The Katampe chiefdom in the Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at the weekend, honoured a philanthropist, Chief James Jephthah with the traditional title of Sardauna Katampe I. Secretary of the traditional council, Mr. Ismaila Ji...
Despite stiff opposition, the Rivers State House of Assembly recently passed into law, a controversial bill that provided for the payment of pensions to governors and their deputies. Tagged the “Rivers State Public Office Holders (Payment of Pens...
Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Smart Adeyemi has commended the chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Micah Jiba over impressive projects implementation in the council. Adeyemi, gave the commenda...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Friday shared the sum of N703.55 million among its six area councils – Abaji, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali. The money is part of the April 2012 reven...
Former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Audu Ogbeh and chairman BUA Group, Alhaji Abdulsamad Ishaku Ibrahim are among those that will this week hold a fund raising dinner for the gubernatorial campaign of the Edo State governor, Com...
A 23-year-old woman, Blessing Eyo Okon, was recently electrocuted when a Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, cable cut and fell at the corridor of her hair dressing saloon as a result of a heavy rainstorm. The incident occurred at 25 Mo...
Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and the State House of Assembly seem to be at logger-heads following the refusal of the government to sign into law the amended act of the State Traffic Management Agency (TIMARIV). The House had emb...
Alarmed state governors last month disclosed of plans to hold a summit in June over the security situation in the country. Chibuzo Ukaibe, in this analysis, x-rays the issues likely to dominate the discussion. This month of June is quite significant fo...
A plane carrying 150 passengers and six crew members crashed into a building in Lagos on Sunday, the head of Civil Aviation Authority told AFP, adding that he fears none had survived. Although a reliable source told said 156 persons were killed, author...
A passengers aircraft belonging to Dana Air has crash-landed in Lagos. The plane which took off from Abuja crashed near Iyana Ipaja, a busy suburb of Lagos as it was about to land. A reliable source said that the aircraft was carrying more than 150 pas...
President Goodluck Jonathan has described the death of Oba Oladele Olasore of Iloko Ijesha in Osun as “a great national loss”. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, on Sunday i...
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested one of the kidnappers of Miss Patience Ogbodo who was murdered last year by her abductors after a payment of N300,000 was made as ransom. Also arrested was one Chukwudi Udechukwu who allegedly snatched ...
Some Lagos-based lawyers have urged the Federal Government not to allow the re-branding policy, introduced by erstwhile Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili, to be abandoned. The lawyers, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunda...
Mr Lateef Oyelekan, National President of the National Union of Food Beverage and Tobacco Employees, has urged the Federal Government to stop the importation of food items, to encourage the local industries. He told newsmen on Sunday in Lagos that the ...
The Technical Adviser, Rangers FC of Enugu, Okey Emodi, has faulted the officiating of Saturday’s premier league match which ended 1-0 in favour of hosts Heartland FC of Owerri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emodi also faulted the...