Author: Isa Isawade
President Buhari signs 2019 Budget into law
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja signed the 2019 Appropriate bill of N8.92 trillion into law. The president had…
Federer enjoying `outsider’ tag on Roland Garros return
Roger Federer counts himself as an “outsider” for the French Open title this year and says he is not merely…
Coca-Cola is 4th most admired African brand
Coca-Cola has been ranked as the fourth most admired brand in Africa’s Best 100 Brands Awards. Camilla Osborne, Head of…
Pakistani rights group protests against killing of activists
A Pakistani rights group representing ethnic Pashtun announced nationwide protests on Monday over the deaths of no fewer than three…
Tracking constituency projects will help achieve SDGs- ICPC boss
Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has called for tracking of constituency projects…
Trump presses Japan over trade gap
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday pressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to smooth out a trade imbalance with the…
Umahi promises to retain commissioner for second term
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has promised to retain the Commissioner for Human Capital Development and Monitoring, Mr Uchenna Orji,…
Malaysia’s last surviving male Sumatran rhino dies
Malaysia’s last surviving male Sumatran rhino died on Monday in the eastern Borneo state of Sabah, local daily The Star…
Experts expected in Pakistan over HIV outbreak
An international team of experts is expected to arrive in southern Pakistan where an HIV outbreak has infected hundreds of…
Earthquake rocks northern Peru
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake has stuck northern Peru, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The CGTN reports that the quake occurred…
Dogara mourns Lame
Speaker of the Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has expressed shock over the demise of former Minister of…
Convicted Cardinal Pell won’t appeal child sex abuse sentence
Jailed Australian Cardinal George Pell will not seek a reduced sentence if he loses an appeal against his conviction for…
Children’s Day: UNICEF inaugurates campaign for child’s rights
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has launched a campaign to create awareness on children’s rights in the Nigerian…
Halt invasion of communities by bandits, NGO urges Federal Govt.
Awareness for Good Leadership, Peace and Development, an NGO, has appealed to the Federal Government to adopt intensive security measures…
France 2019: Oshoala, Ihezuo to complete Super Falcons’ squad in Austria
Super Falcons’ strikers Asisat Oshoala and Chinwendu Ihezuo have arrived the Super Falcons’ Avita Resort camp in Austria, completing the…
Building collapse: Anambra govt. condoles families of victims
The Anambra Government on Sunday said it would foot the medical bills of three casualties of building collapse still receiving…
Butt enlargement, boob lift, cannot make you happy – RMD
Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo, popularly known as RMD, has advised against ‘butt enlargement’ and ‘boob lift; and all such…
Palm oil will earn Nigeria huge forex – NPPAN
The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says the country will benefit a lot from Crude Palm oil (CPO)…
Ganduje inaugurates 36 new permanent secretaries
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Sunday inaugurated 36 new permanent secretaries in the state civil service. The governor…
Appeal to Federal Govt to avert another strike, ASUU urges Nigerians
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on well-meaning Nigerians to caution the Federal Government to honour its…
Netflix acquires Cannes Film Festival’s ‘Grand Prix’ winner
Netflix, America streaming giant, has acquired Senegalese feature film ‘Atlantics,’ which premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and won…
Mati Diop becomes first black woman to win award at Cannes film festival
Mati Diop, French-Senegalese actress and director, has become the first black female director to win an award in Cannes Film…
Festac Market demolition: Traders lament
Some traders affected by the ongoing demolition of Agboju Market in Festac Town, Lagos, have blamed market leaders for “insincerity”…
Our goal is to push Nigerian golf players internationally – PGA boss
Samson Lawal, Executive Director, Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of Nigeria, says the goal of the association is to push golf…
Zamfara workers bid Gov. Yari farewell
Zamfara civil servants on Saturday bade the outgoing state Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, farewell at the last Ramadan breakfast of…
Russia launches nuclear-powered icebreaker
Russia launched a nuclear-powered icebreaker called ‘The Ural’ in St. Petersburg on Saturday. According to CGTN reports, the Ural is…
JUTH undertakes first brain surgery using drilling machine
The Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), at the weekend undertook its first surgery to remove brain tumor using a machine…
VVF: JUTH operates 82-year-old woman to end 50 years of urine leakage
An 82-year-old woman was among 43 victims of Vesico Vagina Fistula (VVF) operated upon by medics of Jos University Teaching…
Federal Govt to diversify economy through technology
Federal Government will deploy technology to diversify the economy, Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonanaya Onu, said. He said…
Kwara group recommends Lai Mohammed for re-appointment
The socio-cultural body of ‘‘Omo Ibile Igbomina’’ in Kwara has recommended Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture,…