Author: Adekunle Dada
S.Africa’s new ANC leader Ramaphosa aims to fight corruption
Cyril Ramaphosa, the new leader of South Africa’s governing ANC party, says he will stamp out corruption and pursue a…
Convention Crisis: ‘Fresh PDP’ emerges, open parallel secretariat
Fresh crisis has emerged in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as aggrieved party members under the aegis of Concerned Candidates…
FRSC plans to penalise traffic offenders with N100,000 fine
Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says plans are underway to compel traffic offenders…
Revenue: Borno/Yobe customs command generate N100m in 6 months
Borno/Yobe Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday said it generated over N100 million revenues, despite security challenge posed…
Fuel Scarcity: Motorists advised against panic buying of petrol
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has advised motorists to desist from panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) as…
Ex-Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky ends professional career
Former Arsenal midfielder and Czech national side playmaker, Tomas Rosicky, ended his professional football career on Wednesday after years of…
Somali lawmakers seek to impeach President Abdullahi amid political crisis
Some Somali lawmakers said on Wednesday they plan to impeach the president in a mounting political crisis that could put…
Tax: Enugu state seals 5 hotels over N6.6bn debt
No fewer than five hotels in Enugu State have been sealed by the state Board of Internal Revenue (BIR) due…
1.6m children vaccinated against measles in Borno
The Borno Government says it has inoculated 1.6 million children against measles in the past three weeks.
NPFL: Wikki Tourists retain 21, sign 18 players
Wikki Tourists FC of Bauchi on Wednesday said it retained the 21 players, who participated in the 2017 Nigeria Professional…
Iran rejects accusations of supplying missiles to Yemen
Iran is not supplying missiles to Yemen, the Iranian Foreign Ministry in Tehran said on Wednesday, rejecting accusations made by…
Lagos Accord Party to hold congress in January
The Lagos State Chapter of the Accord Party on Wednesday announced plans to hold its congress in January.
DPR sanctions 8 filling stations in Kano over fraudulent activities
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Kano Field Office, said it had sanctioned eight filling stations in Kano for committing…
Zimbabwe: Electoral commission says 4.7m register for 2018 polls
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said Wednesday over 4.7 million people have registered to vote in the 2018 elections.
Christmas: Lagos Govt begins massive road repair
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it had begun massive road repair across the state to ensure smooth transportation…
Lagos ports receive 6 ships with petroleum products, other commodities
Two of the six ships waiting to berth in Lagos ports contained petrol, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has said.
Stakeholders divided over proposed ban of Okada, tricycles in Lagos
Stakeholders in the transport sector have expressed divergent opinions over outright ban on motorcycle and tricycle operations in Lagos State.
‘Era of endless wait for Nigerian visa over’
Mr Tanko Suleiman, Acting Consul-General at the Nigerian Consulate in New York has said that the era of endless wait…
France to abandon oil, gas production by 2040
The French lower house of parliament has approved a law that provides for the gradual abandonment of the exploration and…
NFF has not neglected Falcons, to unveil plans soon – Sanusi
Mohammed Sanusi, the General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), says the federation has not neglected the Super Falcons who…
90,000 persons benefit from Africare malaria services in A/Ibom
Africare, an international NGO working in ExxonMobil host communities of Akwa Ibom, says it has rendered malaria prevention services to…
Ugandan police detain 2 lawmakers over Museveni’s rule debate
Two Ugandan lawmakers were dragged away and detained when they tried to enter parliament on Wednesday, as a divisive debate…
NURTW calls for mobile courts to prosecute ‘black marketers’
The National Union of Road Transport Worker (NURTW), Abdulsalam Motor Parks, Minna, Niger State, has advocated the setting up of…
45 Enugu police divisions to get 24-hour solar power
The Enugu State Executive Council has approved the installation of 24-hour solar technology to power the 45 Divisional Police Stations…
Buhari swears in seven permanent secretaries
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore-in the remaining seven permanent Secretaries out of the 22 appointed earlier in the year.
Enugu Sports Ministry lists 2017 achievements
The Enugu State Ministry of Youths and Sports on Wednesday said that over 10,000 youths were currently being trained in…
Turkey bans New Year’s Eve celebrations in Istanbul’s Taksim square
Turkish security forces have issued a ban on New Year’s Eve celebrations in Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square, citing security concerns,…
Private investors to build 1,000 MW geothermal power plants in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has signed an agreement to build two geothermal power plants at a combined cost of four billion dollars to…
Myanmar blocks UN rights investigator’s visit
Myanmar has told the UN independent investigator into human rights in the country that it will not cooperate with her…
Probe of 2 Reuters journalists almost finished, says Myanmar
A spokesman for Myanmar leader Aung-San Suu-Kyi said on Wednesday he had been informed that the police had almost completed…