Author: Isa Isawade
Photos: Theresa May and Vladimir Putin in ‘frosty’ handshake at G20 Summit
UK Prime Minister Theresa May held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Osaka, Japan for their first one-on-one meeting…
My detention and escape from Abacha’s killers – Segun Osoba
To be 80 years on earth is a great milestone. And to live up to that ripe age in a…
NERC seeks academic researches to improve electricity
To really address the Nigeria’s intractable energy crisis, the Chairman of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Prof James Momoh, has…
ECOWAS single currency to be called ECO
The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Saturday adopted ECO as the name of the single currency…
Promote culinary tourism, African chefs urge media
The Programmes Director, Chefs Association of Ghana, Mr Jove Ansah, urged the African media to intensify efforts on the promotion…
Yoruba, Rural Grazing Areas and Dangers Ahead
By Ademola Adegbamigbe The swords were out and tempers rose to molten magma point in Ibadan on Thursday, 27 June…
No more fight with Ooni — Alaafin
The monarch of Oyo, Alaafin Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111 has assured the Yoruba nation that the hostility between him and…
Polio vaccination: UN agencies take campaign to Somalia
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have called on Somalian citizens to vaccinate their…
Football: Source future talents from Higher Institutions’ League – Don
A university don, Prof Sam Otamiri, has said the best way to develop future talents for international football competitions is…
NAFDAC suspends new tariffs on foods and pharmaceutical products
The Governing Council of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said it has suspended implementation of…
Fake and unqualified teachers abound in Nigerian education sector – Expert
An education expert and partner, Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE), Mr. David Afolayan has identified a…
SMEs urged to take advantage of Federal Govt’s initiatives
The Oyo State Coordinator of Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Mrs Iyabo Ojogede, has urged MSMEs…
2019 FIBA: See the full list of Nwora’s D’Tigers players
Here is the full list of players invited by ’Tigers Head Coach, Alex Nwora, for the 2019 FIBA Men’s World…
How Yoruba can develop its region – Gov Makinde
The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has said what the Yoruba descendants need to do to achieve development…
CBN Tennis Open: Tosin, Kafayat advance to semi-finals
Tosin Dawodu and Kafayat Omisore on Thursday in Abuja defeated their opponents to qualify for the semi-finals of the wheelchair…
Banditry: Zamfara records low intending pilgrims
The incessant activities of bandits in Zamfara State has led to the State’s Pilgrims Board recording low turnout of intending…
Man arraigned for allegedly assaulting police officer in Osun
A 34-year-old man, Rasaki Fatai, on Thursday was arraigned in an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting a police…
Election petition: Appeal Court adjourns Ashiru, PDP’s suit to July 3
Justice Muktar Hussein of the Court of Appeal Kaduna, on Thursday adjourned hearing in the appeal of the Peoples Democratic…
Taraba water agency loses N72m annually – General Manager
The General Manager of Taraba State Water Supply Agency, Mr Buba Musa, has disclosed that the agency currently loses N72…
16 ships loaded with petrol, commodities arrive Lagos ports
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) announced on Thursday that sixteen ships conveying petrol and other commodities have arrived at the…
Police report reveals terror threat still high in EU countries
A report from the police agency, Europol said on Thursday that threat from terrorism, especially, from radical Islamists is still…
C/River police command to commence recruitment screening
The Cross River Police Command has fixed July 1 for the commencement of physical screening exercise for recruitment of constables…
I went into adultery to prove my wife wrong, man tells court
A 42-year-old technician, Mr Bello Abudu, told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Thursday that his wife was responsible…
Greek firefighters struggle as brush fire rages in east of Athens
It has been hectic for firefighters in Greek who have continued to struggle to contain a brush fire which broke…
Man, 22, arraigned for alleged theft of N128,300
A 22-year-old man, Maikasuwa Joshua, on Thursday was arraigned in an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly stealing N128,300…
Police in Ethiopia arrest 56 members of Amhara political party – Party Spokesman
The Ethiopian police have arrested 56 members of Amhara political party following failed attempt to seize power in the province,…
South Africa’s Central Bank Deputy Governor quits
The Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Daniel Mminele, will retire at the end of June after 10…
Polish courts’ independence threatened – EU Court Adviser
An adviser to Europe’s top court has been reported to have said on Thursday that the independence of Polish courts,…
Oil prices drop as traders await G20, OPEC meetings
Some of the previous session’s strong oil gains recorded have been erased on Thursday as oil prices fell, owing to…
Dollar moves up to one-week high against yen
The dollar on Thursday edged up to a one-week high against the safe-haven yen as some of the jitters ahead…