Boko Haram: DHQ confirms troops’ return from Cameroun
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that troops who returned from Cameroun were Tuesday addressed by the General Officer Commanding 3 Division, Maj.-Gen. Zaruwa as they embarked on another...
View ArticleFG targets 30% electricity from coal by 2015 – Minister
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Musa Sada, on Tuesday said that the Federal Government had targeted coal to contribute 30 per cent of power generation in the country by 2015. Sada told...
View ArticleINEC seeks assistance to tackle illegal campaign finances
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday called for concerted efforts to tackle illegal campaign finances ahead of the 2015 general elections. Jega...
View ArticleFootball: Mourinho issues are in the past, says Eto’o
Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o said on Wednesday that there was no bad blood between him and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho after completing his move to Everton. The 33-year-old scored 12 goals for...
View ArticleIkimi is defecting into the lion’s den – APC
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday described the exit of a former leader of the party, Chief Tom Ikimi, as a “defection into the lion’s den.” The state’s Publicity...
View ArticleCameroon says kills 27 Boko Haram militants in border clashes
Cameroon’s army has killed 27 members of terrorist group Boko Haram near a northern town, state radio said on Wednesday. The Boko Haram fighters were reported to have crossed Nigeria’s border into...
View Article60 killed, scores rendered homeless in Nasarawa clashes
Not less than 60 people have been killed in another fight between the Alago and Eggon people at Tudun Adabu area of Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Investigations by our correspondent in...
View ArticleNew automotive policy: Ford gives conditions for assembly plant in Nigeria
Ford Motor Corporation has said that it will establish an automobile assembly plant in Nigeria if the country signs up to a free-trade agreement with neighbouring countries to ensure free movement and...
View ArticleEbola: NLC bars delegates from Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone
In fresh attempts to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday barred delegates from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, countries the deadly...
View Article2015: Nsukka’ll produce next Enugu governor –Nwodo
Former governor of Enugu State, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, has said Nsukka zone will produce the governor of the state in 2015. Nwodo, also a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
View ArticleEnugu: Uchenna Abel Nwobodo may emerge new Deputy Governor – THE CITIZEN
The search for a new Deputy Governor of Enugu State may have narrowed down to Engr. Uchenna Abel Nwobodo ... The post Enugu: Uchenna Abel Nwobodo may emerge new Deputy Governor – THE CITIZEN appeared...
View Article80% of those fighting me are people who I have given billions of naira —Amaechi
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, yesterday, explained why he was the target of attacks from some politicians within and outside the state. According to him, “most of the people opposed to me...
View ArticleNigeria confirms first Ebola death in Port Harcourt
Nigeria on Thursday said that a doctor had died from Ebola in the southeastern oil city of Port Harcourt in the first case of the deadly virus outside the financial hub, Lagos. Health minister...
View ArticleClark warns against granting Ribadu waiver, says he’s an ingrate
A former Minister of Information and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Edwin Clark, has warned against his party granting waiver to a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial...
View ArticleKwara to give more women political space
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that more spaces should be created for women, especially in the political sphere to express themselves and maximise their potentials for national...
View ArticleEbola: Teachers commend govt for shifting resumption of schools
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), on Thursday, commended the Federal Government’s decision to postpone the resumption of schools in the country till October 13 to contain the spread of the Ebola...
View ArticleOct. 13 resumption date for schools may be extended — FG
The Federal Government on Thursday said the October 13 earlier fixed for primary and secondary schools to resume their current long vacation could still be extended or shortened, depending on the...
View ArticleDefection: Don’t grant waiver to Ribadu – Clark warns PDP
A First Republic Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has told the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to grant waiver to a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes...
View ArticleBritish Airways Unveils Bumper Reward for Travel Consultants
British mega carrier, British Airways and its sister Airline Iberia has announced plans to give its Travel Consultants in Nigeria a special Yuletide with bumper rewards of elite shopping experience....
View ArticleFG wades into Kogi, Anambra bloody clashes
The Federal Government on Friday waded into the bloody clashes that have left scores of people dead in Anambra and Kogi State border communities over oil deposits. Indigenes of two boundary...
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