Author: Adekunle Dada
Andy Murray pulls out of Australian Open due to hip injury
Former world number one Andy Murray has pulled out of the Australian Open after failing to recover from a hip…
India to reduce daily visitors to Taj Mahal
India is planning to limit the daily number of visitors to the Taj Mahal from 70,000 to 40,000 and the…
Lawal Kaita’s demise, big loss to Katsina, Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of former governor of old Kaduna State, Lawal Kaita, as big loss to…
Israel to launch world’s first nanosatellites in 2018
The Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) and the Israel Space Agency on Wednesday said Israel will launch a group of…
Turkey calls for peace, stability in Iran
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called for peace and stability in Iran in a phone conversation with his…
Benue Attacks: President Buhari condemns Guma, Logo killings
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday condemned the killings, and wanton destruction of property in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas…
Zimbabwe invites bids to buy stakes in state-owned companies
Zimbabwe has invited bids to buy stakes in up to eight loss-making state-owned enterprises, its Deputy Finance Minister, Terence Mukupe,…
Egypt jails 10 for assisting illegal immigration
An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced 10 people to up to 25 years in prison over assisting illegal immigration through…
Tanzania increases fuel prices due to rising crude prices
Tanzania’s energy regulator on Wednesday increased the maximum price for petrol, diesel and kerosene.
Ex-Kaduna Governor, Lawal Kaita laid to rest in Katsina
The remains of the former governor of the defunct Kaduna State, Alhaji Lawal Kaita, has been buried in Katsina. Kaita…
Lagos committed to protection of consumers’ satisfaction – Ambode
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday in Lagos inaugurated a 12-member board of the state’s Consumer Protection Agency…
Ethiopia to release all political prisoners
The Ethiopian Government, on Wednesday, ordered the release of all its political prisoners and the closure of its notorious Maekelawi…
Army boss expresses satisfaction with security in Bauchi State
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has expressed satisfaction with the improved security situation in Bauchi State.
Kwara: CAN condemns attacks on worshippers
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kwara State Chapter, has condemned the attacks on some of their worshippers and places…
Kebbi governor swears in 2 new commissioners
Two new commissioners on Wednesday took their oath of allegiance and office as members of Kebbi State Executive Council.
Israel offers to pay African migrants to leave, threatens jail
Israel on Wednesday said it would pay thousands of African migrants living illegally in the country to leave, threatening them…
Iran Protests: Turkey values Iranian stability, praises Rouhani
Turkey on Wednesday described President Hassan Rouhani’s response to days of protests across Iran as appropriate, saying that it valued…
APM Terminals waives charges on fish container for IDPs
APM Terminals Apapa Limited has waived the handling and storage charges estimated to be millions of naira on a container…
Murray fears for Australian Open after Brisbane withdrawal
Former world number one Andy Murray’s lingering hip issues forced him to withdraw from the Brisbane International on Tuesday with…
PDP condemns Benue attack, urges presidency to intervene
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned Tuesday’s attack by gunmen on Benue farmers, calling on the presidency to arrest…
Nigerian Govt urged to make restructuring top priority in 2018
A political scientist, Dr Taiye Agbalajobi, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to consider the calls by Nigerians for restructuring of…
Congolese forces criticised for killing protesters
The EU and the Catholic Church on Wednesday criticised Congolese security forces for the killing of five anti-government protesters in…
Storm Eleanor batters France, Ireland, Britain
Storm Eleanor struck Ireland, parts of Britain and northern France overnight into Wednesday, bringing with it flooded streets, fallen trees…
Trafficking: Delegation departs Abuja for Libya to evacuate trapped Nigerians
The Federal Government’s special delegation, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama on Wednesday departed Abuja for Tripoli, the Libyan…
2019: PDP is dead, can’t win Lagos – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday described the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as “a dead party, not capable of…
Turkey accuses Netanyahu, Trump of supporting Iran protests
Turkey on Wednesday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump of supporting the anti-government protests in…
Governor urges Bayelsa youths to shun cultism
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Wednesday advised youths of the state to resist the temptation of joining cult groups.
Nigerian Govt lauded for improving electricity transmission network
Mr Sunday Makinde, an expert in the power sector, on Wednesday lauded Federal Government’s effort at improving electricity transmission network…
Gov. Tambuwal expresses sadness over Kaita’s death
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal has expressed sadness over the death of elder statesman and former Governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji…
Kaita: Nigeria has lost a patriot – PDP Forum
An organisation, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Your Door Campaign Forum, has expressed sadness over the death of a former…