Author: Michael Adesina
Buhari departs Jeddah after Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed the royal terminal of King AbdulAziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for Abuja, after…
2019 AFCON preparations: Mikel, five others arrive Asaba
Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi and five other players have arrived in Asaba, Delta capital, for preparations for the 2019…
Speaker: I won’t step down for imposed candidate – APC Rep
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Olajide Olatubosun (APC-Oyo) has said that the National Assembly is faced with…
Amnesty office to train ex-militants on fishing, other vocations
Prof. Charles Dokubo, of the Office of Special Adviser to the President and Coordinator Amnesty Programme, has said that the…
Bakassi: Youth demands compensation from President Buhari
Youths from Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River have demanded that Federal Government pay them compensation for the loss…
9th Assembly: TMG backs open ballot voting as lawmaker disagrees
Ahead of the inauguration of the ninth National Assembly, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has thrown its weight behind the…
Don’t attack the President of the country through any means – Kumuyi
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi on Sunday urged Christians not to attack the…
Naomi Osaka’s hopes of third major title in a row ends
Naomi Osaka’s 16-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments came to an end on Saturday at the French Open in…
STF arrests 10 over recent Jos skirmishes
The Special Task Force (STF) in charge of security in Plateau and Southern Kaduna has arrested 10 hoodlums in connection…
Aisha Buhari tackles Presidency’s Social Investment Programme in Katsina
Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has urged the National Social Investment Programme (N-SIP) to support poor people in…
I will celebrate my 60th birthday with the physically challenged – Okowa
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has said that he will mark his 60th birthday with the physically challenged persons in…
LG Polls: Bayelsa SIEC Chairman quits over threats
Dr Bertola Perekeme, the Chairman of Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC), has resigned his position, NAN reports. In his…
I paid Zamfara workers May salary despite financial difficulties – Gov
Gov. Bello Matawallen-Maradun has said that he paid Zamfara civil servants May salary despite the financial difficulties he inherited. The…
Buhari hosts Lake Chad Security Summit June 12
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will host leaders of the Lake Basin Commission to an informal Security Summit on the…
NAF degrades insurgents’ hideout in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has degraded a terrorists’ hideout…
World Skin Health Day: How “organic creams” cause skin cancer
The Nigeria Association of Dermatologists have warned that using mixed skin creams, commonly known as “organic creams”, constituted more danger…
End bandits’ attacks or they kill us all – Aisha Buhari
Wife of Nigeria’s President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has challenged security agencies to quickly end banditry and other insecurity challenges in…
Rain: Traders, residents decry flooding in Lagos Island
Traders and residents at Idumagbo, Lagos Island, on Saturday decried the problem of flood in the area, due to blocked…
Education in Africa in a state of emergency
Mr Seni Sulyman, Vice President, Global Operations, Andela, says education in Africa is in a statement of emergency. Sulyman made…
NAPTIP seeks military cooperation against human trafficking
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP) has sought the cooperation of the Armed Forces in…
Why Nigerians must support fight against tobacco – FG
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Abdullahi Mashi, has urged Nigerians to support the fight against tobacco to…
AMAC residents decries indiscriminate dumping of refuse on roads
Some residents of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) have decried the indiscriminate dumping of refuse on roads and open…
SWAN to Gov. Abdulrazaq: Use sports to engage youths
The Kwara Chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has called on Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to use sports to…
Buhari raises alarm over serious security problems in OIC Member States
President Muhammadu Buhari has alerted that many Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states are grappling with serious security problems,…
APC members split over calls for Oshiomhole’s resignation
Senator Lawal Shuaibu, Deputy National Chairman North, has been issued a seven-day ultimatum by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmen…
Unknown gunmen raid Okorocha’s home
The country home of the immediate past Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha in Ogboko, Ideato South Council Area of Imo…
Cristiano Ronaldo deserves Ballon D’or not Messi
Tim Cahill, Australian midfield football player who played for the Australia national team and Everton has stated that Juventus forward,…
Lionel Messi opens up on his wife, friends, Cristiano Ronaldo
Barcelona star, Lionel Messi has opened up on his family life, friends and hobby. Messi, currently training with his national…
Pastor in police custody for employment scam
An Abuja- based pastor has been arrested for alleged involvement in employment scam. The Pastor of Spirit Embassy church located…
R. Kelly charged with fresh counts of sexual assault
American singer, Robert Sylvester Kelly, known by his stage name, R. Kelly has been charged with additional criminal counts involving…