Politics

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in Abuja called on traditional rulers to preserve cultural values as they made effort to check insecurity in their domains. Jonathan made the call at the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop on Culture, Peace and...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, said on Monday in Lagos that the army structure would be expanded to effectively counter terror attacks in the country. Ihejirika, who made the statement at the opening ceremony of the semina...

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources says it is collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Power and a private firm, Transmitto, to evacuate power from hydro-power stations at Kashimbilla dam and others. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is ...

The PDP in Edo on Monday described the death of Mr Olaitan Oyerinde, the Principal Private Secretary to Gov. Adams Oshiomhole as “wicked surprise and huge loss to the state.’’ This was contained in a statement signed by its Publicity ...

The senate may have slated the much vilified immunity clause, which shields the president, vice president, state governors and their deputies from criminal prosecution while in office as one of the prominent items that may be reviewed in the next round...

Motorcyclists have continued their operations in Jos and Bukuru metropolis of Plateau in spite of the ban by the State Government on May 4. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the State Government on May 4 banned commercial motorcyclists from...

The Network for Civil Societies on Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) has called on government at all levels to take urgent steps to boost water and sanitation conditions in the country. This was contained in a statement signed by Mr Shem Adah, the Organisa...

The PDP in Abuja on Saturday re-assured Nigerians that it would not shield any of its members indicted by the petroleum subsidy probe. ``The party is determined not to shield anybody who has a case to answer in the mismanagement of the petroleum subsid...

Vice President Namadi Sambo has called on members of  Boko Haram (Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnah Wal Jihad) to embrace dialogue. Sambo made the call while speaking with journalists shortly after he inaugurated Almajirai Model Boarding Primary School ...

Vice-President Namadi Sambo has called on adherents of all religions in Nigeria to embrace peace and live in peace with one another. Sambo made the call on Saturday in Abuja, when he received the national executive officers of Nasrul-Lahi Fatih Society...

Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday denied the allegation made against the party by Comrade Adams Oshiomhole that it masterminded the Friday’s killing of his principal private secretary, Olaitan Oyerinde, and the pre...

The PDP in Edo has denied any complicity in the assassination of Mr Oyerinde Olaitan, the Principal Private Secretary to Gov. Adams Oshimhole. The state PDP Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, made the denial at a news conference on Saturday in Benin, saying th...

The Senate will help in providing constitutional powers to the country’s traditional rulers, Sen. Ita Enang, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Business, assured on Friday in Abuja. Enang gave the assurance when he played host to tradi...

 Prof. Thomas Imobighe, Director of Studies, NIPSS in Kuru,near Jos, has advised those asking for a review of the current revenue formula to be more purposeful in their demand. Imobighe gave the advice in Asaba in an interview with the News Agency...

Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, the Acting Inspector-General of Police, says some 50,000 officers  are to be trained on ethics, conduct and mannerism in an  effort to improve  the capacity of the workforce. Abubakar made the statement in Awka ...