Author: Adekunle Dada
Herders/farmers clashes: El-Rufa’i says Buhari has clear plans to end crisis
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State, says on Monday that the Federal Government has very clear plans to end herders/farmers…
Niger governor gives directive on adequate medical care for ex-servicemen
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has directed the state Ministry of Health, to give adequate medical care to ailing ex-service…
Remembrance Day: Buhari, Osinbajo, others lay wreath to honour fallen Heroes
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday led Service chiefs, other top government functionaries and members of…
FUT Minna Chancellor commends “seamless” selection of new VC
The Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Eze Eberechi N. Dick, has commended the governing council of the…
United States “playing with fire” in setting up Syrian border force, Turkey says
Turkey on Monday said the U.S. is “playing with fire” by setting up a Syrian border security force including Kurdish…
NAPTIP plans to introduce `Traffic in Person’ in schools’ curriculum
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) is making arrangement to introduce “Traffic in Persons (TIP)’’…
Teacher Training : Kaduna SUBEB to spend N337.19m in 2018
Amidst crisis over the quality of teachers in public schools, Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) plans to spend…
Cultism: Benue police command arrests 59 suspects in connection with Wadata crisis
Benue Police command said it had arrested 59 persons in connection with the recent cult-related crises in some parts of…
NPFL: Heartland FC bags Dana Air sponsorship for 2017/2018 season
Heartland FC of Owerri have bagged a multi-million naira sponsorship with Nigerian carrier, Dana Air, which are also the operators…
NRA expresses displeasure over alleged attacks on referees
The President, Nigeria Referees Association (NRA), Tade Azzez, has expressed displeasure over the alleged attacks on some of its members…
Don’t resume schools until all salary arrears are paid, NUT directs members
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has restated its position that the teachers in 10 states that are still owing…
Myanmar building temporary camp to house 30,000 Rohingya targeted for repatriation
Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 Rohingya Muslims targeted for repatriation after fleeing violence in Rakhine State,…
U.S. embassy official summoned by South Africa over Trump ‘shithole’ remark
South Africa has summoned a top U.S. Embassy official for a Monday meeting over President Donald Trump’s alleged remarks that…
UNICEF provides uniforms, bags, sandals to 12,000 pupils in Adamawa
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided uniforms, bags and sandals to primary school pupils in seven local government…
Women Lawyers urge National Assembly to pass Gender Equality Bill
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has urged the National Assembly to pass the Gender Equality Bill into law…
Africans, others rally against Trump’s racist remarks
The Africans in the diaspora would on Monday join their counterparts from Haiti, El Salvador and other countries in a…
Nigerian Govt urged to beef up security at Murtala Muhammed Airport
Stakeholders in the aviation sector have called on the Federal Government to beef up security at the Murtala Muhammed Airport,…
Venus Williams sent packing by Bencic at Australia Open
Swiss Belinda Bencic sent an early shockwave through the Australian Open on Monday, by toppling last year’s finalist Venus Williams…
Gov. Lalong apologises to Ortom over anti-grazing law comment
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has apologied to his Benue counterpart, Samuel Ortom, for his comments on the latter’s anti-grazing…
Miyetti Allah wants compensation for members affected in crisis
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to pay compensation to herdsmen…
Gov. Ikpeazu values heaven more than anything else
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia says although being a governor is good, his earnest desire is to go to heaven…
NYSC suspends orientation course in Benue
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says the 2017 Batch ‘B’ stream II orientation course scheduled to hold in Benue…
Check activities of international pastoralists, herdsmen urge governments
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has appealed to the Federal Government and states at the border…
Diaspora Chairmen of APC to Buhari: Re-organise our party for better results
Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Diaspora have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reorganise the party for…
Armed Forces Remembrance Day: PDP commends Nigeria fallen heroes
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Prince Uche Secondus has commended the Nigeria Armed forced and the…
Trump ‘got message’ he’s not welcome here, London mayor says
U.S. President Donald Trump “got the message” on the strength of opposition to his planned visit to Britain, London mayor…
Nigeria records 140m active voice, 93m active internet subscriptions in Q3 2017
Nigeria recorded a total of 140 million active voice subscriptions and 93.26 million active Internet subscriptions in the third quarter…
Gov. Lalong was quoted out of context on Benue killings, group says
Plateau Regeneration Group, says that Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau was quoted out of context on his comments over the…
INEC urged to reduce number of political parties
A lawmaker in Lagos, Mr Victor Akande, on Friday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to reduce the number…
Boko Haram: Borno Govt. extends curfew in Maiduguri by 7-days
The Borno Government has announced the extension of the 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew in Maiduguri fby another seven…