Author: Adekunle Dada
Lagos PDP endorses Bode George as National Chairman
The Lagos State Chapter of the PDP on Sunday night endorsed Chief Olabode George as their preferred candidate for the…
NSCDC destroys 28 illegal refineries in Edo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, says it has destroyed 28 illegal refineries in the state…
UK suspends aid amid allegations of payments to Syrian Jihadists
The UK government has suspended its multimillion-dollar aid project to western-backed Free Syrian Police (FSP) amid media reports claiming that…
UN Global Compact: U.S acting as an ‘unreliable partner’ – Russian Lawmaker
The U.S. is acting as an “unreliable partner” by refusing to take part in the UN Global Compact on Migration,…
U.S, South Korea continue air combat exercises amid N Korea threats
The U.S. and South Korea went ahead with large-scale joint aerial drills on Monday, a move North Korea had said…
Bayelsa urges police to apprehend killers of cattle dealers
The Bayelsa Government has called on the Police and other security agencies to apprehend the killers of a prominent cattle…
Nothing will disrupt PDP convention – Gov. Wike
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership will not accept anything likely to disrupt its…
Bayelsa denies owing 16 months salary arrears – Commisioner
The Bayelsa government on Thursday described the impression that it was owing workers between 10 and 16 months salary backlog…
68% of HIV/AIDS victims not aware of status – Foundation
APIN Public Health Initiative, an NGO on Thursday said about 68 per cent of persons living with HIV and AIDS…
Integrate HIV/AIDS treatment into health insurance scheme – IHVN
The Institute of Human Virology in Nigeria (IHVN) on Thursday called for the integration of the treatment of the HIV/AIDS…
Fiscal commission verifies Federal capital projects in North-East
Officials of Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) have commenced physical verification of work on 2015-2016 Federal Government-funded capital projects in the…
Trump was wrong to re-tweet far-right videos – May
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday said U.S. President Donald Trump was wrong to re-tweet a video from a…
Boko Haram kills 2, injures many in Madagali – Council boss
Alhaji Yusuf Muhammed,Chairman, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa said two persons were killed and many injured in Wanu village…
Nigerian Govt slashes import, export documentation requirements
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun says the Federal Government has reduced documentation requirements for import and export, to…
Bode George calls for caution ahead of PDP Nation convention
Chief George Olabode, a chairmanship aspirant to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Dec. 9 National Convention, has warned against any…
3.3m Somalis will require life-saving assistance in 2018 – UN
The UN on Thursday said 3.3 million Somalis would require urgent life-saving assistance in 2018 due to combined vulnerabilities resulting…
Oyo, Chinese firm sign MoU to construct 38km light rail
The Oyo State Government on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC)…
Gov. Ayade presents N1.3trn budget for 2018 fiscal year
Gov.Ben Ayade of Cross River has presented a budget of N1.3 trillion for the 2018 fiscal year to the Cross…
Trump’s behaviour, betrayal of our ‘special relationship’ – London mayor
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, on Thursday accused U.S. President Trump of betraying the “special relationship” between Britain and…
4 ex-Kogi commissioners in ICPC custody over alleged fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has arrested and detained four Commissioners in the…
Ondo Assembly approves 3 years extension, repayment of N27bn bond
Ondo State House of Assembly on Thursday approved three years extension for the repayment of the state government N27 billion…
Oni will rescue Ekiti from over-dependence on Federal Allocation – DG Campaign Organisation
Mr Segun Oni, one of the APC governorship aspirants for the 2018 election in Ekiti will wean the state from…
Humanitarian crises around the world will worsen in 2018 – Report
Humanitarian crises around the world will worsen in 2018, with no let-up in civil wars in Africa, near-famines in war-torn…
Revitalise the economy to check mass poverty, economist advises CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria ((CBN) should reduce the lending rate and take other steps to stimulate the economy, to…
No trace of payment of salary to Maina after disengagement – Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday said the former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Force, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina,…
Diplomat urges youths to reject illegal migration
Amb. Martins Uhomoilhi, President of Pan-African Institute of Global Affairs (PAIGAS), has urged Nigerian youths to stop illegal migration outside…
Migrants evacuation: EU, UN, AU draw up emergency plan
The EU, UN and AU have agreed to an emergency plan to dismantle people smuggling networks and repatriate stranded migrants…
Bali volcano: Some flights resume amid continued eruption
Eruptions continued on Thursday from Indonesia’s Mount Agung volcano, located on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, but some normal operations…
NOA, UNICEF mobilise traditional rulers against malnutrition
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) is working with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to raise awareness on the importance of…
OPEC may set output quotas for Nigeria, Libya – Oman Oil Minister
OPEC and other oil-producing states could set quotas on oil production for Nigeria at 1.8 million barrels per day and…