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The national vice chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-South, Mr. Stephen Oru yesterday said that all the leadership of the party from the zone have resolved to relocate to Benin City, the Edo State capital in preparation for the...
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) yesterday accused the president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan of not fulfilling the promises he made to Nigerians. The party in a statement signed by its national publicity secretary, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin said that the ...
Mr Odein Ajumogobia, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday advised the Federal Government to develop the transport to become the backbone of the economy. Ajumogobia made the plea in a keynote address in Lagos at the launch of a ...
The remains of Olaitan Oyerinde, the Personal Secretary to Gov. Adams Oshiomole of Edo, was laid to rest on Thursday in Ede, Osun, amidst tears and eulogies. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oyerinde was murde...
Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has called on political stakeholders in the state to view security of lives and property of the citizenry with `sobriety.’ Oshiomhole made the call during the launching of the N10 billion, Edo State Security App...
The House of Representatives in Abuja on Thursday mandated its standing committees to provide detailed report of all ongoing projects executed by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). It also called on the Secretary to the Government of the Fede...
North-East leaders and members of PDP have concluded arrangement to honour the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on Saturday at Mayo-Kalaye, the home town of Tukur Mayo-Kalaye is located in Jada Local Government Are...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday closed its case against a Lagos-based businessman, George Nwokonko, standing trial for allegedly defrauding a German of 150,000 U.S. dollars. Nwokonko (52) of ...
The Nigeria Governors` Forum (NGF) has pleaded with Nigerians to show greater understanding on the present insecurity in the country as steps are being taken to address the situation. The forum,which consists of the 36 elected gov...
The Minister for Information, Mr Labaran Maku, has advocated the reflection of messages of peace in the film industry to address the country's current security challenges. Maku made the call at the closing ceremony of the four-day Zuma film fe...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has invited EFFCand ICPC to investigate its activities and to prosecute officials found to be involved in corruption. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt ...
The National Secretary, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Sen. Lawal Shuaibu, on Thursday called for the rehabilitation of cultists as a way to curb the menace in the country. Shuaibu, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nige...
The senate has set a September deadline for the executive to submit details of the 2013 budget.This it said was in a bid to forestall perennial late annual budget passage by the national assembly, chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sena...
Following the flag-off of campaign of the Action Congress of Nigeria, (ACN), in the Edo Central Senatorial District (a zone believed to be a strong hold of the opposition PDP) the party’s leaders in the area have concluded that the zone would fal...
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) is to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan and state governors to discuss the fate of local government administration, an official said. The National President of ALGON, Mr Nwabueze O...