Author: Adekunle Dada
False news: Son of ousted Egyptian president Morsi detained
Egyptian police detained the youngest son of ousted former President Mohamed Morsi, from his home on the outskirts of Cairo…
Ondo Govt. approves N1.5bn for cancer treatment centre
The Ondo State Government said on Wednesday in Akure that it had approved N1.5 billion for the take off of…
South Korea considers partially lifting sanctions on North Korea
South Korea is considering lifting some of its sanctions against North Korea as the relationship between the two countries improves.…
6,720 Kebbi households to benefit from cash transfer scheme
A total of 6,720 poor households are to benefit from the Federal Government cash transfer scheme in Kebbi, the state…
Teenager remanded over alleged rape of minor
An Osun Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Wednesday, remanded a 19-year-old teenager, Alabi PrinceWill, in prison custody over alleged…
Passengers stranded at Abuja airport over MMA2 shut down
Some domestic air passengers were on Wednesday, stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja following protest by the…
UNICEF urges Bauchi Govt. to employ female teachers
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Bauchi State Government to recruit the female teachers trained under its…
Kenya bus crash kills 50 people
At least 50 people were killed including seven children in a bus crash between Nairobi and Kenya’s Western city of…
Taraba lawmaker makes case for displaced constituents
Mr Joseph Kunini, Majority Leader, Taraba House of Assembly, has expressed the fear that more than 4,000 people from his…
Plateau LG Poll: PDP alleges massive irregularities
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Plateau, has alleged massive irregularities in the ongoing Local Government Area (LGA) poll in…
UBEC to disburse N142.5 billion to states
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) will be disbursing N142.58 billion to support educational development in all states of the…
Flood: Traditional ruler urges govt. to compensate Anambra farmers
Eze Emmanuel Onyia, the traditional ruler of Odokpe Community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, has called on…
Saraki swears in 2 new senators
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has administered the oath of office on Lawal Gumau (APC- Bauchi South)…
Polio: Daura LG immunises 79,088 children
No fewer than 79,088 children were immunised at the just concluded phase 11 of the Outbreak Response against Polio in…
Bolt ready to play for his footballing future
Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is set to start up front for the Central Coast Mariners in a trial match…
Farmers urged not to plant close to water courses
The President, Nigerian Meteorological Society (NMetS), Prof. Clement Akoshile, on Wednesday urged farmers to desist from planting close to water…
Flood: Over 500 rice farms submerged in Bayelsa
No fewer than 500 rice farms at Okpotuwari and Ondewari communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, have…
Plateau LG polls: Voters decry late arrival of materials
As Plateau residents elect chairmen and councillors into 14 of the 17 local governments, voters in some areas have decried…
Tour de France trophy stolen at cycle show
The Tour de France trophy won by Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas earlier this year has been stolen during a cycle…
APC primaries: Nasarawa Assembly aspirant rejects result
Mr Jacob Ajegana- Kudu, an aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state, has rejected the…
Security guard remanded for defiling 10-year-old girl
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Minna has ordered the remand in prison custody of a 55-year-old security guard, Michael Itang,…
Taiwan to China: Avoid ‘being a source of conflict’
Taiwanese President, Tsai Ing-wen, on Wednesday urged China to avoid “being a source of conflict,’’ while pledging that her country…
Nigeria losing out on literate, skilled workforce – UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), says Nigeria is losing out on a literate and skilled workforce it needs to…
National ID Card: NIMC decries low turnout of minors
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has decried low turnout of children in the National Identification Number (NIN) registration.
INEC ban: APC consulting lawyers for response on Zamfara
The All Progressives Congress is consulting its lawyers in its legal department to file a reaction on the eligibility of…
Plateau LG elections: Poor turnout of voters, confusion
A poor turnout of voters has been observed in most polling units in Plateau as the state holds elections into…
Labourer remanded for allegedly stabbing man to death
A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, remanded a 36-year-old labourer, Sani Musa, in prison, accused of stabbing one Musa…
Egypt’s core inflation falls to 8.55% in September
Egypt’s core inflation fell to 8.55 per cent year-on-year in September from 8.83 per cent in August, its Central Bank…
Nigerian Govt releases N460bn for capital expenditure
Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, says the Federal Government has so far released N460…
Zimbabwe police ban protests against new tax
Zimbabwe police will stop planned protests by the labour movement against a new tax on money transfers on Thursday because…