Professor Sam Aluko, one of Nigeria's foremost economists has died at the age of 83. Aluko passed away on Tuesday, in a hospital in the United Kingdom. He died from an undisclosed ailment. The great economist served as the chairman of the National ...
U.S. has reaffirmed its commitment to ending the painful process of female genital mutilation that has been widely considered as an affront to women's equality, rights and dignity. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the pledge during the ...
The Kaduna State Government says it will spend more than N1.3 billion to conduct its local government elections this year. Dr Hannatu Binyat, the Chairperson of the State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM), disclosed this in Kaduna on Tuesday...
Displaced Igbo indigenes due to attacks by the Boko Haram sect have called on government to establish emergency relief fund to assist the victims from the South East geo-political zone. Some of the returnees made the appeal at Umuahia Express Tower Par...
Mr ThankGod Ekine, Secretary, Rivers State Boundary Commission, says the organisation will soon commence boundary adjustment with Imo State. Ekine, who made the announcement at a meeting with leaders of Etche communities on Tuesday in Okehi, urged the ...
The troubled Nigeria Premier League (NPL) has said it will begin an inquest into an alleged N12 million (about $75 000) fraud. The NPL acting executive secretary, Tunji Babalolam said that, although he cannot go into any detail at the moment, an...
Fishing Organisation (FFO), a fishing group in Oron, Akwa Ibom has described the recent Bonga oil spill as a setback to their occupation and marine environment. Mr Johnson Harry, Chairman of the group, said in an interview in Oron on Tuesday that the o...
Drugs used to treat children infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) do not appear to increase the risk of psychiatric problems in children, U.S. researchers said. Scientists have been worried about the high rates of psychiatric and academic p...
Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed resigned on Tuesday after three weeks of opposition-led protests in the Indian Ocean archipelago boiled over into a police mutiny. Nasheed handed over power to Vice-President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik, saying conti...
Some Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) legislators on Tuesday threw their support behind calls for dialogue with the Boko Haram sect. In separate interviews with the newsmen in Lagos, the lawmakers said if dialogue would ensure security of the count...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Rivers Government for improving healthcare in the state. Mr Kabiru Yunusa, the UNICEF South-South Zonal Logistic Consultant, said in a statement in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that the or...
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Mr. Osita Chidoka has revealed that the Corps under his administration witnessed a 99.62% performance in its 2011 budget allocation. In a signed statement made available to LEADERSHIP ...
The Jibrin Isah Campaign Organisation has expressed dismay over the statement credited to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega on the political logjam in Kogi State. The Director, Public Commun...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that Saturday election in Soba Federal constituency of Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State was inconclusive and a concluding part of the election in 49 polling units of the 214 pollin...
Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has restated the commitment of his administration to the conduct of free and fair local government council elections. Obi made this pledge when a delegation from the Justice Development and Peace Commission, Civil Socie...