Author: Adekunle Dada
Edo Govt to establish recreational centres for the elderly
Edo Government says it is working out modalities to establish recreational centres for the elderly in the state.
Former Sudanese President Al-Dahab dies at 83
Former Sudanese President Abdulrahman Al-Dahab has died in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Saudi-owned TV channel, Al Arabiya, reported on Thursday.…
$9.5m embezzlement: EFCC drags 3 NFF officials to court
Three officials of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) were on Thursday docked in an FCT High Court at Maitama, accused of…
Illiteracy, hindrance to African girls’ potential – Osinbajo
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has identified illiteracy as one of the major factors hindering African girls from achieving their…
Court grants Shittu’s application to serve NYSC processes
The Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, granted the application of the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, to serve…
2019: Yoruba Youths set agenda for Atiku
The Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide has called on Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…
NLC to governors: Be committed to review of minimum wage
Pursuing labour’s plan to deliver a meaningful minimum wage to workers, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has called for commitment…
Okada rider jailed over anal sex with 6 boys
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Minna, Niger, has sentenced a 23-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Adamu Mohammed to four years imprisonment for…
Imo APC Guber Primary: Court adjourns hearing until Oct. 23
The FCT High Court, Bwari, has adjourned hearing on a suit filed by Sen. Hope Uzodinma of All Progressives Congress…
UEFA bans Rubin Kazan from European competition
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), on Thursday said that the Russian club Rubin Kazan has been banned from…
‘We are not recruiting’
Alhaji Sadiq Sule-Iko, the Chairman, Governing Board, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, Nasarawa State, has advised the general public to…
Nigeria urged to enforce National Ozone Layer Regulation
The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) has urged the Federal Government to enforce National Ozone Layer Regulation to address the release…
No-work-no-pay rule: Labour rebuffs Nigerian Govt’s threat
The Organised Labour says the threat by the Federal Government to activate the “no-work- no pay’’ rule clause, will be…
Nigerian Govt floats 2nd tranche Sukuk bond in December
Ms Patience Oniha, Director-General, the Debt Management Office (DMO), on Thursday expressed optimism that the second tranche of N100 billion…
11 trapped as building collapses in Anambra
No fewer than 11 persons were trapped under a three storey building which collapsed in Nnewi, Anambra in the early…
Boko Haram: Nigeria galvanises global support for IDPs
Nigeria has, again, brought the devastations, caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast, to the attention of the…
Pound recovers after May open to longer Brexit transition
The British pound recovered to trade flat on Thursday after Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed she was open to discussing…
Oil prices slip below $80 per barrel
Oil slipped below $80 a barrel on Thursday as the fourth weekly increase in U.S. crude inventories suggested ample supply,…
Dollar stands tall, stocks fall after hawkish Fed minutes
The dollar rose to a one-week high on Thursday and stocks edged lower after signs that the Federal Reserve will…
Pakistan: 116 policemen suspended over Model Town tragedy
No fewer than 116 police officials have been suspended from their posts for their alleged involvement in June 2014 Model…
Primaries: Borno APC constitutes reconciliation committee
The Borno chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has constituted an 11-man committee, to reconcile aggrieved members of the…
Ekiti Guber: Tribunal adjourns hearing till today
Hearing of Election Petition filed by Prof. Olusola Kolapo, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the July 14…
Mourinho the focus as English Premier League returns
When Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho returns on Saturday to Stamford Bridge to face former club Chelsea, much would not…
Senate screens Prof. Owasanoye, 8 others for ICPC
The Senate on Wednesday screened Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye as chairmanship nominee for the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences…
U.S. oil edges up after 3% drop
Oil inched up on Thursday amid ongoing tensions over the death of a prominent Saudi journalist, with prices steadying after…
Senate in rowdy session over sitting arrangement
The Senate on Wednesday had a rowdy session over argument on sitting arrangement.
EFCC arraigns man for Internet fraud
A 25-year-old man, Samson Olujobi, was on Wednesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a two-count…
Wembley sale off after Khan’s withdrawal
Plans by England’s Football Association (FA) to sell Wembley Stadium in London and invest around 600 million pounds into grassroots…
APC programmes will outlive my tenure – Gov. Ambode
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has said that all the programmes of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the…
Plateau PDP guber candidate, Sen. Useni picks running mate
Sen. Jerry Useni, PDP’s governorship candidate in Plateau, has picked Mr Ben Shignugul, a retired Theatre Nurse, as his running…