Author: Isa Isawade
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…
Rape: Police prosecute 44 offenders in Gombe
The Gombe police command said no fewer than 44 suspects have been prosecuted for alleged rape and other unnatural offences…
Couple arrested for burning grandchild’s body with hot rubber
A 57-year old man, Joseph Akporugo and his wife Janet have been arrested by men of Ogun State police command…
Oil palm expansion will enhance employment – Odedina
Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Samson Odedina, has emphasized the need to expand the state's oil palm plantation.
Ogun seeks the help of community leaders on Digiclass
Ogun government has urged community leaders in remote areas of the state where children face challenges of accessing the DigiClass,…
Magu: Group lauds Buhari’s war against corruption
The Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his uncompromising stance against corruption in…
KWARTMA impounds 1,177 vehicles over traffic offences
No fewer than 1,177 vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles have been impounded since January by the Kwara State Road Transport Management…
FRSC shall revamp mobile courts in Rivers – Salusi Galadunci
Rivers Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Commandant Salusi Galadunci, said the agency was planning to revamp…
It’s unrealistic to continue with subsidy – Timipre Sylva
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said it's unrealistic for government to continue subsidising the Premium…
3 drug smugglers with heroin cakes arrested
Police in Vietnam's northern Dien Bien province have cracked down a major drug trafficking case, arresting three suspects and seizing…
Japan to develop offshore wind farms at 30 sites
Japan will craft new rules and support infrastructure in a drive that aims to build offshore wind farms at 30…
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…