Author: Isa Isawade
Group decries bill to remove historical monuments from Badagry
A group, Hengo Badagry Youth Association, has opposed a proposed bill by the Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) to…
China reopens movie theatres as COVID-19 wanes
Chinese movie theatres in low-risk areas have been allowed to resume operation starting from July 20 following an improvement in…
Nothing shows Edo is oil producing state – NRM candidate Ozono
Mr Stevie Ozono, the candidate of National Rescue Movement (NRM) for the Sept. 19 Edo governorship polls, said the present…
7 killed in reconnaissance plane crash
Seven security personnel were killed after a reconnaissance plane crashed on Mount Artos in Turkey’s eastern Van Province, the state-run…
Lagos to implement additional reliefs for taxpayers
In furtherance of the commitment to mitigate the negative effect of COVID-19 pandemic on individuals and businesses, Lagos State Internal…
I have managerial capability to lead WTO, says Okonjo-Iweala
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's former Minister of Finance and one of eight candidates vying for position of Director-General of the…
57 health workers contract COVID-19 in Plateau
The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Nimkong Lar, has said that 57 health workers were infected with COVID-19 in…
Old Maroko residents mark 30 years of eviction, neglect
Maroko residents who were brutally evicted by the then Military Governor of lagos State, Colonel Raji Rasaki, on 14 July…
Store Manager Ogunbiyi arraigned for stealing bags of cement
The Igbosere Chief Magistrate's Court, Lagos on Tuesday arraigned a store manager Oluwaseyi Ogunbiyi for allegedly stealing his employer's 40…
Chelsea win boosts UEFA Champions League chances
An underwhelming Chelsea on Tuesday boosted their chances of a berth in next season’s UEFA Champions League by overcoming a…
Former nurse Reta Mays admits killing 7 U.S military retirees
A former nursing assistant, Reta Mays, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to murdering seven military retirees in the United States, according…
Atalanta whip Brescia to go second in Serie A
Atalanta’s Croatian midfielder Mario Pasalic scored a hat-trick as they thrashed relegation-threatened Brescia 6-2 on Tuesday to climb to second…
Nigeria’s non-participation in WASCE will cause damage – Afe Babalola
Legal icon Chief Afe Babalola, (SAN), has said that disallowing students in Nigeria from writing the 2020 West Africa School…
Illegal refining: 6 suspects arrested in Oregun Lagos
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Tuesday said it had arrested six persons for alleged involvement in…
Illicit oil storage caused the Oregun fire – LASEMA
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has confirmed that the fire outbreak at 84/85 Kudirat…
States must domesticate laws against rape – Prof Bammeke
Prof. Funmi Bammeke, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, on Tuesday called on states to domesticate all gender-based…
Tambuwal urges stakeholders to rescue education in North
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has called on stakeholders in the Northern Region of the country to pool more…
Presidency sets date for 2020 MSMEs Awards
The Federal Government has fixed July 16, for 2020 edition of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Awards.
Enugu airport reopens Aug 30 – Hadi Sirika
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu will reopen for normal business on…
Two police officers, suspect killed in Texas shooting
Two police officers were killed Saturday in the city of McAllen in southern Texas while responding to a domestic disturbance…
NAPTIP vows to go after traffickers of Temitope Arowolo
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has vowed to go after the traffickers who shipped…
3 killed, 74 injured in Mali protests
Death toll of the two-day violent protests in Mali's capital Bamako has increased to three, and at least 74 others…
India records highest daily spike of COVID-19 cases
India within the last 24 hours recorded a single-day spike of 28,637 COVID-19 cases, making the country's caseload already close…
Rape: Gov Sule approves establishment of mobile courts
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has approved the establishment of mobile courts to handle cases of rape and other…
Amaechi celebrates old Rivers’ governor Ada-George at 80
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has described Rufus Ada-George, a former Governor of old Rivers, comprising Bayelsa State and the…
Turkey turns iconic Hagia Sophia museum into mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree on Friday ordering Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia museum to be handed over…
Federal govt, states’ debt portfolio hits N28.63trn
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday that the total public debt portfolio of the Federal and State…
Lagos discharges 50 COVID-19 patients
Lagos State Government on Friday discharged a new set of 50 COVID-19 patients who have fully recovered from the viral…
Kogi govt assures citizens of improved security
The Kogi government has restated its commitment to ensuring that the state is safe from all forms of crime and…
Ex-President Park Geun-hye’s sentence reduced to 22 years
Court in Seoul, South Korea on Friday reduced former President Park Geun Hye’s sentences for corruption and bribery by 10…