Author: Adekunle Dada
Thai police seize 22 million methamphetamine pills
Over 22 million methamphetamine pills and 100 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine were seized in two separate raids over the weekend…
Amnesty Rights worker describes abduction as “violent”
A Researcher for Amnesty International, Oleg Kozlovsky, has described how he was abducted in Southern Russia by men who drove…
Thomas Vermaelen suffers fresh injury
Belgium defender Thomas Vermaelen has suffered another injury and will be out of action for several weeks after straining an…
Family Planning: Kogi has low level of contraceptive usage – USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) says Kogi is currently ranked lowest in terms of contraceptive usage and adoption…
Intra-Africa Trade: West Africa to interlink payment system
To make trading between African countries easier, West African countries have joined forces to interlink their payment system.
Trump, wife to visit Florida’s storm-ravaged Panhandle
U.S. President, Donald Trump, and First Lady, Melania, will visit Florida’s storm-ravaged Panhandle on Monday, the White House announced.
Air Force destroys Boko Haram hideout
The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has decimated a Boko Haram Terrorist…
Basketball chief dies of heart attack in Buenos Aires
Patrick Baumann, the 51-year-old Secretary General of basketball’s world governing body, has died of heart attack at the Youth Olympics…
200 investors indicate interest in Diaspora Investment Summit
About 200 foreign investors have indicated interest to participate in the Nigerian Diaspora Investment Summit, scheduled to begin in Abuja…
Somalia suicide bombings: Death toll rises to 20
The death toll has risen to 20 people on Sunday following two suspected suicide bombers that struck in the southern…
BRISIN begins public awareness in FCT
Basic Registry and Information System of Nigeria (BRISIN) says it has commenced public awareness creation on the first phase of…
Gubernatorial candidate promises youth employment, improved IGR
Mr Saheed Ajadi, the gubernatorial candidate of the Accord party in Oyo state, has promised youth employment and improved Internally…
2019: Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youths commend Atiku for choosing Obi
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youths (Worldwide) has commended the PDP and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for choosing an Igbo…
Nigerian Content Board donates relief materials to Bayelsa flood victims
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Sunday urged oil firms operating in the Niger Delta to assist…
Nigerian Govt commended for sustaining NYSC scheme
The Board of Patrons, National Association of Catholic Corpers (NACC), has commended the Federal Government for sustaining the National Youth…
Degree classification: Niger Delta youths back Kachikwu
Youths from the Niger Delta region on Sunday expressed solidarity with Dr Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum and…
Kano APC Primaries: Ganduje inaugurates 12-man reconciliation committee
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has inaugurated 12-man high-powered reconciliation committee to reconcile all aggrieved members of the All…
6.6m Lagosians eligible to vote in 2019 – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State said 6,609,115 residents were eligible to vote in the 2019 General…
Police arrest 16 suspected kidnappers
The Police said they have arrested 16 suspected kidnappers, whose ages range from 16 to 45 at Ankpa in Kogi,…
Presidential panel recovers over N4bn, $7m
The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) says it has recovered over N4 billion and 7…
Gov. Okowa canvasses proper funding for INEC
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called for proper funding of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to enable it…
Aviation union rejects planned airport concessioning
The Air Transport Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSAN) has maintained its opposition to the Federal Government’s proposed concessioning of…
Nigeria set to enforce safety code – NIMASA
The Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Friday said the country was set to implement safety code on…
4,000 flood victims benefit from Air Force medical outreach
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has begun a five-day medical outreach for nearly 4,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
Thailand to give technical expertise to Kebbi rice farmers
Thailand’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Wattana Kunwangse, says his country will provide technical expertise in rice production for rice farmers…
I’m contesting for Presidency as Nigerian, not Igbo – Moghalu
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, the Presidential Candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) on Friday said that he was contesting for…
Kwara APC governorship primary: Matters arising
Political analysts observe that although governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara has ended, protest against…
Overland aircraft catches fire at Lagos Airport
A turboprop aircraft belonging to Overland Airways was on Friday severely damaged by fire while parked at the airline’s hanger…
20-year old farmer remanded over motorcycle theft
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Friday ordered a 20-year old farmer, Sunday Danjuma, to be remanded in prison…
Car dealer allegedly absconds with customer’s N5m car
A 48-year-old car dealer, Akanbi Abdulrahman, on Friday, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing a…