Author: Isa Isawade
We will monitor budget implementation on health – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday said the Senate has mandated its relevant committee to ensure an improvement…
Senate President’s assurance to investors
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday assured investors who are willing and ready to invest into the Nigerian…
Traditional music dying – Late Olatunji’ son
Olawale Yusuf Olatunji, son of the late Apala maestro, Yusuf Ajao Olatunji, has raised alarm over dearth of traditional music…
New Oyo NUJ Chairman emerges amidst litigation
In an election conducted on Wednesday December 18, 2019 to elect new executive members for the Oyo Council of Nigeria…
Aguda LCDA suspends NURTW, RTEAN
The Chairman of Coker-Aguda Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Omobolanle Akinyemi Obe, has announced the immediate suspension of the activities…
5.5-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s northern coast
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck off the coast of Japan's northern Aomori Prefecture on Thursday, the…
Trump’s trial date uncertain as Pelosi withholds Articles of Impeachment
The U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated on Wednesday night that the House could indefinitely delay sending the…
Shehu-Gusau snubs AFN investigative committee
The investigative committee set up by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) says it is still waiting for the federation’s…
Trump’s impeachment: White House reacts
The White House has hit back at lawmakers after President Donald Trump was impeached, slamming the “illegitimate articles of impeachment”…
2019 Christmas and Anambra State
With the commissioning of the Christmas light trees in Onitsha and Awka by Governor Willie Obiano on Wednesday, December 11,…
The bill President Buhari signed abroad
A curious event was enacted by the presidency on November 4, 2019 when a bill relating to the most important…
Sowore’s rearrest: Matters arising
The invasion of Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu’s court by operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to rearrest the…
Jonathan delegation demands clarification from Guinean authorities
The International delegation led by Former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria and ex-President of Benin, Nicephore Soglo, on a pre-election…
Bayelsans celebrate dutiful female traffic officer Helen
At the time when corruption index keep placing the Nigeria Police Force as the most corrupt institution in Nigeria, Bayelsans,…
Lagos flags off review of Senior Secondary School Curriculum
Over 200 hundred teachers from various State Schools converged at the Education Resource Centre, Ojodu, to review the Lagos State…
Sanwo-Olu pledges improved internet connectivity in Lagos
Lagos State Government has promised to provide the enabling environment and infrastructure needed to improve internet access and connectivity in…
Wike happy about court judgement over Soku Oil Wells
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has expressed happiness over federal high court judgment, ceding Soku Oil Wells to Rivers State,…
Magnus Abe would have been governor – Wike
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has said the senator representing Rivers Southeast, Magnus Abe, would have been governor…
EFCC, NDLEA Collaborate on money laundering, drug abuse
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have agreed to form alliance…
Ogun deploys TRACE operatives on expressways
The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) has deployed 575 operatives to manage traffic and ensure safety of…
Senate President congratulates Buhari on 77th birthday
President of the Senate, Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of his 77th birthday.
CIBN says economy recovering, advises Buhari
Dr Uche Olowu, the Chairman, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), said the Nigerian economy was recovering and urged…
FRSC identifies black spots, releases help lines
In its efforts to ensure safety of life and property of travelers across the country during the Christmas and New…
Yuletide: FRSC deploys 39,450 personnel, 806 patrol vehicles
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed no fewer than 35,450 personnel including Special marshals across the country for…
AfDB approves $5 million grant for Elumelu Foundation
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of $5 million to enable the…
Why I am creating more chiefdoms in Plateau – Lalong
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, said the creation and restoration of chiefdoms by his administration was not meant to weaken…
Ethiopian Airlines begins inaugural flights to Houston
Ethiopian Airlines has launched its inaugural three times weekly flights to Houston, Texas.
Northern governors congratulate Buhari for clocking 77
The Northern States Governors Forum has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari as he marks his 77th birthday on Tuesday.
Another woman set ablaze for resisting rape dies
A Muzaffarpur woman, who was set on fire in her home by a rapist for resisting him, died on Monday…
Egypt set to relocate govt headquarters
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said the government headquarters would be relocated to the New Administrative Capital in 2020 and that…