Author: Adekunle Dada
Police to party supporters: Carry offensive weapons, go to jail for 12 months
Kebbi Police Command on Tuesday warned political party supporters against openly wielding offensive weapons, saying they risk jail term of…
Heart disease Australia’s leading cause of death
Heart disease is still Australia’s leading cause of death but alcohol-induced deaths are on the decline, according to data released…
Rivers: Sen. Abe faults APC NWC’s decision on indirect primaries
Sen. Magnus Abe, an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Rivers has faulted the decision of the party’s National…
Lagos ports expect 31 ships carrying various products
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 31 ships to bring petroleum products, food and other goods from…
Niger Govt. spends N4bn on maintenance of Minna-Suleja road
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Tuesday disclosed that his administration had spent close to N4 billion on maintenance of…
Court nullifies impeachment of Imo Deputy Governor
An Owerri High Court presided over by Justice Benjamin Iheaka on Tuesday nullified the impeachment of Imo Deputy Governor, Eze…
Trump rejects meeting Iran’s Rouhani at UN gathering
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as world leaders gather…
Osun re-run: APC urges voters to ignore PDP’s court threat
The APC Campaign Council for the Osun Governorship Election has urged voters in the areas where the state’s election rerun…
Woman delivers twins in emergency centre for flood victims
A middle-aged woman, identified as Mrs Obiora, has been delivered a set of twins in an emergency shelter for victims…
Osun re-run: EU, UK, U.S. call for free, fair election
The Missions of the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States have called for peaceful, free, fair and…
APC presents consensus candidates for Ekiti Assembly election
In the run up to the 2019 general elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates for the 26 Seats of…
2019: APC approves mode of primaries for governorship elections
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has approved both the direct and indirect mode of primaries for…
Aisha Buhari disowns ADC over fraud allegation
The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has refuted allegations suggesting that she used her Aide De Camp, CSP Sani…
Buhari congratulates D’Tigress over victory against Argentina
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s women basketball team, D’Tigress, who recorded their second -straight win at the ongoing FIBA…
Donald Trump rejects globalism in UN speech
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday told scores of Heads of State and Government that his country rejects the ideology…
Gov. Shettima of Borno dissolves Cabinet
Borno Governor, Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday ordered the immediate dissolution of the State Executive Council.
Flood kills 9-year-old girl in Anambra
The flood disaster ravaging parts of Anambra has claimed the life of a nine-year-old girl, Benedict Uzo in Amiyi, Ogbaru…
2019: Army constitutes special court martial to try partisan personnel
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has announced the constitution of a special court martial to try personnel…
Customs generates N852m revenue in 1month
The Kaduna/Katsina Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated N852 million as revenue for the month of…
Normalcy returns to LASUTH after 14-day strike
Normalcy has returned to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), following the suspension of the 14-day strike by the…
South Sudan surgeon wins UN prize for treating refugees
A South Sudanese surgeon has been named the 2018 winner of the Nansen Refugee Award supported by the United Nations…
Ogoni clean-up: Nigerian Govt begins final selection of firms
The Hydro Carbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) says it has commenced process to select pre-qualified companies for the clean-up of…
NHIS: Nigerian Govt approves enrolment of corps members
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government had approved the…
Tanzania ferry disaster: Death toll reaches 228
The death toll from a ferry disaster in Tanzania has risen to 228, an official said on Tuesday, as authorities…
Imo flood kills pastor, wife
Mr Evans Ugoh, the Head of Imo/Abia Operations Office, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has confirmed that a pastor and…
Minimum Wage: Labour begins warning strike Wednesday midnight
The Organised Labour says it will commence nationwide warning strike over the non-implementation of the new National Minimum Wage, effective…
FRSC Recruitment: Applicants with tattoos, others to be disqualified
Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says that applicants with tattoos, bow and K legs…
Nigerian Govt revives 18 fertiliser blending plants
Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) says 18 fertiliser blending plants across the country have been revived under…
Militant attacks: WHO suspends work on Ebola in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is suspending parts of its effort to fight Ebola in Congo after a string of…
Kaduna Govt to recruit 3,000 health workers
The Kaduna State Government said on Tuesday it has concluded arrangements to recruit 3,059 health workers to meet minimum service…