Oba of Benin wades into Edo House crisis, sues for peace
The Oba of Benin, Omo n’Oba Erediauwa, has urged all the actors in the crisis rocking Edo State House of Assembly to allow peace to reign. A statement issued by the palace and personally signed by His...
View ArticleNational confab: Ohanaeze tackles S/East govs on Igbo agenda
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has berated the South-East governors for coming to the national conference without a definite Igbo position. The Secretary General of...
View Article2015 Polls: I am still in the race — Atiku
Atiku Media Office has debunked reports by a section of the media alleging that the APC has zoned former Vice President Abubakar Atiku out of the 2015 presidential contest following a new arrangement....
View ArticleW’Bank, ADB commend Nigeria’s power sector privatisation
World Bank on Sunday lauded the Federal Government on the successful completion of the power sector privatisation, urging other African countries to borrow a leaf from the exercise. The African...
View ArticleN3bn Agbowa sawmill ready by December – Official
The contractors handling the N3billion Agbowa Timbervile, a modern sawmill, have given an assurance that the project will be completed by December, a State Government official, said on Sunday. Mr Rufai...
View ArticleScare in Owerri as police arrest Boko Haram operatives with bombs
There was a scare in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, on Sunday after six people suspected to be Boko Haram operatives were arrested while trying to plant bombs within the premises of the Living Faith...
View ArticleDrug mafia kills 3 NDLEA operatives in Ogun
Suspected drug mafia on Sunday killed three operatives of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in Owode-Yewa, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. The victims were officers...
View ArticleNPA denies N713bn fraud allegation
The Nigerian Ports Authority has denied an allegation that it failed to remit N713bn into the Federation Account since 2009. A statement by the Assistant General Manager Public Affairs, NPA, Mr. Musa...
View ArticleAbuja-Kaduna rail 85% complete, says minister
The Abuja-Kaduna standard rail project is 85 per cent completed, the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, has said. Umar announced this on Saturday in Doko, Kaduna State, at a ceremony to mark...
View ArticleAutomation raises FAAN’s revenue to N70b
THE recent automation of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) revenue sources has boosted its earnings by 17 percent and ensured a steady progress that could yield up to N70 billion when...
View ArticleMedical doctors to begin strike July 1
The Nigerian Medical Association has threatened to shut down the health care system in the country if the Federal Government does not accede to its 23-point demands by July 1. The Lagos NMA Chairman,...
View ArticleBoko Haram displaced 6,227 in Borno – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said 6, 227 people have been displaced in Borno following incessant Boko Haram attacks, noting that the agency will establish a central camp in...
View Article.AU Summit: Jonathan seeks alternative sources of infrastructure financing
President Goodluck Jonathan said yesterday that the African continent has reached a stage where it would no longer rely solely on budgetary resources to finance the development of infrastructure. He...
View ArticleMandela’s family ends mourning
Family of the late South African President Nelson Mandela ended the traditional mourning period for him on Sunday with a cleansing ceremony and burning of their black mourning clothes. Speaking on...
View ArticleOil theft: EFCC recovers 11 vessels, 16 trucks
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Monday that it recovered 11 vessels and 16 trucks between January 2013 and June from suspected oil thieves. The EFCC Spokesman, Mr. Wilson...
View ArticleFirst Lady for another medical check-up in Germany
First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, may have travelled to Germany for a fresh medical check-up. According to a competent source, Mrs. Jonathan may have gone to Germany where she is expected to undergo...
View ArticleWe will bring down Nigeria if… – MASSOB
Following the recent failed attempt to blow up a church in Imo State, the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has threatened to declare war on the country if a...
View ArticleFG, US consortium sign MoU for 400MW plant
The Federal Government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a United States of America consortium, Team Africa, for the construction of a 400-megawatt power plant in Bayelsa State. The...
View ArticleBoko Haram has worsened Northeast backwardness in education, Says UNICEF
The United Nations International Children Education Fund (UNICEF) Monday raised an alarm that the Northeastern region of Nigeria which has always remained educationally backward may be further drawn...
View ArticleEkiti guber: Court refuses to stop Fayose from contesting
Efforts to stop former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, from contesting the governorship election on Saturday suffered a setback yesterday as an Ado-Ekiti High Court on Monday adjourned the...
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