Politics

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...

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...

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...

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...

A second round seems inevitable, given the trend of early results of Sunday's presidential election in Senegal, as published by the local media, reported Monday. Incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade has reportedly garnered only 31 per cent of the vot...

The Abia Police Commissioner, Mr Bala Hassan, is to lead a 2500-strong contingent to provide security in Aba during the lying-in-state of the late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, on Tuesday. The command’s spokesman, Mr Geoffrey Ogb...

Adamawa Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) has suspended indefinitely the March 31 local government elections in the state. A statement by the chairman of the commission, Alhaji Zailani Ahmed, said the development was due to circumstances beyond...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the re-election of Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River in last Saturday’s election is a testimony to people’s unwavering confidence in his performance in office. Prof. Rufai Alkali, the National ...

Mr Bede Opara, President, Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC), on Monday assured PHCN workers that all outstanding labour issues would be settled before the entity was privatised. Speaking to journalists in Lagos follo...