Author: Isa Isawade
Strike: Plateau varsity begins payment to staff
The Vice Chancellor of Plateau State University, Bokkos, Prof. Yohanna Izam, says the institution has commenced payment of earned allowances…
Why Nigeria is distressed – cleric
Rev Fr John Fwagos, Assistant Parish Priest, Church of Immaculate Conception, Zaramaganda, Jos, says selfishness and greed are responsible for…
Mantu demads recognition for barbers
Founder of Fades and Bangs Global Salons, Abuja, Mr Musa Mantu, has cautioned Nigerians against treating barbers and cosmetologists with…
Why I made ‘Mokalik’ – Kunle Afolayan
Kunle Afolayan, the award-winning filmmaker and actor, who recently released another blockbuster, ‘Mokalik’ has revealed his motives for doing the…
Group takes El-Rufa’i up on maternity leave pledge
A non-governmental organisation, Save the Children International (SCI), has called on the Kaduna State Government to issue a circular to…
Osun lucky not to have uneducated street dancer as governor – Baderinwa
Mr Lani Baderinwa, former Commissioner for Information in Osun State, who is now the Supervisor, Ministry of Information and Strategy…
Grazing law: 81 herdsmen convicted in Benue – Gov Ortom
The Governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday in New York disclosed that no fewer than 81 herdsmen had been…
We will go ahead with protest, activists reply IG
In spite of the warning handed down on Saturday by the Inspector-General of Police that calling people out for revolution…
Senator participates in screening Sanwo-Olu’s nominees
The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries, Sen. Bayo Osinowo, on…
War against piracy: Police train Video Censors Board
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has trained officers of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) as Supernumerary (SPY) Police…
Pray for peace in Nigeria, farmers chair urges pilgrims
The Chairman, Rice Farmers Association (RIFAN), Katsina State, Alhaji Shuaibu Wakili, on Saturday urged Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia to…
Family failure reason for bad leadership in Nigeria – Aregbesola
Former Governor of the State of Osun has advocated for leadership at the nuclear family level as the solution to…
APC wins Pengana constituency by-election in Plateau
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Yakubu Sanda of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Saturday’s…
Lions Club to conduct eye screening for 500 in Lagos
In commemorate the 100th birthday celebration of Sir Akintola Williams, the doyen of accountancy profession in Nigeria, the Lions Club…
At last, Malta grants rescued 40 migrants entry
A group of 40 migrants stranded at sea after they were rescued by a German NGO vessel will be taken…
Gov Ugwuanyi upbeat about aerial surveillance in Enugu
The Enugu state Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Saturday expressed optimism over the effectiveness of aerial surveillance to tackle all forms…
Archbishop of Abuja’s message to Fulani leaders
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Eminence, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, on Saturday called on Fulani leaders to caution their people…
Hospital performs first kidney transplant in Abuja
NISA Premiere Hospital, Abuja, has carried out its first kidney transplantation. Chairman of the hospital, Dr Ibrahim Wade disclose this to…
Make law to create offices for us, women urge NASS
The Nigerian League of Women Voters (NILOWV), Enugu State Chapter, has appealed to the National Assembly to make a law…
Malaria: Read how self-prescription kills
A medical scientist, who is an Ambassador of the Medical Laboratory Science Profession, Amb. Odinaka Obeta, has said that malaria…
Be united for progress, Adesina urges Osun indigenes
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, has called on indigenes of Osun,…
Buhari greets Omo-Agege at 56
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, on the occasion of his 56th birthday. The…
What Masari said about out of school children in Katsina
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina is seriously worried about the increasing number of out of school children in the…
Please help my displaced people, Imo lawmaker begs govt
The lawmaker representing Oguta State Constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly, Mr Frank Ugboma, has pleaded for urgent…
2019 Hajj: Niger transports 2,200 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
The Niger State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has transported 2,200 pilgrims out of the 3,200 pilgrims expected to perform the…
Plateau by-election: PDP alleges vote buying
The Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of…
Eid-el-Kabir festival: Prices of rams rise in Kaduna
Prices of rams have gone sky high in Kaduna as Muslims prepare to celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir festival in eight days’…
Killing of UNN undergraduate: Police commence investigation
The Enugu State Police Command has commenced investigations into the stabbing to death of a 400-level University of Nigeria, Nsukka…
Why Anambra can’t float a football club
Against expectation of the public that government and people of Anambra must also be considering the option of owning their…
Flooding: Ogun to demolish illegal structures
The Ogun Government is planning to embark on state-wide demolition of buildings constructed on erosion channels, water ways, river banks,…