The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has advocated the establishment of anti-corruption courts to solely handle corruption cases. Mr Godwin Oche, the Head of Research and Statistics, said on Thursday in Abuja. He said such courts would s...
An oncologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Dr Anthony Popoola, on Thursday urged governments and non-governmental organisations to further educate Nigerians on the symptoms of cancer. Popoola said cancer was a major cause o...
Dr Yunusa Tanko, the National Secretary of National Conscience Party (NCP), has faulted the judgment of a Lagos High Court, which sentenced Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan to death by hanging over the murder of Kudirat Abiola. Tanko condem...
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) secretariat is developing investment and policy briefs for states across the federation. This is in addition to developing a comprehensive labour relations programme at state level to smoothen relationship between work...
Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime, has commiserated with Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, over the death of his wife, Maryam last Monday describing it as sad and shocking. In a condolence message, the Governor said that the sad...
Barely two days to the conduct of the local government election in Ekiti State, an Ado- Ekiti High Court on Thursday dissolved the State Independent Electoral Commission. The court also restrained the commission from conducting Saturday’s council...
Government of Akwa Ibom State has been advised not to patronise foreign construction companies alone but also to extend such cooperation to indigenous contractors as dependable players in the business. This is contained in a statement made available to...
The Agricultural Transformation Action Plan (ATAP) of the Federal Government will create 3.5 million jobs and add 20 million tonnes of food to the supply chain by 2015, says the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina....
A coalition of civil society groups have called on the Peoples Democratic Party in the South West to consider the nomination of Chief Ebenezer Babatope for the position of national secretary of the party. In statement, yesterday, the joint national coo...
The Washington state Senate passed legislation on Wednesday night to legalise gay marriage, moving the state closer to joining six other U.S. states and Washington, D.C. in allowing same-sex nuptials. The 28-21 vote in favour of the measure, three more...
Following the recent calls on Easterners living in the north to return home over the activities of the dreaded Islamic Sect, Boko Haram, over 150 Igbo citizens arrived Enugu from Maiduguri, Borno State yesterday. The returnees arrived the 9th Mil...
Legendary trainer Angelo Dundee has died in Florida, aged 90. Dundee, famous for working alongside Muhammad Ali for 20 years, is reported to have had a heart attack after being taken to hospital with a blood clot. He guided Ali through his great...
The Emir of Suleija, Malam Awal Ibrahim, was yesterday booed by worshippers during the mass burial of victims of the Christmas Day bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State. The service, which held at the Catholic Church, was...
The Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, in this interview with CHIMA AKWAJA, speaks on the activities of her ministry in the last six months. At your first public forum with the media, you admitted that there is a gap be...
The convicts in the murder of Kudirat Abiola, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and Alhaji Lateef Sofolahan will today file a stay of execution of their sentence at the Lagos High Court pending the determination of their appeal. Both men were on Monday fou...