Author: Isa Isawade
Ogun police yet to investigate killing of an engineer in Itele
The Ogun State Police Command, Southwest Nigeria, seems not to be in a hurry to investigate the murder of a…
Coronavirus: Vietnam confirms 21st case
Vietnam's Ministry of Health reported a new case of COVID-19 infection in the capital of Hanoi on Sunday, bringing the…
Italy closes cinemas, theatres, museums over coronavirus outbreak
The authorities in Italy have closed down museums, theatres, cinemas and other entertainment venues nationwide to fight the spread of…
Stakeholders worried as Unilag postpones convocation
Some education stakeholders have expressed worries and called for cordial working relationship between management and governing council of the University…
Okowa congratulates deputy
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated his Deputy, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, on his conferment with the Niger Delta Peace…
We won’t politicise health reforms — Kwara govt
The Kwara Government has pledged to shield the health sector from politics in the fight against polio.
Dabiri-Erewa gives important advice to women
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Disapora Commission (NIDCOM), on Saturday urged women in different endeavours to embrace the virtue…
Kano sets up committee to sanitise broadcast media
Kano Government has set up a 14-man technical committee to sanitise operations of broadcast media in the state with Muhammad…
Why Nasarawa Assembly wants school projects revoked
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Education has threatened to direct the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB)…
What Nigeria recorded as total trade in 2019
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria recorded N36.152 trillion as value of total trade in 2019, representing a…
Coronavirus: Adamawa sets up isolation centre
Adamawa Government on Friday inaugurated an isolation centre as part of preparations for any possible case of Covid-19 in the…
Nigeria re-elected UN Peacekeeping Committee Chair
Nigeria has been re-elected to chair the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, known to be “UN most strategic committee”…
Obaseki lauds sponsors of cricket in Edo
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Friday applauded the major sponsors of the cricket sport in the state, saying their…
EU delegation advises Nigerian women
The European Union (EU) Delegation in Nigeria has called on women in the country to support one another to enable…
Bill to establish Nigerian Army University passes second reading
A bill for an Act to establish the Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State, passed its second reading in plenary…
Turkey wrongly detained judge – European court
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkish authorities had wrongfully detained a judge in the…
Reps committee assesses Navy in Lagos
The House of Representatives Committee on Navy on Tuesday visited the Western Naval Command in Lagos as part of its…
52 students in Anambra get scholarships
A non-profit organisation, Onyebuchi Chris Ifediora (OCI) Foundation has awarded scholarships to 52 indigent junior and senior secondary school students…
Benefits of the new Fertiliser Act
Abdullahi Adamu, Chairman , Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, has said that the passage of the Fertiliser Quality…
FIRS targets trillions in tax from oil, gas companies
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said it would rake in four trillion naira as tax revenue from the extractive…
‘Mama Boko Haram’ admitted to N1.3m bail
Federal High Court in Maiduguri on Tuesday admitted Aisha Wakil, popularly called 'Mama Boko Haram' and three others to bail…
Coronavirus: Greece denies 24,000 migrants entry
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday said Greek security forces had prevented more than 24,000 attempted illegal entries at…
Nasarawa to construct access road to Doma Dam
Nasarawa State Government has restated its commitment to opening up access roads to Doma Dam and other potential tourist sites…
Death toll reaches 22 after tornadoes hit U.S city
At least nine people were killed and many others injured after tornadoes ripped through the south-eastern U.S. state of Tennessee…
Why NCDC Director-General had to be quarantined – Health Minister
The Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire has offered explanation as to reason the Direcror-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
Coronavirus: Senate President’s urgent demand from Buhari
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called on the Federal Government to provide more standard isolation centres across the…
MAUTECH sacks 2 lecturers over sexual harassment
The Governing Council of the Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, has terminated the appointment of two senior lecturers following…
Experts’ messages on family planning
In a bid to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), some experts have charged journalists to sensitise the public on…
2023 and Tinubu’s rumoured interest
Rumours are rumours! But, if, indeed, there is any substance or element of truth in the rumoured presidential ambition of…
Adesina wins 2019 African of the year award
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) has won 2019 African of the Year Award by African…