Author: Isa Isawade
Victory over Cameroon: Buhari salutes Super Eagles
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria for making progress in the ongoing African Cup of Nations…
Alleged corruption: Ebonyi Govt suspends Perm Sec
The Ebonyi Government has suspended indefinitely, Mr Chukwuma Eme-Okoro, a Permanent Secretary, from office and also placed him under investigation…
Socio-economic challenges responsible for corruption – Agency boss
The Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission, Mr Muhuyi Magaji, has attributed socio-economic challenges in the country to…
Anambra Tricycle Union reacts to govt ban
REJOINDER: Anambra State Government has no powers to arbitrarily ban a registered trade union in Nigeria. Our attention has been…
More women attempt suicide than men – Psychologist
Miss Titi Tade, Clinical Psychologist, Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative (SURPIN) on Saturday said more women attempted suicide than men.…
20% of Nigerian communities without light are in Nasarawa – Director
Country Director of Solar Nigeria, Mr Tobi Oluwatola, has revealed that 20% of the communities without electrification in Nigeria are…
Let us build Kannywood, Actor cries out
Having recognised the importance of entertainment industry as a veritable ground to economically develop and empower the teeming unemployed youths…
NPTA announces gift for Taekwondo athletes
The Nigeria Police Taekwondo Association (NPTA) says the first 100 athletes to complete participation requirements for the forthcoming 8th Inspector…
Redouble efforts, Ondo Gov charges cabinet members
The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has advised his cabinet members to redouble efforts and explore fresh opportunities in…
Gov. Badaru allocates 50 hectares of land to Islamic university
Gov. Mohammad Badaru of Jigawa State has allocated another 50 hectares of land for the establishment of an Islamic University…
Hard Drugs: Manufacturers, sellers should be penalised – Psychiatrist
A Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist, Dr Olajumoke Koyejo, has urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to evolve stringent penalties…
155 commercial motorcycles, 17 buses impounded in Lagos
Over 155 commercial motorcycles and 17 commercial buses were impounded at 'Ikeja Along' area of Lagos in the last two…
Oyo Govt dissolves board of electoral commission
Gov. Seyi Makinde has dissolved the board of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission(OYSIEC). A statement issued on Friday in…
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…