Author: Isa Isawade
Special agric zones to attract $4b investments – NGF
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said that the establishment of Special Agro-processing Zones (SAPZs) in Nigeria has the potential…
Sydney couple sentenced to 18-month community service
A Sydney couple, who fed their toddler a strict vegan diet resulting in severe malnourishment have avoided a jail term…
Boris Johnson meets Macron for Brexit talks Thursday
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due in Paris on Thursday to meet President Emmanuel Macron as he campaigns…
93 Million Nigerians do not have access to electricity – NGO
A Non Governmental Organization which focuses on research, policy development and consumer awareness on climate resilience, Clean Tech Hub, says…
My ambition for Christians – Bwari Council Chairman
Bwari Area Council Chairman, Mr John Gabaya, has promised to offer Christian pilgrimage slots to some residents yet to travel…
Ministerial job: What Plateau Gov told Tallen
Following her appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari as the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen has been advised by…
Coach Giresse quits Tunisian job
Alain Giresse has left his job as coach of Tunisia, after nine months and having guided them to the semi-finals…
Naira exchanges at N359 to dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Monday traded at N358.6 to the Dollar at the parallel market in Lagos.
Devastation in Northeast, ECOWAS to the rescue
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, says the commission in collaboration with Nigerian Government will provide boreholes,…
Extortion: 37 FRSC officials arrested
A Joint Inter-Agency Team, led by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has arrested 37 officials…
NIN: Only 79 Nigerians enrolled in US – Official
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says only 79 Nigerians had been enrolled for the National Identity Number (NIN) in…
Humanitarian community loses 35 aid workers in Nigeria – Shehu
Group Chairman of the Network of Civil Society Organisation in Borno, Mr. Ahmed Shehu, has revealed that lives of over…
Poverty in Kwara: Gov AbdulRazaq to send bill to assembly
The Governor of Kwara, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, says he will send a Bill to replicate the Federal Government’s anti-poverty Social Investment…
10 Dangers you must avoid when starting poultry business
Poultry business could be very lucrative and profitable if it is embarked upon with full information about the dos and…
Resolve delay over minimum wage, Ibuowo urges Buhari
Lagos State Chairman of the National Conscience Party (NCP), Mr Fatai Ibuowo, has urged the Federal Government to do its…
Withdraw your case against NAF, Ihedioha urges communities
Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo has called for peace between the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and its host communities over…
They want to burn my palace, Anambra monarch cries out
The King of Umueri in Anambra East Local Government Area, Igwe Ben Emeka, has alleged that some persons in the…
Death toll rises to 9 in attacks on Benue communities
The Police Command in Benue on Sunday said the death toll from Saturday’s gunmen attack on mourners in Katsina-Ala Local…
Attack on Ekweremadu reprehensible – Abaribe
The Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP Abia), has described as reprehensible and sacrilegious the attack on former Deputy…
Election: Kaduna PDP seeks cancellation of 515, 951 votes
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Governorship candidate, Isah Ashru, will on Monday ask the Kaduna State Elections Petition…
Man who regained sight after 21 years to begin schooling
Mr Eli Humoshe, the father of the 24-year-old Edmond Eli who regained his vision after 21 years said his son…
Stakeholders react to Presidential Directive on Forex Restriction
Stakeholders have continued to react to the recent directive given by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Central Bank of Nigeria…
UNIZIK’s undergraduate wins Miss Teen Beauty Pageant
Miss Gabriella Chudi-Ajabor, 17-year-old undergraduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK),Awka, has emerged winner of the 2019 edition of the Miss…
Comedian Klint Da Drunk survives car crash
Nigerian comedian, Afamefuna Igwemba, popularly known as Klint Da Drunk, expressed gratitude to God for surviving a car crash along…
Nigerians in Diaspora condemn attack on Ekweremadu
Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has condemned the attack on Senator Ike Ekweremadu at the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural Festival…
Hajj 2019: 313 pilgrims quit smoking
About 313 pilgrims from parts of the world have quit smoking since the start of the Hajj season, after visiting…
12,209 candidates sit for BUK post-UTME Test
A total of 12,209 candidates on Saturday sat for the 2019 Bayero University Kano Post-UTME Aptitude Test (BUKAT).
Osinbajo, Oshiomhole lead dignitaries to Oyegun @ 80
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Saturday…
Medvedev shocks Djokovic at Cincinnati Masters
A resilient Daniil Medvedev stunned world number one and holder Novak Djokovic in the Cincinnati Masters semi-finals on Saturday.
How Buhari can create political stability – CD Chair
Chairman of the Campaign for Democracy (CD) in Niger State, Alhaji Abdullahi Jabi, on Saturday urged the Federal Government to…