Author: Isa Isawade
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…
African Development Bank Approves $165 Million for Angola
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) on Tuesday approved a $165 million loan to finance…
U.S. oil imports increase, exports down last week
The United States' crude oil imports increased while exports decreased during the week ending Oct. 25, the U.S. Energy Information…
4 things Osinbajo shares with Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Vuong Hue
Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Prof. Vuong Hue and Vice President of the Federal Republic of…
Court sets date for MTN’s case against AGF
A Federal High Court Lagos on Tuesday, further adjourned hearing, until Jan. 30 and Jan. 31, 2020, of a suit…
20 soldiers killed by Taliban
No fewer than 20 soldiers were killed in an overnight Taliban attack in Afghanistan’s northern province of Jawzjan, officials said…
Why detained Iranian beauty queen pleads not to be deported
Iranian beauty queen detained for almost two weeks at an airport in the Philippines on Tuesday pleaded for help, saying…
Journalists, entertainers converge to call for good governance
In a bid to push for good governance and encourage civic participation in governance, a record label, Chocolate City on…
MOSOP decries military raids
Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has expressed dismay over what it called incessant military raids on…
Lagos and the prospect of Lekki Deep Seaport
Recently, Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, signed the $629 million financing facility aimed at completion of the Lekki…
What Lawan wants for Nigerian, Egyptian Parliaments
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday called for more engagement between Nigeria’s National Assembly and the Egyptian parliament,…
[Video]: Don Paapi releases single, ‘How My Life’
Budding Afro-Nola musician and rapper, Chibuike Nwachukwu, professionally known as Don Paapi releases both audio and visuals of “How My…
Why bankers must collaborate with govt – Ayeyemi
The Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Ade Ayeyemi, says it is important for Nigerian bankers to work…
Guber electon: INEC educates women in Bayelsa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa, has organised a sensitisation forum for women in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District…
Jukun/Tiv crisis: Ortom commends Ishaku’s peace initiatives
Benue governor Samuel Ortom on Sunday commended his Taraba counterpart Darius Ishaku over peace initiatives aimed at ending the protracted…