Leadership: Nigeria needs ‘do tanks’ not think tanks, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday said Nigeria’s peculiar challenges required leaders with requisite experience to tackle them ...
View ArticleFG holds closed door meeting with parents of Chibok girls
The Federal Government on Thursday held closed door discussions with relations and relatives of abducted Chibok girls, briefing them about how far the administration ...
View ArticlePeterside: 2015 elections will define Nigeria’s future
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has declared that the outcome of theMarch 28 and April 11general elections would define Nigeria’s...
View ArticleNUC to establish employment portal for Ph.D holders
The National Universities Commission (NUC) will establish a portal for Ph.D holders in order to facilitate their engagement in the Nigerian university system, the Executive Secretary, Prof Julius...
View ArticleSynagogue: Joshua loses case to stop Lagos Coroner
Justice Lateefat Okunnu of the Lagos High Court on Friday threw out the application filed by founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet Temitope Joshua seeking to stop the inquest...
View ArticleAhmed, Kwara governor disowns Facebook account
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has disowned a fake Facebook account which is being used by unauthorized persons to solicit for campaigns contributions in his name. In a statement issued...
View ArticleJonathan lays foundation of new Chibok school, pledges to root out terrorism...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday laid the foundation stone for the rebuilding of Government Secondary School Chibok, which was destroyed by Boko Haram. The President who was represented by the...
View ArticleSupreme Court dismisses Sylva’s appeal against Bayelsa governor’s election
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva seeking an order declaring him as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2012...
View ArticleNFF confirms Super Eagles friendly with Bafana Bafana
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday announced that the Senior National Team, Super Eagles, would play a friendly game against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on March 29. The match comes...
View ArticleNyanya bombing: Ogwuche, 5 others arraigned, as Court refuses to remand...
The alleged mastermind of the April 14 bomb blast that killed over 75 persons at a crowded motor park in Nyanya Abuja, Aminu Ogwuche and five others were yesterday arraigned before Justice Ahmed...
View Article…Groups endorse president in Kano
The re- election bid of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan , yesterday, in Kano, received a remarkable boost as a coalition of interest groups, students of different tertiary institutions, market...
View Article2015 election: Oba of Benin did not endorse any candidate – Ruling Council
The Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, Prince Ehenede Erediauwa and traditional chiefs from the palace of the Oba of Benin, led by the Iyase (Prime Minister) of Benin Kingdom, Chief Sam Igbe, yesterday...
View ArticleScandal: Policemen buy uniforms despite N3.3bn budget for clothing items...
There are indications that officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force are displeased with the manner in which the yearly budgetary provision meant to cater ...
View ArticleAPC smuggled Buhari into Nigeria like a thief
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Presidential candidate, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) was smuggled into Nigeria ...
View ArticleEdward Snowden seeks asylum in Switzerland
National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has publicly asked Switzerland to grant him political asylum. The most prolific leaker in U.S. intelligence history told a crowd in Geneva from...
View ArticleINEC gives kudos to mock card readers exercise in Ebonyi
Despite the hitches encountered in some areas in the authentication process that took place in Ebonyi State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described the exercise as a...
View ArticleJonathan promises special sport fund for trainings, competitions
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Saturday, promised to set up a special fund for athletes so they can continue their trainings without hitched ahead of competitiive as well as be able to attend...
View ArticleAmbode, APC guber candidate promises to consolidate on progress in Lagos
Tumultuous crowd, enthusiastic reception and a genuine interest to identify with the man who has come to embody the concept of continuity in the governance of Lagos State characterize the renewed tour...
View ArticleAPC paid N5000 each for Lagos walk- PDP
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party says every person that attended the one-million-man march of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos received at least N5,000 each. The party...
View ArticleAmbode, APC guber candidate promises to consolidate on progress in Lagos
Tumultuous crowd, enthusiastic reception and a genuine interest to identify with the man who has come to embody the concept of continuity in the governance of Lagos State characterize the renewed tour...
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