Author: Adekunle Dada
Rwanda’s economic growth to remain strong – IMF
Rwanda’s economic growth continues to be strong as its gross domestic product (GDP) rises 8.6 per cent in the first…
Nevada woman sues Ronaldo for alleged sexual assault
A Nevada woman has sued Cristiano Ronaldo and is participating in a police investigation of the global soccer star, for…
U.S. promises to keep supporting French military effort in Mali
U.S. has no plans to reduce its support for the French-led military campaign against militants in Mali, U.S. Defence Secretary,…
Ogun APC governorship primary holds today – Onanuga
The Ogun State Deputy Governor, Yetunde Onanuga, has urged delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to disregard speculations that…
Woman jailed for terminating pregnancy
A Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced one Holy Flobert to six months imprisonment for terminating…
Unemployed man allegedly stabs woman while bathing
A 32-year-old unemployed man, Saheed Balogun, who allegedly stabbed a woman with knife over water, was on Tuesday brought before…
Fake cleric remanded over alleged N17m fraud
A fake cleric, Mohammed Mohammed, 42, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court, Kwara for allegedly defrauding one…
APC senatorial primaries: Security beefed up in Keffi
Security was beefed up in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state on Tuesday as the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Ethiopia’s Mulatu Teshome calls for “data revolution’’
The success of the sustainable development agenda calls for “data revolution’’ to support Africa’s developmental endeavours at all levels, Ethiopian…
Denmark to ban petrol, diesel cars by 2030
Denmark has proposed a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and hybrid from 2035,…
Court restrains Kogi Govt. from installing Ujah as new Eje Olamaboro
A Lokoja High Court on Tuesday restrained the Kogi State Government from installing Simeon Ujah, as the new Eje of…
Nigerian Govt establishes 3km shelter belt plantation in Jigawa
The Federal Government has established a 3km shelter-belt plantation at Mana forest in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa to…
Driver remanded for allegedly robbing Catholic cleric N290,000 valuables
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 35-year-old driver, Chika Obilor, in Kirikiri Prison for allegedly…
Flood: ActionAid gives succour to 1,800 IDPs
ActionAid Nigeria on Monday came to the aid of over 1,800 women from 300 women-led households in communities across four…
Lagos ports expect 27 ships carrying various products
Twenty seven ships are expected to bring in petroleum products, food and other goods at the Apapa and Tin Can…
Saudi Arabia to donate $200m to Yemen to shore up currency
Saudi Arabia has pledged to donate 200 million dollars to Yemen in an effort to shore up the country’s battered…
Melania Trump takes off for Africa on first major solo trip
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump, set off for Africa as she embarks on her first major trip without the president.
Obtain appropriate information before coming to India – Envoy
The Nigeria High Commissioner to India, Maj.-Gen. Chris Eze (Rtd) has advised Nigerians traveling to India for medical care or…
Association demands improved funding of healthcare system
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for improved funding of the health sector to prevent diseases and boost the…
No-deal Brexit: France ramps up border controls
France is hiring 700 additional customs officers and extra border control facilities in preparation for a potential no-deal in Britain’s…
Lagos APC Primary: Confusion in Badagry voting centres over use of slip
All Progressives Council (APC) members in Badagry on Tuesday disagreed on use of party slip by members to vote for…
Google Free WiFi: Computer Village traders express divergent views
Some traders at the Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos, have expressed divergent views about the effectiveness of the Google Free…
Lagos APC Primary: Dep. Gov. Adebule dumps Ambode
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule on Tuesday abandoned Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to support Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu in…
Mixed bag as Lagos APC governorship primary gets underway
There is tension in Epe on Tuesday morning as residents trooped out en masse to vote in the APC governorship…
Lagos APC primary: Thugs chase voters away in Abesan
The voting process of the All Progressives Congress(APC) governorship primary was disrupted for a while at Ward G North, Abesan…
Nigerian Govt advised on monetary, fiscal policy alignment
Some experts have advised the Federal Government to take steps to avoid the relapse of the economy into recession.
Tight security at Lagos APC primary
Security operatives have been positioned at the Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development…
10 Nasarawa APC aspirants pledge support for governorship candidate
Ten All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants who lost the party’s primary have pledged to rally round the winner to…
Ex-MD Dangote Sugar emerges Nasarawa APC governorship candidate
Engr. Abdullahi Sule, former Managing Director of Dangote Sugar Refinery company has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship…
Primary: Gombe PDP governorship aspirant rejects results
Alhaji Jamilu Gwamna, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has rejected the results of…