Author: Isa Isawade
Woman, brother arraigned for allegedly beating up pastor’s wife
A businesswoman was on Friday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos along with her brother, who allegedly beat…
Police release 25 Fulani herders detained by local vigilantes in Zamfara
The Zamfara Police Command has facilitated the release of 25 Fulani herders illegally held by local vigilantes in Dansadau Emirate,…
Poll reveals more Germans back assisted dying
A poll carried out by the ‘YouGov research institute’ and published in Berlin on Friday revealed that Two thirds of…
Court Admits Lai Mohammed As Prosecution Witness in N2.5bn fraud case
The application of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to list the former Minister of Information,…
Stock market suffers N291bn loss in four days
Investors have suffered losses totalling N291bn in the four days since the second half of the year began. The market,…
Anambra bans tricycle association
Anambra State Government has banned the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) from operating in the state. The Commissioner for…
Lebanon attack: Islamic State claims responsibility
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack in north Lebanon in June, which killed two policemen and two…
Sudanese military council, opposition to share power
The Sudanese Transitional Military Council and the country’s largest opposition alliance, the Forces of Freedom and Change, have reached an…
Mortar shell hits market in N. Afghanistan, 6 killed, 30 wounded
A mortar shell hit a market in Afghanistan’s northern Faryab province, killing at least six people and injuring more than…
RUGA: Defend yourselves, Nwodo urges Igbo
In his reaction to the 30-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government to rescind its decision to suspend the RUGA…
Why infants’ brains must be protected – Paediatrician
A professor of paediatrics at the University of Ibadan, Ikeoluwa Lagunju, has stressed the need to protect the brains of…
Oye’s Battle for the Soul of APGA
By Azubuike Ubani The 2019 general election has come and gone and several parties have seized the seeming quietness in…
Why I Dumped Abiola – Baba Gana Kingibe
On Monday, 8 July 2019, the annulled 12 June 1993 presidential election will, after the Democracy Day celebration, become a…
PDP closes case at Nasarawa Governorship Tribunal
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 2019 governorship election in Nasarawa State, Mr David Ombugadu, have…
Distribution of seedlings to Kogi farmers commences
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has commenced the distribution of agro-chemicals, seedlings and other farming inputs to farmers in…
SDP backs Gbajabiamila on choice of principal minority officers
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has thrown its weight behind the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila,…
China GM sentenced to 12 years in prison for bribery
Former general manager of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, Sun Bo, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday…
Why govt should focus more on quality of education – expert
An Education Policy Expert, Miss Abimbola Adetunji, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to focus more on delivering quality…
RUGA suspension: Buhari a listening, democratic leader – CDHR
The Ebonyi State branch of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has applauded the Federal Government for…
FCTA donates N5m to destitute families
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday in Abuja, rescued seven destitute families who were found on the streets…
Insecurity: Nigeria needs honest leaders – NIPR boss
Mallam Mukhtar Sirajo, the National President and Chairman, Governing Council of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), has said that…
Gov Makinde appoints SA Legislative Matters
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has approved appointment of Mr Samuel Adejumobi as his Special Adviser on Legislative…
Rescue of Daura District Head: Super Cop Abba Kyari and His 48 Other Exploits!
Ademola Adegbamigbe On Tuesday 2 July 2019, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari-led IGP Intelligence Response team successfully…
Press Council trains stakeholders on research methodology
The Nigerian Press Council (NPC) on Wednesday trained no fewer than 40 stakeholders from the media and academia on research…
Book on social liberation presented in Abuja
Prof. Monique Ekpong of the department of English and Literary Studies in VERITAS University on Wednesday in Abuja presented her…
Here is how Saudi’s e-visa works for pilgrims of 2019 hajj
The head of Public Affairs Division of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) , Fatima Usara, explained in a…
Suleja General Hospital to be upgraded
The Niger Government says it has awarded a N500 million contract for the upgrade of Suleja General Hospital for better…
75 promoted prison officers decorated in Jos
The Plateau Command of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) on Wednesday decorated 75 of its personnel with their new ranks.…
African countries need to embrace strong institutions – Mukhtar, others
Mrs Aloma Mukhtar, former Chief Justice of Nigeria, on Wednesday joined other speakers to call on the African countries to…
Electricity: DisCos blame TCN for grid system collapse
The distribution companies of Nigeria (Discos) have alleged that poor transmission network protection mechanism by the Transmission Company of Nigeria…