The top three singers – out of 100,000 who auditioned – performed at the final night of competition on Wednesday in Los Angeles, as season 1 of The X Factor nears its end. Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene and Melanie Amaro performed first with a su...
The removal of fuel subsidy is the moment at the front burner in national discourse, with many berating the government for contemplating such an idea. But could it possibly be a means to an end? JULIET ALOHAN writes. Despite criticisms against t...
The Yuletide is here again and the mobile networks are about to witness unprecedented traffic which may cause massive congestions. CHIMA AKWAJA looks at the reasons telecom operators under-perform, the challenges they face to deliver quality telecom se...
Though in his early twenties, he is already controlling billions of naira. He is the brain behind Bamod oil and a traditional tittle holder. So how did he achieve such a fortune and fame at so young an age. He told MICHAEL OCHE his story. Those ...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday allayed the fears on the state of the Nigerian economy, saying ``the country is not broke.’’ Jonathan affirmed this during a media chat that was relayed live on the network service of the Nigeria...
Governors Ibikunle Amosun, Chibuike Amaechi of Ogun and Rivers, as well as Prof. Wole Soyinka were among those trapped in a traffic gridlock for more than five hours on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday. A NAN correspondent, who monitored the situati...
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, have arrested a South African lady in connection with suspected drug trafficking. The suspect, Nene Happy-Girl, 38, was to...
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on Saturday in Osogbo held a prayer session for the stability of the country. In his sermon at the forum, Adeboye charged residents of the stat...
Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Friday joined members of the ``Tijjaniyya’’ Muslim group to pray for the country’s peace and progress. The prayer session, which took place at the National Mosque, Abuja, was led by the leader of the ``T...
Mr Olusegun Solomon, the Commissioner of Police in Osun, said that two men were apprehended by the Police Anti-Bomb squad in Ile-Ife for possessing a substantial quantity of dynamite. The police chief, who disclosed this on Friday at a news briefing in...
Dr Yakubu Abdullahi, Coordinator, Bauchi State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Centre says the centre records 490 cases of leprosy yearly. Abdullahi said in Bauchi that the figure represents 0.4 per cent of the population of the state of 4.9 million, ...
The Federal Government on Friday took over the Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital (EBUTH) in Abakaliki and renamed it Federal Teaching Hospital. The takeover was formalised with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by the Federal G...
Some rail passengers in Ilorin on Friday commended the Federal Government for resuscitating the railway transport system in the country.A cross-section of passengers, who boarded the train travelling from Lagos to Ilorin, said they were happy with the ...
A Christmas messages poured in for Christians on Saturday, with various state governors advising the Christian faithful to effectively utilise the celebration for the benefit of all Nigerians and the country. They also called for the promotion of peace...
An innocuous attempt by some Catholic reverend sisters to render spiritual cover to some depraved communities in Delta State has landed them in trouble. The Catholic nuns were reportedly ambushed and raped by gun-toting men, as they approached the comm...