Chief James Ibori, the convicted former governor of Delta State, has been transferred to a maximum-security prison, the Worcestershire Long Lartin Prison outside London. According to reports, United Kingdom prison officials in the United Kingdom confir...
Gov Jonah Jang of Plateau on Friday commended National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for its quick assistance to flood victims in parts of the state. Jang, who gave the commendation when he visited Shendam in Plateau south and other areas a...
Gov. Idris Wada of Kogi has called on Muslims in the country to imbibe the teaching of Ramadan and use the opportunity of the Eid-El-Fitr to pray for national peace, progress and security. Wada made the call in an Eid-el-Fitr message, issued by ...
The Osun Government has begun the disbursement of a loan of N89 5 million to farmers to fast-track implementation of the state’s Agriculture Quick Intervention Programme. Mr Jayeoba Alagbada, Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives a...
The Minister of FCT, Sen. Bala Mohammed, in Abuja on Friday advised residents of the territory to embrace peace and be their brother’s keeper during and after the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The advice is contained in a statement i...
Senate President David Mark has urged Nigerians to be their brothers’ keeper at all times because they all share a common destiny despite ethnic and religious differences. Mark, who stated this in a goodwill message to Muslim faithful to m...
Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa, leader, Bakassi Peoples' Assembly (BPA), on Friday in Lagos, said that the assembly dissociated itself from recent declaration of independence by a group from the area. Ita-Giwa, who said this while speaking with news...
Two contractors handling classrooms projects at Okugbe Primary School, Uwheru, in Ughelli North Local Government of Delta, have been ordered to move to site or have the contracts terminated. Prof. Patrick Muoboghare, Commissioner for Basic...
The Federal Ministry of Finance on Friday published the names of 21 firms being investigated under the fuel subsidy regime. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Finance Minister on Media, Mr Paul Nwabuikwu...
A former aide to Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki said on Thursday he had been ordered to stand trial in a military court after criticising the army. He said the case might raise concerns about freedoms in the birthplace of Arab Spring re...
NYSC members in the FCT on Friday in Abuja empowered more than 100 women and children of Angwalogo Community in Mbora District of Abuja. The corps member, from the Millennium Development Goals, Community Development Service (CDS) ...
Gunmen attacked security posts and freed more than 100 prisoners in a town west of Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital Abidjan during an overnight raid that ended on Thursday morning, officials and local residents said. At least five peop...
Heavily armed South African police patrolled Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine on Friday, where more than 30 striking miners were killed the previous day in a police crackdown that drew comparisons with apartheid-era brutality. After more than...
No fewer than 3,000 unemployed youths have been trained in various skills, the Coordinator, National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Imo, Mr Roy Isaac, has said. Isaac told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Imo on Friday that some of those ...
The Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested three suspected car snatchers terrorising Abakpa Layout in Enugu. Mr Ebere Amaraizu, the command’s Public Relations Officer, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that men of th...