Author: Isa Isawade
Suspected Fraudsters Sent To Prison For Stealing $20, 000
The Police at the Area ‘A’ Command, Lagos Island, Lagos have arrested two suspected fraudsters and dragged them before a…
Egyptian teacher faces trial for forcing pupils to take off trousers
Egypt’s chief prosecutor on Saturday ordered a criminal trial for a university teacher who allegedly forced his students to take…
Nigeria @59: Enugu residents want functional railway transportation
Residents of Enugu State on Saturday urged the Federal Government to revitalise railway transportation system to ease movement of goods…
Childhood Cancer: Foundation embarks on awareness campaign
An NGO, Okapi Children Cancer Foundation, on Saturday in Abuja, embarked on massive awareness on children and babies living with…
How a community in Zambia halts wild animal captures
A local community in Zambia recently enacted a show of bravery and patriotism to the delight of the rest of…
Buhari returns to Abuja from New York
President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja after his engagements at the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74),…
Noise, air pollution increases heart diseases — Cardiologist
Prof. Ama Mbakwem, Consultant Cardiologist, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), says that noise and air pollution increases people’s exposure to…
Why Nigeria must tap its huge tourism potentials – Archaeologist
A Professor of Archaeology, Adisa Ogunfolakan, says there is an urgent need for government at all levels to develop the…
Rochas Foundation gives free education to 899 in Plateau
The Rochas Foundation has extended scholarship to 899 indigent students in Plateau as fulfillment of the foundation’s vision to make…
Obasanjo to doctors: Consider your patients before embarking on strike
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on medical practitioners in the country to take into consideration their patients’ plight before…
Nigeria Correctional Services graduate 61 Deputy Controllers
Sixty-one Deputy Controllers of Nigeria Correctional Services on Friday completed their eight weeks advance management training at the Service's Academy,…
Kogi/Bayelsa guber Polls: INEC rejects 14 nominations
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had rejected 14 invalidly submitted nominations by political parties for…
59th Independence anniversary: Muslims offer special prayers
Muslims on Friday converged on Abuja National Mosque and offered special prayers for peace and sustainable development as Nigeria prepares…
Flood: Kwara embarks on evacuation of refuse from river banks
The Kwara State Fire Service has embarked on evacuation of refuse from some river banks in llorin in a bid…
Investigative Journalism: How it can survive – Panelists
Panelists at the ongoing 11th Global investigative Journalism Conference (GOJC19), have advised media organisations fighting corruption and crime in the…
NRC to suspend Ijoko-Lagos train service on Monday
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said that it would suspend the daily operations of narrow gauge from Ijoko in Ogun…
Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for 49 countries
Saudi Arabia will open its doors to international tourists under a new visa system that allows people from 49 countries…
Sanwo-Olu urges Nigerians to live in peace
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has called for peaceful co-existence among Nigerians irrespective of their religious beliefs.
7 migrants drown, 12 rescued in Aegean Sea
Six migrants, including a baby drowned in the Aegean Sea on Friday when a dinghy carrying them sank off the…
Proliferation of event centres taking toll on National Theatre — Official
The spokesman for the management of National Art Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, Mr Steve Ogundele, has said that the springing up…
Shooting Stars shine at Dapo Abiodun Pre-season Tournament
The Shooting Stars FC of Ibadan on Friday once again sustained its bragging right over perennial rivals, Crown FC of…
Climate protest: Go green or die, Indian students hit streets
Hundreds of Indian schoolchildren were on the streets on Friday in a fresh wave of rallies and events demanding action…
What has set downstream oil sector back – DPR Director
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has decried the high level of non-compliance with the regulatory framework of the downstream…
China pledges support for Nigeria’s development
Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, has said that the Chinese government would strengthen its support and collaboration with…
Global confab on investigative journalism opens in Germany
The 11th Edition of Global Investigative Journalism Conference, tagged GIJC19, has opened in Hamburg, Germany.
UNICEF gives N8bn support to Adamawa
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided cash support worth N8 billion to Adamawa through Ministries, Department and Agencies…
We are for candidate who will meet our demands – Bayelsa pensioners
The Bayelsa Pensioners Association (BPA), says it will support any candidate in the upcoming governorship election who will show commitment…
We are ready to collaborate with British Govt – Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo on Thursday in Ibadan stated the government’s readiness to collaborate with the British government in…
Masari appoints 13 Special Advisers
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has approved the appointment of 13 Special Advisers.
Man lands in Hisbah’s net with 96 bottles of alcohol in Zamfara
Hisba officials of Zamfara Sharia Monitoring Commission have arrested one Joseph Ada over alleged sales of alcoholic drinks in contravention…