The Action Congress of Nigeria has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately convoke a national conference on the worsening insecurity in the land instead of offering platitudes any time the deadly Boko Haram strikes snuffing out lives out o...
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described Federal Government’s excuse for non-implementation of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Assessment on Ogoniland as misleading and farfetched. The Mi...
Accusations and serious controversy have trailed the Benue State distribution of kerosene popularly referred to as ‘Kero Direct’ with about three trucks of the product diverted by top government officials. The development has already sparke...
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe yesterday took a swipe on former FCT Minister, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and Vice Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the 2011 presidential elec...
The flooding caused by the sudden overflow of the Cross River at the Umon axis yesterday claimed the life of a seven year old child, while two others, seven and 13 years old respectively have been declared missing. The incident occurred when floo...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arraigned Keystone Bank PLC (former Bank PHB) and five others before Justice Habeeb Abiru of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, for conspiracy and fraud. The bank, which is the sixth defendant, Anayo Nw...
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Wednesday commended broadcast stations for ``high compliance’’ in providing local content on both cable and public broadcast channels in the country. Its Director-General, Mr. Yomi Bolarinwa gav...
An uncompleted building on Wednesday collapsed in Dutse Alhaji in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), claiming three lives, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Nine other persons were injured in the incident that occurred in the early...
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded five persons in prison custody for allegedly trespassing into a farmland and destroying crops. The accused are Mohammed Bida ,30, Majine Mindalima, 39, Kudu Emichata, 20, Saliu A...
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has warned contractors handling projects in the state not to bribe any government official. The governor gave the warning on Wednesday in Owerri when he met with the contractors at Ikemba Ojukwu Convention Centre. He accused...
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has directed all local government councils and development areas in the state to allocate 10 hectares each for tree planting over the next five year Al-makura gave the directive at Nassar...
The Abia government has advised residents of the state to be wary of unauthorised revenue collectors, who parade themselves with fake identities in Aba and Umuahia. Prof. Mkpa Agu Mkpa, the Secretary to the Abia State Government, gave the advice...
The Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has concluded arrangements to set up a temporary camp for victims of the flood, which ravaged parts of Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the flood caused ...
The government of Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue state received another boost as the just concluded international convention of the Mutual Union of the Tivs in the United States {MUTA} showered praises on his leadership roles during the past politica...
The US Department of State has designated Azzam Abdullah Zureik Al-Maulid Al-Subhi (better known as Mansur al-Harbi) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224. Mansur al-Harbi is a trainer and senior m...