His Eminence, John Cardinal Olurunfemi Onaiyekan says his elevation as cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in a consistory is an act of God. Receiving former EXCOs of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) who paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja yesterday, On...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it is yet to arrest the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Limited, Dr Wale Babalakin (SAN) as the latter is still on admission at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos. A credible ...
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha yesterday challenged Nigerians to encourage the young ones to shun corruption and other social vices in all their endeavour. The lawmaker, who made the appeal during a public presentat...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Azubike Ihejirika, yesterday, said that the recent changes at the Jaji Cantonment had no religious coloration but purely military routine. The leadership of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) had earlier criticised th...
The Vice President, Arc Mohammed Namadi Sambo, yesterday in Kaduna, condoled former Head of State, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) over the death of his eldest daughter, Hajiya Zulaihatu Buhari. Vice President Sambo who was at Gen Buhari’s Kadu...
Ad-Hoc staff who were recruited by the State Independent Election Commission (SIECOM) in the just concluded local government elections into the 23 local government areas of Kaduna State, yesterday besieged the SIECOM office over non payment of their en...
The House of Representatives yesterday developed seeming cold feet on its earlier summon on President Goodluck Jonathan to appear before a closed session of the House over terrorist activities and related cases of insecurity in parts of Nigeria. The Ho...
The next teachers training nationwide which is to be conducted by the National Teachers Institute will be met with stiff resistance until the outstanding balance of N11,500 owed them in the last exercise is paid. This was revealed by the national presi...
Syria's deputy foreign minister on Thursday said he feared Western countries were voicing concerns over his country's possible use of chemical weapons to lay the ground for intervention, in spite of Damascus saying it would not use them. Faisal...
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) says it has sealed six companies for allegedly defaulting in remitting taxes to the tune of N17.9 million. Mrs Folasade Coker-Afolayan, the Head of its Enforcement Unit, told the News Agency of Nigeria (N...
All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) on Thursday decried the condition of prison inmates in the country. The party described the condition of the inmates as `worrisome,’ and that it needed urgent attention for the betterment of the country. The ...
The Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) is to sensitise its staff on the use of e-transact to enhance the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN's) new policy on cash-based transactions. The e-transact is a `one-time dynamic pin' ...
The Census Tribunal on Thursday declared as invalid the 2006 census figures of three local government areas in Taraba. A judgement delivered by Mr Habibu Ma’aruf, Chairman of tribunal `B’, voided the population figures of&nb...
A 20-year-old man, Matthew Iroko, was on Thursday sentenced to two years in prison by an Abeokuta Magistrates' Court for stealing a chicken, valued at N1,000. The sentence, followed a plea of guilty by Iroko, after he was arraig...
The wreckage of a missing military aircraft believed to be carrying 11 members of the Nelson Mandela medical team has been found in the Drakensberg mountain range, an official said. The South African National Defence Force on Thursday said that It...