Author: Adekunle Dada
Power outage: Port Harcourt Disco appeals to consumers in Calabar
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) on Friday appealed to it consumers in Calabar to bear with it over…
NNPC commended for rehabilitating Ejigbo depot, storage tanks
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Friday said the ongoing rehabilitation of moribund storage tanks at Ejigbo…
Catholic Bishops advise Nigerians against vote-buying
Catholic Bishops have urged all registered voters to ensure that they are equipped with voter’s card and reject the illegal…
3 women sentenced to 45 days imprisonment for fighting
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Friday sentenced three women to 45 days imprisonment for fighting and biting…
Gas explosion: Nasarawa to take victims to South Africa for further treatment
Nasarawa State Government on Friday said it had concluded arrangement to fly some victims of the Lafia gas explosion to…
Cholera outbreak: Zimbabwe’s opposition leader postpones mock inauguration
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader has postponed plans for a mock inauguration on Saturday following a police ban on public gatherings…
Russia to review any UK request to interview poisoning suspects
The Kremlin said on Friday it would review any British request to interview the two men London suspects of trying…
21 migrant bodies wash up in Mediterranean
The bodies of 21 people believed to be migrants trying to reach Spain have washed up on the shores of…
Lagos ports expect 28 ships with petrol, others
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says 28 ships are expected to bring in petrol and other goods from Sept. 14…
FAO launches 5-year development plan for Kenya
The Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN (FAO) has launched its Country Programming Framework plan for Kenya in the…
Man, 45, remanded for abducting 14-year-old minor
A Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered the remand of 45-year-old Joseph Ave, who told the court…
Mourinho deserves respect for being ‘real’ – Lukaku
Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku defended Jose Mourinho’s confrontational style of management, saying that the Portuguese deserves respect for not…
Spanish PM Sanchez defends doctoral thesis against plagiarism reports
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez published the results of plagiarism tests on his doctoral thesis on Friday in response to…
U.S. concerned about currency swaps between Africa, China
The U.S. is concerned that increased currency swap agreements between China and African nations will reduce visibility into financial transactions…
Agency mentions states that might experience flooding
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) says that nine states on the River Niger trough and three others on River…
Enugu residents defy IPOB’s Sit-At-Home order
Residents of Enugu metropolis on Friday went about their normal activities smacking the Sit-At-Home order given by the proscribed Indigenous…
Turkey’s Erdogan blames U.S. for economic attack
President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on Friday again blamed the U. S. for what he called a “heinous economic attack”…
Air Force destroys Boko Haram vehicle, neutralises fighters
The Nigerian Air Force says the the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed a Boko Haram…
Erosion: Abia seeks Nigerian Govt urgent intervention
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the gully erosion that cut…
Immigration seizes 436 voter cards, 192 National ID slips from foreigners
The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), on Thursday, said it seized 436 voter cards and 192…
Ekiti Assembly approves N10bn supplementary budget
The Ekiti House of Assembly has approved the N10 billion supplementary budget sent to it by Gov. Ayo Fayose.
Osun Govt. releases N19.8bn to settle workers’ salary, pension arrears
The Osun Government says it has released N19.8 billion for the settlement of salary and pension arrears owed all categories…
Nigerian Govt establishes joint patrol to check smuggling, human trafficking
The Federal Government has instituted a Joint Security Patrol in Katsina state along Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic to check…
Manchester City break £500m revenue barrier
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak says the club will “strive for more” after they announced yearly revenues of 500…
Police to Enugu residents: Disregard IPOB sit-at-home order
The police command in Enugu state on Thursday, said the recent sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra…
Bangladesh raises minimum wage for Garment Workers
The monthly minimum wage for entry-level Workers in Garment Factories in Bangladesh is being raised by 51 per cent, to…
Naira strengthens further against dollar at investors’ window
The Naira on Thursday appreciated further against the dollar at the investors’ window, exchanging at N362.78, stronger than N363.10 posted…
Sen. Sani warns Africa against creditor/debtor relationship with China
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Sen. Shehu Sani, has cautioned against emphasis on loan in the…
IPOB’s sit-at-home: Police advise Abia residents against illegal gathering
The Police in Abia have warned residents of the state not to engage in illegal gathering during the period of…
2019: Gov. Masari pledges 2.5m votes for Buhari
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has pledged 2.5 million votes for President Muhammadu Buhari in the forthcoming 2019 Presidential…