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The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday raised an alarm over purported plans by opposition parties to cause mayhem and disrupt the local government election that is scheduled to hold tomorrow. Speaking at a political campaign rally held in Amuw...
An early morning disagreement between Catechist Jacob Ndifon Ese of the Roman Catholic Church, Akparabong in Ikom and the Nigerian Police over the stop and check exercise, tagged “operation show your motor particulars” might have caus...
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and community leaders in Oyigbo local government area of Rivers State are making frantic efforts to avert a crisis situation following an oil spill that occurred in Izuoma-Ndoki community in the area. The ...
Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime has said that all the public servants who participated in the last industrial action in the state over implementation of minimum wage would forfeit their September 2011 salaries. Speaking to journal...
The former minister of state for commerce and industry, Josephine Tapgun, has commended General Yakubu Gowon for standing up for Nigeria when it mattered most, saying his role in keeping Nigeria one has made him a symbol of Nigeria’s unity and a ...
Marine Committee of the House of Representatives has said that the completion of the dredging of the River Niger will be its major assignment alongside other main priority projects.Chairman of the committee, Hon Ifeanyi Ugwanyi said this at the inaugur...
The Ogun State chapter of Nigeria Labour Congres (NLC) has described the money being paid by the Federal Government to subsidise petroleum products as payment for incompetence and corruption from the political leaders, saying that it is regrettable tha...
Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam has faulted the claims by the opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) that he was the arrowhead of the political violence that claimed many lives and property in Logo Local Gove...
Members of the House of Representatives yesterday began consideration of President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2012-2015 Medium Term Revenue and Expenditure Frameworks and Fiscal Strategy, (MTFF) proposal just as members have queried the ability of the d...
A CPC Chieftain, Dennis Aghanya, yesterday described as illegal Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC’s) act of parading accused persons before the media, especially when they had not been found guilty by a court of law. Agha...
A bill seeking to merge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), again, hit a brick wall at the Senate. It was hurriedly withdrawn following signs of the Sen...
The federal government has said that it was in the process of commencing the production of morphine syrup at the Federal Drug Manufacturing Laboratory, Yaba, Lagos that will alleviate the sufferings of cancer patients. The minister of State for Health,...
The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State may be heading for yet another internal wrangling which may seriously affect its chances in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state, as the party’s national electoral p...
The First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, has urged Nigerian female parliamentarians to sponsor bills that will address specific issues that concern women. Speaking at a dinner in honour of female parliamentarians on Tuesday in Abuja, she urged ...
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday fixed December 6 for further hearing in a suit by the suspended president, Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Isa Salami, and at the same time ruled that all the preliminary objections filed by all the respondents be...