Author: Isa Isawade
Jonathan, Soglo lead pre-election assessment mission to Guinea
Former Nigeria's President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and Benin Republic’s ex-President Nicéphore Soglo have been nominated to co-lead a pre-election assessment…
Why border closure must be sustained – Farmers Association
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has urged Federal Government to sustain its current border closure, saying it would…
Former Minister Bhagabat Mohanty dies
Former Minister of eastern state of India, Odisha, Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty, died at his residence late Saturday night at the…
We will collaborate with religious bodies – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said his administration will continue to collaborate with forward looking organisations and religious…
LAGESC Operatives brutalized by High Court staff
Over six operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) have been badly injured on Friday 6th of December,…
Ikwerre indigenes honour Wike
State Governors, serving and former federal lawmakers, council administrators, traditional rulers and religious leaders joined thousands of Ikwerre people on…
Blaming Osinbajo for DSS’ misconduct is mischievous, Akinola, others tell Falana
A veteran journalist and lawyer, Dr. Richard Akinola, has faulted lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) over his statement that the Nigerian…
Rivers govt releases N500m grant to Ignatius University
The Rivers State Government has directed the immediate release of five hundred million naira grant to the Ignatius Ajuru University…
Why we are against new marriage certificate law – PFN
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has described the newly introduced marriage certificate law by the federal government as exploitative…
Okowa mourns Reinhard Bonnke
Delta Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed sadness on the passing of renowned Evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke, who died on Dec.…
Governor, two bodyguards wounded in car bomb
The governor of Chardara district in the northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan along with two of his bodyguards have been…
5 militants killed
Afghan forces have killed five militants after storming Taliban hideouts in the western Farah province on Sunday, an army spokesman…
Israel strikes Gaza targets in response to rocket launch
Israeli Army on Sunday morning said its fighter jets and attack helicopters had struck a number targets in Gaza.
43 people die in major fire in Delhi
A massive fire which broke out early morning on Sunday in Delhi has claimed 43 lives with over 56 people…
CACOL hails Senator Kalu’s conviction
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, received the news of the conviction and sentencing of former governor of…
Transport strikes continue in France as lorry drivers block roads
Lorry drivers have blocked numerous motorways in France with their vehicles in protest at a tax increase on fuel.
Sowore: Rights commission wants SSS officials charged with contempt
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for arrest and prosecution of officers of the Department of State Services…
Accounting profession not for corrupt people – ANAN Chairman
Mr Sunday Olaoye, the Chairman, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Osun Branch, says the accounting profession is not…
Kaduna NUJ’s commendation for El-Rufa’i
Kaduna Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing uban renewal projects of the…
How tree planting can tackle climate change challenge
An Environmentalist, Mr Muhtari Amino-Kano, has described planting of trees as the only way to curb the effect of climate…
Man 27 kills Fulani herder for destroying his crops
The Police in Niger have arrested one Mohammed Isa, 27, of Dogon Ruwa village of Bosso Local Government Area of…
Pope to give ‘strictly private’ audience to embattled Maltese premier
Pope Francis is due to welcome Malta’s embattled Premier Joseph Muscat on Saturday for what the Vatican has described as…
Why there is need for unity between Europe and Africa – Leyen
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday called for more unity between the Europe and African continents.
Samoa’s measles update: Death toll rises to 65
The Samoan government confirmed on Saturday two more deaths in the island nation’s measles epidemic, bringing the death toll to…
Fires across Australian state, over 350,000 hectares of land engulfed
Some 2,800 firefighters have been battling more than 100 bush fires across the state of New South Wales (NSW) in…
Why you should stop illegal sand mining – Lagos Govt
As Lagos State joins the rest of the world in observing the World Soil day, the State Government has warned…
Promoting the revival of local industries
Considering the urgent need to diversify the country’s economy, there is no better time than now to promote the non…
Environment: Lagos intensifies clean up exercise
Following the successful evacuation of Street traders, shanties, illegally parked vehicles and miscreants on the stretch of outer Marina last…
NDDC warns contractors, inspects projects in Abia
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has warned contractors working for it to brace up and discharge their obligations fully…
Budding singer Muyiwa Frank releases premiere ‘G.I.R.L.S’
Rising Alternative-Pop/Afrobeat singer, Muyiwa Frank releases his debut EP titled G.I.R.L.S, an acronym for ‘Getting Intimate Requires Love Songs’.