Author: Adekunle Dada
Plateau postpones LG polls, cites insecurity
The Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) on Monday announced the indefinite postponement of elections into Local Government Councils earlier…
Ethiopian opposition leader sentenced to 6-months in prison for contempt of court
An Ethiopian court on Monday sentenced a senior opposition leader to six months in jail for contempt of court for…
Libyan returnees: Edo plans to establish permanent accommodation facility
Prof. Yinka Omoregbe, Chairman, Edo Task Force on Anti Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration, says plans are underway to establish…
NYSC to blacklist employers who encourage absenteeism
The National Youth Service Corps in Lagos says the corps would blacklist any employer of labour that connives with members…
Turkey’s Erdogan visits Vatican to discuss Jerusalem status with Pope Francis
Tayyip Erdogan made the first visit by a Turkish president to the Vatican in 59 years on Monday, discussing the…
Boko Haram: Military rescues 30,000 women, children in 2 years – Minister
Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, on Monday said that no fewer than 30,000 women and children have been rescued from…
Nigeria is not ready for Genetically Modification Foods – Don
An animal breeder, Prof. Olufunmilayo Adebambo on Monday said Genetically Modification Foods (GMOs) should not be an issue in Nigeria…
NAPTIP engages witch doctors to fight human trafficking
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said it has engaged some local witchdoctors in Benin,…
Football fans hail CHAN Eagles performance, say surpassed expectation
A cross-section of Nigerian football enthusiasts on Monday hailed the home-based Super Eagles for their performance at the 2018 African…
Afreximbank maps out plan to revitalise Sudan industrial activities
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has mapped out a new programme that would revitalise industrial activities in Sudan.
Boko Haram: Gov. Shettima commends military for crushing insurgency
The Governor of Borno, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, on Monday commended the Nigerian military for the successes recorded so far in…
PDP South Africa urges Buhari to prosecute troublemakers
The South Africa chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to arrest and prosecute those…
Lagos ports to receive 29 ships laden with petroleum products, food items
Twenty nine ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can…
Police fire tear gas at Kenyan demonstrators demanding reopening of TV stations
Kenyan police fired teargas on Monday to disperse 100 demonstrators demanding that the government reopen three private television channels it…
IATA calls for urgent attention to address infrastructure crisis
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for urgent attention to address infrastructure challenges to secure the future of…
French drug firm insists anti-dengue vaccine is safe, effective
French pharmaceutical company, Sanofi Pasteur, on Monday insisted its anti-dengue vaccine is effective and safe in spite of preliminary data…
Ranching: Herdsmen advised to form cooperative societies to enjoy govt’s intervention
Dr David Kassa, the Taraba Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, on Monday advised herdsmen and other livestock farmers to…
Soaring costs drag down Uganda’s private sector – Survey
Tempo of economic activity in Uganda’s private-sector slowed in January from the previous month, depressed by soaring input costs for…
North Korea’s ceremonial leader Kim Yong Nam to visit South Korea for Olympics
North Korea’s ceremonial leader will make an unprecedented visit to South Korea this week, officials said on Monday.
Nigerians advised to register, vote for leaders with integrity during elections
A cleric, Rev. Fr.Lawrence Soja-Anyembugu , has advised Nigerians to take advantage of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to…
Russian lawmaker calls for revision of IOC charter
A Russian lawmaker, Konstantin Kosachev, on Monday called for a revision of the statutory documents of the International Olympic Committee…
Experts say NSE pricing methodology provided liquidity for inactive stocks
Some financial experts on Monday said that the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) amended par-value and pricing methodology has provided liquidity…
CHAN Eagles advised to improve on speed ahead of future matches
Akinade Onigbinde, Coach of FRSC FC, Abuja, on Monday said that the home-based Eagles also known as CHAN Eagles had…
Firstbank ATMs dispense N2.8 trillion in 2017
First Bank of Nig. Ltd. says its Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) dispensed over N2.8 trillion from January 2017 to December…
Man shot, arrested after trying to break into Iran’s presidential office
A man was shot and arrested in Iran after trying to break into president’s office, the deputy governor of Tehran…
Sen. Bukar trains 400 youths on yoghourt making, poultry production
Sen. Mustafah Bukar (APC-Katsina North), has commenced the training of 400 unemployed youths in his Senatorial District on yoghourt making…
Chinese police seize 2,000 bottles of fake liquor
Police in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Sichuan Province have seized 2,000 bottles of fake liquor in a joint raid,…
35 inmates of Ikoyi Prison sit for WASSCE
A total of 35 inmates of the Ikoyi Prison School, Lagos, is participating in the ongoing January/February West African Senior…
Iraq declares Saddam’s eldest daughter Raghad, 59 others wanted
Iraqi security services revealed their “most wanted list” of 60 people, with Raghad, the eldest daughter of Saddam Hussein, on…
U.S-based Nigerians eager to come home, invest
A group of accomplished Nigerian professionals in the U.S. have expressed their eagerness to come home and invest in the…