Author: Adekunle Dada
Benue Police arrest 4 herdsmen for attempted rape
The Police Command in Benue says it has arrested four suspected herdsmen for alleged attempt to rape two women –…
Muslim community tells President Buhari to fulfill campaign promises to Ndigbo
The Muslim community in Ebonyi, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfill his 2015 campaign promises to the South-East…
Somalia vows to intensify counter terrorism operations
Somalia on Tuesday vowed to intensify military operations against Islamist State (IS) and Al-Shabaab militants to stabilise the Horn of…
Kenya election: Security tight at court ahead of petitions hearing
Security was tight outside Kenyan Supreme Court on Tuesday as it prepared to review petitions challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory…
Rivers lawmaker calls for patience on Ogoni clean-up
An APC lawmaker representing Eleme Constituency in the Rivers Assembly, Hon. Josiah Olu has enjoined pressure groups agitating against the…
Minister supports Gov. Bello on fiscal discipline
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Prof. Stephen Ocheni, has expressed satisfaction with the performance of Gov. Yahaya…
A quarter of UN Natural Heritage sites under threat
Climate change has sharply increased the number of World Heritage ecosystems that have become under threat over the past three…
Iran declares day of mourning for quake victims
Iran has declared Tuesday a day of mourning for the more than 400 people, who died after a powerful earthquake…
Zuma insist on “radical economic transformation”
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa reiterated his call for radical reforms to shift the balance of “monopoly” economic power…
Nigerian policemen receive training on incidents management
Over 100 Nigerian police officers have been trained on incidents management by the United Kingdom (UK) Policing College across the…
Food security: Kwara govt. disburses N1bn to 540 farmers
The Kwara Government has disbursed over N1billion to 500 smallholder farmers and 40 commercial farmers to boost agriculture and food…
Nigerian Govt. needs N1trn annually to fulfil campaign promises in Education
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, says the ruling All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government needs one trillion naira annually,…
Nigerian Govt. recovers $64.6m electricity debt from international customers
The Federal Government on Monday announced that it had recovered 64.6 million dollars electricity debt from its international customers.
E-dividend payment: SEC decries low enrollment of investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday decried low investors enrollment to the e-dividend payment platform in the last…
N14bn Police Pension scam: Court adjourns trial-within-trial
An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Monday adjourned until Dec.13, for continuation of hearing in trial-within-trial of the fourth defendant…
Anambra guber: Voter awareness high among workers
Mr Harry Udu, the Head of Civil Service in Anambra, has described the level of awareness among workers on the…
Nigerian Govt. to invest more in entertainment infrastructure
The Federal Government says it will provide the needed facilities for the entertainment industry to thrive in the country.
Katsina budget: Masari presents N211.4bn for 2018
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Monday presented the 2018 appropriation bill of N211.4 billion at the State House…
Kogi to emulate Kaduna on teachers’ competency test
A team from Kogi State, led by the Commissioner, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Jacob Tolorunleke is in Kaduna…
Lagos agric expo: 40 exhibitors, 60 speakers to participate
Mrs Folusho Olaniyan, the Programme Director, Agra Innovate West Africa, says over 40 exhibitors and 60 speakers are expected at…
Agriculture alternative to over-dependence on oil – Dickson
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, on Monday, said investment in the agriculture sector was the only alternative ticket that could…
8m Nigerians activate Do-Not-Disturb code
The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission 9 (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, at the maiden edition of the Nigerian Technology…
Prepaid Meters: EKEDC tells consumers not to pay for installation
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), on Monday warned consumers within its network against paying its personnel for…
Nigeria deserves to be in the World Cup – Green
A member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Chris Green said on Monday that the Super Eagles worked hard and…
Kano State targets 2m children for immunisation
The Kano State government said on Sunday that it had targeted about two million children aged between nine months and…
Group faults ECOWAS currency for lack of appropriate framework
A non- governmental organisation, United Global Resolve for Peace (UGRFP), has urged the ECOWAS Commission and Parliament to hold off…
Bauchi-Gombe road: Reps. committee unhappy with contractors
The House of Representatives Committee on Works, has expressed displeasure over the poor performance by the contractors handling a section…
NOA campaign: ‘Building People of Peace’ begins nationwide
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has commenced a nationwide campaign tagged “Building a People of Peace’’ to foster harmonious relationship…
2018 Budget: Buhari gets commendation over projects in N/Delta
A human and environmental rights activist, Celestine AkpoBari has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the inclusion of some strategic projects…
Nigerian legal system: Osinbajo calls for consensus to ensure professionalism
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for consensus among legal practitioners on the preservation of the legal practice in Nigeria…