Airtel uplifts underprivileged with CSR initiatives
In a revolutionary move to realize its corporate vision of becoming the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians as well as connect emotionally with telecoms consumers across the country,...
View ArticleCross River to partner NHIS on healthcare delivery
Cross River State Government has expressed its commitment to partner any reputable organization that would help in its modest effort of actualizing first-class healthcare delivery services to its...
View ArticleSenate President defends ASUP demands
The Senate President, David Mark, on Thursday reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment towards addressing the ills in the education sector including the demands for the Academic Staff Union of...
View ArticleCOEASU calls off 7-month-old strike
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), on Thursday, announced the suspension of its seven-month-old strike, effective from next week Monday. The strike will be suspended for three...
View ArticlePolice arrest 9 over robbery, abduction in Rivers
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Tunde Ogunsakin, on Thursday, said that officers in the state had arrested 11 persons in connection with robbery, kidnapping and car theft. Ogunsakin, who...
View ArticleMalala: Jonathan embarrassed Nigeria over botched meeting with Chibok parents...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, chided President Goodluck Jonathan, over the botched ... The post Malala: Jonathan embarrassed Nigeria over botched meeting with Chibok parents — APC...
View ArticleDon’t lure youths into thuggery, Ahmed charges politicians
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has advised politicians to shun all forms of violence and refrain from luring youths into thuggery. Governor Ahmed, who gave the advice at the Ansarul Islam...
View ArticleTwo bank workers, eight others die in Modakeke robbery
The bank robbery incident which occurred on Thursday evening in Modakeke, Osun State, claimed no fewer than 10 lives. Armed robbers were said to have invaded two banks located in the town and carted...
View ArticleDon’t extend IGP’s tenure, Right groups tell Jonathan, PSC
A human rights group in Nigeria, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice(CHRSJ) has urged President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and the Police Service Commission not to elongate the tenure of...
View ArticleSome soldiers run away from battlefield – Mimimah
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Kenneth Minimah has confirmed the report that rather than Boko Haram terrorist fighters, acts of cowardice, indiscipline and desertion from duty within the rank...
View Article2015: Stop dropping Jonathan, Mu’azu’s names, Ogun PDP tells Bankole
AHEAD of the 2015 general elections, the Forum of Local Government Chairmen in the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned aspirants and their sponsors against...
View ArticleFG begins rehabilitation of NNPC depot in Enugu
The Federal Government has commenced the rehabilitation of pipelines from the NNPC refinery in Port Harcourt to its depot in Enugu, an official has said. Mr Linus Mgbakogu, the Special Adviser to...
View ArticleNebo urges Genesis Electricity to increase power supply
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has urged the Genesis Electricity Company to improve its generating capacity to meet the power needs of the people of the South-East and South-South regions...
View ArticleKema Chikwe led PDP women wing donates relief materials to Boko Haram victims
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) women wing yesterday donated truckloads of relief materials to victims of insurgency in Borno and Yobe states. In her speech, the National Woman Leader of PDP, Dr....
View ArticleNUC shuts illegal universities in Lagos
Two illegal universities have been sealed in Lagos by the Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC). The institutions, Evangel University of America, Egan,Igando, and Clinton University Study Centre, in...
View ArticlePlateau Govt, MTN settle N15m debt dispute
The dispute between the Plateau state government and Telecom giant, MTN, over N15 million tax allegedly owed the former has been resolved amicably. The state government had earlier seized MTN regional...
View ArticleSoutherners panic in Kano over threats by Arewa youth group
A palpable panic has gripped non-northerners resident in Kano State following a threat by Arewa Youth Development Foundation (AYDF) insisting that southerners must obtain settlers permit to remain in...
View ArticleLatest review further gives credibility to GDP Rebasing
The latest review of the nation’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate a fortnight ago has given more credibility to the recent rebasing of the nation’s GDP in spite of the marginal fall in...
View ArticleJonathan is not a dictator, Obanikoro replies Tinubu
The Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has lashed Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu for calling President Goodluck Jonathan a dictator. Obanikoro, who made this known on Saturday in...
View ArticleHepatitis: NAFDAC Shuts Fake Clinic in Taraba
National Agency for Food, Drugs and Administration Control (NAFDAC), Taraba State chapter has closed down a fake clinic known as Bondima Hyparitoviral Disease Centre for allegedly deceiving people that...
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