Author: Isa Isawade
Dollar falls as China’s yuan leads
The dollar fell against most currencies on Thursday as a rally in riskier assets such as global equities and commodities…
Houses without decent toilets can encourage rape
Chairperson of Plateau chapter of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Jennifer Yarima, said women and girls living in…
Time running out for Libya, Guterres warns UN Security Council
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday warned the Security Council to hasten up in bringing an end to the…
U.S. lawmakers blast Trump over WHO
Lawmakers in the United State have condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to officially quit the World Health Organisation (WHO), amid…
Chinese mainland confirms 9 new COVID-19 cases
Chinese health authority said on Thursday that it received reports of nine new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland…
Third Mainland Bridge: Traffic diversion plans unveiled
Federal and Lagos State Governments have announced traffic management plan during the partial closure of the ‘Third Mainland Bridge’ for…
Pastor Oluwafemi Oyebola arrested for raping daughter
A 44-year old pastor of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Ogo Oluwa Parish, Oluwafemi Oyebola, has been arrested by men of…
Jonathan writes Gov Okowa
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has written a goodwill message to the Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on the occasion…
Why we declined to declare Orji Kalu’s seat vacant – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday explained why the Senate refused to yield to pressure to declare Senator…
Court dismisses felony charges against Emmanuel Ighodaro, others
Justice Efe Ikponwonba, of Edo State High Court (Criminal Division), on Tuesday dismissed charges of conspiracy and felony brought against…
US envoy Claire Pierangelo urges solutions to Lagos gridlock
The United States Consul General in Lagos, Claire Pierangelo, on Tuesday urged Lagosians to proffer long-lasting solutions to difficulties associated…
Why I have appointed more youths – Gov Sule
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa has given reasons for his preference for youths in making appointments into his government in…
Makinde constitutes councils for Oyo tertiary institutions
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has constituted the governing councils of tertiary institutions owned by the state.
We are ready to support community policing – Etsu Nupe
Traditional rulers in Niger State have pledged to support the community policing introduced by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed…
Internet fraudster Hammed Lawal jailed over $500
Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan has sentenced an internet fraudster, Hammed Lawal, to three months imprisonment.
Another 20 students get scholarship from Akande-Sadipe
The Federal lawmaker representing Oluyole Federal Constituency in Oyo State, Tolu Akande-Sadipe, has paid the second tranche of her N25…
Sales manager Aisha Ishola arraigned for N2.5m jewelry theft
A 27-year old female sales manager with a textile shop on Martins Street, Lagos Island, Aisha Ishola, has been arraigned…
We lure children with biscuits – Child kidnapper Lekan Raheem
A 29 year old suspected kidnapper and killer, Lekan Raheem, has told newsmen that he and his nine man-gang specialised…
NNPC redeploys top management
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has redeployed some top management staffers as part of ongoing efforts to reposition the…
Nigerian Air Force didn’t promise to end insurgency war – Spokesman
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, never promised that NAF…
Ebonyi indigenes in diaspora pray for Umahi’s recovery
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) world-wide, on Sunday, prayed for quick recovery of Gov. David Umahi…
Ekiti APC passes vote of confidence on Fayemi
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Ekiti have passed a “Vote of Confidence” on Gov. Kayode Fayemi and the…
Waterways authority gives reasons for Lagos boat mishap
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has blamed the Friday boat mishap in Lagos on overloading and failure of the…
COVID-19: Ghanaian president goes into isolation
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has gone into a 14-day self-isolation after one of his closes associates tested positive…
Osun confirms 2 new coronavirus deaths, 14 cases
Osun Government on Sunday confirmed two coronavirus related deaths and 14 new infection cases in the state.
Mexico overtakes France in COVID-19 death toll
Mexico has overtaken France to become country with the fifth-highest coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the world with the 523 new…
Torrential rains hit Japan’s southern island, kill 16
Torrential rains that hit Japan’s southern island of Kyushu killed 16 people, with 13 going missing and 17 showing no…
Suspected fake visa agent arraigned for fraud
A suspected fake visa agent, Phillip Morkah Odogwu, 52, has been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate's Court for…
India records highest daily COVID-19 cases of 24,850
India's federal health ministry Sunday morning recorded 613 new deaths and 24,850 more positive cases of COVID-19 during the past…
12 Iranian soccer players contract COVID-19
12 soccer players from two Iranian clubs of Esteghlal and Foolad have contracted novel coronavirus, Tasnim news agency reported on…