Six killed in another attack in Plateau
The Plateau State Government has condemned Sunday night’s killing of six members of two families in their homes at Kungte village in Jos South Local Government Area of the state. Commissioner for...
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President Goodluck Jonathan commiserates with the family, friends and associates of ace photo-journalist, Peter Oyeyemi Obe who died on Sunday in Lagos at the age of 81 years. President Jonathan joins...
View ArticleCNS Marine acquires $50m vessels for offshore operations
In building local content development, an indigenous company, CNS Marine Nigeria Limited said that it has acquired three vessels worth over $50 million (N6 billion) for offshore services in Nigeria....
View ArticleEtisalat Announces 2013 ‘Pan-African Prize for Innovation Award
Most innovative and fastest growing telecommunications company, Etisalat Nigeria today announced the launch of the 2013 edition of the ‘Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation to reward the most...
View ArticleRMAFC: Obasanjo drums up support for proportional responsibilities
Ex- President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday asked the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to consider responsibilities of each of the three tiers of government before...
View ArticleNBA drags FG to court to halt financial control by CBN, EFCC
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has rejected the proposals of the Federal government for lawyers to submit to financial scrutiny by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Economic and Financial...
View Article33 die as gunmen unleash terror in Borno, Plateau, Kaduna
At least 33 persons have been killed in renewed waves of killings that have swept through Borno, Kaduna and Plateau states.
View ArticleFAAN arrests stowaway suspect at Benin Airport
The Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Monday arrested a 25-year-old man, Leroy Ugaga, while allegedly attempting to access the airside of the Benin City airport.
View ArticleAnambra polls: Ngige triumphs in APC primaries, factional APGA chooses Obidigbo
Senator Chris Ngige has won the direct primaries election conducted in 21 local councils of Anambra State on Monday for the governorship ticket of All Progressives Congress (APC) with 63,255 votes...
View ArticlePolice in Rivers declare Amaechi’s ADC a deserter
The Rivers State Police Command, on Monday, declared Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s Aide De Camp, Seimeikumo Debewari, a deserter.
View ArticleNSE market capitalisation declines by N34bn
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday declined by N34 billion as a result of price losses by some blue chips. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
View ArticleStowaway boy returns to Benin
Mrs Evelyn Ohikhena, the mother of Daniel Ohikhena, the teenager who stowed away on an Arik flight from Benin to Lagos, has confirmed the return of her son to Benin. Ohikhena told newsmen in Benin that...
View ArticleNew Offa council chairman sworn in
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, Tuesday, conducted the swearing- in ceremony for Mr Abdulwaheed Olanipekun, the newly elected Chairman of Offa Local Government at the Government House,...
View ArticleEtisalat slashes tariffs for 2013 Hajj
Mobile phone operator, Etisalat Nigeria, has disclosed that from September 1st to November 30th 2013, its new and existing customers travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform the holy pilgrimage would...
View ArticleN/Delta environment degradation: When oil theft, illegal bunkering take...
WHEN we track the thieves, we arrest them and destroy the stolen products. We destroy, we destroy,” that was the refrain from Major General Bata Debiro, Commander, Operation Pulo Shield as he describes...
View ArticleSenators visit Amaechi, express worry over crisis
SENATORS in the National Assembly have expressed worry over the political developments in the country. Acting Chairman, Senators Forum of Nigeria, Senator John Brambaifa, Tuesday, in Port Harcourt,...
View ArticleEx-militant leaders call for PPMC boss’ sack
Ex-militant leaders under the aegis of Phase II Generals have renewed their call for the removal of the Managing Director of the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC, Prince Haruna Momoh, on...
View ArticleLagos guber aspirant makes case for Jonathan’s second term
A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship hopeful in Lagos State, Mr Owolabi Salis, has advised the party to allow President Goodluck Jonathan contest the 2015 presidential election under its...
View ArticleFormer VC seeks additional state for S-East
Former Vice Chancellor of Abia State University, Uturu, Professor Samuel Igwe, has called on the National Assembly to invoke the doctrine of necessity to create an additional state for the South East...
View Article57 reps, 20 senators endorse New PDP
The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party is deepening as 57 out of the 204 members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the party have declared their support for New PDP.
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