Author: Isa Isawade
NAF neutralises insurgents in Sambisa Forest
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralised scores of Boko…
Auto accident kills 3, injures 6
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in Niger State has confirmed the death of three people in an auto…
Extreme weather worsens Australian fires
Extreme weather conditions have taken hold in fire-ravaged south-eastern Australia with temperatures hitting 48 degrees Celsius in parts of Sydney…
Death toll in Indonesian floods rises to 53
Death toll from severe floods and landslides that hit the Indonesian capital Jakarta and neighbouring areas on New Year Day…
10 infants die in Indian hospital
Ten infant deaths have been reported for the month of December in a hospital in the Bundi district, Rajasthan in…
5.5-magnitude quake hits New Zealand
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of the Coromandel, north part of north island of New Zealand on Saturday.
Police pursue al-Shabab militants in vast forest
Kenyan police said Saturday they are pursuing a group of al-Shabab militants believed to have crossed into vast Boni Forest…
Washington urges U.S. supreme court to reconsider Obamacare
Attorney General Bob Ferguson of the U.S. state of Washington on Friday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a…
Michika residents troop back home after night attack
As normalcy return to Michika town of Adamawa following night attack by insurgents, many residents that abandoned their houses during…
Police arrest 4 cultists, recover gun in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested four suspected cultists for alleged unlawful possession of firearm at Agbogugu in…
Engage the youths to reduce crimes, Imam tells govt
Sheikh Abdul Isola, Chief Imam of Islamic Centre, Uwani, Enugu, has urged the Federal and state governments to engage youths…
Evacuations continue in eastern Australia as bushfires intensify
Evacuations have continued across the lower half of Australia's eastern coast due to devastating bushfires, with potentially catastrophic conditions expected…
Demolition of Saraki’s property wicked – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned Thursday's demolition of a property belonging to former Senate President Bukola Saraki by…
Court gives EFCC nod to detain Adoke for additional 14 days
Justice A. O. Musa of Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, January 2, 2020 granted the application of…
Death toll in Jakarta floods rises to 43
Death toll in flooding that hit Indonesia's capital of Jakarta and its peripheral areas has risen to 43, with more…
Oshiomhole asked me to pray for him – Idahosa
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Charles Idahosa, has said the embattled national Chairman of the…
U.S. claims responsibility for killing of Gen Soleimani
The Pentagon has said U.S. killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a “defensive action,”.
Iranian General Soleimani killed in US Baghdad airstrike
Iraq’s powerful Shiite Hashd Shaabi militia said on Friday that the group’s deputy leader, Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, and high-ranking Iranian…
16 killed, 5 wounded in prison riots
Sixteen prisoners were killed, five others wounded after riots occurred Tuesday afternoon in a prison in the northern Mexican state…
Army captures more terrorists, rescues over 165 victims
The Nigerian Army says its troops have neutralised and captured more Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa’s Province (ISWAP) terrorists…
Rape: Prison readies new gallows to hang 4 convicts
Tihar Jail, the first prison in India and largest complex of prisons in South Asia where four persons convicted in…
Google honours Amaka Igwe on 57th posthumous birthday
Late veteran Nollywood filmmaker, Amaka Igwe, has been honoured with a Google Doodle on her 57th posthumous birthday.
NNPC records N13.23bn trade surplus in October
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recorded a trading surplus of ₦13.23billion in October 2019.
Ajimobi urges support for Buhari, APC
Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has urged Nigerians at home and abroad to keep hope alive and…
Why we established vigilante service – Yahaya Bello
Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello has said his belief in the concept of community policing is the major reason…
2020: Lagos clerics hold prayers for Sanwo-Olu
A large gathering of Muslim and Christian Clerics, Wednesday, came together to pray for the First Family and Lagos State…
War against insecurity in Zamfara earns police officer promotion
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Mr Lawal Muhammad-Lawal to Deputy Commissioner of…
Off-grid panacea for Nigeria’s power challenges – Experts
Experts are of the opinion that off-grid development will address Nigeria’s power challenges.
Civil servants commend FG over payment of new minimum wage arrears
Bank Customers, especially civil servants have continued to throng ATMs and Point of Sale (PoS) areas around the FCT and…
Ikpeazu promises socio-economic dev’t in new year message
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has reiterated the state government’s commitment to sustain socio-economic development through implementation of improved policies…