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Mr Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary Secretary, on Tuesday condoled with Nigeria over the Friday bomb attacks in Kano. A statement made available in London said Sharma and the Commonwealth community also expressed its sympathy to those affected b...
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde a.k.a Omosexy is a fulfilled actress, musician, mother of four lovely children and wife to a man she fondly calls 'honeyboy'. 2011 saw her taking part in five major movie projects; two at the beginning of the year and thr...
Chief Azubuike Nmerukini, the Chairman, Rivers State Local Government Service Commission, has warned employees of local government councils against securing two different pensionable appointments. He said the illegal practice of securing two pensionabl...
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said on Tuesday that the commencement of the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON) has resolved all problems associated with air traffic control in the country. Mr Francis Mepba, General Manager, Port H...
The Ministry of Power said on Tuesday that PHCN workers, who failed to resume at their places of redeployment, would not receive their January salaries and allowances. Mr Anikwe Ogbuagwu, Special Assistant on Media to the Minister, Prof. Barth Nnaji, d...
A Federal High Court in Gudu District of Abuja has granted bail to a 35-year-old woman, Hadiza Abutu, arraigned over the killing of her husband, Ibrahim Abutu in 2011. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Umoh Inah, told the c...
Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva has requested the Supreme Court to declare him the lawful standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in the State. The Governor made this appeal, yester...
All Children Charity International Foundation (ACCIF) with support from the TY Danjuma Foundation has commenced an eight-month vocational training programme in skills acquisition for 40 most vulnerable Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWD) in Kaduna....
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s space programme have raised an alarm over a bill before the National Assembly, seeking the duplication of the functions of an existing government agency, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASDRA). The propo...
After the meeting between Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government yesterday there are indications that the strike action embarked by ASUU for almost two months might not be coming to an end as anticipated by Nigeria...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission yesterday arraigned four persons – Saturday Ovie, (aka David Makos, Olu Shola, Dr. Segun Obasanjo), Udugba Benson, Boyo Oritsetimiyn Bobby and Ovisco-Link Nigeria Limited before a Federal High Court si...
Amnesty International (AI) has accused the Federal government of not doing enough to tackle the worsening Boko Haram terrorist activities ravaging the northern part of the country. In its reaction to the continuing terrorist attacks in the city of Kano...
The African Union (AU) has said that the continent is ill-equipped to successfully combat organised criminal activities and terrorism that have besieged the continent. This was disclosed by the AU Chairperson Special Representative For Coun...
Alhaji Umaru Dembo, former minister of state for petroleum resources under the military regime of late General Sani Abacha yesterday told the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on the investigation of the Subsidy that claims by gover...
Hunting rats, like any king of hunting, is not an easy task but some youth near Zariyawa village are making sure there are enough rats to go round. PEMBI STEPHEN-DAVID writes. Usman Aziz was pulling weeds in his backyard in Zariyawa, a village in Sulej...