Author: Adekunle Dada
2019 elections: Nigerians warned on dangers of vote buying
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, a human rights activist, Mr Modibbo Bakari, has advised the electorate to desist from…
2019: ‘U.S. has no candidate in this election’
The United States of America (USA) has said that it has no preferred candidate in the forthcoming general elections in…
Indian minister resigns amid sexual assault allegations
India’s Junior External Affairs Minister, Mobashar Akbar, resigned on Wednesday over alleged sexual assaults against him by 35 female journalists.
Nigerian Govt approves processing machines for rural farmers
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the disbursement of produce processing machines to farmers in the rural areas to…
Kaduna Govt. trains 5,834 primary school teachers
Kaduna State Government has conducted a training exercise for 5, 834 primary school teachers on improving reading and writing ability…
Gov. Fayemi scraps development levy in Ekiti schools
The new Ekiti state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday ordered the immediate scrapping of payment of development levy in…
Abia Community demands whereabouts of Nnamdi Kanu’s father
The Afaraukwu-Ibeku community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia has demanded the whereabouts of Eze Israel Kanu from…
World population to grow another 2.2bn by 2050 – UN survey
The world’s population is set to grow by 2.2 billion between 2018 and 2050, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has…
Nigerian Govt urged to end insurgency to honour slain aid workers
The International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) Forum, on Wednesday called for immediate end to insurgency in the North-East, as honour and…
Delta Govt. approves 33 per cent increase on pensions
The Delta Government has approved 33 per cent increase on the pensions of retired workers in the state, bringing them…
Ebonyi Govt wades into border crisis with Benue
The Ebonyi Government has urged Ekwashi and Ukwuagba Ngbo Autonomous communities of Ohaukwu LGA in the state to stay calm…
Plateau LG polls: PDP candidate calls on supporters to boycott re-run
Mr Ayuba Gufwen, PDP chairmanship candidate for Mangu in the Oct. 10 local government polls in Plateau, has called on…
Governors not against review of minimum wage – Yari
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) says it is not against the upward review of the minimum wage.
Africa is ‘on the rise’ – Guterres
Africa is “on the move and on the rise” with communities coming together to resolve their problems and offer mutual…
‘Virginity testing’ a human rights violation – UN
A group of United Nations agencies has issued a joint statement calling for a ban on tests meant to assess…
Gov. Obaseki reiterates commitment to end poverty
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Wednesday in Benin reiterated his commitment to eradicate poverty across the 18 Local Government…
Liverpool’s Mane undergoes hand surgery
Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane, has undergone surgery for a hand injury sustained on international duty with Senegal, the Premier League…
South-East Governors never opposed Obi’s nomination – Ikpeazu
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia said on Wednesday that South-East PDP governors never opposed former Gov. Peter Obi’s emergence as…
Voting Buhari will hasten 2023 Igbo presidency – Group
Igbo leaders in Lagos APC said on Wednesday that voting for President Muhammadu Buhari in the upcoming presidential elections would…
8 ritual killers arrested with 11 human skulls
The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday said it had arrested eight suspected ritual killers, including a woman with 11 human…
UNILAG to screen new students for hard drugs
The University of Lagos is to screen its newly-admitted students for hard drugs, an official said on Wednesday in Lagos.
Minimum Wage: Organised labour to take final decision Thursday
The Organised Labour says it will meet on Thursday to take final decision on the new National Minimum Wage for…
Inflation: Financial analysts blame flooding, herdsmen attacks
Financial analysts on Wednesday blamed flooding and persistent herdsmen attacks for the steady rise in Nigeria’s headline inflation for two…
Ogoni clean-up programme not politicized – MOSOP
Mr Legborsi Pyagbara, President, Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has dismissed comments in some quarters that the…
Gov. Okowa presents N367bn 2019 budget proposal
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday presented a budget estimate of N367.09 billion for the 2019 fiscal year to…
Nigerian Govt urged to be more committed to polytechnic education
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to be more committed to the growth…
Executive Order 6 has nothing to do with 2019 – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government clarified on Wednesday in London that the implementation of Executive Order 6 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari…
Ogun lawmaker dumps PDP
A member of Ogun House of Assembly, Mr Jimi Otukoya, (PDP-Ijebu North East) on Wednesday defected to the African Democratic…
Nigerian Govt urged to declare emergency in power sector
Some leaders of organised labour on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to declare a national emergency in the power…
Sokoto lawmaker dumps APC after losing primary
A member of Sokoto State House of Assembly Alhaji Muhammad Bashir, who lost in the bid to secure the All…