Author: Adekunle Dada
Turkey, Saudi Arabia urged to investigate journalist disappearance
The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday showed concern at the “apparent enforced disappearance” and possible murder of Saudi…
Thailand to crack down on foreigners overstaying visas
The Thai government is set to arrest and deport all foreigners overstaying their visas following complaints of illegal activities, Deputy…
Fire kills OSUSTECH professor
The Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa, was thrown into mourning on Tuesday, following the death of…
Ugandan president to meet Kabila over rebel groups
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday said that he would meet his Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterpart Joseph Kabila…
Bendel Insurance players urged to step up performance
The Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has called on players of Bendel Insurance Football Club to step up performance in…
Dbanj turns model, walks runway in South Africa
Nigerian singer Oladapo Oyebanjo, a.k.a D’banj, walked the runway at the African Fashion International Johannesburg Fashion Week.
10 terrorists killed in Egypt
The Egyptian Police on Tuesday killed at least 10 terrorists in a security raid in Arish city of restive North…
Zulu king, Afrikaans nationalists to form farming partnership
South Africa’s Zulu king and Afrikaans nationalist group AfriForum are forming a partnership to develop the agriculture on vast swathes…
UN Chief confirms support to Iraq
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday confirmed UN’s support to Iraq and the continuing of its programmes in the war-torn…
Woman remanded over alleged possession of firearms
A 21-year-old woman, Better Musa, charged with unlawful possession of firearms, was on Tuesday remanded in Kirikiri Prison on the…
CBN revokes Garu Micro-Finance Bank’s license
Barely few weeks after the collapse of Skye Bank, same fate has befallen a community bank in Bauchi, Garu Micro-Finance…
Genevieve signs film deal with U.S. based Agency
Nollywood Actress Genevieve Nnaji , has signed a deal with United Talent Agency, (UTA) for representation in film, TV and…
North Korean food supply still precarious – UN
The supply of food remains precarious in North Korea where one in five children is stunted by malnutrition, the UN…
N3.1bn fraud: Witness’s ill health stalls Suswam’s trial
The ongoing trial of former Benue Governor, Gabriel Suswam, was on Tuesday stalled at the Federal High Court, Abuja, due…
Sacked LG workers drag Kaduna Govt. to Court
The Industrial Court in Kaduna has adjourned hearing in the case instituted by the 4,042 sacked local government councils’ workers…
Trump to announce pro-ethanol measure on Tuesday
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce the lifting of a federal ban on summer sales of higher-ethanol blends…
Singapore: Activist, opposition politician convicted over Facebook comments
A Singapore court on Tuesday convicted a rights activist and an opposition politician of contempt of court, punishable by up…
Primaries: Amosun meets Buhari behind closed door
Gov. Ibikunle Amosun on Tuesday visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he met behind closed door with President Muhammadu Buhari…
Farmer rapes 78-year-old grandmother
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Minna has ordered the remand in prison custody of a 32-year-old farmer, Rilwanu Salisu, after…
Restructuring Nigeria will engender rapid development – Coscharis
The President, Coscharis Group Ltd., Mr Cosmas Maduka, on Tuesday said that restructuring Nigeria would address its socio-economic challenges and…
Nasarawa reverses decision to abolish Customary Court
The Nasarawa State Government has reversed its decision to abolish the Customary Court of Appeal in the state. Abdulkareem Kana,…
Edo road crashes claim 32 lives
The Edo Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it recorded 32 deaths in road crashes across the…
South Africa’s anti-graft body to investigate finance minister
South Africa’s top anti-graft body says it will investigate whether the Finance Minister breached ethics guidelines over a state pension…
IBB denies fake Twitter handles
Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retired), former military president, has said that twitter handles bearing his names and photographs were fake.
Plateau gets new Police Commissioner
Mr Austin Agbonlahor, has been appointed the Plateau Police Commissioner.
Vote-buying is virus that must be `killed’ – REC
Prof. Godswill Obioma, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ebonyi, has described vote-buying as “a virus ” capable of destroying Nigerian’s…
Sri Lanka heavy rains: Death toll rises to 9
The death toll from the adverse weather in Sri Lanka rose to nine on Tuesday as heavy winds and rains…
40 UK lawmakers willing to vote down Brexit deal
At least 40 lawmakers in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party are willing to vote down her possible Brexit deal…
Oil prices rise as Iran’s crude exports fall
Oil prices rose on Tuesday on growing evidence of falling crude exports from Iran, OPEC’s third-largest producer, before the imposition…
Australia plans to settle new migrants outside big cities
Australia plans to restrict some new migrants from living in its largest cities: Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, for “at least…