The Bauchi State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has expressed dismay over the sudden suspension of the nationwide strike against the removal of fuel subsidy describing it as an embarrassment. The state Labour chairman,...
President of the National Council of Women Societies in Nigeria, Chief Nkechi Okenmiri-Mba, yesterday, described the late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Oujkwu as a brave and intelligent leader who was willing to accommodate anybody regardless ...
Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that “failed politicians- turned -overnight comrades are the ones worsening the problem of Nigeria, despite the efforts of the present administration to address them.” Obi, in an evening broad...
The emergency sitting conveyed by the House of Representatives members on Sunday, January 8, 2012 continues to dominate public debates. The subsequent dismissal of the motion of the House by President Goodluck Jonathan and his kitchen cabinet hav...
Senator Emmanuel Paulker is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream). In this interview with journalists, he explains why reforms in the oil sector are slow. He also spoke on the controversy surrounding the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) a...
WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THE APPEAL COURT VERDICT WHICH WAS IN YOUR FAVOUR? It is another victory that goes a long way to demonstrate that this is election made by God and whoever is fighting this election is simply fighting God. This victory is not mi...
I remember vividly the NITEL field workers who were king in my neighbourhood, as they were in other places serviced by NITEL. They were courted by hapless customers who were hostage to the monopoly services of the government-run telecommunications comp...
Prof Turner Timinipre Isoun, was Minister of Science and Technology. He is currently the chairman of Niger Delta Wet Lands Centre as well as Nigeria Communication Satellite, NICOMSAT. Iin this interview with journalists in Abuja, he expressed optimism ...
He calls himself King Samuel Oluwafemi aka Opalemo. A Nigerian gospel artiste from Ilaro, in Ogun State. The artiste who is also into the business of clearing and forwarding spoke to AJIBADE ALABI in Lagos, on his life as gospel artiste. You intr...
Gunmen on Monday, shot dead three persons in Damaturu, Yobe State and two others in Maiduguri, Borno State. JTF's Field Operations Officer in Borno, Colonel Victor Ebhaleme confirmed the killing saying, "Two people have been shot dead today by...
A strange explosion on Monday, rocked an oil rig belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited and located close to the Sangana Community of Brass Local Government area of Bayelsa State, causing the mysterious disappearance of two persons identified as expatria...
The British Broadcasting Service and Cable News Network on Monday afternoon demanded explanations from the Nigerian government over the invasion of their Lagos offices by State Security Service agents. The agents were said to have forced their way into...
Transports fares to various parts of the country remained high on Monday after President Goodluck Jonathan had announced a reduction in the pump price of petrol from N141 to N97 per litre. The inter- and intra-city fares, which had risen by more than 1...
Following President Goodluck Jonathan’s announcement of the reduction of fuel from N141 to N97, some Nigerians believe it is a welcome development while others say more can still be achieved. A survey carried out in Abuja on Monday showed that Ni...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Plateau on Monday commended residents of the state over their peaceful conduct throughout the NLC nationwide protests. The NLC had called for street protests to force the Federal Government to revert to the old ...