Author: Adekunle Dada
NUP urges Gov Ambode to pay outstanding gratuities
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Lagos State Primary Schools chapter, has appealed to Gov. Akinwumi Ambode to pay outstanding gratuities…
Lai Mohammed, others to grace Global Patriot Newspapers Anniversary
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and other dignitaries are among prominent personalities expected to grace the…
Senate delays 2018 budget debate
The Senate on Tuesday announced the postponement of debate on the 2018 Appropriation Bill to Nov. 28 and Nov. 29.
Amosun proposes N345.4bn for 2018 budget
Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on Tuesday presented to the state House of Assembly a budget of N345.4 billion for…
Buhari’s free hand led to INEC improved performance – APGA
Chief Ifeatu Obi-Okoye, National Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has attributed the flawless conduct of the Nov. 18…
Nigeria loses N1trn to cargo diversion
The Shippers’ Association Lagos State (SALS) on Tuesday said the country lost N1 trillion annually through cargo diversion to ports…
South African Airways remain under-capitalised
South African Airways on Tuesday said even with a recent government injection of 10 billion rand (709 million dollars), the…
Mubi attack: 50 confirmed dead, many injured
The Adamawa Police Command says the death toll in Tuesday’s Mubi mosque suicide attack has risen to 50.
Katsina recycles used polythene bags to produce interlock bricks
The Katsina State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has commenced recycling of used polythene bags to produce interlock bricks for house…
Reps to debate on 2018 budget next week
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yussuf Lasun on Tuesday said that members would commence debate on the…
Experts task Nigerian Govt. to support manufacturing sector
Some financial experts on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to create access to finance for the manufacturing sector to sustain…
2018 Hajj: Lagos fixes N1.3m as tentative fare
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has announced the sum of N1.3 million as tentative fare for the 2018…
Human skulls, arms cache discovered in militant camp
The Nigerian Army says it recovered cache of arms and seven decomposed human skulls after it raided a militant camp…
Buhari assures Obiano of greater harmony, development
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra on his re-election, and urged him to rededicate himself to…
Calabar Carnival: Greece, Brazil, 24 other countries to participate
No fewer than 26 countries are participating in the 2017 Calabar carnival, Mr Ikobi Ikobi, a Commissioner in the Carnival…
NYSC posted 2,400 corps members to Sokoto – Coordinator
Sokoto State Coordinator, National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), Alhaji Musa Abubakar on Tuesday said 2,400 corps members were posted to…
IFAD-VCDP distributes N8.6m rice processing equipment to farmers
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) – Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) on Tuesday distributed rice processing equipment worth…
U.S. Scientists discover possible cure for leukemia
A Group of American scientists have found a new possibility to cure leukemia, the results of a new study showed…
Political uncertainty, violence hamper Afghan economic growth
The Afghan economy remains severely hampered by the new war with the Taliban, a World Bank report said on Tuesday.
Uganda dismisses reports of plot to overthrow Rwandese Govt
The Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed “with contempt” claims by a Kampala media house that President Yoweri Museveni…
‘Ekwueme, leader par excellence, patriotic’
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in South-East, on Tuesday described former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, as an epitome of humility,…
EU pushes for gender equality
To push for gender equality, the European Union (EU) proposed 40 per cent quota of female board members, The Guardian…
S. Korea, Japan back U.S sanction on North Korea
South Korea and Japan on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to put North Korea back on a list…
Islamic State end has come – Iranian president
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Tuesday declared the end of Islamic State in an address broadcast live on state…
Boko Haram: Scores killed in Mubi bomb blast
Scores of people are feared dead following a bomb blast at a mosque in Dazala area of Mubi town in…
AON urges Nigerian Govt. to maximise aviation sector potential
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to maximise the potential in the aviation sector…
Leadership tussle: Trouble brews in S/West PDP
A faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West has warned the party not to stop it from…
PDP National Chairmanship: I consulted widely before joining contest – Dokpesi
An aspirant for National Chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Raymond Dokpesi, said he consulted widely with stakeholders,…
Mugabe: Heed the “clarion call” and step down – Mnangagwa
Ousted Zimbabwean vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa added his voice on Tuesday to those demanding 93-year-old President Mugabe resign, saying he…
Dangote to commission $500m plant in Congo
Dangote Cement would on Thursday in Congo commission its 1.5 million metric tonnes per annum capacity Cement Plant valued at…