Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan for successfully leading efforts in developing pro-Vitamin A cassava varieties. Obasanjo gave the commendation on Thursday in...
Mr Kingsley Kuku, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, says about 12,000 out of 26,358 ex-militants granted amnesty have been enrolled in universities across the world. Kuku, who disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja while speakin...
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan told the Security Council on Thursday that Syria had not fully complied with the terms of his peace plan. Annan also urged the 15-nation body to demand the withdrawal of troops and heavy weapons from towns, council diplo...
An ex-police officer, Angela Olisakwe was on Thursday docked at an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly forging a document and stealing N7.1 million. Olisakwe, 33, is standing trial on a two-count charge of forgery and steali...
No fewer than six labourers working at a building site in Ilorin were seriously injured on Thursday when the structure suddenly collapsed. The building, which was under construction on Coca-Cola road in the metropolis, collapsed at ab...
A fake lawyer, BasseyEkpo, 32, was on Thursday arraigned before an Abuja Chief Magistrates’ Court for ``false’’ impersonation. Ekpo, who resides at Better Life Street, Gwagwalada, Abuja, was arraigned on a two count charge of false im...
The Lagos State Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal on Thursday fixed April 16 for the Badagry Local Government Chairman, Mr Moses Husitode, to open his defence in the petition filed against him. The PDP Chairmanship Candidate, Mr Mustaph...
PRINCESS Diana was set to star alongside Kevin Costner in a sequel to The Bodyguard, the film star has claimed. Costner, 57, said: “Diana and I had been talking about doing Bodyguard 2. I told her I would take care of her just the s...
The Kano State Government has earmarked N2 million for the payment of dowry for the first batch of 100 divorcees and widows to be given out in a planned group marriage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the government plans to marry off 1, ...
Adele has topped the charts again — as Britain’s richest young musician. The Rolling in the Deep star’s fortune has tripled in the past year to £20million after huge sales of her album, 21. It’s seen Adele, 23 &mdas...
It is with utmost gratitude to Allah (SWT) that I stand before you to welcome you most warmly to the historic city of Sokoto. I would like to extend a special welcome to His Excellency Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR, the President, Commander-in-Chief...
On Monday, the United States government, through its Assistant Secretary on African Affairs, Ambassador Johnnie Carson, held a forum where the issues of security and democracy in Nigeria were discussed among other issues. After the event, the Nigerian ...
The National Teacher’s Institute (NTI) has mapped out strategies to use mobile technologies to update the knowledge of teachers and strengthen their competencies. NTI Director-General, Dr. Aminu Ladan Sharehu disclosed this at the end of a ...
Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) Governorship Candidate in Edo State, Major General Charles Airhiavbere rtd., has expressed deep concern over alleged reckless spending of tax payers’ money by Governor Adams Oshiomhole...
Tragedy has struck at Umuida, Enugu-Ezike in Igbo-Eze North Local Government of Enugu State, when a young lady, Miss Obioma Abugu, allegedly commited suicide, following a failed marriage proposal by her age long boyfriend, Mr. Ugo Nwa Onu. LEADER...