Bride, groom shot dead on wedding eve
A man and woman set to be joined in holy matrimony in Enugu were, yesterday, shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cult members. Three other persons including the manager of a filling station were shot...
View ArticleEkwueme urges N’Assembly to approve confab report
Former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, has urged the National Assembly to grant approval to the report of the recently-concluded National Conference. The elder statesman spoke with journalists on...
View Article…As Bindow emerges flag-bearer of APC
Senator Muhammad Jibrillah Bindow last night emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC) in the October 11 by-election in Adamawa State. Declaring the outcome of the party’s...
View ArticleNigeria’s quarter two GDP grows to 6.54% -NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics on Sunday released the country’s Gross Domestic Product figure for the quarter two of 2014. The report shows that the economy grew by 6.54 per cent during the period....
View ArticlePresidency to auction Yar’Adua’s ambulances
The Federal Government has put two ambulances purchased by the late President Umaru Yar’Adua on sale, over the high cost of fuelling and maintenance. Yar’Adua had purchased 10 ambulances in 2008 for...
View ArticleEnemuo’s sister discharged from Rivers’ Ebola treatment centre – Commissioner
Late Dr Iyke Enemuo’s sister who tested positive to the dreaded Ebola disease has been discharged at the Port Harcourt treatment centre. The Rivers state Commissioner of Health, Dr Sampson Parker...
View ArticleFG, stakeholders endorse 30-year roadmap for housing, urban devt
• Target 800,000 homes annually The Federal Government has commenced the validation of a draft roadmap for the housing and urban development sector, which is a strategic framework of action for 30...
View ArticleChidoka charges airport managers on improved performance
The Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, has charged airport managers to improve on their jobs as mechanism is being put in place to appraise their both individual and collective performances....
View ArticleMark’s bid to return to Senate in 2015 faces danger
The purported plan by the Senate President, David Mark to return to the Senate in 2015 may hit a brick wall, as his kinsman and one time Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Chief Mike Okibe...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Obasanjo’s son, others shot in Mubi battle
The son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Lt-Col. Adeoye Obasanjo who is commanding a platoon in the ongoing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgent operations, was said to have been shot in the...
View ArticleTelecom operator docked for alleged N40m theft
One Mr.Samson Ukpolo, a telecom operator, was yesterday arraigned before an Ebute-Metta chief magistrate’s court for allegedly stealing N40 million. The defendant, who resides at Plot 3685, Lakeview...
View ArticleJonathan urges African nations to sieze opportunities in digital revolution
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Tuesday in Ndjamena called on all African countries to become more active participants in the digital revolution going on in the world. Speaking at an international...
View ArticleGov. Ahmed seeks collaboration with FERMA on road repairs
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has called for collaboration between the state government and the Federal Road Maintenance Agency on road maintenance to avoid duplication of efforts...
View ArticleNigeria, US to meet on airport security, CAT1 certification
Nigeria and the United States are scheduled to meet shortly to address issues pertaining to security at the nation’s airports. Ahead of the meeting scheduled to take place in Washington, the Minister...
View ArticleFAAN, Police deny attack on American air marshal in Lagos
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said it has no record of an attack on an American federal air marshal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. A statement released...
View ArticleFIFA snubs CAS over NFF crisis
World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Tuesday disregarded the Court of Arbitration for Sports over the leadership crisis rocking the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) by asking the NFF to go ahead...
View ArticleAka Ikenga condemns allegations against Ihejirika
Aka Ikenga, the Igbo Think Tank, has condemned the linking of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Azubuike Ihejirika as one of the major sponsors of Boko haram, describing the allegation as satanic....
View ArticleInsurgency: Obasanjo’s son seeks return to battle against Boko Haram
The son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Lt. Col. Adeboye, who was shot on Monday by Boko Haram insurgents near Michika in Adamawa State has expressed eagerness to return to the battle...
View ArticleEbola scare: OAU student in quarantine, confesses contact with Late Dr. Enemuo
Fear gripped students, parents and staff of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife on Tuesday over a report ... The post Ebola scare: OAU student in quarantine, confesses contact with Late Dr. Enemuo...
View ArticleAlleged terror support: APC flays Jonathan over Chad trip with Modu Sheriff
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday came under fire over the presence of a former Borno State Governor ... The post Alleged terror support: APC flays Jonathan over Chad trip with Modu Sheriff...
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