Mr Usman Idris, the Principal Staff Officer Drug Demand Reduction at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says Nigeria needs stiffer penalties against hard drugs. Delivering a paper at a symposium entitled: “The menace of...
Senator Florence Ita Giwa has said that she will go nude alongside millions of Efik women of Cross River State, if the Efik throne is ‘desecrated’ by anybody again. Giwa’s threat was coming on the heels of the ongoing dispute ov...
Over one hundred and fifty organisations from within and outside the country have indicated interest to participate in the 23rd Enugu International Trade Fair which will take place from March 23 –April 2, President of the Enugu Chambe...
The sum of N637, 933, 644.52 has been approved by the Delta State government for payment of 2010/2012 Students’ Special Assistance Scheme (SSAC) for 28, 849 students. Buchi Aninye, State Chairman of the Bursary/Scholarship Board who disclosed thi...
The question has always arisen whether “good people”, to put it in that simple way, should serve under “bad governments”. The latest of such occasions in Nigeria is the appointment of Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the founding Chairman of ...
Nigerian security forces recaptured on Friday the main suspect in a deadly Christmas Day bomb attack who escaped from police custody last month, a state security source said. Kabiru Sokoto's escape on January 18 was described by security sources as...
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has outlined the importance of long-term planning for the building of a competitive national team squad. The trainer, who replaced Samson Siasia last year following the latter’s failure to lead Nigeria to a place ...
Nigerian security forces recaptured on Friday the main suspect in a deadly Christmas Day bomb attack who escaped from police custody last month, a state security source said. Kabiru Sokoto's escape on January 18 was described by security sources as...
The Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, has assured that the state-owned university would be free from interference. He gave the assurance on Wednesday when he led members of Bauchi State University Governing Council to the Tertiary Educa...
Various civil society groups that monitored the just concluded gubernatorial election in Adamawa State have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on what they called drastic improvements witnessed in the recent gubernatorial el...
The Director-General, Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Prof. Sambo Wapmut, has said the agency has mapped out strategies aimed at facilitating President Goodluck Jonathan’s economic transformation agenda. Wapmut disclosed this while addressing par...
Counsel to Prof. Steve Ugbah of ACN on Thursday tendered three WAEC certificates purportedly owned by Gov. Gabriel Suswam at the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Makurdi. The lawyers, led by Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), tendered the c...
The Edo State government has urged the opposition parties in the state to be guided by the principles of constructive criticisms even as it warns against statements capable of causing frictions among the ethnic nationalities in the state. Reacting to a...
Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has banned the use of GSM phones by school children in public primary and secondary schools in Delta State. The governor announced the ban yesterday at Ogharefe Secondary School, Oghareki Junction, during an inspe...
Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, the Director General of Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), has stressed the need to reawaken the 774 local governments to identity the tourism potential of their areas. Runsewe made the statement on Thursday when ...