Author: Adekunle Dada
Kaduna to spend N3bn on girl-child education, schools upgrade
The Kaduna State Government said on Friday it would spend N3 billion on girl-child education and schools’ improvement before the…
Turkish filmmaker sentenced for movie portraying execution of Erdogan
A court in Turkey on Friday sentenced a filmmaker to six years in prison for producing a feature film that…
British Airways apologises for customers data breach
British Airways (BA) was forced to apologise on Friday after the credit card details of hundreds of thousands of its…
Ondo Govt promises to generate wealth, employment through hospitality industry
Ondo State Government said it would explore opportunities in the hospitality industry to generate wealth and employment as part of…
Watford’s Gracia wins Premier League manager of the month
Watford Manager Javi Gracia has been named August’s Premier League manager of the month after guiding the club to a…
Tripoli residents taking advantage of ceasefire
Residents of Tripoli say they are emerging from their homes to take advantage of a ceasefire between between rival armed…
PDP never contested to win Lagos governorship seat – Aspirant
A two-time governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi (BOG), on Friday said…
Niger Govt. to open General Hospital Kutigi
The Niger Government has said that it would soon inaugurate the General Hospital, Kutigi in Lavun Local Government Area of…
Abuja-Kaduna train passengers call for online ticketing
Some train passengers have called for online ticketing for the Abuja-Kaduna Train service to eliminate alleged widespread sleaze in the…
2019: PDP’s defection claim is pure hallucination – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) claim that six APC governors and some senators have concluded…
Indian opposition calls nationwide protests over fuel prices
India’s opposition will launch nationwide strikes and protests next week over record-high fuel prices, looking to tap rising public anger…
Rwanda’s parliamentary elections free, fair – AU observers
Rwanda’s parliamentary elections were free and fair, the AU Election Observation Mission said on Thursday.
61% Plateau residents lack potable water – WaterAid
Mr Anddy Omoluabi, Director of Programmes, WaterAid Nigeria, says 61 per cent of Plateau residents are in need of potable…
Bridge collapse: Italy magistrates investigate 20 suspects
Italian magistrates are investigating 20 people for alleged manslaughter after 43 people died when a motorway bridge collapsed in the…
I will rather lose than win through violence – Gov. Ortom
The Governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom has declared that he would prefer to lose the next February governorship election than…
Russia calls British allegations in spy poisoning unacceptable
The Kremlin denied that Russia was in any way involved in the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his…
FCT Tremor: No possibility of earthquake – FEMA
FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Friday assured residents of the territory that there was no likelihood of earthquake within…
Nigerian Govt admonishes media to stop denigrating Buhari
The Federal Government on Thursday admonished the media to stop denigrating the person of President Muhammadu Buhari through their platforms.
NEMA pledges to reposition disaster management
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has pledged to strengthen collaboration with relevant agencies to reposition disaster management in the…
28 persons in trouble for allegedly setting Iwo police station ablaze
The Police in Osun on Thursday arraigned 28 persons before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun for their alleged…
3 Police officers dismissed over invasion of Clark’s residence
The Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has approved the dismissal of three of the four policemen who carried…
Flood affects over 5,000 Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara households – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says that over 5,000 households in16 local governments of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States…
2 drivers allegedly kill, rob Bureau De Change operator of $80,000
An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded two commercial drivers, who allegedly killed a Bureau De Change (BDC)…
France pledges to assist Libya to conduct peaceful elections
France reiterated its support to international efforts assisting elections in Libya by year-end, the French Foreign Ministry said in a…
Enugu Assembly passes Multi-Door Courthouse bill
The Enugu State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the Enugu State Multi-Door Courthouse (EMDC) bill seeking to ensure speedy…
Osun Guber: Aregbesola confident APC candidate will win election
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has expressed optimism that Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, would win…
Muslims groups demand holiday for Islamic New Year
Some Islamic groups have called on federal and state governments to declare the first day of the Islamic calendar as…
2019: Dankwambo solicits support for presidential election
Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State has solicited the support of Nigerians for his candidature for presidency in 2019 general…
China agrees to restructure Ethiopia’s railway loan
China has agreed to restructure some of Ethiopia’s loans, including a loan for a four billion dollars railway linking its…
Abuja traders Jubilate as Osinbajo inaugurates TraderMoni scheme
There was jubilation at Utako market, Abuja, on Thursday as the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, inaugurated the TraderMoni scheme.