Author: Adekunle Dada
Group urges reinforcement of African arts for economic development
An arts group, Golan Heights Renaissance, on Sunday urged the Federal Government to redouble its efforts at preserving and promoting…
Honduras Presidential elections: President Hernandez , challenger claim victory
Honduran President Juan Hernandez and his main challenger Salvador Nasralla on Monday both claimed victory in presidential polls with official…
Bali volcano: Indonesia stresses on evacuation
Thousands of villagers living in extended dangerous zone will be evacuated and over 400 flights have been affected after Mount…
Thousands stranded as Bali volcano alert raised to highest level
Indonesia raised its warning for Bali’s Mount Agung volcano to the top level four alert on Monday.
UK to assist Rohingya refugees with additional $16m
The UK will allocate an additional 16 million dollars to assist Rohingya refugees, who have been forced to leave Myanmar…
Pope Francis lands in Myanmar amid humanitarian crisis
Pope Francis landed in Yangon on Monday, the start of a delicate visit for the world’s most prominent Christian to…
Pakistani Islamist group to call off nationwide protests after govt backs down
A Pakistani hardline Islamist group on Monday said it would call off nationwide protests after the government agreed to its…
NITDA partners EFCC on IT projects clearance
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it is collaborating with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to…
Restructuring will guarantee national integration – Sen. Uzodinma
The Chairman of Southern Senators Forum, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, has expressed optimism that addressing the issue of restructuring will guarantee…
Why I quit APC – Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar said on Friday that he resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) because the party had…
Infrastructure upgrade : NAMA may seek Nigerian Govt’s approval to obtain loans
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, says the agency may explore the option…
Over 100 manufacturers in Ogun benefitted from N10bn loan
Mr Bimbo Ashiru, the Ogun State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, says more than 100 manufacturers have benefited from N10…
Egypt mosque attack: Death toll reaches 54
At least 54 people were killed when suspected militants set off a bomb and opened fire at a mosque in…
Nigeria Police Games: Enugu command screens athletes
Sports Department of the police command in Enugu State will on Monday begin screening of its officers and men participating…
Ugwuanyi, IG’s wife to launch POWA skill acquisition, event centre
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Princess Asamau Idris, wife of the Inspector-General of Police, were set to launch Police Officers’ Wives…
Stop molesting our staff, corporation appeals to Lagos residents
The Managing Director of Lagos State Water Corporation, Mr Muminu Badmus, on Friday appealed to residents in the state to…
NLC advises Nigerian Govt’s committee on minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Tripartite Committee for the new National Minimum Wage to consider the…
Lagos Assembly urges Buhari to intensify efforts on counter-terrorism
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify efforts to wipe out all manner…
Health minister expresses shock over death of MHWUN members
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Friday, expressed shock over the death of some medical officials along Kano-Kaduna…
Enugu Govt approves N1.5b for rehabilitation of roads
The Enugu State Executive Council has approved N1.5 billion for the reconstruction of 14 critical roads in Enugu metropolis and…
INEC fixes date for Anambra Central Senatorial re-run election
The Independent National EIectoral Commission has fixed Jan. 13, 2018 for the conduct of the rerun Anambra Central Senatorial District…
Oscar Pistorius’ jail sentence increased to 13 years, 5 months
A South African court on Friday, increased Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’ jail sentence from six years to 13 years and five…
Zimbabwean army hands over finance minister to police
Zimbabwean Finance Minister, Ignatius Chombo, who was detained last week during a military coup, had been handed over to police,…
N-Power to commence physical verification on Dec. 4
The 300,000 candidates pre-selected under the Federal Government’s N-Power Scheme will undergo its physical verification phase from Dec. 4 to…
Nigerian Govt. allots N256.23m in November savings bond sales
The Federal Government allotted N256.23 million in its November, 2019 and 2020 savings bond sales, according to the Debt Management…
Shettima calls for proactive measures to check food insecurity in North-East
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno has called for proactive measures to mitigate the effects of food insecurity caused by Boko…
Amaechi tasks stakeholders on improving Nigerian maritime industry
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, has urged stakeholders to initiate ideas that will elevate operations in the maritime…
Mnangagwa assures Mugabe of safety in Zimbabwe – state media
Incoming Zimbabwe leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa, assured former President Robert Mugabe, he and his family would be safe in the country,…
Boko Haram: VSF to spend N400m to reconstruct 7 schools
Prof. Sunday Ochoche, the Executive Director of Victims Support Fund (VSF), on Thursday, said the fund would spend N400 million…
Ekwueme: Nigerian Govt inaugurates Burial Committee
The Federal Government has inaugurated a national burial committee headed by Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the…