TWIST IN ABACHA CSO’sCASE: Why Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan should die – Lagos govt
It is not yet uhuru for Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to late Head of State, Gen Sani Abacha, over his acquittal by the Court of Appeal as Lagos State government on...
View ArticleJonathan creates new army division, sends 8,000 troops after Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan appears set to boost the strength of the military in the insurgency infested North-east after indications emerged that about 8,000 troops are being sent there. The troops,...
View ArticleGod is a servant of men
A disciple of Jesus is never a master but a servant. Jesus loves as a servant: therefore, so should we. On 21st April, 2013, Douglas Anele wrote an article in Vanguard newspaper entitled: “Femi...
View ArticleBefore Femi-Fani Kayode dies of Igbophobia
I had the ugly experience of reading the infantile postulations of a former minister of aviation, Mr. Femi Fani –Kayode, headlined, ‘The bitter truth about the Igbo’. I wept for Nigeria as I remembered...
View ArticleReprieve as Ajimobi pardons 1,000 Oyo sacked teachers
The over 1,000 secondary school teachers, who were relieved of their jobs some months ago due to age falsification in the state Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), could not hide their feelings as...
View ArticleFG, Chinese firm sign MOU for coal to power electricity
As part of the Federal Government’s effort to boost power generation in the country, it has signed a Memoradum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese firm, HTG-Pacific Energy Consortium for the...
View ArticleEthiopian govt commends Dangote on new multi-billion naira Cement plant
The government of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has lauded President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote for siting a cement plant in that country, promising to provide an...
View ArticleNigeria and thailand to benefit from each other’s experience – President...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Monday in Abuja said Nigeria and Thailand could benefit from each other’s development experiences. Receiving in audience a Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of the...
View ArticleTransmission tower collapses, causes power outage in Gombe, Yobe states
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has proffered reasons for the power outage recorded in some parts of Gombe and Yobe states.
View ArticleBenue teachers shut down WAEC Office over unpaid allowances
Thousands of teachers in Benue State including those from secondary schools yesterday stormed the West African Examinations (WAEC) office in Makurdi, the state capital in protest and shut down the...
View ArticleTeaching hospitals workers begin indefinite strike today
The National Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) will embark on an indefinite strike today.
View ArticleTukur vows to keep job as PDP Chairman, rules out resignation
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has said that he will not resign his position as the National Chairman of the party.
View ArticleWhy I ignored Rivers deputy governor at Port Harcourt airport – Patience...
The wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has said that the refusal of senior officials of the Rivers State Government to pay her a condolence visit when she lost her foster mother was the...
View ArticleNigeria expends N1tn on federal legislators in eight years – Oby Ezekwesili
The former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, on Monday said Nigeria had spent over N1tn on the National Assembly members in the last eight years.
View ArticleCourt reaffirms Oguebego as Anambra PDP Chair
A Federal High Court sitting at Port Harcourt Tuesday ruled that its earlier order that Mr. Ejike Oguebego is the authentic Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State be upheld.
View ArticlePDP: Anxiety over fate of Tukur as NEC holds emergency meeting Thursday
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is scheduled to meet in Abuja on Thursday.
View Article2015 elections: Jonathan woos Obasanjo for support
Disturbed by the crises his party and the emergence of more political parties, President Goodluck Jonathan has entreated former President Olusegun Obasanjo to throw his weight behind him to surmount...
View ArticleASUU STRIKE: Business owners count losses, as group appeals to ASUU, FG
The current indefinite industrial action embarked by Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has started taking its toll on persons that carry out their legitimate businesses in and around...
View ArticleEdo migrant farmers get Okomu Oil Palm support
Migrant farmers who voluntarily relocated from Okomu Oil Palm’s Extension One concession in Ovia Southwest LGA of Edo State are now beneficiaries of varying sums of money to re-establish their...
View ArticleFracas in Ikorodu as Police allegedly kill Okada rider
Fracas broke out, yesterday, in Ikorodu following the death of a motorcyclist after he was allegedly shot by a Policeman attached to Ikorodu Division, Lagos State. The tragedy struck around 4p.m at...
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