Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Senate inaugurates committee to idenitfy recurring mass waec failure
The Senate has directed its Committee on Education (Basic and Secondary) to interact with the Minister of Education to identify the…
Land Use Charge: Lawyers to welcome President Buhari to Lagos with protest
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has restated its resolve to embark on another round of protest on March…
Senate receives committee report on EFCC/DSS officers’ clash
The Senate on Wednesday received the report of its Ad hoc Committee Investigating the clash between officers of EFCC, NIA…
Good Friday: Archbishop of Lagos preaches love, selflessness
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Revd. Alfred Adewale Martins, has urged Christians and Nigerians to imbibe the virtues of…
198 illegal arms recovered from herdsmen, cattle rustlers in Katsina State
The Katsina State Police Command said it recovered no fewer than 198 illegal arms from herdsmen and cattle rustlers in…
South African central bank reduces repo rate to 6.5%
South Africa’s Central Bank cut its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent on Wednesday, saying…
Indian Govt. notify Facebook over alleged data leak
The Indian government has served a notice to leading social networking site Facebook over alleged leak of data of millions…
United Nations launch road safety campaign to protect South Sudan civilians
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday launched the road safety campaign in which it distributed protective gear…
NNPC bag more awards at Enugu International Trade Fair
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says it won awards at the just concluded 29th Enugu International Trade fair. The NNPC…
2019 general elections: Group backs former VP, Atiku Abubakar
A group, known as Atiku Leadership Development Initiative (ALDI) has said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has the needed experience…
Maize Production: Federal Govt. urged to assist farmers in weed management
A don, Dr Hassan Hamidu, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to take the issue of weed management in maize…
NRC boss calls for inter-departmental synergy among management
Mr Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), on Wednesday advocated for interdepartmental synergy that would bring about prompt…
N3.2bn fraud: Witness reveals record of debit transactions from Abia Govt House account
A prosecution witness, Mr Bassey Ekeng, on Wednesday narrated how series of debit transactions were made from the account of…
Man sentenced to 1 year imprisonment for breaching official trust
A Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja on Tuesday, sentenced a 33-year-old civil servant, Aminu Maru, to one year imprison…
Myanmar elects Win Myint as new president
Myanmar’s parliament elected Aung San Suu Kyi’s confidante Win Myint as the country’s new president on Wednesday, a week after…
Traditional rulers endorse Gov. Ambode for second term
Traditional Rulers in Lagos State of Ijebu extraction have unanimously endorsed the candidacy of the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode…
Tenure elongation: Lagos APC chief backs President Buhari’s decision
An elder in the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Tajudeen Olusi, says the state chapter…
Israel PM, Netanyahu briefly hospitalised with infection
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was briefly hospitalised on Tuesday with a high fever, Israeli media reported. The 68-year-old was…
Violence displace 5,000 in northern Burkina Faso in January – ICRC
The International committee of Red Cross (ICRC) said 5,000 people fled their homes in the northern Soum province of Burkina…
United Nations Chief calls for archival searches in ex-UN chief’s death inquiry
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on nations to scour their archives for possible evidence regarding the death of former UN…
151 Russian envoys banned from NATO, 27 countries – U.S.
The U.S. said no fewer than 151 Russian envoys have so far been expelled by 27 countries and NATO as…
`Civilians pay the price in war situations’ – UN aid chief
The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr Mark Lowcock, has said that civilians paid the highest price in any war…
United Nations allocate N4bn for humanitarian aid in Northeast
The UN says it has allocated 11 million dollars (about N4 billion) to help 60,000 internally displaced people in Borno…
Federal Govt. to boost power generation via renewable energy resources – Onu
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, said on Tuesday said that the Federal Government would use renewable…
Malta legalises medicinal cannabis prescription for patients
Malta has on Tuesday legalised prescription of medicinal cannabis products by general practitioners. The new law means that patients would…
Nigeria’s travel industry to contribute 2.59m jobs by 2027
Nigeria’s Travel industry’s contribution to employment is expected to rise by 3.6% per annum to 2,598,000 jobs in 2027. Travelstart Nigeria, an…
United Nations seek to enhance police reforms in Somaliland
The United Nations on Tuesday wrapped up a high-level security conference that discussed comprehensive police reforms to help stabilise the…
Central states to experience partly cloudy, sunny weather tomorrow – NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy weather conditions over most parts of the central states of the…
Doping: Minister inaugurates committee to investigate allegations
The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday inaugurated a 5-man committee to investigate the alleged violation of…
ISIS Militant jailed in Britain for training child soldiers
A court has sentenced a man to life in prison for training child soldiers for a series of terrorist attacks…