The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 6, Calabar Command, Alhaji Saidu Daya, said the command was working round the clock to ensure that all its State commands practice the profession in line with the principle and procedures of community pol...
The Rivers State Police command on Wednesday killed one suspected kidnapper, identified as Gabriel, at Ahoada during an exchange of gun-fire with a gang that specialises in kidnapping.in the State. The command stated that the suspect, who hails f...
The court of appeal sitting in Owerri, yesterday, adjourned hearing on the case brought by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the legality of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, in annulling the results of three local government are...
Although many parents deliberately avoid beating their children as a sign of love and protection. Incessant squabbles between husbands and wives could be as damaging as physical assaults on children because a child’s emotional security is affecte...
A people’s joy over a bridge project is about to become their worst nightmare yet, Onukogu Kanayo Juba writes News that the Federal Government had awarded the contract for the construction of the bridge to pass from Bagana (Kogi State) to Guto (N...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will name a technical director as well as a new coach for the women’s team next week Wednesday. The NFF technical committee have recommended the candidates for the two top posts and the executive commit...
The United Kingdom (UK) has announced that it would start the processing of visitors visas for people coming from outside the country to watch the Olympic and Paralympic games from January 1 2012. The Games, according to a statement made availabl...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has inaugurated a 17-man committee to review its planned proposal to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The advisory committee is also to advise if the games could be hosted without much cost to the g...
Home-based Super Eagles defender, Chibuzor Okonkwo, has described himself as the best full back in the Eagles camp. When asked by Assistant Coach, Daniel Amokachi about his readiness for the task ahead he said he believes more in action rather than tal...
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has charged his wards from the local scene to do all they can and give the foreign professionals a fight. He said he wants them to dethrone the foreign players. Keshi had his maiden meeting with the home-based national ...
The Senate against all odds finally adopted the recommendation of its Adhoc committee that probed alleged fleece in the BPE. UCHENNA AWOM in this analysis declares that the ball is now in the court of the executive arm of government. President o...
The Senate yesterday said it never at any time barred President Goodluck Jonathan from drawing from the 2011 Budget beyond December 31. It Instead said it had rather empowered the President to extend the spending to March 31, 2012. Ch...
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that in less than 24 months, the current refineries in the country would become 90 per cent operational, and that the application of the money saved from the petroleum subsidy would generate over one million...
The Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology yesterday summoned the management of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and officials of the ministry of environment over the oil spill in Bonga deep water facility off the coast of Nigeria. ...
The Appeal Court Tribunal Sitting in Enugu has nullified the election of Mr Andy Uba as senator representing Anambra South district during the April National Assembly Elections held in the state. Also, the tribunal led by ...