Author: Adekunle Dada
Boko Haram: IDPs commend UNHCR’s livelihood support programme
Some displaced persons in Bama town of Borno have commended the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), over the…
Brent oil rises back above $80 a barrel
Brent crude oil prices rose back above $80 a barrel on Monday as markets were expected to tighten once U.S.…
N6.9 billion fraud: Fayose pleads not guilty, remanded in EFCC custody
The immediate past Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose on Monday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged…
Zamfara PDP governorship candidate sets 3-point agenda
Dr. Bello Matawalle, the PDP Governorship candidate in Zamfara, has said that he would focus on three key issues –…
South and North Korea to hold general-grade military talks Oct. 26
South Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed to hold general-grade military talks on Friday at the…
Italy budget, Brexit: Euro, sterling try to steady
The euro and the British pound managed to hold steady against the dollar on Monday as investors cautiously awaited developments…
Saudi Arabia denies 1973 oil embargo replay
Saudi Arabia has no intention of unleashing a 1973-style oil embargo on Western consumers and will isolate oil from politics,…
Vienna Convention: FRSC promises to enforce full traffic rules
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has asked motorists to expect full implementation of traffic rules following Nigeria’s assent to…
Fayose arrives in Federal High Court, Lagos amid tight security
Ex-Ekiti Gov. Ayodele Fasoye arrives in Federal High Court, Lagos, amid tight security.
Adewale Ayuba bags 2018 Afroglobal Television Excellence Award
Legendary Musician, Adewale Ayuba, bags 2018 Afroglobal Television excellence award in entertainment along with 17 other recipients from across the…
Pope Francis tasks Christians on love, peace
The Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis, has enjoined Christians all over the world to enliven their communities with love by sharing…
Oil prices rise on Iran sanctions
Oil prices rose on Monday as markets were expected to tighten once U.S. sanctions against Iran’s crude exports are implemented…
Flood sacks Otuoke, ex-President Jonathan’s community
Flood has taken over parts of Otuoke Community, hometown of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Bayelsa.
Kogi Govt. donates relief items to flood victims
The Kogi Government on Sunday distributed foodstuffs and other relief items to 2018 flood victims in Bassa Local Government Area…
2019: ECOWAS assures INEC of support
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has assured the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its support, including…
Women’s AFCON 2018: Nigeria to face South Africa in Group B
Hosts Ghana were handed a tricky group for the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) when they were drawn…
Milan derby: Icardi snatches stoppage time winner
Inter Milan forward Mauro Icardi scored with a stoppage-time header to give his side a 1-0 win over neighbours AC…
Ekiti LG workers end one-month-old strike
The over one month strike declared by the Ekiti state chapter of National Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE) was…
We’ll continue to review interventions on security, economy – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will continue to review its interventions and projections on security and the economy, with…
Fake News: Threat to online medium integrity – Osoba
Chief Segun Osoba, a former Gov. of Ogun, says fake news, and blackmail by some bloggers are threats to the…
Refuse collection: Waste operators commend Lagos Assembly’s directive
The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM), otherwise known as `PSP’, has commended the directive of the Lagos State…
Gov. Fayemi dissolves boards of agencies, parastatals
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Friday dissolved boards of government agencies, parastatals and corporations in the state.
Auto mechanic bags 2 weeks imprisonment for fraud
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, sentenced an auto mechanic, Muyideen Korode, 46, to two weeks imprisonment for fraudulently obtaining…
Khashoggi Case: Turkey denies sharing audio recordings with anyone
Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, on Friday said that Turkey has not shared any audio recordings with anyone, dismissing reports…
Air Force boss inaugurates 1.3m cubic meters water plant
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, on Friday, inaugurated a 1.3-million-cubic meters water plant at Tactical Air…
Truck driver allegedly steals employer’s N470,000 property
The police on Friday docked a truck driver, Omoniyi Temitope, at an Ota Senior Magistrates ‘ Court in Ogun over…
2019: Women urged to support female candidates
Mrs Oby Nwofor, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Leader in Enugu State, has urged women to ensure the success…
Army hands over adulterated diesel, kerosene to EFCC
The Nigerian Army has seized over 680,000 litres of adulterated diesel, kerosene and “black oil,” an official said.
Election in Afghan province to be delayed for 1 week
Parliamentary elections in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, due to be held on Saturday will be delayed by one…
Why Abia women prefer fairly-used underwear
The business of fairly-used female underwear now enjoy high patronage among the womenfolk in Umuahia, Abia, the News Agency of…