2015: Anxiety grips political aspirants in Enugu as Gov. Chime calls for meeting
A palpable anxiety has enveloped the political atmosphere in the coal city of Enugu State as the state governor ... The post 2015: Anxiety grips political aspirants in Enugu as Gov. Chime calls for...
View ArticleKaduna approves N3.4bn supplementary budget
The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the third Supplementary Appropriation Bill (2014) of N3.4 billion into law. The Speaker, Alhaji Shehu Tahir, said N960 million would be spent on...
View ArticleEbola: WHO commends Nigeria, urges her to provide support to other W/Africa...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended Nigeria for her commitment and dexterity in handling ... The post Ebola: WHO commends Nigeria, urges her to provide support to other W/Africa countries...
View ArticleUNIBEN strips former VC of Professor Emeritus
A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Andrew Onokerhoraye, has been stripped of his appointment as Professor Emeritus by the University’s Senate. The decision which was...
View ArticleImo State extends free education to non-indigenes
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday announced the extension of the free education policy of his administration to non-indigenes in Imo State University. This was just as he had instructed...
View ArticleLagos Court delivers judgment on pupils’ dress code today
An Ikeja High Court in Lagos will on Friday (today) deliver judgment on whether or not Hijab (Muslim head-scarf) should be in use in public primary and secondary schools in Lagos State. Justice Modupe...
View ArticleKwara flags off maiden sports summit
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has flagged off the state’s maiden sports summit with a call on governments at all levels to actively support and promote sports as a way of enhancing...
View ArticleFG to rehabilitate ex Boko Haram members
The Federal Government yesterday stated that the insurgents who surrendered their weapons to the Nigerian troops would be deradicalised and rehabilitated. The Nigerian military recorded a huge success...
View ArticleBuilding collapse: South Africans plan to sue TB Joshua
Two South Africans who lost relatives when a church hostel in Lagos collapsed have told the BBC they intend to sue Nigerian evangelist TB Joshua. The two men, who both lost sisters in the collapse, are...
View Article2015: Chime paints Enugu red with Pro-Jonathan rally …FG to establish coal...
A pro-Jonathan rally organized by the Enugu State government ahead of the 2015 general elections on Thursday grounded all other activities in the state capital, as a mammoth crowd converged at the...
View ArticleEkiti shuts all courts indefinitely after hoodlums beat up sitting judge
Ekiti State on Thursday ordered the immediate closure of all state courts after a mob that besieged the High Court ... The post Ekiti shuts all courts indefinitely after hoodlums beat up sitting judge...
View Article$9.3: Catholic Bishops deny accusing Oritsejafor of culpability
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria has denied that its President, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, had accused the President of Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Ortistejafor, of denting...
View ArticleLagos institutes Coroner’s Inquest on Synagogue building collapse
The Lagos State Government has instituted a Coroner’s Inquest under the Lagos State Coroner’s System Law No. 7 of 2007 for the purpose of establishing the cause and manner of the recent incident of a...
View ArticleAirlines cleared for mobile phone use during flights
The European Aviation Safety Agency says electronic devices such as mobile phones can be left switched on during flights. EASA says that electronic devices do not pose a safety risk. The announcement...
View ArticlePolice, SSS in open confrontation over prosecution of Nyanya bomb blast kingpin
The Police and the Department of State Service (DSS) on Friday openly disagreed over who has the authority to prosecute one Aminu Ogwuche, the man believed to have coordinated the April 14 bomb...
View ArticleFirstBank splashes 4bedroom duplex grand prize in 120 years anniversary promo
As the FirstBank anniversary promo reaches a home stretch, as Mr. Frank Uchenna Kelechukwu has become a proud home owner of a 4-bedroom detached duplex in Lekki, Lagos, having emerged the grand prize...
View ArticleOba of Benin gives Jonathan highest royal attire
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Erediauwa, on Saturday presented Red Egbeigbe, the highest Benin traditional attire to President Goodluck Jonathan. Red Egbeigbe is the royal attire wore only by Benin...
View ArticleZamfara Govt.releases 500 rams for sallah
Zamfara Government says it has released 500 rams to be distributed free to the poor, for the forthcoming Eid El Kabir celebrations. The state’s Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Prof. Abdullahi...
View ArticleSultan turbans Tambuwal as Matawallen Sokoto, Sokoto Speaker, 3 others
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Saturday, conferred on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, the traditional title of Matawallen Sokoto. The Abubakar...
View Article2015: PDP begs Lamido not to join APC
Emissaries from the Peoples Democratic Party have appealed to the Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, not to defect from the party to the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2015 general...
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