Author: Isa Isawade
Around 60 people injured in carnival disaster
About 60 people, including 18 children, have reportedly sustained various degrees of injury after a car plowed into a carnival…
Explosive device goes off in Syrian capital
An explosive device ripped through a car in the capital Damascus on Tuesday evening, wounding one, state TV reported.
16-year old kidney patient wants Dangote’s help
The family of 16-year old One Day Principal of Falomo High School, Ikoyi, Lagos for the 2016/2017 Academic year, Fatimo…
Coronavirus hits Afghanistan
Afghanistan has also joined the growing list of countries affected by the deadly novel Coronavirus since its outbreak in the…
Somali, U.S forces kill Al-Shabab terrorists, destroy camp
Somali and the United States forces killed two al-Shabab terrorists and wounded another in a new airstrike conducted in the…
Why couples should avoid divorce
A cleric, Rev. Matthias Echioda, Chairman, Niger State Chapter, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has cautioned couples against contemplating divorce…
Police deny killing Remo Stars footballer
The Ogun Police Command has said the footballer that was killed on Saturday was knocked down by a hit-and -run…
7 drug traffickers arrested
Seven narcotic drug traffickers and dealers have been arrested by police in Afghanistan.
How Dabiri-Erewa, others stirred Pan-African spirit in New York
Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has joined other Pan-Africanists in New York to remind the Africans…
Bala Mohammad appoints Balewa to head Mass Education
Gov. Bala Mohammad of Bauchi State has appointed Hajiya Yelwa Balewa as the Executive Secretary of the State Agency For…
Nigeria’s Anyanacho clinches Tokyo 2020 Olympics ticket
Nigeria’s Elizabeth Anyanacho has qualified for the Taekwondo event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after triumphing at the African qualifier…
Seven killed as earthquake hits Turkey-Iran border
Seven persons, including three children, have been reportedly killed by a 5.7 magnitude quake which struck Iran's northwestern border with…
Fighter jet crashes
An MiG fighter jet, Indian Navy MiG-29K aircraft, crashed in the western Indian state of Goa on Sunday around 10:30…
Police seize 525 kg of illicit drugs
The special counter-narcotics police in southern Uruzgan province of Afghan have seized 525 kg of narcotic drugs.
Our duty to families of fallen heroes – Army
The Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Headquarters, Nigerian Army, Minna on Saturday said the army was committed to welfare of…
Adamawa attack: Boko Haram operated for 6 hours
More revelations have continued to pour in over the unfortunate Boko Haram terrorists attack on the Garkida community in Gombi…
Manager arraigned over theft of employer’s N59.9m Property
A senior manager with Danel Nigeria Limited, Located at 232, Ago palace way, Okota, Lagos, Peter owojuyigbe, 44, has been…
Diamond Princess passengers arrive in Merseyside for quarantine
Passengers evacuated from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship have arrived in Merseyside for second quarantine.
13 bandits killed, ammunition recovered
No fewer than 13 armed bandits have been killed by the military under Operation Hadarin Daji in several villages in…
Many killed as Boko Haram invades Adamawa town
Many residents have been reportedly killed by Boko Haram insurgents who at about 7:00pm on Friday invaded Garkida town in…
Why we must promote the mother tongue
The Centre for Applied Ethics and Political Communication in Africa (CAEPOCOM AFRICA) has called on Nigerians to embrace and promote…
Enugu gov set to tackle insecurity, signs bill into law
Enugu State Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Friday signed the state’s Security Trust Fund bill 2020 recently passed by the state…
CBN injects $292.34million into retail Secondary Market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected the sum of 292.34million dollars into the retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales…
3 kidnappers arrested, victim rescued
The Kaduna State Police Command says it has arrested three notorious kidnappers and rescued a victim in the state.
Police, robbers in shoot-out in Abuja, 2 killed
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday killed two suspects during exchange of fire with armed…
NNPC donates kidney treatment equipment to AKTH
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has donated Tissue Typing and Cross Match Laboratory equipment worth N230 million to the Aminu…
10,000 join climate protest
About 10,000 people, according to police estimate, on Friday joined Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, at a protest in the…
Gowon seeks gov’s support for prayer rally in Bauchi
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), on Friday solicited the support of Gov. Bala Mohammad of Bauchi State,…
France shuts down its oldest nuclear power plant
France was due to start the shutdown of its oldest nuclear power plant, at Fessenheim across the Rhine from Germany,…
South Korea, Japan set date for talks over trade row
South Korea on Friday said it would hold talks with Japan in March in its latest attempt to resolve the…