Boko Haram: Tanimu Turaki team gets two months extension
President Goodluck Jonathan has extended the deadline set for the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki led Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Resolution of Security Challenges in the North for the next two months...
View Article2015: 4 Northern govs, Shagari in crucial meeting
Four Northern governors, who are still aggrieved over certain political developments in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have taken their grievances to former President Shehu Shagari. The governors...
View ArticleNNPP faults removal of immunity clause
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has said that the House of Representatives resolution to remove immunity for the president and state governors on criminal matters can lead to breakdown of law and...
View Articlewe must tackle oil theft to grow the country oil reserves to 40 billion...
· Over 60,000 barrels of crude was stolen from SPDC lines daily Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Tuesday said that the only way to grow the country’s oil reserves to 40 billion...
View ArticleFG approves land for take off of Abuja Anglican University
The Federal Government has approved 100 hectares of land for the permanent site of the proposed Anglican University, Abuja. The Bishop of Kubwa Diocese, Duke Akamisoko, stated this in an interview with...
View ArticleEncourage members’ participation in politics, Ajimobi charges Lions Club, others
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has charged non-governmental organizations and social clubs to encourage their members to participate actively in politics in order to promote good governance and...
View ArticleSagay, Agbakoba, others condemn sharp practices by Judges
Lagos-based lawyer, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), and a former Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Samuel Ilori, , have...
View ArticleFirstBank Delights Customers with Anniversary Promo
Nigeria’s foremost financial institution, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), has launched a mega savings promo to mark its 120th year anniversary, coming up next year. The savings promo tagged...
View ArticleRivers Crisis: Activists warn politicians against truncating nation’s democracy
CIVIL Society groups under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Society, CCS, Tuesday stormed the office of Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola to register their displeasure over the political crisis...
View ArticleNSC, Reps pledge to support Commander’s title fight
Sports Minister/Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bolaji Abdullahi, and the House of Representatives’ Committee on Sports boss, a, have pledged to support the World Wrestling...
View ArticleAir Cargo Revolution: How Nigerian farmers would profit…
BASSEY Ekpe (not real name, 33, loves apples. A resident of Ikeja, a Lagos suburb, Ekpe has eagerly eaten apples for well over 10 years. The catch is he does not know where these apples come from or...
View ArticleJTF imposes 24-hour curfew on Potiskum
The security Joint Task Force ((JTF) in Yobe on Tuesday, imposed a 24-hour curfew on Potiskum, the commercial nerve centre of the state. A statement issued by the JTF spokesman, Capt. Lazarus Eli,...
View ArticleGroup threatens protest over kerosene scarcity
A group in the Niger Delta, Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative has threatened to mobilise other civil liberty organizations to stage a peaceful protest to the National Assembly in...
View ArticleGunfire, explosions continue in restive north
Gunfire and explosions shook one northeastern Nigerian town Tuesday while soldiers slapped a round-the-clock curfew on another in the region hit by waves of insurgent attacks, the military and...
View ArticlePa Fashola’s death a glorious transition – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commisserated with Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State and his family on the loss of their patriarch, Pa. Ademola Fashola. In a statement issued in Abuja on...
View ArticleSyria rebels capture key Aleppo air base
Rebels seized control of a key air base in Aleppo province Tuesday, marking another major advance after overrunning a string of villages in Latakia province, the heartland of President Bashar...
View ArticleAmbrose Alli University gets N500m boost for facilities
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has approved the sum of N500 million for the Ambrose Alli University to upgrade its facilities. Speaking at the inauguration of eight member Governing Council of...
View ArticleState of emergency has restored normalcy in the north – Presidency
The Presidency has said the state of emergency declared three months ago in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states has brought normalcy to the affected areas saying it was a good tactical and strategic move...
View ArticleDangote commended for collaborating with World Economic Forum
Experts have commended Dangote Industries Limited for its collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF)to sponsor a fellowship for Young Global Leaders from Africa. Speaking at the 2013...
View ArticleLloyd pleads not guilty to 6-count charge
The Majority Leader of the Rivers House of Assembly, Mr Chidi Lloyd, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to the six-count charge levelled against him. Lloyd was arraigned before a Port Harcourt High Court on...
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