Today the people of Kebbi State go to the polls to elect a new governor, following the cancellation of the election of former governor Sa'idu Dankingari of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP. Before now the election promised to be a fierce battle bet...
He has been in this country for over 30 years, healing the sick and saving lives. Though he dines with the upper class, who forms his clientele, he still retains his common touch. Dr. Shabilhu Hassan is a Nigerian of Indian origin. EZRA IJIOMA spoke wi...
Contrary to widely held views that people serving terms of imprisonment are not eligible to sit for entrance examinations until they serve out their terms, the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, c...
Apparently trying to ward off criticisms over his choice of Bamanga Tukur as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan has advanced reasons why he prefers the former governor of the old Gongola State to other co...
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has instituted a legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for deliberate exclusion from the Kebbi State rerun election that holds today. CPC National Publicity Secretary,M...
Nemesis finally caught up with 43-year-old AbdullahiHaruna, who was arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command for defrauding 101 unsuspecting unemployed youths by issuing them fake employment offers with the letter headed papers of the Nigerian Secur...
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Four persons were shot dead and six injured in Jos on Wednesday evening when security operatives tried to quell a family feud. However, a mobile police officer, who allegedly killed the persons, had been arrested by the police authorities. The News Age...
The naira depreciated against other major foreign currencies at the official, Bureau de Change and black markets on Friday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that the naira had been recording losses in value against the dollar, poun...
The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Uyo Business Unit, Akwa Ibom, has lost facilities worth N20 million to vandals, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mr Uzoma Mbuku, the Uyo Business Manager of PHCN, said this on Friday in Uyo at a Cus...
President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for setting the pace for participatory democracy in the country. The President spoke on Thursday night at a dinner he hosted for members of the immediate-past National W...
Malam Yahaya Dan-Sallau, Niger State Commissioner for Health, has said that the state government has set aside N10 million for this year's campaign against cholera. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday that the proact...
Alhaji Mohammed Miya, the Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, has pledged the House’ commitment toward the eradication of polio in the state. He gave the assurance in Bauchi on Thursday when he received a delegation of the Bauchi State Com...
A national debate over the sharing of national cake may have begun with the call for the review of the Revenue Sharing Formula among the three tiers of government by the Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu in Abuja, reports BAYO OLADEJI Once again th...
Peter C. Nwilo, the Surveyor General of the Federation, speaks to Pateince Ivie Obhafuoso and Blessing Ukemena on the importance of adequate mapping of the country. What is the role of your office in land reform policies?We are there to provide t...