Author: Isa Isawade
Man jailed for stealing in Abuja
An Abuja Area Court, on Wednesday, sentenced a 28-year-old, Sabiu Bashir, to three months imprisonment for theft. The judge, Mr…
I will make Rivers State safe for all -New Rivers CP
The new Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Mr Usman Belel, has pledged to discharge his responsibilities with great professionalism.…
Road accidents in December claim 18 lives in Osun -FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun State on Wednesday said 18 persons died in various road accidents in…
U.S. Secretary of State meets Iraqi Speaker over ISIS
U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, met with Iraqi Speaker of Parliament, Mohammed al-Halbousi in Baghdad on Wednesday, according to…
Brazil’s Defence Minister contradicts master, sees no reason for U.S military base in the country
The Defence Minister of Brazil, Gen. Fernando Azevedo, has disagreed with President Jair Bolsonaro on the propriety of having a…
Pakistan may be polio free by end of 2019 -WHO
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus says that polio is likely to be eliminated from Pakistan by…
Fasehun was a courageous democrat – NADECO
The leadership of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), human rights groups and social-cultural organisations on Tuesday extolled the virtues of…
2 Traditional rulers suspended in Zamfara State over insecurity
The Zamfara Government has suspended two traditional rulers from office for allegedly violating its directives against banditry activities in the…
PDP Board of Trustees’ member decamps to APC
A member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Kaulaha Aliyu, has also defected to the ruling…
PDP, Atiku know Buhari is honest —Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says that members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku…
Kano State power plant investment in Akwa Ibom soon to become a reality
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has reiterate the Federal Government’s support for Kano State government’s proposal to invest…
Ensure peaceful and credible elections in 2019, U.N Chief urges Nigeria
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called for peaceful, inclusive and credible elections in Nigeria. Guterres made the call…
Bet agents lament low patronage in Ilorin
Bet agents in Ilorin on Tuesday have lamented low patronage by customers in their betting shops. Some agents told the…
Nullification of candidature by court: APC Senator urges followers to be calm
The Senator representing Rivers South-East in the National Assembly, Chief Andrew Uchendu, has urged his followers to remain calm, following…
Gu Fangzhou: The man who saved millions of children from polio
‘The Polio Terminator’ Gu Fangzhou He was regarded as ‘the father of sugar pills’ in China as a result of…
Brexit deal pressure: Prime Minister accused of ‘blackmail’
Opposition Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, on Monday accused Conservative Prime Minister, Theresa May of attempting to “blackmail” lawmakers into backing…
Stop using youths as thugs or we place curse on you, traditional rulers warn politicians
Traditional Rulers in Edo on Monday warned politicians in the state against arming thugs to cause mayhem during the forthcoming…
Atiku suffers setback in the North-East as PDP members defect to APC
The presidential ambition of People’s Democratic Party candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has suffered a major setback as President Muhammadu Buhari…
Ex-Court of Appeal President escapes from kidnappers, orderly abducted
Gunmen on Monday failed in their attempt to abduct the District Head of Malumfashi and Galadiman Katsina, Justice Mamman Nasir.…
Federal Govt meets Organised Labour again on Wednesday over minimum wage
The Federal Government says the meeting with the Organised Labour to prevent the threat of national industrial action over non…
Pentagon chief of staff Kevin Sweeney quits
Another senior Pentagon official, in person of Kevin Sweeney, has resigned. The BBC reports that Rear Adm Kevin Sweeney, the…
19 killed as commercial bus collided with trailer in Bauchi
Nineteen people have reportedly died in a motor accident along Gombe-Darazo road in Bauchi. The accident was said to have…
I will confront dictatorship and seek fair election -New Venezuelan opposition chief
The newly elected chief of Venezuela’s opposition-run Congress, Juan Guaido, on Saturday told audience at congress in Caracas, Venezuela that…
Release accurate results of the elections -U.S. warns DR Congo
The United States has called on the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Electoral Commission to release accurate results of…
Detained Canadian citizens: China responds
China on Friday responded to questions about detained Canadian citizens, stating that the country handles cases in accordance with its…
Man arraigned for defiling neighbour’s 6-year old daughter
A 35-year-old man, Ezekiel Daniel, was yesterday arraigned at a Daura Road Chief Magistrates’ Court, Kaduna, for allegedly defiling his…
Thailand’s approaching first tropical storm: Thousands seek shelter
Thailand’s first tropical storm in three decades, packing winds of up to 80 kph (50 mph), is expected to make…
Brazil’s New President says he is open to hosting a U.S. military base
Jair Bolsonaro, new President of Brazil said, on Thursday, that he would be open to the possibility of the United…
Huawei CFO saga: Canada claims 13 citizens detained in China
Thirteen citizens of Canada have been detained in China since Huawei Technologies Co [HWT.UL] Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, was…
PDP’s flag- off campaign in Plateau postponed to Jan. 8
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State has shifted its flag-off Campaign earlier planned for Jan. 4 to Tuesday,…