Super Eagles will win Brazil World Cup 2014, Jonathan vows
President Goodluck Jonathan has predicted that the Super Eagles will have a victorious outing in the 2014 ...
View ArticleAPC emerges majority party in House of Reps as 37 legislators dump PDP
The All Progressives Congress has become the majority party in the House of Representatives as 37 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on ...
View ArticleNMA strike paralyzes medical activities in national hospitals
Medical activities were paralyzed in government-owned hospitals on Wednesday as doctors commenced a five-day industrial action ...
View ArticleAPC mulls summit with Obasanjo
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disclosed that it would meet with former President Olusegun Obasanjo to explain the purpose of forming the new party ...
View ArticleRoad accident in Kano claims 22 lives, injures 9
The victims of the auto crash, include 10 women. Nine injured victims, who survived the crash, were rushed to Takia General Hospital ..
View ArticleFirstBank Supports Mary Slessor Golf Tourney
In yet another bold statement of its resolve to contribute to the development of the gentleman’s game as well as the physical and mental wellbeing of busy executives and sports lovers, Nigeria’s...
View ArticleUNN: ASUU, NASU, others demonstrate over suspension of Council Chairman
Two trade unions of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) demanded on Wednesday the reinstatement of the Council Chairman, Dr Emeka Enejere, who was suspended on Tuesday by the supervising minister...
View ArticleUK murder: Adebolajo, Adebowale found guilty
Two men have been convicted of murdering a soldier in broad daylight near a military barracks in London, in the first al-Qaida-inspired attack to claim a life on British soil ...
View ArticleMandela memorial interpreter in psychiatric hospital
The signer at Nelson Mandela’s memorial – accused of making up gestures – has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital, according to a local media report. Thamsanqa Jantjie “might have had a breakdown”,...
View ArticleMubi attack: Army kills 12 escaping gunmen in shoot-out
Lt.-Col. Beyidi Martins, the Commanding Officer of the Special Battalion enforcing the state of emergency in Mubi, Adamawa, said soldiers killed 12 gunmen ...
View ArticleADB okays $184.2 million for Nigeria’s power project
The African Development Bank on Thursday said it had approved $184.2 million loan to encourage private investments into the Nigerian power sector ...
View ArticleRate of negligence against elderly persons alarming – Minister
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Maina, has raised an alarm over the increasing rate of neglect of elderly persons in the country ...
View ArticleNavy deploys hi-tech equipment to monitor vessels in Nigerian waters
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Eze-Oba, said that the Nigerian Navy had installed a hi-tech equipment to monitor the movement of vessels within the nation's maritime space ...
View ArticleKwara Governor Commiserates with families of Offa Armed Robbery Attack.
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji (Dr) Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives in an armed robbery attack on Offa in Offa Local Government Area of the State...
View ArticleEnugu to partner ANA on creating awareness of literary works
The Enugu State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Okolo, has urged the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) to partner with the state ministry of Education for awareness for ANA’s literary works....
View ArticleInsecurity limits Onitsha main market’s patronage in Yuletide
The Chairman of Main Market, Onitsha, Chief Innocent Agudiegwu, on Friday attributed the poor sales in the market to inadequate security. Agudiegwu said in Onitsha, Anambra that the market had remained...
View ArticleN. Korean power politics get more ruthless
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia at The Heritage ...
View ArticleShettima seeks better welfare package for journalists
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno says Nigerian journalists deserve an enhanced welfare package commensurate to their selfless service to the nation ...
View ArticleMedical association suspends warning strike
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Sunday suspended its five-day warning strike embarked upon in public health institutions last Wednesday. A statement signed by the President of the...
View ArticleAkintade emerges chairman of Odu’a investment company
The Odu’a Investment Company Limited on Sunday announced the appointment of Chief Isaac Akintade as its new Chairman. The appointment is contained in a release signed by the company’s Group Managing...
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