The National Hajj Commission has begun preparations for the next pilgrimage to avoid problems encountered in the just concluded hajj operation, an official said in Abuja on Tuesday. Dr Saleh Okenwa, the Commissioner for Planning Research, Statistics In...
Pupils of Gomari Costain Primary School in Maiduguri woke up on Tuesday to discover that their school has been destroyed by fire. The school was razed by an overnight fire, believed to have been made by persons suspected to be members of the Boko Haram...
Nigeria will be unveiling a newly designed jersey by kit sponsors adidas when they face Rwanda in Kigali on Wednesday in their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. From agreements reached with the sportswear company, adidas will c...
Government offices and major markets in parts of Abia were on Tuesday shut in honour of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu whose remains were in Aba as part of his burial itinerary. Gov Theodore Orji had on Sunday declared Tuesday as a public hol...
Determined to fast-track the development of the state, Lagos State Government has said that it has earmarked N58.7billion for the execution of 156 new projects across the 57 Local Government and Local Council Development Areas of the state. The Chairma...
In a strict compliance with the directives of the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammad Abubakar, the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, have vacated all the road blocks within its command with the exception of those at ...
Police officers attached to the Homicide Department at Panti, Yaba, in Lagos State have discovered two decomposed corpses in an apartment in Lagos. The decomposed corpses were found in a three-bedroom apartment at 18, Aina Road, Agiliti, Mile 12 area o...
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has rejected the an application by automobile spare parts dealers at the Aguiyi Ironsi International Trade Centre, Lagos, (popularly known as Ladipo Market), seeking for the reopening of the market. The&nbs...
The genuine intervention of the Dr Olusegun Mimiko’s administration in the health sector has yeilded positive result in the state. The success recorded by the governor snowballed into a celebration of rare achievements in Akure on Mon...
The Nigerian Medical Association in Anambra has suspended its 13-month old strike following an agreement with the state government The Chairman of the association in Anambra, Dr Emmanuel Ekwesianya, said in Awka on Monday that the agreement was arrived...
Gov. Henry Dickson of Bayelsa has appointed Mr Stanley Damabide, a former Chairman of the state chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), as Senior Special Assistant, Legal Matters. The news of the appointment is contained in a statement signed by...
The Appeal Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Monday dismissed the application brought before it by former Gov. Segun Oni seeking a review of the judgment that ousted him from office. The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin had on Oct. 15, 2010 sa...
Rev. Soja Bewarang, the President of Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN), has dismissed a report that some members in Bauchi State attempted to bomb a branch of the church. Addressing newsmen in Jos on Monday, Bewarang described the report that some me...
A 68-year-old retiree, Alhaji Kamoru Aiyedun, on Monday asked a Grade `B` Customary Court, Oshodi, Lagos, to dissolve his 21-year-old marriage to prevent him from having high blood pressure. “My wife is an arrogant woman and she has passed it on ...
Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State has stressed the need for fervent prayers as the weapon that will bring a lasting solution to the security challenges in the country. Dankwambo made the statement on Monday while inspecting the Gombe Division...