Author: Isa Isawade
We will engage govt on cabotage fund disbursement, Ship owners’ President
Dr Mkgeorge Onyung, newly-elected President of Shipowners’ Association of Nigeria (SOAN) has promised to ensure the disbursement of the Cabotage…
Reconnect with your root, envoy urges enslaved Africans
Nigerian’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Tijjani Bande, has challenged people of African descent to reconnect with their…
Oba of Benin calls for serious sanctions on human traffickers
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has urged the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to step into…
Death of soldier: Fear-stricken Taraba residents flee
Residents of Shinkai Village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State have fled their homes following a threat to…
Attend the free tuberculosis treatment centres, Kano govt urges citizens
Kano State Government has called on residents to avail themselves of government’s free Tuberculosis (TB) treatment at any Tuberculosis Test…
Kontaveit ends giantkiller Hsieh’s Miami Open run
Anett Kontaveit brought Hsieh Su-wei’s Miami Open run to a dramatic end with a 3-6 6-2 7-5 comeback win on…
AfDB, Elumelu Foundation, partner on youth entrepreneurship in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation have signed a Letter of Intent to accelerate youth entrepreneurship…
9th Assembly presidency: Group appeals to senators-elect to support Lawan
The Sustainable Democracy Agenda (SUDA), a pro-democracy group, has urged senators-elect to support the bid of Sen. Ahmad Lawan, representing…
Kwara senator-elect seeks more recognition for traditional rulers
Lola Ashiru, the Senator-elect for Kwara South Senatorial District, on Sunday promised to work hard to ensure more recognition was…
We will beat Super Eagles, Egypt’s assistant coach boasts
Tito Sajivan, an assistant coach with the Pharaohs of Egypt, on Sunday in Asaba said his team would not take…
Microsoft, First Bank push digital transformation of SMEs
Multinational technology giant, Microsoft, has teamed up with First Bank in a partnership that will assist Small and Medium Enterprises…
Decentralise health sector, doctor advises Federal Govt
A medical doctor and the Secretary-General of Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Dr Kunle Olajide, has called on the Federal…
Volleyball: Nigeria ready to host 2nd CAVB Championships in April
Kehinde Lamidi, Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee, Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), says the body was ready to host the second…
Quantity Surveyors in Nigeria urged to uphold professional tenets
Alhaji Murtala Aliyu, the President, Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria (QSRBN), has called on Quantity Surveyors to uphold the…
Enthrone visionary leaders to guarantee future, experts urge African countries
Development and economic experts on Sunday said Africa countries need to encourage a better enabling environment and visionary leaders, not…
7th Sovereign Trust Insurance Golf Open: Adegesin emerges winner
Moruf Adegesin of Abeokuta Golf Club on Sunday emerged winner of the 7th Sovereign Trust Insurance Golf Open. The News…
Aisha Buhari calls for media support to eradicate TB from Nigeria
The wife of Nigerian President, Aisha Buhari, has appealed to media practitioners to join the campaign to eliminate tuberculosis in…
Serie A matches will not be played in China for now
Serie A matches are unlikely to be played in China in the near future, although matches in the less prestigious…
Nigerian Amuneke guides Tanzania to first AFCON qualification in 39 years
Former Super Eagles assistant coach Emmanuel Amuneke made history with Tanzania on Sunday by guiding the Taifa Stars to their…
Re-elected Ganduje thanks Kano residents
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has thanked the people of the state for re-electing him for a second term.…
2019 AFCON Qualifiers: South Africa qualify after beating hosts Libya 2-1
South Africa joined Group E leaders Nigeria to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of the Nations (AFCON) finals after…
Full results of Sunday’s Nigeria Professional Football League matches
Wikki Tourists Football Club of Bauchi on Sunday stunned Rivers United 2-1 to hand their Port Harcourt hosts their first…
Sokoto polls: Tambuwal Survives! wins re-election with slim magin
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Sunday survived the tough challenge from Ahmed Aliyu and his godfather Senator Aliyu…
Anambra agency targets N500m revenue for 2019
Chief Jude Emecheta, Managing Director of Anambra State Advertising Agency (ANSAA) says the agency is targeting revenue generation of about…
Cultism in Edo: 4 Brigade denies report of arrest of officer
The 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin has denied a media report on the arrest of an officer of…
How sustainable peace can be achieved in Africa – U.N envoy
Ms Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary General, on Saturday said that it is only sustainable development in Africa that…
Protect yourselves from tuberculosis, NGO urges Nigerians
An Non- Governmental Organisation, Development Communication Network (DEVCOMS) has called on Nigerians to protect their family members from the menace…
Benue polls re-run: Gov Ortom leads in 9 of 13 LGAs
Gov Samuel Ortom of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won in 9 of 13 Local Government Areas (LGA’s) released so…
FCT polls re-run: PDP wins Kuje chairmanship seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Abdulahi Sabo,…
Sokoto re-run: INEC halts collation of remaining 1 LGA
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjourned the collation of governorship supplementary election results in Sokoto state till 9…