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Osun State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday said that the refusal of President Goodluck Jonathan to reinstate Justice Ayo Salami as President of the Court of Appeal (PCA) is the clearest proof that the president is serving the ...
The Benue Government has earmarked N1.5 billion for the procurement of 400 trucks of assorted brands of fertiliser for distribution and sale to farmers for the 2012 cropping season. Dr Eugene Aliegba, the state Commissioner for Agriculture and Nat...
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has blamed the influx of illegal aliens in the country on the dismantling of inland checkpoints on the highways. The Comptroller of Immigration in Benue, Alhaji Yahaya Yunusa, told the News Agenc...
President Goodluck Jonathan has confirmed Malam Bolaji Abdullahi as substantive Minister of Sports, the Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, has said. Prior to his confirmation, Bolaji was the Minister of Youth Development and was also overs...
Youth organisations have urged the Federal Government to promote education and create employment for the youth as an integrated strategy toward tackling suicide bombing in the country. Mr. Ben Duntoye, the President of the Pan-African Youth Union (PYU)...
Gov. Jonah Jang of Plateau said on Wednesday in Jos that the implementation of the Greater Jos Master Plan was not meant to oppress any particular group. Jang, who stated this at the stakeholders retreat for the implementation of the Greater Jos Master...
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of twelve new Federal High Court judges. Those appointed are: Suleiman A. Aliyu, who until his appointment was the Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Kebbi Stat...
The Senate has challenged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to name the ``criminals and rogues'' alleged to be members of the National Assembly. Senate spokesman Enyinnaya Abaribe announced the Senate's position at a news conference on Wed...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and an NGO, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), have called for diligent prosecution of those indicted in the fuel subsidy probe report. The groups made the call on Wednesday while reacting t...
A Black polythene bag placed in a water chamber beside the Baptist model Nursery/primary school by the ever busy Ahmadu Bello way on Wednesday, caused panic as people thought it contained an explosive. The news went round Kaduna and its environs that a...
The Abia State governor, Chief Theodore Orji, was last week, conferred with the award of National Peace Ambassador in recognition of his achievements in the area of security, which has made state a model in peaceful coexistence and security in the coun...
In Nigeria, many development projects currently being undertaken in the rural communities, often adopt the bottom-top approach in design and execution. This is perhaps in line with the recommendations of some scholars and development experts. And under...
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon Charles Odedo who represents Idemili North/South Federal Constituency has stated that the much agitated rights for Nigerians living abroad to vote from the diaspora may not be possible in 2015 as proposed b...
The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State has chided the only senator elected on the platform of the Congress for Progress Change (CPC) from the state, Senator Ibrahim Musa over his comments about the state government. The party w...
SEFIU AYANBIMPE in this report recounts some memorable eulogies from well-meaning Nigerians during last Thursday burial of Oshiomhole’s aide, Olaitan Oyerinde, in Ede,Osun State. Sounds of people weeping and heartfelt eulogies could be heard whil...