Author: Isa Isawade
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,…
2019: PDP not a threat to Buhari’s re-election — Keyamo
Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), says the opposition Peoples Democratic Party…
American’s detention on spying charges: U.S demands explanation from Russia
The United States wants an explanation for why Russia detained a former U.S. Marine on spying charges in Moscow and…
Lady set ablaze by mob over motorcycle theft in Cross River
An unfortunate 32-year-old graduate of Federal College of Education, FCE, Obudu, was reportedly roasted to death for allegedly harbouring her…
Support Buhari to continue the fight against corruption -Mbaka urges Nigerians
Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, has sought support for President Muhammad Buhari. Mbaka urged Nigerians…
Ortom’s rice farm set ablaze by Suspected herdsmen
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has lost his rice farm located in Gbajimba in the Guma Local Government Area…
Join hands with me in freeing our nation from corruption -Brazil’s new President appeals to lawmakers
Brazil’s newly inaugurated President Jair Bolsonaro, who was sworn in before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, called on…
Pregnant woman attacked by neighbour loses pregnancy
A woman, Mrs Nkiru Peter, residing on Odinaka Street, Afromedia, Ajangbadi in Lagos State, has lost her pregnancy after one…
Car rams into pedestrians celebrating New Year in Tokyo
According to one of Japan’s leading English newspapers, at least, eight pedestrians were injured after a man rammed his vehicle…
World Food Programme frowns at diversion of humanitarian food for hungry Yemenis
The World Food Programme (WFP) has shown disapproval of, and demanded an immediate end to, the stealing of food from…
US embassy closes indefinitely as government shuts down in home country
The United States embassy in Abuja and its consulate in Lagos have shut down indefinitely.
Look forward to a better 2019, APC assures Nigerians
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on Nigerians to look forward to the year 2019 with great optimism…
Tinubu to Nigerians: ‘Vote with the best interest of Nigeria at heart’
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the All Progressives Congress national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to…
Iraq to play a bigger role in Syria after U.S. withdrawal
The Iraq’s prime minister said on Sunday that top security officials from Baghdad had met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in…
2019: Onu drums up support Buhari, meets with APC leaders in the South-East
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the…
killing of Scandinavians: Morocco arrests Swiss national
Morocco has arrested a Swiss national in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian women, the counter-terrorism agency said. Reuters…
World Crises: We must resolve to confront threats and defend human dignity -UN Chief
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has restated the “red alert” he issued on Jan. 1, 2018 over a range…