Author: Isa Isawade
NAF destroys terrorists’ hideout in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Terrorists’ hideout in the Northern…
Why you must reject monetary inducement in Kogi election
A pro-democracy activist, Mr Idris Miliki, who is the Executive Director, Conscience for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution (CHRCR), has…
Jos community gathers stakeholders over insecurity, degradation
The Tudun Wada Community Development Association in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State has organised a one-day retreat…
10 militants killed
At least 10 militants have been killed as government forces backed by warplanes have stormed the Taliban hideouts in the…
Kenneth Okonkwo, Tonto Dikeh honoured at Nollywood New Yam Festival
Veteran Nollywood actors Kenneth Okonkwo and Tonto Dikeh have been honoured with cultural titles at the 2019 Nollywood New Yam…
7 Ways you can make money in rabbit farming
Rabbits can be reared for any of the following reasons- to be domesticated as pets; to be reared for consumption…
Buhari leaves Makkah for UK on 2-week private visit
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday departed Makkah via Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah for United Kingdom after he successfully performed the…
Suspension of Maradun LG Chairman Abubakar extended
The Zamfara State House of Assembly on Friday extended suspension placed on Alhaji Ahmad Abubakar, the Chairman of Maradun Local…
Zamfara Assembly suspends Shinkafi LG chairman
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has suspended Shinkafi Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Sani Galadi, from office over alleged diversion…
NYSC deploys 2,000 corps members to Niger
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed 2,000 corps members to Niger state for the 2019 Batch C, stream…
AWIEF calls for African women’s inclusion in AfCFTA
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has called for the economic empowerment of women to be linked to…
Iraqi Parliament Speaker assures protesters of speedy reforms
The Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi said Saturday that the parliament will work intensively and continuously for the popular demands…
Interswitch acquires eClat
Interswitch Limited, a leading technology-driven company focused on the digitization of payments in Nigeria and other African countries, has announced…
Maiduguri fire: Armed personnel deployed at GSM market
Armed security personnel have been deployed at the Maiduguri GSM market to guard against looting by hoodlums.
African Golf Tour: Zimbabwean Mapwanya charges to lead
Zimbabwe’s Visitor Mapwanya held a four shot lead heading into the final round of the 2019 African Tour’s B &…
Why we adopted local hunters to fight bandits – Gov Ishaku
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba said, though the local hunters do not have the legal mandate for their operations in…
2 killed, 11 trapped in stope roof fall
Two people are dead with 11 others still trapped in a polymetallic mine in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region…
Boat owners, drivers threaten strike over Kidnap of driver, policemen
Seafarers who ply the Ngor-Bonny waterways in Andoni local government area of Rivers state are in for tough times ahead…
Exercise Atilogwu Udo 1: Army urges Enugu residents not to panic
The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, urged residents of Enugu and its environs not to panic if they see movement of…
Over 14 million Nigerians are on drugs – report
World Drug Report 2019 has put drug use prevalence in Nigeria at 14.4 percent of the population, representing 14.4 million…
ASUU suspends proposed strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its proposed strike over Federal Government’s directive to enroll its members…
Navy arrests 5 vandals, recovers 3,400 litres of stolen petrol
The Nigerian Navy operatives attached to the Forward Operating Base (FOB), on Thursday arrested five suspected pipeline vandals with 136…
Supreme Court Verdict: Oyo APC congratulates Buhari, Osinbajo
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo State Chapter has felicitated President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on their victory…
NUJ suspends ex-president Odusile, 3 others
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Thursday suspended its immediate past National President,…
Anambra raises alarm over fake news of insecurity
Worried over fake reports on social media about security situation in Anambra State allegedly sponsored by some disgruntled elements in…
Senate President’s promise for the underprivileged
President of the Senate, Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, has said the National Assembly through its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public…
New NDDC boss, Joi Nunieh assumes office
The new Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joi Nunieh, has assumed office with the…
Ogoni youths reject Xavon Energy
The National Youth Council of Ogoni People, NYCOP, the youth wing of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni…
Court declines extension of restraining order on hotel demolition
Justice D. I. Okungbowa of a Benin High Court has refused to grant the prayer of Mr. Tony Adun (aka…
Service sector contributed N1.2trn to Edo’s GDP in 2017 – NBS
The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that Edo state's service sector contributed N1.2 trillion to its N2.3 trillion…