Author: Adekunle Dada
Electric Cars: China to distribute exclusive licence plates
China will introduce green licence plates for new energy vehicles (NEVs) in 12 cities on Nov. 20, the Ministry of…
Kebbi Gov. intervenes to end violent clash between farmers, herdsmen
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi on Friday visited the scene of a violent clash between farmers and herdsmen in the…
Boko Haram: Buratai hails Artillery Corps immense contributions
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Tukur Buratai, has commended the Artillery Corps for its immense contributions in routing…
Patience Jonathan urges court to set aside $5.8m, N3.5b forfeiture order
Wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, on Thursday asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to set aside an order…
N1bn Agric loan: Kwara cassava farmers yet to benefit
The Kwara Chapter of Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria on Friday said its members had not benefitted from the N1…
Iraqi forces invade ISIS’s last major town
Iraqi forces on Friday entered Rawa, the last major town held by Islamic State militants in the country, a military…
Failed coup: Turkey targets 42 University staff
The Turkish Authorities on Friday issued detention warrants for 42 personnel with Marmara University in Istanbul in their continuing crackdown…
Election Petition: Kenya Court to rule on cases
Kenya’s Supreme Court would rule on Monday on cases that seek to nullify the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in…
U.S. vows ‘concrete steps’ against Cambodia
The United States vowed to take “concrete steps” against Cambodia on Friday, following a Supreme Court decision to disband the…
Illegal immigrants: Johannesburg Mayor gives govt ultimatum
The City of Johannesburg has given the South African Department of Home Affairs an ultimatum to produce a plan to…
Power: EEDC restrategises for effective service delivery
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says it is re-strategising for better and effective service delivery to customers in the…
Nigerian government pledges increased investment in youths
The Federal Government will increase its investment in youths to ensure sustainable national development, the Minister of Youths and Sports,…
Court grants interim order restraining senate from investigating IGP
An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi on Thursday granted an interim order restraining the leadership of the senate from…
Gov. Badaru urges states to support farmers to produce competitive, qualitative goods
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa, on Thursday urged states’ ministries of agriculture to support farmers in producing competitive and qualitative…
National convention: PDP extends deadline for purchase, submission of forms
The National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended until Nov. 30, the date for the purchase…
$5.5bn loan: Buhari’s request was approved base on his integrity – Reps
The House of Representatives on Thursday said it approved the 5.5 billion dollars loan request from the executive because President…
Tax Evasion: Osun govt. seals dangote quarry
The Osun State Government on Thursday sealed off a quarry reportedly belonging to Dangote Group over alleged tax evasion.
Average price for petroleum product increases in October – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the average price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit (Petro) increased by…
Carnival: Lagos plans 12-hours street display of culture
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it would hold a 12-hours street carnival on the popular Oba Akran Avenue,…
Concession agreement: Reps to probe 2nd Niger Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the nature of contracts and concession arrangements between the Federal Government and…
Money laundering: Dogara urges support for enforcement agencies
Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday urged West African governments to provide adequate resources that would enable law…
2018 Budget: Senate to begin debate next week
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, says the debate on the 2018 appropriation bill will commence on Wednesday,…
40,000 of 75,000 registered Nigerian doctors practice abroad – NMA
The Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State Chapter, on Thursday said exodus of doctors from Nigeria had reached an alarming proportion,…
One quarter of Nigerian adolescents sexually active – NURHI
Concerned by the spate of unsafe sex by adolescents in the country, an NGO, the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative…
I defected to APC because PDP lacks justice — Garba
Former Acting Governor of Taraba, Alhaji Garba Umar said he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) because there was…
Ogun Govt. paid over N536m to LG pensioners
The Ogun Government says it paid N536.9 million to local government pensioners in September.
I recruited Dickson for PDP, there is no rift between us – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that there is no rift between him and Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa contrary…
Osinbajo to declare open Africa Industrialisation Day
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is to declare open the 2017 Africa Industrialisation Day (AID) in Abuja.
Anambra Election: “We are already victorious”
Governorship candidate of United Progressives Party (UPP) in Anambra, Chief Osita Chidoka, says he is confident of winning the Nov.…
Boko Haram: Adamawa Govt. supports 500 vigilantes
No fewer than 500 local hunters and vigilance group members are being supported by Adamawa Government to help in the…