Author: Isa Isawade
Israel accuses Gaza’s Islamic Jihad of launching rocket
Israel on Tuesday blamed the Gaza-based Islamic Jihad group of launching a rocket toward Israel on Monday, local media reported.…
South African mob kills Nigerian wrongly accused of kidnapping
A 34-year old Nigerian, Samuel Nkennaya, has been killed while another, Chinonso Nwudo is in critical condition in a South…
Sri Lanka: U.S. envoy says threat real
The U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka on Tuesday said some of the militants involved in the Easter Sunday bombings on…
Federal Govt to spend over N1bn as compensation for codeine seizures
Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday said the Federal…
Film director, John Singleton dies at 51
American film director and screenwriter, John Singleton has died after suffering from a stroke. The Oscar-nominated director, popularly known for…
Insurgency: Teachers in North East to return to classrooms
Prof. Segun Ajiboye, the Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), says the body has commenced efforts to return…
Oyo govt, labour meet over minimum wage
The Oyo State Government has met with representatives of labour unions on the implementation of the N30,000 new minimum wage…
Why Osun is safe for investors – Govt.
The Deputy Governor of Osun, Mr Benedict Alabi, has described the state as the safest for foreign direct investor due…
Experts want more attention on occupational hazard
The Director of Kwara Fire Service, Mr Abdulwaheed Yakub, on Monday, joined other experts to underscore the need for employers…
Okorocha’s media aide decries public protest against new university
Mr Sam Onwuemeodo, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, has decried the public protest against the…
Kano State Govt. releases N500m to check erosion
Kano State Government says it has paid a counterpart fund of N500 million to the Nigerian Erosion and Watershed Management…
Judge’s absence stalls Bauchi governor-elect’s arraignment
The absence of Justice Yusuf Haliru of an FCT High Court on Monday stalled the arraignment of the governor-elect of…
Scientists plan to grow human organs in pigs
Scientists at the University of Tokyo plans to use human stem cells to grow pancreases in pigs for transplantation, Kyodo…
Suspected UAE spy commits suicide in Istanbul prison
One of the two detainees held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed…
Avengers: Endgame beats box office records with $1.2bn debut
Disney’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ has smashed the record for the highest opening weekend, raking in $1.2 billion worldwide. The Marvel Comics…
Avoid economic instability during transition, IMF urges Algeria
Algeria needs to focus on avoiding economic instability during its political transition after the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, a…
Agriculturist urges Nigerians to embrace agriculture
Mr Jerry Ossai, an agriculturist, has stressed the need for Nigerians to embrace agriculture as one of the ways of…
Golden Eaglets will do better in Brazil – Coach
Abdu Maikaba, Flying Eagles Assistant coach and coach of Plateau United on Monday, said that the the Golden Eaglets would…
Results: JAMB warns UTME candidates against fraudsters
The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates awaiting their results against…
Aftermath of fire outbreak: TCN restores electricity to Apo substation
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored normal bulk transmission of electricity to its Apo transmission substation…
JAMB releases 2019 UTME results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has assured candidates of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination that results would be…
EFCC FC beat Setraco FC to win 2019 FCT FA Cup
EFCC Football Club of Abuja on Sunday defeated Setraco FC 1-0 to win the 2019 FCT Men’s FA Cup competition.…
Rovers FC win Cross River FA Cup
Rovers Football Club of Calabar on Sunday won the 2019 Cross River Football Association (FA) Cup. Rovers defeated Ben Ayade…
Aspire FC beat FC IfeanyiUbah Feeders to win NEROS/Anambra FA Cup
Aspire Football Club of Adazi Ani on Sunday beat FC IfeanyiUbah Feeders 4-3 on penalty kicks to lift the 2019…
Rangers International hammer Star Plus 4-1 to lift Enugu State FA trophy
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Sunday hammered Star Plus FC of Ngwo 4-1 to reclaim the Enugu State…
Kalu launches 450,000 free palm seedling distribution to farmers in Abia
Chief Orji Kalu, the Senator-elect for Abia North Senatorial District, said on Sunday that his foundation, the Orji Uzor Kalu…
Navy recovers metal barge, wooden boat
The Nigerian Navy on Sunday said it discovered a metal Barge MV JOSH 1 and a wooden boat drifting along…
2019 Hajj: Don’t engage in fraudulent acts, FCT Board warns
The FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, on Sunday warned 2019 intending pilgrims against exhibiting fraudulent behaviour that is capable of…
26 cult suspects arrested in Lagos
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Task force has arrested 26 persons suspected to be cultists in different…
Fire destroys 140 shelters in Borno IDPs camps
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 140 shelters were destroyed by fire in two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps…