Author: Adekunle Dada
NBBF to conduct refresher course for referees, coaches
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) is to conduct a three-day refresher course for referees in continuation of its capacity building…
Turkish prosecutors question more Saudi consulate employees
Turkish prosecutors are questioning more employees of Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul as part of the investigation into the death…
Armed robbery suspect trailed targeted car for 3 days
An armed robbery suspect, Ishaku Samuel, has confessed that he trailed the car he wanted to snatch for three days,…
Waterways Authority to settle with Lagos Govt out-of-court
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Monday expressed readiness to settle conflict with the Lagos State Government out-of-court in…
Nigeria will be worse if PDP returns to power – Balarabe Musa
A former governor of Old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, on Monday urged Nigerians not to gamble with the idea…
Association releases plan to help tackle climate change
The World Cement Association (WCA) on Monday releases an Action Plan for delivering its contribution to the objectives of the…
EFCC arraigns ex-banker over alleged N8.7m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday charged a former banker, Ali Kareem, with impersonation and N8.7 million…
AITEO Final: Gov. Ugwuanyi seeks prayers, support for Rangers FC
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has urged fans of Rangers International FC both at home and Diaspora to offer…
Jigawa Govt. purchases seeds worth N110.98m for distribution
Jigawa Government says it has purchased varieties of seeds worth N110.98 million for distribution to farmers affected by flood disaster…
Edo lawmakers impeach deputy speaker
The Edo House of Assembly on Monday impeached the Deputy speaker, Victor Edoror for corruption, misappropriation of funds and act…
Nigerian Govt begins payment to ex-Nigeria Airways workers
The Federal Government has begun the payment of 50 per cent entitlements of ex-workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways who…
Army kills 3 suspected Gana boys in Benue
The Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), said its troops killed three suspected boys of militia leader, Terwase Akwaza aka Gana in…
9 Nigerian businesses looted, burnt in South Africa
As Xenophobia on Sunday reared its ugly head again in South Africa, Nigerians have lost more than nine shops to…
Emir of Daura sensitises parents on school enrollment
The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Farouk Umar has commenced a tour of his domain to sensitize parents on the need…
Nigerian Govt set to commence Ogoni clean-up
The Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, said on Monday that the Federal Government was set to commence…
NYSC suspends Orientation Course in Kaduna till further notice
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has suspended till further notice, orientation course for the 2018 Batch C Stream I,…
2019: Atiku’s SGF slot to South-West excites Ogunlewe
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Adeseye Ogunlewe, on Monday commended the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku…
ICAN advises Nigerian Govt to amend archaic tax laws
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has advised Federal Government to urgently amend archaic tax laws as part…
Nasarawa fire service records 12 incidents, 25 deaths
The Nasarawa State Fire Service received 14 distress calls and 12 fire incidents that claimed 25 lives within the third…
Norway plans to increase visa issuance to Nigerians
The Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Jens-Petter Kjemprud, on Monday disclosed the plan by the Embassy to increase visas issuance…
6,000 Daura rice farmers registered for dry season farming
The Daura Local Government chapter of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says it has commenced registration of 6,000…
Adamawa flood victims call for urgent intervention
Persons affected by recent flood disasters in Adamawa have appealed to the Federal Government to come to their aid to…
Australia issues formal apology to child sex abuse victims
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday issued a formal apology to victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.
Commission begins 2018 pilgrimage to Israel from Nov. 24
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Tor Uja says the commission will commence the 2018…
Gov. Ayade flags off 2018 Calabar carnival dry run
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has inaugurated the 2018 Calabar Carnival dry run to signify the commencement of the…
UAE develops artificial intelligence scheme to tackle tuberculosis
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) started a project based on artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle serious diseases like tuberculosis, a…
Flood: Jigawa Govt. donates seeds, fertilizer to 4,682 farmers
Alhaji Salisu Garba-Kubayo, Chairman, Kirikasamma Local Government Council in Jigawa on Monday said the state government had donated bags of…
Kenya warns against unlicensed online FOREX trading
Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) warned Kenyans on Monday against online foreign exchange trading through unlicensed entities, saying they risked…
Khashoggi Case: Indonesia hopes for ‘transparent, thorough’ investigation
Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, has called for a “transparent and thorough’’ investigation into the death of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi,…
Philippine Govt, police condemn killing of 9 farm workers
The Philippine government and police on Monday, condemned the killing of nine sugarcane workers, including two minors, in central Philippines,…