Author: Isa Isawade
Tribute to Mandela by António Guterres
Today, July 18 is Nelson Mandela International Day. The United Nations declared the Nelson Mandela Day in November 2009 as…
Super Eagles: Osogbo fans unhappy with third place
Some football fans in Osogbo said they were not impressed with the Super Eagles finishing in third place again at…
Gombe fans hail Super Eagles for redeeming image
Some football fans in Gombe have described Wednesday’s victory by the Super Eagles over Tunisia at the Africa Cup of…
Goalkeeping department of the Super Eagles weak – analysts
A cross-section of football analysts and enthusiasts in Enugu say the goalkeeping department of the Super Eagles needs to be…
EFCC to fish out unqualified NYSC members
Following a request sent by the body of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
How To Be A Chairman
If you live in Yorubaland, there is every likelihood that you’ll be invited to be the chairman at an event-…
Environment: Oyo to establish mobile courts for violators
The Oyo state Head of Service (HoS), Mrs Amidat Agboola, says the state government will soon set up mobile courts…
Unilag’s Chinese institute graduates 40 immigration officers, others
A total of 40 officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) were among the 552 students of the Confucius Institute…
Surrender or risk imminent doom, GOC warns insurgents
T he General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Bulama Biu, has called on remnants of the Boko…
Chinese researchers find new gene linked to deafness
Chinese researchers have recently made a breakthrough in discovering a gene responsible for deafness, providing a target for treating hearing…
Kano Gov appoints heads of govt agencies, departments
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has approved the appointment of heads of government agencies and departments in the state.…
Lagos Games Village Estate in rot
An investigative report carried out by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has revealed that “unbridled activities, poor hygiene and…
Why new NHIS boss Sambo wants staff sacked
Newly appointed Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, on Monday, expressed sadness that myriads…
Northern Governors, others brainstorm on region’s challenges
Members of the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) and some other key stakeholders on Monday met in Abuja to collectively…
500-level Cross River varsity student killed by cultists
Suspected cultists on campus of the Cross River University of Technology have slain a A 500-level student of Electrical Electronics…
UNHCR calls for closure of immigrant detention centre in Libya
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday called for closure of detention centre of illegal immigrants in…
The Funke Olakunrin I Knew
By Bayo Adeyinka I met Aunty Funke Olakunrin when I joined the erstwhile Enterprise Bank Limited. She was our Company…
SDGs: Nigerian consul, U.S senator’ message to Nigeria
The Consul General (CG) of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen, has called on stakeholders to leverage the economic…
Fake report on bovine tuberculosis in beef debunked
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday dismissed as absolutely false, social media reports on purported outbreak of…
Abia APGA suspends Otti, alleges anti-party activities
The Abia State Working Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has slammed an indefinite suspension on the Governorship…
Igbo leaders, cultural groups meet in UK
The Congress of Igbo Leaders (CIL), UK, has called on the Igbo worldwide to be ready at all times to…
Pray for national peace and unity, cleric urges Nigerians
Pastor Paul Enenche, Dunamis International Gospel Centre, on Sunday admonished Nigerians to offer special prayers for national stability, peace and…
National insecurity: Enough of the killings – student group
Worried by the rising spate of banditry and killings in Nigeria, the Federation of Ekiti State Students’ Union has called…
Bauchi farmers drop food crops for cash crop cultivation
Report of a survey conducted in Bauchi by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has indicated that farmers in the…
Plant a tree to celebrate memorable events – Sanwo-Olu
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Sunday urged residents to plant trees to celebrate memorarable events to ensure safer,…
2019 Hajj: 1,529 pilgrims depart for Saudi Arabia
A total of 1,529 Muslim pilgrims have so far been airlifted from Kano, Lagos and Kaduna airports for this year’s…
Olakunrin’s killing: VP Osinbajo visits Pa Fasoranti
The Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday morning paid a condolence visit to the leader of the pan-Yoruba…
Female teacher jailed for 20 yrs for sleeping with 13-year-old male pupil
A school teacher in Arizona, the South-West region of United States of America, Brittany Zamora, has been convicted and sentenced…
ACCI advises Buhari on AfCFTA challenges
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), has urged the Federal Government to formulate policies that will tackle challenges…
54,000 Kebbi women to benefit from $15m World Bank aid
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State says the World Bank assisted ‘Nigeria for Women Project’ will expend 15million US dollars…