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Mixed reactions from across the states trail the plight of the Nigerian female Muslim pilgrims who were denied entry into Saudi Arabia by its authorities because they were not accompanied by their male guardians. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria...
he U.S. envoy to Islamabad on Thursday dismissed as ``despicable’’ a 100,000 dollars reward offered by Pakistan’s railway minister last week for the killing of the maker of an anti-Islam video. ``To ask for violence even against one p...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said on Thursday that it would capture 100 million Nigerians in the newlyintroduced biometrics database system in 30 months. Briefing newsmen, NIMC Director-General, Mr Chris Onyemenam, said the gestur...
Rep. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, has identified the absence of a policy framework on Diaspora as a big setback for Nigeria's economy. She made this known when the committee met with the Se...
By most accounts, the current security challenges facing the country make this period one of the most critical periods which Nigeria has passed through as a sovereign nation. Observers maintain that the period is somewhat akin to the 30-month old Niger...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja restated the Federal Government’s commitment to addressing infrastructure deficiency in key development areas. The president said this in an address to the opening of the 2012 annual conference of ...
Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe on Thursday inaugurated a 17-member committee for the establishment of a state polytechnic. Inaugurating the committee in Gombe, Dankwambo said the body’s terms of reference included considering the desirability of...
The National Chairman,Progressive Action Congress (PAC), Chief Charles Nwodo, on Thursday called for electoral process that would ensure that the right people were voted to enhance good governance. Nwodo, who made the call in an interview with the News...
Dr Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the UN and Chairman, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) on Thursday solicited for increased support for small scale farmers in recognition of their valuable contribution to the fo...
KRISTEN Stewart has clearly got something to smile about as she steps out in France. The Twilight star was seen grinning uncontrollably as she attended Balenciaga's Spring/Summer 2013 show at Paris Fashion Week. Kristen, 22, seemed far happi...
Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf of the FCT High Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by a company executive, Mr Ebere Enyi, against the Inspector-General of Police for ``obviously lacking in merit''. Enyi, the Managing Director o...
Chelsea captain John Terry has been banned for four games and fined £220,000 after being found guilty of racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand by the FA. The Blues star announced his retirement from international football with Engl...
The Senate President, Sen. David Mark, on Wednesday, called on the Nigeria Prisons Service to turn the prisons into places of reformation rather than centres for punishment. Mark made the call in a keynote address at the International Prayer Brea...
The NDLEA in Osun has arrested an Akure high chief for allegedly being in possession of eight bags of Indian hemp. The agency’s acting Commander, Mr Samuel Gadzama, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Osogbo th...
The Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke, has called for sustainable energy to boost tourism sector. He told newsmen in Abuja that the call became necessary if social, cultural, political and economic values of t...