Author: Adekunle Dada
What delays 2019 general elections budget?
Almost three months after President Muhammadu Buhari requested the passage of the 2019 election budget of N242 billion by the…
Delta Govt. opens register for farmers affected by flood
Delta Government on Tuesday announced that it has opened a register for farmers whose farms were washed off by the…
Croatia hopes to join Schengen zone entry in 2020
Croatia expects to meet the technical criteria for the border-free European Union’s Schengen zone by end of the year and…
U.S. launches $25bn aid programme for Philippines
The United States on Tuesday announced the launch of a 25-million dollar programme to improve conditions for people in war-torn…
Ondo Govt. disburses N26m to market fire victims
The Ondo State Government on Tuesday disbursed about N26 million to 76 traders affected during the Akure Market fire incident…
Civil servant remanded for alleged armed robbery
A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court in Benue, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a 30-year-old civil servant, Tivlumun Sule, in prison,…
Spain vs England: “Lazy” midfield, “suicidal” defence
Spain’s 3-2 defeat to England in the Nations League on Monday not only burst the bubble of optimism surrounding new…
Police deploy strike force to stop destruction of farmlands
The Police in Jigawa said they have deployed a strike force squad to stop more destruction of farmlands in Kirikasamma…
Immigration rescues 88 trafficked victims in Oyo
The Oyo state command of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Tuesday said it rescued no fewer than 88 trafficked victims…
Humanitarian crisis: Angola expels 200,000 Congolese
Some 200,000 Congolese migrants have been expelled from Angola and returned home to the troubled Kasai province, an influx that…
Daughter drags father to court for refusing her marriage
A 20-year-old lady, Amina Hassan, on Tuesday dragged her father, Hassan Adamu, before a Sharia Court at Magajin Gari, Kaduna…
Qatar works on plans for food self-sufficiency
Qatar is working on plans to achieve self-sufficiency in goods and products, as well as to develop natural resources, state-run…
President Macron announces cabinet reshuffle
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a successor to the post as part of a wider government reshuffle, two weeks…
APC Ebonyi North Senatorial candidate denies alleged substitution
Chief Mathias Adum, the All Progressives Congress (APC), senatorial candidate for Ebonyi North in the 2019 general elections, has debunked…
Rangers target Aiteo cup trophy
Rangers International FC of Enugu Technical Adviser Olugbenga Ogunbote says the club is committed to winning the Aiteo cup trophy…
Woman accuses husband of attacking her with deadly weapon
A housewife, Sylvia Ekejelape, 38, on Tuesday pleaded with a Badagry Customary Court to dissolve her 13-year-old marriage alleging that…
Civil servants urged to intensify fight against corruption
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, has urged civil servants to intensify their commitment to…
Indonesia warns Australia against moving embassy to Jerusalem
Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, on Tuesday warned Australia that moving its embassy to Jerusalem could undermine a peace…
Nigeria’s inflation rises to 11.28 percent in September – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the Consumer Price Index, (CPI) which measured inflation for September increased to 11.28…
Private investors to commit $3.23bn to mining projects
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development says private investors have expressed their readiness to commit about 3.32 billion dollars…
Police warn politicians against electoral thuggery, violence
The Cross River Police Command has warned politicians and party supporters against thuggery during the 2019 general elections, the News…
Zika virus outbreak affects 72 people in India
Zika virus outbreak in India is turning out to be worse in 2018, with 72 people being diagnosed with the…
Australia backtracks on support for ‘racist’ motion
An embarrassed Australian government on Tuesday backtracked on a Senate motion it had supported that contained “racist” slogans, saying it…
U.S. Elections: Facebook to ban misinformation on voting
Facebook Inc will ban false information about voting requirements and fact-check fake reports of violence or long lines at polling…
Brexit: UK minister calls on colleagues to rally behind PM May
British Housing Minister James Brokenshire called on his colleagues to support Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan before a meeting…
Oil prices dip amid expectations of higher U.S inventories
Oil prices dipped on Tuesday amid expectations of an increase in U.S. crude inventories, but signs of a fall in…
Google latest to withdraw from Saudi conference
Google said in a statement that Google Cloud Chief Executive Diane Greene would not attend the Future Investment Initiative Summit…
1MDB scandal: Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak summoned again
Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak was on Tuesday summoned once again to the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in…
Global spare oil capacity shrinking – OPEC
OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo, on Tuesday said global spare oil capacity was shrinking.
Blast injures 5 children in Afghanistan
Five people were injured in a blast that rocked Faizabad district in Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan province on Tuesday, a police…