Author: Adekunle Dada
APC Primaries: I have no preferred candidate – Gov. Bindow
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Thursday said that he had no preferred candidate for the forthcoming primary elections in…
Plateau Govt to organise maiden tourism conference
As part of efforts to re-position Plateau as a tourism hub, the state government is set to organise its maiden…
Strike: Federal, State Secretariats, banks, shut in Ibadan
Workers deserted both the Federal and State Secretariats in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday in compliance with the seven-day warning…
PDP to publicise delegates list for primaries
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has said that it would soon make public the names of the…
Nasarawa LG workers to receive full September salary
Mr Haruna Osegba, the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, said that local government workers in the…
Osun re-run: Tension in Osogbo as thugs besiege polling unit
There was palpable tension in Osogbo on Thursday as some thugs besieged Alekuwodo area of Osogbo.
Mining charter: South Africa keeps 30% black ownership
The South African government says its new mining charter requires holders of mining rights to raise the level of black…
Niger Govt. to spend N91m on livestock tracking devise
Niger government says it will spend N91 million on micro chips to track movements of livestock in order to address…
Abia Govt. to launch Basic Healthcare Provision Fund
Dr Chinagozi Adindu, the Executive Secretary, Abia State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, says the state government has concluded plans to…
Iran sanctions: Oil prices rise toward $85
Oil prices rose on Thursday, driven by the prospect of a shortfall in global supply once U.S. sanctions against major…
Italy’s budget uncertainty returns to haunt Europe
Europe’s share markets and the euro both took a tumble on Thursday as a report that Italy’s long-awaited budget was…
Strike: Normal activities continue at Abuja airport
In spite of the total shutdown proposed by the organised labour unions in the ongoing nationwide strike, normal activities continued…
Ikeja High Court closed as labour begins nationwide strike
The two gates to the premises of Ikeja High Court in Lagos were closed as organised labour began a nationwide…
Osun re-run: PDP agent missing at polling unit in Ife South LG
There was drama at the Ward 7, Unit 12 Polling Unit in Adereti village, Ife South Local Government Area, as…
Osun Re-run: Police, INEC promise to monitor vote-buying
Mr Bello Ahmed, the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police in charge of the Osun governorship re-run election in Olede in…
Armed Forces College honours 1992 military plane crash victims
The Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, Kaduna State, said it would construct a befitting Cenotaph in honour of…
Minimum wage: Striking workers paralyse activities at federal secretariat
The 7-day warning strike ordered by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has paralysed activities at federal secretariat, Abuja, on Thursday,…
Flood: Association appeals to govts to compensate farmers
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has appealed to the federal and state governments to compensate farmers who are…
Strike: Nigerian workers under slavery – A’Ibom NLC
Comrade Iboro Ibara, the Akwa Ibom Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described the situation of workers…
Governors who oppose new minimum wage will lose election – NLC chieftain
Mr Adamu Garba, Vice Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Gombe State, has warned that governors opposed to the…
Ex-Ebonyi Commissioner, Okorie joins governorship race
Dr Paul Okorie, a former Commissioner for Works, Housing and Environment, has declared his intention to run for the office…
South Africa, UAE sign extradition treaty targeting Gupta
South Africa has signed an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates, the justice minister said on Thursday, raising the…
Pally Iriase: Ward executives disown expulsion letter
Ward nine (9) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo has disowned the…
Strike: Activities grounded in Benin Airport leaving passengers stranded
Activities at the Benin Airport were grounded on Thursday as both entry and exit gates were locked, with hundreds of…
Gov. Dickson approves N50m to assist Bayelsa flood victims
Gov Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has approved N50 million to assist flood victims in some parts of the state, the…
Osun re-run: Drama at polling units as voters defy heavy rainfall
There was mild drama at Polling Unit 17, Ward 5, Adewale Street, Alekuwodo, Osogbo, when voters that came out to…
Everton’s Pickford signs new six-year deal
Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has signed a new six-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday.
Flood submerges over 200 houses in llorin
Flood wreaked havoc in Ilorin Township on Wednesday, as over 200 residential houses were submerged with hundreds of victims displaced…
U.S. decision to remove missile systems ‘routine’ – Kuwait
A U.S. decision to remove anti-missile systems from several Arab allies was an “internal and routine procedure,’’ Kuwait said on…
Gender policy: Rep. wants INEC to de-register party
The Chairman, House Committee on Electoral and Political Party Matters, Aishatu Dukku, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to…