Author: Isa Isawade
Police worried about lingering clashes between APC and PDP in Ebonyi
The police command in Ebonyi has frowned at the lingering clashes between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All…
EU provides €45m support for agri-businesses in Nigeria, other African countries
The European Union (EU) has provided 45 million euros to support smallholder agri-businesses in rural area in Nigeria and other…
Oil palm farming: Tanzanian govt. to spend $4.3m
Tanzania has set aside 4.3 million dollars to boost cultivation of oil palm as part of its strategy to end…
Tanzanian research institute develops mosquitoes repellent
Tanzania’s Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) has developed a repellent to control mosquitoes that spread dengue, Chikunganya and Zika diseases, a…
2019 elections: Clergyman predicts brighter future for Nigeria
A clergyman, Rev.-Fr. Emmanuel Obimma, the Spiritual Director of Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke in Anambra, has predicted a brighter…
Kaduna PDP guber candidate calls for arrest of perpetrators of Kajuru killings
The Kaduna State Gubernatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Isah Ashiru has urged the State Government and…
NDLEA tasks Air Peace crew on checking drug peddlers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has urged Air Peace crew to consider their role in exposing drug couriers…
Zambia arrested 5,241 over drug-related offences
Anti-drug authorities in Zambia arrested 5,241 people in 2018 over drug-related offences, a government spokesperson said on Monday. The arrests…
Polls: Beware of social media results – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kebbi state, has urged politicians to be wary of social media posts after…
Russian debt collectors take woman’s baby as collateral
A pair of Russian debt collectors are accused of taking a woman’s baby as collateral after she failed to pay…
Anthrax outbreak in southern Tanzania under control – Official
An outbreak of anthrax in Tanzania’s Southern highlands region of Songwe that killed four people in January is now under…
Foreign government behind cyber attack on our lawmakers – Australian PM
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday said a cyber attack on Australian lawmakers that breached the networks of major political…
Facebook ‘knowingly’ violated data privacy laws- British lawmakers
British lawmakers on Monday accused Facebook of “intentionally and knowingly” violating data privacy and anti-competition laws as they called for…
Dollar weakens against peers
The dollar fell versus a basket of its peers on Monday as rising expectations of a U.S.-Sino trade deal led…
Child abandonment: Woman writes petition against ex-international footballer
A woman, Ms Esther Emiola, has petitioned the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons…
Crown Prince not seeking to buy Manchester United – Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is not seeking to buy English Premier League (EPL) clubside Manchester United, the kingdom’s media minister…
Indian Oil signs first annual deal for U.S. oil
Indian Oil Corp, the country’s top refiner, has signed its first annual deal to buy U.S. oil, paying about 1.5…
Election: Say no to violence, kid musician tells Nigerians
Twelve-year-old musician Oziomachukwu Chukwujama, popularly known as Ozzy Bosco, has appealed to Nigerians, particularly adults, to remain calm and avoid…
FG completes 536 housing units in North Central
The Federal Government says the 536 housing units being constructed in the North Central zone under the National Housing Programme…
Probe Kwara govt. over N1bn curious loan, group tells EFCC
A group, Kwara Coalition for Good Governance and Accountability (Kwara-CGGA), has called for the probe of Kwara State Government for…
Polls Shift: Experts say security personnel suffer more
Law enforcement agents were at the receiving end of the sudden postponement of the February 16 Presidential and National Assembly…
2019 election: U.S. Pastor prays for Nigeria
Pastor Franklyn Richardson, Senior Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Mount Vernon, New York, has prayed for a peaceful outcome of…
Monfils overcomes Wawrinka to lift Rotterdam title
France’s Gael Monfils overcame a determined Stan Wawrinka to win the Rotterdam Open 6-3 1-6 6-2 on Sunday, lifting his…
Election postponement: IPMAN directs members to reduce fuel pump price
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has directed its members nationwide to reduce petroleum pump price from N145…
Postponement will ensure credibility of election – NGOs
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI), both NGOs, joint international observation mission have thrown their weight…
NGO advises Nigerians not to hamper electoral progress
An NGO, Election Monitor (EM), has enjoined Nigerians to remain calm and desist from actions that could hamper progress of…
APC demands transparency from INEC ahead of rescheduled elections
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Directorate of Election Planning and Monitoring has demanded more transparency from the Independent National Electoral…
Poll postponement: Zamfara APC hopeful of fielding candidates
Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara said on Saturday that the postponement of the presidential and national…
NUT says poll postponement will affect WAEC candidates
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Saturday said the postponement of the 2019 general elections would affect students preparing…
Troops eliminate 3 Boko Haram commanders in ambush in Borno
The Nigerian troops have eliminated three key commanders of Boko Haram on Saturday at Warawara general area of Borno, in…