Politics

A Federal High Court, will on April 2, deliver its ruling on whether or not the new charge filed against the former Managing Director of the Intercontinental Bank Plc, Erastus Akingbola, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, was valid under ...

Lagos State House of Assembly has lauded the government’s determination to provide healthcare service delivery that will engender quality and affordable health to its citizenry. Chairman, House Committee on Health Services, Hon Suru Avoseh, gave ...

A total number of 10,000 Police personnel and over 5,000 other security agents will be deployed to the existing eight local government councils in Bayelsa State for the conduct of Saturday’s Governorship poll. The Bayelsa State Police Command ann...

The Jama’atul Nasril Islam (JNI) on Thursday called for special prayers against same-sex marriage in the country. JNI made the appeal in a statement issued in Kaduna and signed by its Secretary-General, Dr Khalid Abubakar Aliyu. The statement fro...

A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday fixed March 27 to deliver judgement in the suit filed by Alhaji Ayinla Kolawole Jimoh challenging the election of the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Dr Bukola Saraki, as the Senator representing Kwara Ce...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja adjourned till February 14, 2012, hearing of all the preliminary applications for a joinder filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a necessary party in the suit filed by a governorship aspirant under the Pe...

Ogun State Government has said that notwithstanding its aggressive drive to attract investors, it would not fold its arm and allow the operations of such investors to put the welfare of residents of the State in jeopardy. The Special Adviser to the Gov...

Ondo State Government has promised to make its intervention in the education sector a general one that is not limited to primary school alone. To this end, the state government disclosed yesterday that plans are in place to build 5 mega secondary schoo...

President of the Senate, David Mark yesterday called for a reduction in the number of Nigerian embassies and missions abroad for effective and adequate funding. Also, the senate confirmed former Foreign Affairs Minister, Ojo Maduekwe, former Minister o...

The minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueken, has set up a national refinery special task to ensure self surficiency of petroleum products in the country. The task force is headed by Kalu Idika Kalu.She explained that the move was i...

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday fingered institutional  hindrances as reasons why    the commission has failed to prosecute electoral offenders indicted in the 201...

Activities in Yola, the Adamawa State capital was yesterday put on hold as dignitaries  from all walks of life, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,  Governor Danbaba Suntai, Dr. Shetima Mustapha, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur among other s...

Niger State Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has described the death of Chairman and co-founder of Dantata and Sawoe, Alhaji Abdulkadir Dantata, as the exit of a titan, calling his death a great loss to the construction industry, Nigeria and human...

The Senate yesterday urged the Federal Government to immortalise late Ambassador Matthew Mbu.Mbu died in a London hospital on Monday at the age of 80years. Observing a minute silence for the fallen nationalist who holds the distinction of being the you...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated the Joint Committee on NDDC, Niger Delta Ministry, Public Safety and National Security to investigate the performance of all bodies connected with the management of the Federal Government's amnesty...