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Some residents of Nsukka in Enugu State have appealed to both the federal government and the striking oil workers to bend backwards and reach an agreement. The residents, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesd...
The Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) has promised the people of Plateau free, fair and credible local government elections. Peter Dalyop, the commission’s Chairman, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday i...
The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, has advised the Federal Government to revise the current e-Wallet fertiliser distribution system to enable peasant farmers have access to the commodity. Adamu gave the advice on Monday in Bauchi wh...
The Akran of Badagry, De Wheno Aholu Menu Toyi 1, has appealed Lagos State Government to ensure adequately funding of the annual fishing festival at Gbaji-Yeke Waterways in Badagry, Lagos. The Akran, who made the appeal at the annual fishing fes...
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno on Monday visited Maiduguri Maximum Prison to felicitate with the inmates as part of Sallah celebration. The governor who was accompanied by government officials presented foodstuff and other items to inma...
Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra on Monday in Akwa called for the raising of facilities in prisons to acceptable standards. The governor, who made the call during an inspection of prisons in the state, described the condition of Awka and Onitsha Federa...
The Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, has appealed to alumni of the university, particularly serving and former state governor to assist the university towards the celebration of its Golden Jubilee. Mustapha ma...
The faceoff between Cross River and Akwa Ibom state governments over the controversial 76 oil wells has taken new dimension as Cross River State Commissioner of Information, Akin Rickett, has denied any secret between his state government and Akwa Ibom...
The Edo Controller of Prisons, Jimoh Ewulu, has said only 8 inmates escaped when gunmen invaded the detention facility located in Oko Community, a suburb of the state capital, in the early hours of Sunday morning, just as he dismissed that the escape w...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has urged the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Presidency to respond to allegations against Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, suggesting that his company obtained multi-millions of naira contracts without executing them.
WebRep currentVote noRating noWeight The last may not have been heard of the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to e...
National Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA), has described as misleading and unprofessional the statement credited to Group Capt. John Ojikutu on the crashed Dana Air airplane of June 3, 2012 in which he alleged that the controll...
National Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA), has described as misleading and unprofessional the statement credited to Group Capt. John Ojikutu on the crashed Dana Air airplane of June 3, 2012 in which he alleged that the controller abdi...
The National Sports Commission has fully taken care of the therapy bills of Nigeria basketball star, Tony Skinn who got injured while on national duty during the just concluded Olympic Games in London. Skinn, one of Nigeria’s star men at the Lond...
Nigeria Basketball Federation president, Tijjani Umar has described as laughable the N2.6b given to Team Nigeria for both the Olympics and Paralympics when nations spent whooping millions in either pounds or dollars to prepare just athletes for medals ...