Author: Adekunle Dada
Australia to axe ‘tampon tax’ from January 1
Australia on Wednesday announced plans to scrap a 10-per-cent tax on tampons and sanitary products from 2019, bowing to campaigners…
Defence minister urges security agencies to end Plateau crisis
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.- Gen.Abdulrahman Dambazau, has directed the Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps…
PDP Primary: Sen. Nwaoboshi picks Delta North senatorial ticket
Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi on Tuesday picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial ticket for the Delta North Senatorial District for…
33 million cases pending in Indian courts
There were an estimated 33 million cases pending in Indian courts as at January 2018, according to the National Judicial…
Justice Ranjan Gogoi sworn in as Chief Justice of India
Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India, Officials said.
Former immigration boss picks PDP Plateau Central senatorial ticket
Mr David Paradang, former Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has picked the PDP ticket to contest for the Plateau…
PDP Primaries: Enugu East senatorial election declared inconclusive
Mr Abdulrahman Yunusa, the Returning Officer for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary in Enugu East Senatorial Zone has declared…
3 Abia PDP senators clinch party’s ticket for 2019
Three Abia senators on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday clinched the tickets of the party…
Senate leader Lawan clinches APC Yobe North ticket
Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to contest the Yobe North senatorial election.…
APC suspends Imo governorship primary indefinitely
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee(NWC) on Tuesday in Abuja suspended the Imo governorship primaries indefinitely.
Former Taraba acting governor wins APC governorship primary election
Former Taraba Acting Governor, Mr Sani Danladi, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) party primaries, defeating nine other aspirants…
Saudi Arabia approves $200m grant to Yemen to stem riyal’s slide
Saudi Arabia will grant 200 million dollars to Yemen’s Central Bank to stem the riyal’s slide, local media reported on…
Governorship Primary: Ogun APC blasts party’s NWC
The Ogun chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday complained about the “frustrating and unsatisfactory treatment” meted out…
Kano PDP rejects governorship primary election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State has rejected the governorship primary election conducted on Monday by the Electoral…
Atiku condemns renewed violence in Jos
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday condemned the renewed violence that led to lost of lives and property in some…
Liberia central bank denies it lost $100 million
Liberia’s central bank did not lose more than 100 million dollars in newly printed notes, its governor said on Tuesday.
Nigerian Govt cuts cost of business registration to N5,000
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday announced the Federal Government’s approval of a 90-day special window to register businesses at…
Pochettino urges depleted Spurs to be optimistic ahead of Barca clash
Tottenham Hotspur will be without five key players for at least two weeks due to injury, but manager Mauricio Pochettino…
Osun Guber: Our victory is incontestable – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun says the victory of its candidate, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, in the recent governorship…
Nigeria commends Switzerland on stolen funds repatriation
Nigeria has commended Switzerland for its continuous support on stolen assets repatriation and other anti-graft interventions.
Taraba Guber primary: 8 APC aspirants call for cancellation
Eight out of the 10 governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba on Tuesday called for cancellation…
Oil prices rise towards $90, Asia stocks slip
Asian stocks fell on Tuesday as the lift from an agreement that saved the North American free trade deal faded,…
More than 70,000 flee ethnic violence in Ethiopia
More than 70,000 people have fled ethnically-charged violence in Western Ethiopia, officials said on Tuesday – part of an eruption…
Presidency announces postponement of FEC meeting
The Presidency says the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will not hold on Wednesday.
Boko Haram: UN to visit Maiduguri, Bama, Abuja in October
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, says a UN joint delegation will visit Maiduguri, Bama and Abuja first week of October,…
PDP Primary: Former Reps. member wins Edo North Senatorial ticket
A former member of House of Representatives, Mr Abubakar Momoh on Tuesday won the Peoples Democratic party for North Senatorial…
PDP Guber primary: My victory is act of God – Ihedioha
Mr Emeka Ihedioha, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, says his emergence as the Peoples Democratic Party…
Gov. Abubakar emerges Bauchi APC gubernatorial candidate
Gov.Mohammad Abubakar of Bauchi on Tuesday clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial ticket after two days of uncertainty about…
Melania Trump arrives in Ghana on solo African trip
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump, arrived in Ghana on Tuesday for her first extended international trip alone to Africa.
1,881 Sokoto primary schools to benefit from free feeding programme
A total of 300, 151 pupils in 1,881 primary schools are to benefit from the free school feeding programme of…