Airtel Nigeria appoints Segun Ogunsanya as Chief Executive Officer
Segun Ogunsanya will be responsible for defining and delivering the business strategy and providing overall leadership for Airtel Nigeria
Air Mishaps: Will NAF Safety Seminar 2012 Solve The Problem?
Recently, the new leadership of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) held a two-day air safety seminar designed purposely to make the nation’s airspace safer and more secured. An array of aviation professionals were assembled and tried to bend thei...
Nigeria Needs Trillions To Fix Roads — Hon. Ozomgbachi
Hon. Ogbuefi Ozomgbachi, representing Ezeagu/Udi federal constituency of Enugu State, is the Chairman, House Committee on Works. In this interview with Ruth choji, he urges the federal government to increase the funding for road projects. He also says ...
Reps Order SSS, Police To Shut Down Kogi House Of Assembly
The House of Representatives has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar and the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Ekpenyong Ita, close down the Kogi State House of Assembly pending the report of its mediation in...
$620,000 Bribe: Reps Panel To Exonerate Farouk Lawan
For lack of evidence, the House of Representatives is set to exonerate the embattled Farouk Lawan from the $620,000 bribery allegation leveled against him by billionaire oil magnate, Mr. Femi Otedola, LEADERSHIP reports. Also, the Gambo Dan-Musa led Ho...
Reports Speak Of Boko Haram Ceasefire
The Boko Haram sect has allegedly offered a ceasefire through dialogue with the federal government on the condition that the government will arrest and prosecute the former governor of Borno, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, according to an online report moni...
Subsidy Scam: Police Begin Interrogation Of Marketers
The Police Serious Fraud Unit (SFU) yesterday commenced the interrogation of some arrested oil marketers, but feelers from the Force headquarters showed that the suspects were unable to defend specific allegations leveled against them in the docu...
Suntai Air Crash: Govs Decry Dwindling State Of Aviation Sector
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has decried the dwindling state of the aviation sector and resolved to spearhead the move for a holistic approach to salvage the sector. The forum also mandated its committee on security to find a lasting solution to ...
NEC Sets Up Committee To Rescue Education Sector
The National Economic Council (NEC) yesterday set up a stakeholders’ committee to examine the deplorable state of education at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Briefing State House correspondents yesterday at the end of NEC meeting pre...
Niger Guarantees N435.5m Car Loan For Govt Officials
Niger State government has approved vehicle loan worth N435.5 million for top government officials in the state from a commercial bank. The state Commissioner of Planning in the state, Alhaji Ndako Idris, disclosed this yesterday at Government House, M...
‘Don’t Blame Al-Makura For Under-development In Nasarawa’
The senior special assistant, Media, to the Nasarawa State Governor Alhaji Sani Musa Mairiga has said that his boss, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, should not be blamed for the state’s level of under-development since its creation some sixteen year...
Kure Calls For Justice, Fairplay In PDP
Former Niger State Governor Engr Abdulkadir Kure has urged his party members to imbibe the virtue of patience, justice and fairness in the way they play politics in order for the party to enjoy more goodwill from the people. Kure, in an interactive som...
Defamation: Senator Kanti Drags Man To Court
Former Senate Majority Whip, Senator Mahmud Kanti has instituted a legal action against one Alhaji Bala Mamman Ingawa at the Katsina Upper Shariah Court sitting in Katsina over alleged defamation of character. Kanti, through his counsel, Barrister Saad...
Suspected Cultists Kill 2 Policemen
Gunmen suspected to be members of a dreaded cult group in Bayelsa State yesterday shot dead two policemen at Agbura community near Azikoro village in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. The two police officers killed by the gunmen are said to b...
Sambo Visits Flooded Communities In Cross River
The Vice President, Arc. Mohammed Namadi Sambo is expected in Cross River State today to inspect flood affected areas. The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Barr. Effiok Cobham, disclosed this at an Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) camp in Eja, O...