Author: Michael Adesina
Sirika: National carrier project remains FG’s top priority
Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Srirka, has said that establishment of National Carrier, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities and…
C’ River: Tribunal sacks APC Rep, declares all votes unlawful
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar, on Wednesday, nullified the election of Mr Alex Egbonna of the…
South African current account deficit widens
South Africa’s current account deficit widened to four percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter from a…
Man, 25, remanded over alleged theft of 2 laptops
A Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Wednesday remanded a 25-year-old man, Mukaila Kazeem, for allegedly stealing two Apple…
Dollar, yen fall as global tensions ease, pound rallies
The safe-haven dollar and yen fell on Wednesday after global political worries eased with what markets perceived as positive news…
Businessman arraigned for importing 611 cartons of frozen chicken
The police on Thursday arraigned a businessman, Afeez Babatunde, in a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for unlawfully importing 611…
Iran releases 7 crew members from seized British-flagged oil tanker
Seven crew members on a British-flagged oil tanker that was seized by Iran in July have been released and were…
Michigan bans electronic cigarettes
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has directed the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to impose a ban on the…
Air Peace offers free flight to Nigerians in South Africa
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Air Peace Airline will begin the evacuation of stranded Nigerians in South Africa…
You led witnesses with hearsay – Dasuki loses case
The Governorship, National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Sokoto have dismissed the petition of Mr Abdussamad…
Kaduna-Abuja highway: Kaduna govt releases phone numbers to call
Kaduna State Government has ordered the dismantling of all security checkpoints on Kaduna-Abuja highway.
Digital technology will change face of agriculture – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says that digital technology and its application will change the face of agriculture in Africa.
NANS says no to cultural programme proposed by S/Africa
Mr Bobby Moroe, Acting High Commissioner of South Africa to Nigeria, on Wednesday in Abuja, held meeting with some Nigerian…
“I have done nothing,” Siasia appeals to FIFA, CAS
Former Super Eagles’ Chief Coach Samson Siasia on Wednesday in Abuja said he has appealed against the life ban slammed…
Tribunal dismisses Danbaba’s petition against APC Senator
The Governorship, National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Sokoto State, on Wednesday, dismissed the petition of…
U.S. offers $15m for information on Iran’s IRGC
The United States has offered 15 million dollars for information that can help it cripple the financial mechanisms of Iran’s…
Corruption: Presidential committee calls for collective action
Prof. Sadiq Radda, the Executive Secretary of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has called for collective action from…
Tanker accident: Motorists, commuters groan on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Hundreds of motorists and commuters on Wednesday wasted hours in gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following an accident involving two…
Makinde abandons Ajimobi’s budget, signs N182.4bn into law
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Wednesday signed into law the 2019 revised budget of N182.4 billion.
Sylva reacts to outcome of APC primary in Bayelsa
Mr Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum, has commended the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary in Bayelsa, describing it…
NDDC owes over N2 trn – Senator Akpabio
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has stressed the need for redirecting the affairs of the Niger…
Cleric lands in court over alleged child theft
An Ajegunle Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded a 35-year-old cleric, Olatunji Kamurideen, over alleged theft of a…
Bayelsa: David Lyon too strong for others in APC primary
Mr David Lyon of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has emerged the winner of the just concluded primary in Bayelsa.
Emre Can left out of Juventus’ Champions league squad
Midfielder Emre Can has been left out of Juventus' 21-man squad for the first phase of the Champions League.
Xenophobia:: 80 arrested, 5 killed, foreigners cry for help
South African police arrested more than 80 people and confirmed five deaths as riots in Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria…
Money laundering case: Ex-gov Abubakar admits to paying N8.5bn
Immediate-past Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, on Tuesday, admitted before the Federal High Court, Abuja, that he paid…
Xenophobic attacks in South Africa premeditated – Olowu of Kuta
Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama, the Olowu of Kuta in Osun, said on Tuesday that the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in…
Xenophobic attack: MTN offices shutdown
Following the protest across the streets of Lagos against xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, the MTN Nigeria outlet…
Saraki’s house should be revoked: Kwara Assembly
The Kwara House of Assembly on Tuesday urged Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq of the state to declare as void the acquisition,…
CBN, Greatest ally but there are challenges – EFCC boss Magu
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has described the Central Bank of Nigeria,…