Author: Adekunle Dada
Vladimir Putin signs decree on resumption of flights to Cairo
President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Thursday signed a decree on the resumption of flights to and from Cairo.
Nigerian Govt working on fixing refineries to end fuel crisis – Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, says the Federal Government is working assiduously to revamp the…
President Buhari urged to rejig cabinet
Mr Ebi Beredugo, Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to reshuffle his cabinet…
Minister scores Nigeria sports high in 2017
The Sports Minister, Solomon Dalong on Thursday said Nigeria has achieved a lot in the area of sports over the…
BBNaija Season 3: Abuja residents express divergent views
Some FCT residents have expressed divergent views following the recent announcement by M-Net West Africa of its commencement of the…
Lagos commended for hosting successful carnivals in 2017
The Lagos State Government (LASG) has been commended for hosting successful carnivals in 2017 which were devoid of violence and…
China begins compilation of historical war records on Japanese invasion
Beijing has began compilation of previously missing historical records from the 14-years Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
President Buhari inaugurates Kaduna Inland Dry Port, locomotives
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is committed to strengthening the nation’s railway system in order to boost economic activities…
Buhari reinstates commitment to rail development
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday reinstated the federal government’s commitment to vigorously pursue rail development in Nigeria through the implementation…
800 Beijing University Students want anti-sexual harassment mechanism
More than 800 students and alumni at Beihang University on Thursday signed an open letter requesting that the school set…
Fuel scarcity: Marketers blamed for hoarding, unfair profiteering
The South-East Zonal Supervisor, Pinnacle Oil and Gas, Mrs Amaka Okonkwo, has criticised some petroleum product marketers for hoarding and…
30,000 Nigerians currently in France – Envoy
The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to France, Dr Modupe Irele, on Thursday announced that about 30,000 Nigerians…
41,826 people visited National Museum, Lagos in 2017
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), Lagos office on Thursday said it had recorded 41,826 visitors in 2017.
Philippines’ Duterte sacks govt official over “excessive” foreign travels
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday sacked a ranking Philippines government official for making excessive foreign travels mostly at government expense,…
Trafficking: India rescues 3 nationals, 7 Nepalese girls
India said on Thursday that it rescued three Indian and seven Nepalese girls from Kenya who fell victims to an…
Nigerian Govt urged to speed up national carrier, airports concession
A pressure group, the Aviation Round Table (ART) has urged the Federal Government to speed up the establishment of a…
Yobe Govt. donates 20 vehicles to Nigerian Army
The Yobe Government on Thursday donated 20 hilux operational vehicles worth N350 million to the Nigerian Army.
‘The Wellingtons’ wedding documentary airs on Africa Magic
A documentary on the celebrity wedding between R & B Singer Banky W and Actress Adesua Etomi is set to…
CAN seeks arrest of Kaduna, Benue violence perpetrators
The Northern States chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday urged the Federal Government to arrest and prosecute…
Ekiti to upgrade sports facilities in 2018
Mr Lanre Ogunsuyi, the Commissioner for Information, Youth and Sports Development in Ekiti, on Thursday assured youths that all outdated…
Man charged with threat to kill Trump
A grand jury in the U.S. District Court of Utah has charged a local man with 11 counts of making…
Myanmar to begin Rohingya refugees repatriation despite concerns
Repatriations of Rohingya refugees would begin on schedule by January 22, Myanmar said, as the United Nations and rights groups…
Myanmar president pledges to build democratic federal republic through dialogue
President U Htin Kyaw of Myanmar on Thursday pledged to build a democratic federal republic in accordance with the results…
South Korea’s Moon Jae-in invites wartime sex slavery victims to Blue House
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday invited the victims of Japan’s sex slavery during World War II to the…
Australia approves exportation of medicinal cannabis
Australia Health Minister, Greg Hunt, on Thursday said Australia would export medicinal cannabis to other countries after the government approved…
Wenger says Arsenal will sign Greek defender Mavropanos
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed the English Premier League side would sign Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina…
Garbine Muguruza awarded wildcard at Sydney International
Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza has accepted a wildcard into next week’s Sydney International, the tournament organisers said on Thursday.
Sudan extends ceasefire with rebels by 3 months
Sudan has extended a unilateral ceasefire with rebels until the end of March, state news agency SUNA reported on Thursday,…
Three Somali ministers sacked as country battles insurgency
Somalian Prime Minister Hassan Khaire has sacked his ministers for foreign affairs, the interior and commerce, replacing them with newcomers,…
Surgery death rates in Africa double global average – Study
Death rates for patients undergoing surgery in Africa are double the global average even though they tend to be younger,…