Author: Isa Isawade
Baru, others receive Press Freedom Awards
Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Mr Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director of National…
Ijaw elders decry looting of Amnesty Training Centre in Bayelsa
The Elders of the Ijaw community in the Niger Delta, have condemned the recent vandalisation of property at the Presidential…
Produce qualified seafarers, Amaechi charges Maritime Academy Mgt.
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has charged management of Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) to produce qualified seafarers.…
Rwanda inaugurates water treatment plants
The Rwandan government on Monday inaugurated new water treatment plants to ease access to clean water for residents of the…
Ramadan: Gov. Sani-Bello urges Muslims to pray for peace, unity
Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger has urged the Muslim Ummah to pray for peace, unity and security for meaningful development…
Taxpayers in Nigeria hit 45m soon – FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says the country’s taxpayers will soon increase to 45 million. Mr Wahab Gbadamosi, the…
Women urged to balance work with family life
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman, on Monday advised women to balance their work…
Iran to announce partial withdrawal from nuclear deal — Reports
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani plans to declare his country’s “partial termination” of the nuclear deal with major powers on Wednesday,…
Ramadan: Abia APC governorship candidate urges prayers for unity
Dr Uchechukwu Ogah, APC governorship candidate in Abia in the recently concluded general elections, has urged Muslims to pray for…
Communal crisis: Ebonyi SEMA receives refugees from Cross River community
The Ebonyi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Monday received indigenes of the state displaced from Ekajiok in Ogoja Local…
‘Avengers Endgame’ beats ‘Titanic’s $2.12bn box office record
After just 12 days in theaters worldwide, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ has surpassed the 21-year global box office record of $2.128 billion…
Patrick Doyle reconciles with Tinsel Actress, Ireti
Nigerian Celebrity Couple, Patrick and Ireti Doyle are officially back together. The broadcaster made this known on Monday via an…
Buhari’s re-election: a choice of light over darkness -APC UK
The United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the…
Why my ring is on middle finger – New Zealand PM
The newly engaged Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, has revealed why she is wearing her engagement ring on…
Revealed: I rejected bribes to compromise 2019 elections in Kwara – REC
Malam Garba Madami, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara on Monday said that he resisted money offered by politicians to…
Human influence on global drought traceable since early 1900s- NASA
Human-generated greenhouse gases and atmospheric particles were affecting global drought risk as far back as the early 20th century, a…
Ramadan: Gov. Bello calls for peace, unity in Nigeria
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has urged the Muslim faithful to use the Ramadan to show more love to their…
Ramadan : Cleric tasks Muslims on alms giving
The Chief Imam of Olohungbebe Mosque, Ilorin, Alhaji Lukuman Abdullahi, has called on Muslims to remember the needy during Ramadan…
Federer happy to return to clay after 3-year absence
Former world number one Roger Federer says he is glad he made the decision to return to clay courts. The…
Suspected armed robber arrested in Enugu
Police Command in Enugu State has arrested a suspected notorious armed robber and cultist, Chukwuebuka Ani, 23, who had been…
Ramadan: Pray for Sharibu’s release, Akintola urges Muslims
Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged Muslims to use the holy month of Ramadan to supplicate…
Ramadan: Saraki urges Muslims to pray for peace
The President of the Senate of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called on Muslim faithful to pray…
NPFL: Sunshine Stars beat Wikki 2-1 in Akure
Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure on Sunday defeated visiting Wikki Tourist FC of Bauchi 2-1 in match day 17…
Plateau State commended for peaceful elections
Maj-Gen. Augustine Agundu, Commander, Operation Safe Haven, the Special Task Force (STF), in charge of security in Plateau, has commended…
Osinbajo condoles with family of late Helen Okoye
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday in Abuja, paid a condolence visit to the families of late Evangelist Helen Okoye,…
We are yet to take position on NASS leadership – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its leadership and elected federal legislators are yet to take official position on the…
Don’t jeopadise peace in the state, community leaders warned
Mr Raphael Nnabuife, the Chairman, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra on Sunday warned community leaders in the area…
London trip not for compilation of ministers’ list –Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed the reports that his London trip was to compile the list of persons to be…
Buhari greets Nigerians on Ramadan
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent greetings to Nigerians in general and Muslims in particular as they commence the month-long Ramadan…
‘Next Level’ will deepen Buhari’s first term achievements – Onu
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, says the achievements recorded in President Muhammadu Buhari’s first tenure were a…