Author: Isa Isawade
Business booms for kits sellers as NYSC resumes camp
National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC) kits sellers said they made massive sales this week at the popular Monday market…
Kaduna: Fake news responsible for conflicts – NGO
A Non Governmental Organization (NGO) Generations for Peace (GFP) says fake news stokes the embers of conflicts and violence in…
Badminton: Rivers State hosts African countries
No fewer than 18 countries have registered for the All Africa Senior Badminton Championships holding at the Alfred Diete Spiff…
Ondo govt. closes down illegal hospital
The Ondo State Government on Thursday closed down an alleged illegal hospital called Arib Hospital in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Area…
Senate Presidency: Delta group endorses Lawan, Omo-Agege as deputy
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ndokwa nation of Delta have lent their support to the party’s choice…
Adamawa governorship election: Fintiri declared winner
Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has emerged winner of the Adamawa Governorship election. The Returning Officer…
2019 World Para Powerlifting in Astana: NPPF appeals to govt, others
The Assistant Secretary, Nigeria Para Powerlifting Federation, Olalekan Fash, on Wednesday in Abuja said the federation would participate in the…
Uganda donates $200,000 cyclone-hit Mozambique
Uganda has donated 200,000 dollars in aid to help victims of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. A statement of the ministry…
Lending rate slash: Experts commend CBN
Two financial experts, Dr Samuel Nzekwe and Dr Titus Okurounmu, on Wednesday commended the Federal Government for reducing the benchmark…
Kuje residents set agenda for new council boss
Some residents of Kuje Area Council, FCT, have urged the new Chairman of the council, Mr Abdullahi Sabo, to focus…
CAC registers 3 million companies in 28 years
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on Tuesday said it had registered 3,098,193 companies and firms in Part A, B and…
IOC accepts resignation of Japanese Olympic chief
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has accepted the resignation of Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) president Tsunekazu Takeda, the world sports…
Amnesty urges govt to investigate violence in Kano re-run polls
Amnesty International has urged Federal Government to investigate alleged cases of political thuggery and violence on journalists and electorate during…
My award, a dream come true – U-18 Handball goalkeeper
Kehinde Babatunde, back-to-back goalkeeper of National U-18 Female Handball Team has described her achievement as a dream come true. Babatunde,…
Safety: EEDC takes sensitisation to schools, churches in South-East
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says it has embarked on massive sensitisation in schools and churches in South-East to…
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…