Enugu 2015: No order stopping PDP from submitting Ugwuanyi’s name, Says Party
The Enugu State Chapter of the Peo ples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday debunked media reports over an alleged court order, saying that there was no court order restraining it from submitting the name...
View ArticleNDLEA destroys N15.1bn hemp, arrests cartel kingpin
A coordinated sting operation by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has led to the discovery and destruction of Indian hemp with a street value of N15.1bn. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the...
View ArticleIslamic council urges Jonathan to end Boko Haram activities
The Anambra State Chapter of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to take a decisive action to end the menace of the Boko Haram militant sect. The...
View ArticleJonathan deserve a second term to continue the good work – Yobo
Former captain of the Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo, on Friday led a group known as PDP Ward 2 Ward Initiative to the Presidential Villa Abuja to endorse President Goodluck Jonathan for second term....
View ArticleU.S. restates collaboration with FG to defeat Boko Haram, rescue Chibok girls
United States said on Friday in Abuja that it remained committed to helping the Federal Government in tackling the threat of Boko Haram and other extremist organisations to the country. This is...
View ArticleEnugu 2015: No order stopping PDP from submitting Ugwuanyi’s name, Says Party
The Enugu Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that there was no court order restraining it from submitting the name of Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to the Independent National Electoral...
View ArticleMilitary, Boko Haram in fresh battle in Yobe
Attempts by Boko Ha ram insurgents to cap ture a town in Yobe State on Friday was resisted by security forces, leading to a fierce battle that lasted well over two hours, witnesses and officials said....
View ArticleStomach Infrastructure: Fayose distributes rice, chicken, cash to Ekiti people
More than 80,000 chicken, 100,000 bags of rice and cash gifts were distributed to the people of Ekiti State last week as part of the stomach infrastructure programme of Governor Ayodele Fayose....
View ArticleLike Obasanjo, Jonathan entertains gossips — Utomi
A former presidential aspirant, Prof. Pat Utomi, has said ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is also guilty of some of his allegations against President Goodluck Jonathan. Utomi said just like Jonathan,...
View ArticleGunmen kidnap ASUU chair’s wife, demand N50m ransom
Gunmen on Friday kidnapped wife of the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Osun State University chapter, Mrs. Funmilayo Abiona. Abiona was abducted in Osogbo around 7:30pm. Our...
View ArticleAgain, 80 insurgents, 2 soldiers killed in Borno
At least 80 Boko Haram insurgents and two soldiers lost their lives when suspected members of the sect laid ambush along the troubled Maiduguri- Damboa road. The clash according to reliable sources...
View ArticleSEC May Shift Recapitalisation Deadline
Barely one week after THISDAY reported that the persistent decline in the Nigerian equities market has stalled merger and acquisition talks among operators in order to recapitalise, strong...
View ArticleINEC writes PDP over Oyo delegates’ list
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has written to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), informing it that it had in its possession a valid court order that restrained it from accepting,...
View ArticlePolice intercept trailer-load of empty ballot boxes in Bauchi
The Bauchi state police command has intercepted a trailer loaded with over 1,550 empty ballot boxes at a check-point in Darazo local government area of the state. As the trailer was intercepted at 7:30...
View ArticleInsecurity: Immigration deploys over 2000 Special Elite Force to secure borders
As part of its efforts to ensure safety of Nigerian borders, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) recently deployed over 2000 members of the Special Armed Elite Force to secure the national borders,...
View ArticleBoko Haram releases new video showing killing of captured civilians
Less than one week after Boko Haram released a video threatening to kill the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, horror and bestiality were on display in a fresh video the group released at the weekend....
View ArticleFG may reduce pump price as petrol landing cost now below N97
Against the backdrop of the fall in global oil prices, the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, has dropped to N82.57 per litre as of Thursday, December 18, from N127.57 on...
View ArticleTerminal charges: Agents, operators set for another showdown
Freight forwarders and terminal operators are set for another showdown over disagreement on terminal charges. This follows the failure of the management of APM Terminal to honour the agreement reached...
View ArticleOil theft: Navy arrests 12 suspects in A’Ibom
The regular surveillance of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, has yielded results with the arrest of 12 suspected oil thieves. The suspects were arrested in Mbo Local Government...
View ArticleTransitional electricity market begins January 1
The Federal Government has announced that the effective date for the beginning of all contractual obligations in the Nigerian electricity market has been fixed for January 1, 2015. It said January 1,...
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