Whatever the causes of an individual’s homelessness, the consequences can be brutal. It does not only destroy people’s capability through loss of skills, but damages resilience, self-esteem and worse of all, the health and wellbeing of whoe...
A 39-year–old man, Joseph Orkuma, who has been missing since January 1994, was yesterday reunited with his family after living a prodigal life. Orkuma, who hails from Tongov Amaagu in Katsina-Ala local Government Area of Benue State was picked un...
Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam last night received the “Nigeria Socio-Economic Award” in the United States in recognition of his giant strides in agriculture, infrastructure, health and education by the Africa Leadership Magazine, pub...
Thirty Seven construction workers in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, yesterday escaped death by the whiskers when the two storey building they were working on suddenly collapsed at about 12:00 noon. The incident which happened along Coca-cola road, opposi...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday described the death of First Republic Senator and Minister of Health, Dr. Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi, as a great loss to the country. The development came just as Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola...
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, might have ordered the arrest of the leader of a faction of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Mr. Goodluck Diigbo following his alleged involvement in criminal activities i...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an appeal against a recent ruling of the Federal High Court in Lagos which dismissed the corruption charge levelled against the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Interconti...
The First lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has urged Nigerians to show love among themselves and works toward the enthronement of peace in the country. Mrs. Jonathan stated this in Lagos yesterday at a peace advocacy forum held at the Oceanview Restaurant...
Former Military Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the 2011 general election, General Muhammadu Buhari, has blamed the country’s woes on leaders that have ruled the country over the year...
Armed robbers yesterday raided Batsari Market in Batsari local government area of Katsina State and killed one person while two sustained injuries. The robbers reportedly carted away undisclosed sum of monies. It was gathered that the...
The Timi Alaibe committee, constituted by the administration of Governor Seriake Dickson to probe the activities of former Governor Timipre Sylva has been described as contrived. Denouncing what it describes as a desperate attempt to hound Chief Timipr...
A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Barrister Edward Osado and former Youth Leader of the Party, Hon Peter Ekun, led over 4000 others to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) at two separate rallies at Okpella and Akoko Edo, ...
12 years ago, when Toyota introduced the first Prius hybrid to America with a 41 mpg combined mileage, gasoline ran $1.59 a gallon. Today it’s over $4, with prices predicted to reach $5 per gallon by Memorial Day. If ever there was a time to intr...
An increase in electricity tariff is imminent as the federal government has said it cannot privatise the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) unless the Cost Reflective Tariff (CTF) for electricity is fixed. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Mini...
The Senate Committee on Aviation has invited the Ministers of Aviation, Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi, and her Foreign Affairs counterpart, Mr Gbenga Ashiru, to explain the prevalence of violation of aviation laws by foreign airlines as well as the lapses in...