President Jonathan Congratulates Alhaji Shehu Shagari On His 89th Birthday,...
President Goodluck Jonathan has written to congratulate Nigeria’s first democratically-elected Executive President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari on the occasion of his 89thbirthday, tomorrow, Tuesday, February...
View ArticleINEC cautions politicians against early campaign
The Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Mr Kayode Idowu, has cautioned politicians against early campaign to avoid overheating the polity. Idowu made the...
View ArticleProbe’ll determine fate of kerosene subsidy -Senator
The Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Sunny Ugbuoji, says that the outcome of ongoing Senate investigation into kerosene subsidy will determine the future of subsidies on petroleum...
View ArticleLASU final year students resume amid tight security
Scores of final year students of Lagos State University, Ojo, on Monday resumed as directed by the institution’s management amid tight security. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the students...
View ArticleJonathan, Northern Governors extol Shagari at 89
President Goodluck Jonathan and the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) have paid tribute to the first Executive President of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, who turns 89 years of age...
View ArticleAmunike becomes new Eaglets coach
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the appointment of Emmanuel Amunike as the new head coach of the Nigerian male Under-17 national team, the Golden Eaglets. This disclosure was made...
View ArticleRivers State CP parades 11 armed robbery suspects
The new Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Tunde Ogunsakin, yesterday, paraded 11 armed robbers and two kidnappers arrested in Port Harcourt, the state capital, in different operations. Ogunsakin...
View ArticleSanusi drags Jonathan to court over suspension as CBN Governor
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, yesterday ...
View ArticleBoko Haram kills 43 students in Yobe …Jonathan, Atiku, others condemn massacre
Barely 24 hours after the soldiers manning the check point close to the main gate of the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State were withdrawn, Boko Haram terrorists, numbering more than 50,...
View ArticleAnambra guber polls: Election tribunal clears Obiano in alleged multiple...
The Governorship Election Tribunal on Tuesday ruled that it could not entertain issues relating to the alleged involvement in multiple registration of the Governor-elect of Anambra State, Chief Willie...
View ArticleKeshi rules out Ike Uche from World Cup squad
Coach Stephen Keshi has ruled out Ikechukwu Uche from the Super Eagles team to Brazil 2014 World Cup because he ‘lacks tactical discipline.’ Uche has been Nigeria’s most reliable goal scorer in the...
View ArticlePPPRA, PPMC warn against panic buying of petrol, says fuel scarcity is...
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) says the reappearance of long queues at filling stations across the country is artificial and uncalled for. The PPPRA Spokesperson, Mr Lanre...
View ArticleNRC commences pensioners’ verification exercise
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the commencement of the 2014 pensioners’ verification exercise. The Managing Director, NRC, Mr. Adeseyi Sijuwade, who said this in a statement on...
View ArticleCustoms Service undertakes swift document processing system at seaports
The Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) has said it will continue to improve on its import documents processing system to speed up the clearing of goods at the seaports. Already, it said it had automated...
View ArticleEtihad, Alitalia reach last phase of investment talks
Etihad Airways and Alitalia are close to agreeing an investment by the Abu Dhabi carrier in the beleaguered Italian airline, the companies said on Sunday. The airlines said they are in the “final...
View ArticleLASAA to host Africa’s biggest expo in Lagos
The Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency (LASAA) is to host Africa’s biggest signage & Outdoor conference and exhibition at Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, between...
View ArticleUkraine warns Russia against aggression
Ukrainian interim President Olexander Turchynov has warned Russia against any “military aggression” in Crimea. He said Russia’s troops from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet should not move outside their naval...
View ArticleFour S’African police officers killed in car explosion
South African Police Minister, Nathi Mthethwa, said in Cape Town that four police officers were killed in a car explosion in Mokopane, northern South Africa early Thursday. He said a grocery truck...
View ArticleKano motorists accuse marketers of hoarding fuel
Motorists in Kano have accused petrol marketers of hoarding the commodity in order to maximise profit. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that fuel scarcity has hit the state, with long queues of...
View ArticleAddress by His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR
Address by His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR On the Occasion of the Centenary Conference on the Theme: “Human Security, Peace and Development: Agenda for the 21st Century”...
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