Fear gripped the Head of Service in Benue State, Mr. Mike Iordye, and the Commissioner of Works, Housing and Transport, Mr. Benjamin Ashaver, and that of Sports, Mr. Aondowase Chia, yesterday, when they were locked out of the State Executive Council (S...
The Minister of Environment, Mrs. Hadiza Ibrahim Mailafia, has reaffirmed the resolve of the Federal Government to check the problems of land degradation, desertification, food insecurity and impoverishment of communities in the dry land regions of Nig...
The Peoples Democratic Party councillorship primaries in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State which held on Tuesday were marred by violence that involved two factions of the party. The clash between the factions headed by Alhaji Salihu Ahmed K ...
Kaduna State Christians Pilgrims Welfare Board has said that necessary preparations towards a hitch free 2012 pilgrimage are at an advance stage. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Rev (Dr) Joseph Jatua Yari disclosed this in Kaduna while briefing n...
The Nigeria Premier League (NPL) Acting Executive Secretary, TunjiBabalola, has expressed confidence in team Nigeria participating in the London Olympics, saying that with the level of performance they put up in the course of their pre-Olympic preparat...
Brazil has waited a long time for an Olympic gold in men’s football, and the team enters the London Games confident that the wait is finally about to end. Brazil will make its debut in the Olympic tournament on Thursday against Egypt at the Mille...
The Great Britain women’s football team kicked off the 2012 Olympics with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over New Zealand at a sun-soaked Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Hope Powell’s GB team were making their first appearance in the women’...
The Flame has begun the day’s journey at Headstone Manor, Harrow, carried by borough resident Jo Hyams, 29. Jo was nominated for her extensive charity work, organising and participating in a huge number of events. On its journey to Haringey, the ...
Former 200 metres African queen, Tina Iheagwam has described the International Olympic Committee(IOC), action, confirming Nigerian 4x400 metres relay team the winner of Sydney 2000 Olympic Games as a good omen. Iheagwam in an exclusive interview with L...
Sleeping in a room with too much light can cause depression, psychologists claim. Even just the glow from leaving the television on while you sleep can be enough to trigger the effect, say scientists. Lack of darkness during sleeping hours can cause ch...
The Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah has said her ministry accessed $60 million from the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) Fund to form part of the fund utilised in refurbishing the 11 airports in the country, which she said is over 90 pe...
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Engr. Andrew Yakubu, has said that the Data Centre unveiled by the Corporation yesterday would help eliminate the prevalent duplication of efforts across the various Stra...
The Federal Government yesterday announced the appointment of Mr. Habibu Abdullahi as the new Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) replacing Engr. Omar Suleiman who has been relieved of his appointment. Abdullahi’s appointment ...
Equity trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange continued on a bearish note yesterday, as more investors sold their holdings to take profit from the gains recorded in the previous days. Losses recorded in blue chips companies dragged the All-Share index ...
Although Africa is experiencing increased growth in trade and investment, the continent should broaden its tax base to create sustainable revenue collection, says Logan Wort of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF). Speaking at the ATAF meeting o...