregards report accusing China of spying on AU
President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi said a recent report accusing China of spying on the African Union (AU) is groundless…
Joint Korean Olympic team excites Pope Francis
Pope Francis said on Wednesday the participation of North Korean athletes in the Olympics raised hopes for reconciliation on the…
Yellow Fever: WHO to immunise 1.2 million people in Borno
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it targets to immunise 1.2 million people against yellow fever in Borno.
Fuel scarcity: DPR commended for effective monitoring
Some residents of Sango-Ota near Abeokuta, Ogun, have commended the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) for ensuring that officials of…
UCH acquires breast cancer screening machines worth N28m
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says it will intensify preventive medicine and health promotion as alternatives to curative medicine…
NUT pleads with Enugu governor to pay teachers’ gratuity arrears
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), on Wednesday, appealed to the Enugu State Government to pay teachers’ gratuity arrears that…
Kim Jong Un’s sister to attend winter Olympics in South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s 28-year-old sister will make her debut on the world stage when she visits South…
U.S. postpones ballistic missile test until after winter olympics
The U. S. decided to postpone a scheduled test of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base in…
Former minister calls for concessioning of major highways
The former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, has urged the Federal Government to concession most of the major roads…
Israeli missiles target Syrian ‘research centre’
Israeli missiles targeted a Syrian government research centre early Wednesday, sources close to the government told dpa.
U.S. to spend $45bn on military operations in Afghanistan
The U.S. will spend 45 billion dollars on military operations in Afghanistan in 2018, local media reported, citing a senior…
UNESCO promises continue support for Nigeria’s education system
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Tuesday reassured Nigeria and other member states of its commitment…
Adamawa governor vows not to sack teachers
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa said on Tuesday that the State Government would not sack teachers on the basis of…
‘Put politics aside and focus on the issue of insecurity’
Sen. Shehu Sani (APC- Kaduna Central) on Tuesday in Abuja said there was the need to set aside politics in…
Ebonyi Chief Judge pardons 27 inmates
The Ebonyi Chief Judge, Justice Alloy Nwankwo has released 27 inmates from Abakaliki prison during the state judiciary’s jail delivery…
Lassa fever: Obaseki issues ISTH 2-day ultimatum to install mobile X-ray machine
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has given the management of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) up to Thursday to install…
Gov. Ortom lifts curfew on Gboko
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has announced the lifting of the curfew on Gboko, the headquarters of Gboko Local Government…
Ondo Chief Judge grants pardon to 29 inmates
Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu, the Acting Chief Judge of Ondo State, has pardoned 29 inmates in two medium prisons in the…
Senate calls for rural roads improvement
The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to ensure that critical rural roads across the roads were constructed or…
Enforce ban on Tobacco Advertising, Senate urges Health Ministry
The Senate has urged the Ministry of Health and other relevant enforcement agencies to ensure the comprehensive prohibition of Tobacco…
Leading health agency seeks sale of E-cigarettes in hospitals
E-cigarettes should be sold in hospitals, in view of a test that showed that it was 95 per cent less…
193 newly-promoted Prison officers decorated in Plateau
No fewer than 193 newly-promoted Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) officers serving with Plateau Command were on Tuesday decorated with their…
Nigerian Govt, World Bank to construct 300km rural roads in Osun
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and the World Bank are to construct 300 kilometres of rural roads in Osun under…
National Assembly urged to pass water management bill
The Borehole Drillers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday urged the National Assembly to pass the Water Resources Management Bill into…