‘They no longer respect the office of President’, Says Awuse
Chief Sergeant Awuse, a frontline politician and delegate to the on-going National Conference, has accused some Nigerians for not respecting the office of the President. Awuse, who spoke yesterday in...
View ArticleUkraine crisis: Putin visit to Crimea angers US, EU
The US and EU have condemned President Vladimir Putin’s first visit to Crimea since Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in March. The US state department said the trip was “provocative and...
View ArticleSecurity operatives abort ‘Occupy Kaduna’ protest
A planned ‘Occupy Kaduna’ protest by youths in the North over the increasing insecurity in the region was aborted on Saturday in Kaduna, the state capital. Our correspondent gathered that all routes...
View ArticleJonathan condoles with FCT minister over mother’s death
President Goodluck Jonathan has condoled with the FCT Minister, Sen. Bala Mohammed, over the death of his mother, Hajiya Aishatu Mohammed, describing it as an irreparable loss. Jonathan stated this in...
View ArticlePolice stop #‘Bring Back Our Girls’ rally in Kaduna
A planned peaceful rally organised by women and youths from the 19 northern states to demand the freedom of the kidnapped Chibok secondary school girls was yesterday aborted by officers of the Kaduna...
View ArticleMilitary kills 48 cattle rustlers, recovers 500 cows in Zamfara
The recent deployment of a large number of military men to Zamfara State to counter the persistent attacks by cattle rustlers on rural communities has started yielding results. Ovet 48 rustlers have...
View ArticleJonathan to commission 324 housing units
President Goodluck Jonathan has he would on May 23 this year commission the 324 unit Elim Housing Estate in Enugu State. The Minister of Housing, Lands and Urban Development, Mrs. Akon Eyakenyi,...
View ArticleAkunyili’s health worsens, to be flown abroad- Source
The former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and ex-Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili, was to be flown abroad for medical treatment on Saturday....
View ArticleCameron joins ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ campaign
Prime Minister David Cameron has promised Britain “will do what we can” to help find more than 200 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. He made the comments as he held a sign bearing the “#Bring Back Our...
View ArticleManchester City crowned Premier League champions
Manchester City cruised to their second Premier League title in three years with a comfortable 2-0 ...
View ArticleNLC, TUC reject moves to list labour on concurrent list
The leadership of the two major labour movements in the country have rejected the recommendations made by the Committee on Devolution of Power at the ongoing National Conference to transfer all labour...
View ArticleNLC, TUC reject moves to list labour on concurrent list
The leadership of the two major labour movements in the country have rejected the recommendations made by the Committee on Devolution of Power at the ongoing National Conference to transfer all labour...
View ArticleThe Sun appoints new DMD, directors
The Board of Directors of The Sun Publishing Limited has approved the appointment of new directors to further reinforce the position of the company, as a leader in the newspaper industry. Mr. Eric...
View ArticleOkonjo-Iweala to inaugurate Unilorin oil palm plantation
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will on Thursday inaugurate the oil palm plantation of the University of Ilorin. A statement on Sunday by...
View ArticleAPC condemns Wike’s meeting with ex-militant leader
The All Progressives Congress has accused the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, of holding nocturnal political meetings with former Niger Delta militant leader, Solomon Ndigbara, in...
View ArticleAkande’s comment, most unfortunate, unpatriotic – Presidency
The Presidency has described a statement credited to the interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, that the country is on auto pilot as unfortunate and unpatriotic....
View ArticleHundreds protest in Ghana over Chibok schoolgirls
Hundreds of women on Sunday staged a peaceful protest in Accra, Ghana, against the kidnap of over 200 students of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, Borno state, by Boko Haram. The women...
View ArticleMy father is judge, prosecutor at home –Charlie Boy
Charles Oputa, first son of the late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, said that his father was not just a legal icon but also a judge and prosecutor at home. Oputa, popularly called, Charlie Boy in Nigeria’s...
View ArticleLamorde says EFCC secures 117 court convictions in 2013
Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said on Monday that the commission secured 117 court convictions in corruption-related cases in 2013. Lamorde made the...
View ArticleNyanya: SSS parades five suspects, declares others wanted
The State Security Service has arrested five suspects in connection with the April 14,2014 bomb blast at the El-Rufai motor park, Nyanya,Abuja, which claimed about 89 lives and injured scores of...
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