Author: Isa Isawade
Woman, 42, docked over alleged handset theft
A 42-year-old woman, Esther Olajide, who allegedly stole handsets worth N202, 000, on Thursday appeared in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’…
APGA NEC releases guidelines for elective congresses
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Tuesday released guidelines for elective congresses. That was…
Bill to establish Federal University of Technology passes 3rd reading
A bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of Federal University of Technology Auchi, Edo, on Wednesday passed…
Lagos Island Rotary Club distributes sanitary pads to teenagers
The Rotary Club of Lagos Island (RCLI), SAKHI arm, on Wednesday distributed 400 sanitary pads to female students of two…
Libya conflict: 700,000 displaced — UN
The United Nations on Wednesday said nearly 700,000 people had been displaced as a result of clashes in and around…
Fear of arrest: Okorocha approaches court for enforcement of rights
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has approached the Federal High Court Abuja, seeking the protection of his fundamental rights. Okorocha,…
Bandits abduct 3-month old baby, 7 others, kill 2 in Zamfara
Security forces are now trailing yet to be identified gunmen who invaded Kanoma village in Maru Local Government Area of…
Another Nigerian becomes Mayor in UK
Mrs Victoria Obaze, a Nigerian from Imo State made history on Wednesday after she was sworn into office as the…
Buhari’s victory has demystified Obasanjo – Oba of Lagos
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu on Wednesday said the election of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second -term…
Rangers consolidate leadership position in group A
Felix Ogbuke’s 85th minute goal against visiting Bendel Insurance FC of Benin, was enough for Rangers International FC of Enugu…
Lagos Assembly moves to end building collapse
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa on Wednesday said that most cases of collapsed buildings in…
Official cautions motorists on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti on Wednesday appealed to motorists to drive with caution around…
Federal Govt. approves $1bn loan from China Exim Bank
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the financing of the Gurara Hydro Power Project II by the Forum on…
Presidential aide urges INEC to redeploy Enugu REC
The Special Assistant to the President on Justice Reform, Mrs Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, has urged Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to…
Arik aircraft returns from C-Check maintenance
Arik Air, on Wednesday announced the arrival of one of its aircraft, which just returned from C-Check maintenance overseas. The…
Speed up trial of inmates to decongest prisons, Legal Aid advices
The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LAC) has called for speedy dispensation of cases involving inmates on awaiting trial to…
AFCON 2019: Consider home based players, fans urge Rohr
Football fans in Ilorin have called on Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr to consider proven home based players in his…
Illicit fund flows: Fowler to attend global conference in New York
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says its Executive Chairman, Babatunde Fowler has been invited to participate in the global…
Sri Lanka vows to go tough on anti-Muslim rioters
The Sri Lankan Police has vowed to use maximum force against violent protesters who have continued to attack mosques and…
Trader shot dead during robbery in Lagos
A trader, Binaebilayefa Dawudu, was short dead by gunmen during a robbery operation on Saturday in Ojo Local Government Area…
How Yobe restored migratory birds’ routes, habitats – GEF SGP
The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) says awareness creation and community empowerment have helped in restoring the…
New Zealand youth urged to take leadership in climate change
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Monday encouraged New Zealand’s younger generation to take bigger responsibility of global issues on climate…
Migraine increases risk of pregnancy complications – Study
A recent study conducted at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, has revealed that migraine is associated with an increased risk of…
2 friends remanded in Ilorin prison
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered that two friends,Umar Farouq and Abdulfatai Sulieman, be remanded in prison for allegedly…
Fiji PM says $100bn needed annually to tackle climate change
Fijian Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, on Monday said at least 100 billion dollars would be needed yearly worldwide by 2020…
Sri Lanka suspends social media to defuse rising tensions
Government Officials on Monday said, some social media networks will be temporarily blocked in Sri Lanka, after messages shared online…
Lagos Speaker, Obasa mourns late Oba Hamzat
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa has mourned the demise of Oba Olatunji Hamzat,…
Indigenous group in Australia takes climate change concerns to UN
A group of Indigenous Australians that accuses the country’s government of breaching its human rights by failing to act on…
Pakistan secures $6bn IMF package
Pakistan has secured a six-billion-dollar bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revive the South Asian economy which…
UN condemns deadly attack on Burkina Faso church
Top UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, have condemned Sunday’s deadly attack on a Catholic church in Burkina Faso. At…