Author: Adekunle Dada
Saudi Arabia to build oil refinery in Pakistan
Saudi Arabia will build an oil refinery in Pakistan near the Iran border, officials said on Thursday amid warnings that…
PDP Convention: Bafarawa commences feeding of 6,000 delegates
The Bafarawa Support Alliance Group (BSAG) has commenced feeding of at least 6,000 delegates in Port Harcourt ahead of the…
Nigerian Govt commences review of National Environmental Sanitation Policy
The Federal Government says it has commenced the review of the National Environmental Sanitation Policy to improve and promote sound…
Out of school children increases to 13.2m – UBEC
Mr Hamid Bobboyi, Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has said that the number of out-of-school children increased from…
9-year-old boy points loaded gun at classmates
A 9-year-old boy in Broward county in the U.S. state of Florida was placed on home detention on Thursday after…
Iran Sanctions: South Africa welcomes ICJ order to U.S
The South African government on Thursday welcomed the decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which orders the U.S.…
Nigerian Govt urged to clarify position on Nigeria Air project
Stakeholders in the aviation sector on Thursday urged the Federal Government to clarify its position on the Nigeria Air project…
Nigerian Govt disburses N210m to poor citizens in Kaduna
The Federal Government has disbursed N210 million to 10,490 poorest and most vulnerable persons in Kaduna State under its Conditional…
El-Zakzaky’s bail application: Kaduna High Court fixes Nov. 7
A Kaduna High Court on Thursday fixed Nov. 7 for ruling on the bail application filed by the leader of…
Ukraine expels Hungarian consul after passport row
Ukraine has given a Hungarian consul 72 hours to leave country after accusing his consulate of illegal issuance of passports…
Nigerian, Pakistani armies to collaborate on training, intelligence
The Nigerian Army has expressed readiness to collaborate with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on training, intelligence, radio communication and…
Adamawa PDP primaries: Hoodlums invade venue, destroy result
The panel set up by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to conduct senatorial primary for Adamawa South, on Thursday said…
PDP Primary: Ex-Nasarawa lawmaker wins Reps ticket
Alhaji Abdulkarim Usman, a former member representing Wamba Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), has emerged winner…
Napoli striker Milik robbed at gunpoint
Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik was robbed at gunpoint by two men on a motorbike as he drove home from Wednesday’s…
`Messi eats at his own table’
Lionel Messi’s mesmeric display in Barcelona’s 4-2 Champions League win over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, proved yet again, that he…
Russia behind host of global cyber attacks – Britain
Britain on Thursday accused Russian military intelligence of directing a host of cyber attacks aimed at undermining Western democracies by…
Housewife allegedly kills 8 months old step daughter
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna has ordered the remand of a 20-year-old housewife, Zulai Kabiru, standing trial for allegedly killing…
Nigerian Army assures farmers of security
The Nigerian Army has pledged to guarantee the safety of farmers in Borno, to enhance the production of paddy rice…
OPEC able to raise oil output by 1.3m barrels per day
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said OPEC is technically able to raise oil output by 1.3 million barrels per day…
Data breach: Facebook’s lead EU regulator opens investigation
Facebook’s lead regulator in the European Union, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), continued on Thursday an investigation into a…
APC primaries: Aspirant expresses delight over transparency
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, Mr Dennis Idahosa, says the free and fair primaries i9n…
Injured Liverpool’s Keita sent to hospital for tests
Liverpool midfielder, Naby Keita was taken to hospital after sustaining a suspected back injury during his team’s 1-0 defeat by…
Iran sanctions: Traders bet on oil at $100 per barrel
Oil traders have piled into wagers that U.S. crude oil could surge to $100 a barrel by next year, a…
Agency rescues 52 human trafficking victims
The Benin Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) rescued no fewer than…
Germany has responsibility to confront anti-Semitism – Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel who paid homage in Jerusalem on Thursday to the six million Jews killed by Nazis said…
Yemen rebels release ex-president’s 2 sons
Houthi rebels have released two sons of former Yemeni president, Ali Saleh, the rebels and Jordanian media said on Wednesday.
Edo Govt deploys tech-based revenue collection scheme
Edo Government on Wednesday said it would evolve innovative technology-based revenue administration scheme that would increase its monthly revenue generation…
7 Turkish soldiers killed in Kurdish militant attack
Seven Turkish soldiers were killed and three others wounded after a roadside bomb in the southeastern province of Batman was…
Kogi Senatorial Primary: PDP denies election of Senator Aidoko
The Peoples Democratic Party has denied the purported election of Senator Aidoko for the Kogi Eastern Senatorial District.
Iran to defeat America by overcoming sanctions – Supreme leader
Iran will deliver a slap and defeat America by defeating sanctions, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in an…