Author: Nimot Sulaimon
Jailed Tunisian presidential candidate starts hunger strike
Tunisian media mogul, Nabil Karoui, a front-runner in Sunday’s presidential election, has started a hunger strike in prison, demanding to…
Tribunal judgement: Ogah felicitates with Buhari
Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah, Minister of State for Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, says the Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal judgment…
FG approves $5.3bn for Ibadan-Kano standard rail project
Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi said the Federal Government has approved 5.3 billion dollars for the Ibadan-Kano standard gauge…
Yahoo Japan bids $3.7bn for fashion e-tailer Zozo
Yahoo Japan Corp. says it will take over Japan’s biggest online fashion retailer Zozo Inc. for 400 billion yen or…
Namibia’s annual inflation slows down in August
Namibia’s annual inflation rate slowed to 3.7 percent in August 2019 from 4.4 percent registered during the same period last…
Infidelity: Pastor seeks dissolution of 19 year-old marriage
An Abuja-based clergy, Joel Bamimore, on Thursday dragged his wife, Mary before a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, seeking dissolution…
Sanwo-Olu gives out 2million waste bags, 250,000 bins
A former Commissioner for Finance in Lagos State, Mr. Olawale Edun, says Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration has distributed about two…
Remains of 1,800 German WWII soldiers re-buried in Russia
Russia reburied on Thursday more than 1,800 German soldiers from the Battle of Stalingrad, the bloodiest battle of World War…
Google: Court says Germany has to notify EU of copyright
Google won a victory on Thursday after Europe’s top court said Germany has to notify the European Commission of a…
A father of 14 children’s biggest wish
Father of 14 children, Mr. Musa Malala, has appealed to Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State to domesticate Federal Government’s…
Hurricane Dorian: 2,500 people missing in Bahamas
Authorities have reported 2,500 people missing in the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.
Female referees, judges grew Karate in Africa – Espinós
The President of the World Karate Federation (WKF), Antonio Espinós says the involvement of more female referees and judges grew…
Onyeama commends Air peace for evacuating Nigerians from South Africa
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has lauded Air Peace Airlines for the successful evacuation of the first batch of…
184 officials to oversee Tanzanian civic polls in November
Tanzanian authorities on Wednesday announced names of 184 public officers, who will oversee civic polls in Tanzania’s mainland slated for…
South Africa, 5 others reach trade agreement with Britain
South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, and Eswatini have concluded a new trade agreement with Britain.
Nigerian borders will remain shut
Retired Col. Hameed Ali, the Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says Nigeria’s borders will remain closed until the country…
U.S. promises to assist Nigerian Air Force
The United States of America (USA) Government on Wednesday reiterated its support to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in combating…
Community leader donates N800,000 farming tools
Chief Kevin Onyema, a community leader in the Umuona community, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra has donated implements and…
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai flags off KABAFEST
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai has flagged off the annual Kaduna Arts and Book Festival, initiated to encourage literary arts and talents.
Navy uncovers illegal diesel depot
The Nigerian Navy in Ikot Abasi, says it has uncovered illegal Automated Gas Oil (AGO) depot at Liverpool Street in…
25 Nigerian universities to participate in coding contest
The National Mathematical Centre (NMC) on Wednesday commenced an annual Nigeria Universities Programming Contest (NUPC) for 25 teams from Nigerian…
B. J. Habibie, former Indonesian president dies at 83
Former Indonesian president Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie died on Wednesday after being treated in a Jakarta army hospital for a heart ailment.
Education Board begins training of 6,828 teachers
The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has begun a five- day training of 6,828 teachers on Reading And…
Nigeria Deaf Sports Federation seeks govt support
The Nigeria Deaf Sports Federation (NDSF) has appealed to the new Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, to support…
Severe rainfall kills 6 in Vietnam
Vietnam Authorities, on Wednesday, reported that six people have been killed and one missing after torrential rains swept through the…
Buhari felicitates with renowned paediatrician on 90th birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Dr. Bolaji Ajenifuja, a renowned paediatrician, consultant and academic, on his 90th birthday.
I will end the disagreement over minimum wage – Ngige
As workers earnestly await the implementation of the minimum wage, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has…
FRSC commences medical checks for Bayelsa drivers
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bayelsa Command, on Wednesday commenced free eye checkups and treatment for all categories of…
I will extend anti-cultism campaign to the 36 states and FCT – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has assured that the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) will…
APC’s Caretaker Committee set for sale of forms
The five-man Caretaker Committee (CTC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, says it is set to begin the…