Author: Adekunle Dada
President Kenyatta rejects bill delaying unpopular fuel tax
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya defied parliament by rejecting a finance bill that sought to postpone a widely unpopular tax…
Change in Kwara must come through ballot box- Governorship aspirant
Alhaji Abdullahi Yaman, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says the desire for change…
U.S. sanctions to remain until Zimbabwe demonstrates reforms
The U.S. government will not lift sanctions against Zimbabwe until the new government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa demonstrates it is…
Minister urges inventors to make inventions available for patent rights
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, has called on inventors and innovators to make their inventions and…
Fashola calls for more investment in power distribution end
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has called for sustained investments in the distribution end of our…
Libya’s militia leader sanctioned over $1.4bn oil revenue loss
The U.S., in coordination with the UN Security Council’s Libya Sanctions Committee, imposed financial sanctions on Libyan militia leader Ibrahim…
South Sudan deal offers hope, but trust ‘still lacking’ – UN
The landmark peace agreement between the South Sudanese Government and main political opposition offers hope, but trust is ‘still lacking’…
Population Growth: Nigeria needs to avoid ‘time-bomb scenario’ – Osinbajo
Nigeria must urgently build an economy that will support its fast-growing population in order to avoid a `time bomb scenario’,…
Kaduna Govt institutes life insurance for `Operation Yaki’ operatives
Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State says the state government has initiated a life insurance programme for operatives of the…
Man remanded for allegedly killing 65-year-old woman
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of 29-year-old Ojo Yemi for allegedly killing a 65-year-old woman,…
France pushes year-end vote for Libya
France stuck to its position pushing for elections in Libya by the end of the year on Thursday, a day…
Physically-challenged: Nigerian Govt plans to review recruitment percentage
Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, says the Federal Government is planning an upward review of…
Kadpoly, NADDC to produce solar-powered tricycles
The Rector, Kaduna Polytechnic, Prof. Idris Muhammad-Bugaje, on Thursday, said the institution in partnership with National Automotive Design and Development…
3 LASU lecturers face sack over alleged sexual harassment
Three lecturers at the Lagos State University (LASU) may be sacked anytime from now over cases of alleged sexual harassment…
Puerto Rico death toll made up by political rivals – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that the death toll from hurricanes that lashed Puerto Rico in 2017 was…
Flood destroys 5,000 hectares of rice farms in Kano
The Rice Famers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Kano state says the recent flood has destroyed over 5,000 hectares of…
N-power: Nigerian Govt recruits 500,000 graduates – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday said 500,000 graduates had so far been recruited under the Federal Government’s…
Elective offices quota: Osinbajo backs young APC aspirants
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed support for the request by young aspirants under the platform of All Progressives…
Gombe: Floods kill 9, destroy over 200 houses
Nine people lost their lives while over 200 houses were destroyed and numerous farm lands washed out by flood in…
South Africans stone Zambian to death
A 28-year-old Zambian has died after been knifed and stoned in South Africa, a government official said on Thursday.
Lagos ports expect 28 ships carrying various products
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Thursday that 28 ships were expected to freight petroleum products, food items and…
Macron launches anti-poverty plan
President Emmanuel Macron of France on Thursday unveiled 9.3 billion dollars (8 billion-euro) anti-poverty plan focused on getting people into…
Nigerian Govt loses trillions annually to illegal lottery – Official
Mr Bello Maigari, Acting Executive Secretary, National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF) has said that the Federal Government loses more than…
Cholera outbreak: Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa calls for improved sanitation
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Thursday urged the Harare city council and other local authorities to work on improving…
Queen Elizabeth II signs Parental Bereavement Leave bill
Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday signed the first ever government law that would allow paid leave from work for parents…
Kenya says IMF $989.8m stand-by deal over
Kenya’s stand-by arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expired, Finance Minister Henry Rotich said on Thursday.
Natural disasters: Prince William extends sympathy to Japan
Britain’s Prince William offered his sympathy to victims of recent disasters in Japan as he officially opened a new Japanese…
Monkey pox: Lagos Govt strengthens surveillance to prevent outbreak
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it had strengthened its disease surveillance, detection and response systems to prevent the…
Golden Eaglets will work on lapses against Ghana Starlets – Ugbade
Nduka Ugbade, the Assistant Coach of the Golden Eaglets, says the team will work on their lapses ahead of the…
Sex abuse scandal: Pope Francis accepts resignation of U.S. bishop
A U.S. bishop accused of molesting adults resigned on Thursday, in the latest sex abuse scandal to rock the Catholic…