Author: Isa Isawade
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…
Enugu State confirms 30 new COVID-19 cases
The Enugu State Government has announced 30 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the state…
Highway accidents kill 35, injure 202 in Myanmar
A total of 35 people were killed with 202 injured in traffic accidents on Myanmar's Yangon-Mandalay highway in the first…
3 Land grabbers arrested in Ogun State
Ogun State Police Command, in its bid to stop crime and disruption of peace in the state, has apprehended 3…
Jonathan, Kenyatta discuss Africa’s COVID-19 future
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan; Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta; Sierra Leonean President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, will tomorrow participate in…
Wike vows to sanction erring contractors in Rivers
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday threatened to sanction contractors who failed to abide by the contractual agreement in handling…
Nigerian Air Force receives spy ATR-42 aircraft
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of another reactivated aircraft, an ATR-42 (NAF 930) for Intelligence, Surveillance and…
Abiodun Inaugurates Council On Business Environment
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has inaugurated the State Business Environment Council, with a charge on members to come…
2 Notorious motorcycle snatchers nabbed in Ogun
Men of the Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command have arrested two notorious motorcycle snatchers within Mowe/Ofada area of Ogun state.
Oyetola extols late Ooni Adesoji Aderemi’s virtues
Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun has extolled the virtues and values bequeathed on humanity by the late Ooni of Ife…
Lampard wants ‘collective sit-down’ over VAR controversies
Apart from Liverpool wrapping up the Premier League title, the only other inevitability about the restart of the season has…
UNN-ASUU asks members to boycott deanship elections
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), chapter, has warned its members not to participate…
Bureau De Change Ovie Orivri arraigned for stealing N130m
A 39-year old bureau De change operator, Dean Ovie Orivri, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate's Court for allegedly…
‘Yahoo Yahoo’ boy Olawale Fadoju jailed
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Ibadan on Thursday convicted and sentenced an internet fraudster, otherwise called 'Yahoo…
Ali Baba-led committee submits Creative Industry report to Nigeria govt
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has received the report of the Post-Covid-19 Initiatives Committee on the…
It’s a lie, we didn’t drop charges against Adoke – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday debunked some media reports claiming that the Commission has dropped charges…
Edo governorship: APC sends important message to PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has sent an important message of "One person, one vote" to its main opposition, the…
India COVID-19 deaths reach 18,213, total cases 625,544
India's health ministry on Friday morning said 379 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 20,903 positive cases, were reported…
We’ve no differences to sort out in APC, says Tinubu
The APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday night declared that there was no differences to be sorted…
Messi unwilling to renew contract with Barca
FC Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has called off negotiations over renewing his contract with the club, according to a report…
5 Indian policemen arrested over death of father, son
Indian Police on Thursday said five policemen had been arrested in Southern India for the death of a father and…