Author: Adekunle Dada
Lagos Assembly tasks Ambode on preservation of historical centres
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday called on Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode to direct the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts…
Forex intervention: CBN injects $210m into market
As the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) commenced its last meeting for 2017, the…
Migrants burial: ‘Violation of agreements shared by both countries’
The Nigerian Government says it has written to the Italian Embassy asking it why the 26 migrants recovered from the…
Boko Haram: 6 Borno farmers beheaded, 7 abducted
The Islamic Boko Haram group has beheaded six farmers at Dimge plantation in the Mafa Local Government Area of Borno.
Dokpesi promises to enforce PDP Constitution, implement reform
The founder of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, says he is ready to enforce the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Constitution…
Obaze backtracks on rejection, congratulates Obiano
Mr Oseloka Obaze, the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in the Anambra governorship election, has reversed himself and conceded victory…
Anti-graft war not aimed at intimidating judiciary – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday assured the Judicial community that the recent investigations involving some judicial staff was not aimed…
Obiano’s victory puts god-fatherism, imposition to death – Oduah
Sen. Stella Oduah has described the victory of Gov. Willie Obiano in the just concluded Anambra election as an end…
Obiano’s victory was too clear to be contested – Gov Okorocha
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has congratulated the candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Nov. 18 Anambra…
‘Ekwueme, epitome of detribalised Nigerian’
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has described the late former Vice President Alex Ekwueme as an epitome of a detribalised…
‘Anti-grazing law violates herdsmen’s rights’
A group, the Billital Moroobe Association of Nigeria (BILPAN) warned on Monday that the anti-grazing law enacted in some states…
IPOB: Absence of judge interrupts Kanu’s trial
The trial of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu was stalled on Monday in Federal…
Oil Debt: Court to resume hearing of Nigerian Govt’s $406.8m suit
A Federal High Court in Lagos will on Jan. 23, 2018, resume hearing of a $406.8 million suit instituted by…
IPAC hails INEC, contestants, voters on credible Anambra poll
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Monday expressed satisfaction at the conduct of Saturday’s governorship poll in Anambra.
Don calls for entrepreneurial studies in schools
A don, Prof. Martins Anetekhai, on Friday in Lagos called for the introduction of entrepreneurial studies in schools to stimulate…
Netherlands to promote cultural exchange with Nigerian artists
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria on Monday announced its first cultural exchange project and a…
Re-election an expression of confidence – Anambra deputy gov.
Anambra State Deputy-Gov. Nkem Okeke on Monday hailed the people of the state for huge support for the All Progressives…
Banking system, stakeholders need to synergise – Don
A university lecturer, Prof. Olusegun Ajibola, has called for synergy between the banking system and stakeholders in the economy to…
FRSC threatens to apprehend, prosecute drunk drivers
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bayelsa command, has threatened to apprehend and prosecute drunk drivers especially, during the yuletide.
Ekwueme: Big loss to the nation, true nationalist – Nigerian Community
The Nigerian communities in South Africa says the passing away of Dr Alex Ekwueme, former Vice President, is a big…
Obiano`s victory was overwhelming – APGA South Africa
The South Africa chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Monday called on losers of Saturday`s governorship election…
Resignation letter reportedly ready as Mugabe clings to power
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has agreed to stand down after 37 years in power, CNN reported on Monday, after he…
Wedding anniversary: Queen Elizabeth , Prince Philip celebrate 70 years
Queen Elizabeth and husband Prince Philip marked their platinum wedding anniversary with a small family get-together on Monday, a far…
Rep member mourns Ekwueme, describes him as “man of peace”
A House of Representatives member, Rep. Emeka Ujam (Enugu-PDP), on Monday, mourned late former Vice President Alex Ekwueme, saying “Ekwueme…
Nwodo, Ogbulafor, others mourn Ekwueme
Former Vice-President Alex Ekwueme, 85, has died in a London clinic, the family confirmed on Monday. Ekwueme’s younger brother and…
Ekwueme’s death, end of an era – South-East Governors’ Forum
The South-East Governors’ forum on Monday, joined millions of Nigerians to mourn the death of former Nigeria’s Vice-President, Dr Alex…
Parents frown at corporal punishment in primary schools
Some parents in Enugu on Monday frowned at the use of corporal punishment in nursery and primary schools in the…
ZANU- PF tells Mugabe to resign or face impeachment proceedings
After defying calls to step down, Zimbabwe’s leader, Robert Mugabe, now faces a noon deadline on Monday to resign or…
Waste coffee grounds to fuel London’s buses
Waste coffee grounds would be used to help fuel some of London’s buses, Royal Dutch Shell and clean Tltechnology company,…
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds Uhuru’s re-election
Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in last month’s repeat presidential vote.