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Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is the governor of Edo State. In this interview with News Agency of Nigeria, he discusses his administration’s huge intervention in the area of infrastructure, job creation and his mission to transform the economy of his ...
Minister of Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji, has given a one-week ultimatum to Mabon Limited, the contractor handling the Dadinkowa Dam in Gombe State, a project conceived over 30 years ago, to prove its capability or have the contract terminated. The minister...
One of Nigeria’s political parties, the Movement for Democracy and Justice (MDJ), has said the arrest of Senator Ali Ndume (PDP, Borno South) by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) over his alleged role in the sponsorship of the Islami...
Chairman, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has described violence against women (VAW) is an atrocity that should be fought by all citizens. The human rights boss made this comment at the launch of the Network o...
Continued from yesterday My Final Encounter With Farida Waziri Of The EFCC Most Nigerians who have known about my criticism of the EFCC and its current leadership since the past nine months might think that the chairman of the EFCC, Mrs. ...
Smart drugs(cognitive enhancers) have often been used to treat people with neurological or mental disorders, but there is a growing number of healthy, normal people, especially students who use these substances because they want to get smarter. R...
Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted a consignment of military uniforms concealed in a luggage of a pilgrim returning from Saudi Arabia. The consignment consists of 23 sets of air force and army uniforms. The customs zo...
Members of the Jama’atul Ahlil Sunna lidawati wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram, warned that it would, in a few days, embark on massive bombings of political party offices across thecountry to correct the impression that they are agents of...
In pursuit of quality education for Nigeria’s teeming students, Baze University whose motto is ‘Learn, to Live’ yesterday in a well-attended ceremony matriculated its second batch of students. The occasion was graced by former head of...
For the benefit of those who appear ignorant about the business of journalism and newspapering, we advise that troubled government officials should face their problems squarely and not pick a quarrel with the newspaper. This advice has been prompted by...
At least 20 people including a serving police officer and his family members were feared killed in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State following renewed violence that broke out Wednesday night between the natives and Fulani herdsmen.&nbs...
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has said that the present administration lacks the blueprint to salvage the nation’s economy, saying that there is the need for President Goodluck Jonathan to wake up to the responsibility of meeting the ...
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on his 65th birthday today. In a letter of felicitation which he personally signed and released to Atiku Media Office in Abuja yesterday, Jonathan pray...
President Goodluck Jonathan has described the former Premier of the defunct Northern Region and the Sardauna of Sokoto, the late Sir Ahmadu Bello, as a man whose outstanding life was worthy of emulation. Speaking at the 35th ann...
President Goodluck Jonathan has received commendation from members of the Anambra State House of Assembly over his plans to commence a pilot scheme for uninterrupted power supply in Nigeria using seven states as a test case. The lawmakers also expresse...