Author: Adekunle Dada
Direct primaries not practicable in Borno – Gov. Shettima
Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, says it will be difficult to conduct direct primaries in the state because of its…
APC governorship aspirant to boycott Kaduna indirect primaries
An All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Kaduna State, Jalal Falal, says he will not participate in the indirect…
Ijaw Elders call for protection of senior citizens
The Ijaw Elders Forum (IEF) on Wednesday called on the government to ensure the protection of senior elder statesmen to…
Man remanded for allegedly defiling 10-year-old boy
A Kano Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, for alleged defilement of a…
Sokoto receives N4.5 billion UBEC intervention fund
Sokoto State Government says it has received more than N4.56 billion for schools’ infrastructure from the Universal Basic Education Commission…
Hugo Lloris gets 20-month ban for drink-driving
France’s World Cup-winning Captain Hugo Lloris has been banned from driving for 20 months and fined after pleading guilty to…
Nigerian football a model to follow – President Weah
The President of the Republic of Liberia, George Oppong Weah, has hailed Nigeria as a great and worthy ally in…
Stakeholders say phone addiction dangerous to life
Stakeholders in Lagos have decried the “frivolous things’’ done by most people addicted to cell phones, saying the addiction is…
$850m Chinese banks’ funds will enhance African trade – Afreximbank
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says the 850 million dollars donated to it by two Chinese financial institutions will enable…
Budapest Nail Bomber sentenced to life in jail
A man who planted a Nail bomb in Budapest two years ago, wounding two Police Officers, was sentenced to life…
I’ll submit myself to EFCC after hand-over day – Fayose
Outgoing Ekiti State Gov. Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday promised to submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
How to promote transparency in port operations – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged government agencies at the ports to intensify collaboration in order to…
Lagos Govt urged to improve food safety, regulate eateries
The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) has urged the Lagos State Government to improve food…
Price-fixing scandals: Singapore imposes heavy fines on companies
Singapore’s anti-competition watchdog slapped 13 fresh-chicken distributors with penalties, totaling 19.5 million U.S. dollars, in one of the largest price-fixing…
Emex EOT wants Collabo with Wizkid, Burner Boy on Kontrol track
Afrobeat Pop star Emex EOT says his greatest dream as an artiste is to do a collaboration with Wizkid on…
2 brothers remanded for alleged robbery
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of two brothers, Musa Usman, 33 and Abdulrazaq Usman, 25, both…
EU urged to offer free trade agreement to Africa
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday, urged the European Union to offer a free trade agreement to the whole…
Burundi bans 3 UN experts who uncovered rights abuses
Burundi’s government has banned three United Nations human rights experts from entering the East African state, according to a letter…
Libya’s conditions too unstable to hold elections – PM
Conditions in Libya are too unstable to hold elections, Prime Minister Fayez Seraj was cited as saying on Wednesday, casting…
APC aspirant promises to prioritise education if elected Ebonyi governor
Chief Austine Edeze, former Chairman, Ebonyi Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), says he will address decay in the education sector…
Federal Fire Service promotes 616 officers
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) said it had elevated 616 of its officers to various levels in the recent promotion…
Mangu/Bokkos stakeholders, delegates endorse Mantu’s son for House of Reps
Ahead of the PDP primary election slated for next week, the party’s stakeholders and delegates in Bokkos/Mangu Federal Constituency have…
Juncker calls on EU to “flex global muscle” as U.S. retreats
The European Union should flex its potential strength as a world power as the U. S. under President Donald Trump…
UN decries ‘shameful’ reprisals on rights activists
The UN listed 38 “shameful” countries including China and Russia on Wednesday which it said had carried out reprisals or…
Flood: Benin residents appeal to Edo Govt. to construct drains
Residents of the flood ravaged Technical College Road in Benin metropolis have appealed to Edo Government to construct drains in…
Libyan PM Sarraj blames ‘foreign powers’ for instability
Foreign powers are actively working against the stabilisation of Libya, the country’s UN-backed prime minister Fayez Serraj said Wednesday.
German Chancellor calls for European solidarity to tackle illegal migration
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday appealed to European Union members to show solidarity to ensure the Frontex border agency…
Gov. Ajimobi, Oyo APC move towards rancour-free primaries
Ahead of the forthcoming primaries of the party, All Progressives Congress(APC) in Oyo State has intensified efforts at ensuring a…
Jailed Pakistani ex-PM Sharif released for wife’s funeral
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been temporarily released from jail so that he can attend his wife’s funeral,…
Russia identifies 2 suspects in Skripal poisoning case – Putin
Russian authorities have identified the two people suspected by London of poisoning Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia…