Author: Nimot Sulaimon
NISA to FG: Move from policy formulation to implementation
The Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance (NISA), has advised the Federal Government to look beyond formulating policies and work towards implementing…
Death toll rises to 30 after tourist boat capsizes
The death toll from a boat accident in southern India rose to 30 on Tuesday as more bodies were recovered,…
67 inmates writing exams at Ikoyi custodial centre -NCS
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) on Tuesday says about 67 inmates are sitting for the 2019 General Certificate Examination (GCE)…
Lagos mediates in 30,467 disputes
The Lagos State Government says its Citizens’ Mediation Centre (CMC) received 30,467 dispute cases between January and August this year.
Gov. AbdulRasaq presents 4 female commissioner nominees to Kwara Assembly
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara on Tuesday forwarded four female nominees to the state House of Assembly for confirmation as…
Pakistani province withdraws hijab order for schoolgirls after outcry
Authorities in North-Western Pakistan on Tuesday withdrew an order stipulating that schoolgirls must wear hijab after opposition from civil society…
Iran confirms 3 Australians arrested for “spying” charges
Iran’s judiciary on Tuesday confirmed the detention of three Australians on suspicion of spying
50 year-old man arraigned for sexual molestation of a minor
A 50-year-old man, China Olum, who allegedly molested a minor by touching her indecently, was on Tuesday brought before an…
N/Delta youths commend Buhari’s appointment of ministers
A coalition of Niger Delta youths has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing ministers of high pedigree from the area…
Oil declines as market assess attacks on Saudi facilities
Oil prices declined on Tuesday, although the market remains on tenterhooks over the threat of a military response to attacks…
Kano Fire Service received 11 false alarms in 2 weeks
The Kano State Fire Service on Tuesday said it received 73 distress calls from different parts of the state within…
Nigeria, UAE renew bond on internal security
Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to continue to work collaboratively to build the capacity of security…
Explosion hits eastern Afghanistan during President Ghani’s rally
Casualties were feared after an explosion struck an election campaign rally in Afghanistan’s eastern Parwan province on Tuesday.
Non-iodine salt dangerous to human health – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerians to stop the consumption of non-iodine…
Kaduna inaugurates data collection on malnutrition
The Kaduna State Government has deployed new technology to facilitate data collection on rising cases of malnutrition to enable it…
15 dead as truck falls off cliff in southern Philippines
Fifteen people were killed when the truck they were travelling on fell off a cliff in the southern Philippines on…
South African police recover the 4 hijacked Zambian trucks
South African Police in Gauteng Province have recovered the four Zambian trucks that were hijacked in that country in the…
NSCDC impounds 55,000 litres of illegally refined diesel
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Bayelsa Command, has announced the seizure of about 55,000 litres of illegally…
Late Mugabe’s body heads for wake in his rural home
The body of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, who died in Singapore on Sept. 6 is expected to arrive at…
Obasanjo fires letter to Buthelezi, not Buhari this time
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday said it was a “fallacy” for South Africa to believe that xenophobia would make…
Court remands man for allegedly stealing cocoa beans worth N40,000
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Monday, ordered that a 35-year-old man, Afeez Suleiman, who allegedly stole cocoa beans…
10,000 Nigerian girls forced into prostitution in Burkina Faso
The Nigerian Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Ramatu Ahmed, says no fewer than 10,000 Nigerian girls are forced into prostitution in…
Dabiri-Erewa urges states help returnees from South Africa
Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Executive Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has urged state governments to ensure proper reintegration of…
Anti-Trafficking agency warns against social media marriages
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has warned youths against engaging in social media and…
NFC to fund films that promote peace in Nigeria
The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) said it would fund the production of film projects that would promote peace, curb human…
Liberia’s Vice President seeks ECOWAS support for women in politics
Liberia’s Vice President Jewel Taylor has called on the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to support women in…
Number of asylum seekers fall in Germany
The number of asylum seekers in Germany, relying on state support, fell to around 411,000 at the end of 2018,…
Alleged N6.9bn fraud: Trial of Fayose to resume Oct. 21
The trial of former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, will now resume on Oct. 21 before a Federal High…
Emir of Lafia worries about falling standard of education
Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Bage (rtd), has expressed dismay over the falling standard of education in the country with…
Groups raise concerns about raging forest fires
Environmental groups urged Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday to take urgent action to put out forest fires that have…