Author: Isa Isawade
Supreme Court judgement has vindicated me – Dickson
Outgoing Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson has said the Supreme Court judgment which knocked out APC and returned…
What Rwanda’s Chief Justice says on corruption
Rwanda's Chief Justice Faustin Ntezilyayo on Thursday said there was need for concrete actions to plug loopholes in the fight…
New research helps develop strategies to combat malaria
A research published recently in Cell Reports reveals that scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding how the parasite…
Australian airline Jetstar set for 24-hour strike
Ground crew working for budget Australian airline Jetstar will hold a 24-hour strike for better pay and conditions next week,…
U.S. jobless claims rise to 205,000
A report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday revealed that the number of initial jobless claims…
Man shot dead in Washington D.C
Washington D.C. on Thursday recorded a death when a man whose name was yet to be ascertained got shot multiple…
Coronavirus: China records 5,090 new cases, 121 new deaths
Chinese health authorities Friday said it received reports of 5,090 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 121 deaths…
NHIS has disbursed fund to 17 states – Sambo
The Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, says the scheme has provided support to 17 state…
Suspected coronavirus patient on SpiceJet flight quarantined
A passenger on-board a Spicejet flight from Bangkok to Delhi suspected to have coronavirus has been quarantined in Delhi, India.
Ogun Assembly passes resolution on security
Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a resolution, calling on the State Security Trust Fund Committee to, as a…
Why HYPREP is a failure – MOSOP
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has described the government intervention agency responsible for the implementation…
Sowore re-arraigned for treason
The Federal Government of Nigeria has re-arraigned activist and convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, on a fresh two-count charge…
Video: Obasanjo’s family house gutted by fire
The family home of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo at Ita-Eko in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital was gutted by…
13 arrested for stealing transformers
Thirteen suspects have been paraded by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Rivers State for alleged involvement in…
Lagos sets date for closure of Ogunmokun crossing
In line with the Nigerian Railway Modernization Project (Lagos-Ibadan section) with extension to Lagos Port at Apapa, the Lagos State…
Lagos launches waterways clean-up
In line with the Lagos’s vision for a safer water transportation system in the ongoing Multi-Modal Transportation arrangement to meet…
Kogi NLC assures workers of minimum wage payment
The Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Kogi chapter Comrade Onuh Edokah charges workers in the state to remain resolute as the…
Police ban use of sirens, covered number plates in Rivers
The Rivers Police Command has banned the use of sirens, revolving lights, spy and covered number plates in the state.
6 States where free condoms will be distributed on Valentine’s Day
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), AIDs Health Care Foundation (AHF), will distribute 250,000 condoms in six states of the federation along…
South Korea, Taiwan raise concerns over Hong Kong travel
South Korean health authority says it will implement strict quarantine screening on people arriving from Hong Kong and Macao beginning…
Police arrest 34 in Edo
Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Edo command, Mr Makinde Ayinla, on Tuesday said the command arrested no…
Man sentenced to 21 months in prison
A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan has sentenced a man, Tobias Solomon, to 21 months in a correctional facility for attempt…
22-year old stabs friend over a bottle of beer
A 22-year old man, Safiu Muritala, has been remanded at Kirikiri prison for allegedly stabbing his friend over a bottle…
Lagos Egbe Amofin adopts Adesina for NBA President
The hope of the South West to produce the next President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) became brighter during…
Rivers gov’t approves sale of stock exchange building
The Rivers State Executive Council on Sunday evening approved the public sale of the abandoned 17- Storey Stock Exchange Building…
Malaysia’s population rises to 32.68 million
Official data released on Tuesday has revealed that Malaysia's population in the fourth quarter 2019 was estimated at 32.68 million,…
Fresh impetus for water transportation in Lagos
Being a megacity and emerging smart city, it is quite obvious that efficient traffic management can best be experienced in…
Coronavirus death toll hits 1,016
Death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak in China hit 1,016 on Tuesday, according to figures released by the country’s…
Edo varsity trains staff on modern learning tools
The management of the Edo University, Iyamho, Edo State, has organised a training workshop for members of staff of the…
Family identifies late Chima’s body amid tears
There were tears and cries at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) mortuary, on Monday when members of…