Politics

Professor Julius Ihonvbere, a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and two-time gubernatorial candidate in Edo State, has defected to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). In an address to his teaming supporters who gathered in his country ho...

The Governor of Niger State, Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has said that people should stop distracting President Goodluck Jonathan with talk about 2015 general election which is three years away. Aliyu who spoke, yesterday, in Minna said that polit...

Gov. Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state on Thursday in Abuja linked the insecurity situation in the country to the dearth of infrastructure. He said this when he delivered a lecture entitled: ``Contemporary Development Challenges in Bauchi State’’ ...

Mr Kassim Gaidam, the new Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo,   said that INEC would deploy 20 commissioners to monitor the July 14 governorship election in the state. Gaidam made this known during a familiarisation visit to the state Co...

The Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs has given a December deadline to Ministries, Departments and  Agencies (MDAs) to comply with the  federal character principle in their staff  recruitment. The Chair...

The Kogi Sector Command of   FRSC on Thursday confirmed that 18 people lost their lives in 41 road accidents that occurred in different parts of the state in the month of May. Mr Garba Ibrahim, the Sector Commander told newsmen in Lokoja that...

Sen. Idris Umar, Minister of Transport, on Tuesday pledged government’s commitment towards the development of deep seaports to decongest existing port facilities. Umar gave the assurance in his keynote address at the 12th Maritime Seminar for Jud...

Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, the Speaker, House of Representatives on Tuesday said the establishment of the New Partnership for Africa`s Development (NEPAD) would reduce corruption and crime in the country. Tambuwal said this in Abuja while declaring open a ...

Prof. Godwin Okpala, Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Nnewi, Anambra, has urged Nigerians to support President Goodluck Jonathan's Transformation Agenda meant to stimulate economic growth and check corruption in all ramifications. Okpala said this on ...

Mr Francis Evboumwan, the Commissioner for Works in Edo, on Tuesday confirmed that an Italian project manager died in the building under construction that collapsed at the Benin Central Hospital on Monday. Evboumwan, who announced the death to newsmen ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bauchi State chapter, said on Tuesday that some officials of the association received text messages prior to Sunday’s church attack in the state.  CAN Secretary in the state, Rev Joshua Maina, disc...

Residents of West Hartford's Quaker Green neighborhood have started mourning since they learnt on Monday that Maimuna Anyene, a Connecticut-based Nigerian woman, her four young children, and her husband, were among the 153 passengers and crew kille...

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...

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...

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...