Author: Adekunle Dada
Tanzania suspends family planning advertisements
Tanzania has suspended advertisements on family planning sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other organisations.
Amnesty accuses Venezuela of extrajudicial executions
Amnesty International on Thursday accused Venezuela’s security forces of thousands of extrajudicial executions targeting mainly poor young men.
Osun Guber: FRSC announces restriction of vehicular movement
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said it had deployed 1,500 personnel, including 60 vehicles to man strategic…
Osun Guber: NSCDC deploys personnel, surveillance vehicles, sniffer dogs
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has directed massive deployment of personnel, mobile surveillance vehicles and sniffer dogs…
29-year-old man commits suicide in Jos
Mr Paul Majie, a 29-year-old unemployed man, on Thursday committed suicide in his room at Dadin-Kowa in Jos South Local…
Film adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s book “Ake” on Amazon
The film adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s classic autobiographical novel, “Ake: The Years of Childhood”, is now available to viewers on…
Global waste could grow 70% as cities boom – World Bank
Global waste could grow by 70 per cent by 2050 as urbanisation and populations rise, said the World Bank.
APC UK expresses readiness to assist flood victims
The United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is ready to give some form of assistance…
Tanzania ferry disaster: Hundreds still missing, 44 confirmed dead
At least 44 people were confirmed dead and rescuers resumed searching at the crack of dawn on Friday for hundreds…
Primaries: APC inaugurates screening and appeals committee
Mr Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), has inaugurated a high-level legislative screening and appeals committee for the…
Air Force offers free medical services to IDPs, Niger communities
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is offering free medical services to more than 1,000 persons displaced by flood…
Cholera resurfaces in Yobe, kills 61
Yobe government on Friday confirmed 906 fresh cases of cholera with 61 deaths and 50 others still on admission in…
Pinnick promises greater focus on youth programmes
Amaju Pinnick, the re-elected President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) , on Thursday promised to focus more on youth…
Enugu Govt denies stopping churches, hospitals from issuing birth certificates
The Enugu State Government says it did not direct hospitals and churches to stop the issuance of birth certificates.
Saraki’s speeches against Buhari crude, extremely derogatory – Presidency
The Presidency has condemned and described as crude and extremely derogatory speeches hitting the news credited to Sen. Bukola Saraki…
Nigerian Govt working on generating more energy via geothermal sources
The Federal Government said on Thursday that it was working towards generating more energy through geothermal sources, to enhance Nigeria’s…
Presidential ticket: Atiku inaugurates committee to mobilise support
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated a committee charged with mobilising support for his emergence as…
Court orders hospitals to provide separate rooms for transgenders
A court in Pakistan’s east Punjab province has ordered all state-run hospitals across the province to ensure separate rooms for…
Egypt court releases 2 Mubarak’s sons on bail
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s two sons were released on bail on Thursday, five days after a court ordered their…
17,000 teachers to write Computer based professional examination
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), says no fewer than 17,000 prospective teachers including 20 PhD holders, would write…
Osun Guber: INEC’s ban on phones will reduce vote buying, selling – CSO
YIAGA Africa, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), said the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) ban on phones in voting booths…
2 dead, scores injured as robbers attack bank in Ekiti
A bank robbery that occurred in Igede Ekiti, headquarters of Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area area of Ekiti State, late on…
Lagos ports receive 13 ships with petrol, other product
Thirteen ships carrying various products are at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)…
Primary: Adamawa APC assures governorship aspirants of level playing ground
The Adamawa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will provide level playing field for all its governorship…
Shippers advise traders to access global business opportunities
The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has advised exporters and importers to avail themselves of global business opportunities through Illela Border…
South Africa has no plans to return to international bond markets in 2018
South Africa has no plans to issue an international bond in 2018, nor has a request for proposals been sent…
Ghana’s Cocobod signs $1.3 billion syndicated loan
Ghana’s cocoa industry regulator Cocobod signed a 1.3 billion dollars loan with international banks on Thursday to fund purchases for…
Airline Operators hail suspension of Nigeria Air
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Thursday commended the Federal Government for taking bold step to suspend the planned…
Customs seizes contraband worth N81 million
The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos, said on Thursday that it had seized contraband valued…
Man remanded for smashing man’s face with brick
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a man, Roxy Edebor, at Ikoyi Prison, Lagos, for allegedly smashing…