Politics

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers State has blamed the rising rate of insecurity in the country on lack of proper education, food, and unemployment. Chairman of NLC in the state, Comrade Chris Oruge, said this while addressing journalists in...

Assistant Inspector General of Police, John Ibe is dead.  Ibe who hails from Nasarawa State died of an undisclosed  illness in Jos.  The AIG was one of those recently promoted. Until his promotion, he was Commissioner of Police, Educatio...

   The Kaduna State Government has appealed to the Nigerian Football Association (NFA) to maintain  Kaduna as venue for the hosting of Super Eagles World Cup and Nations Cup qualifiers. The 2014 World Cup and 2013 second leg Af...

   Chief Victor Umeh, the National Chairman of APGA, has called for  the arrest and prosecution  of members of Anambra Task Force on Decongestion of Roads, Parks and Markets. Umehtold newsmen at Basilica of the Most Holy T...

The Plateau State Government has expressed satisfaction with the quality of work on the multi-billion Jos stadium. Mr. James Yakubu, Commissioner for Sports, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Sunday that the ``quality of work, the sp...

  The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the South-East, will hold its maiden media summit on May 3, to address the challenges facing the industry in the zone. The National Vice President of the union in the zone, Mr Ambrose Nwac...

  The Coordinator, Patriotic Alliance of Nigeria (PAN), Chief Maxi Okwu, has advised the Federal Government not to negotiate with the Boko Haram sect but deal decisively with the group. Okwu, whose organisation comprised members of opposition poli...

  Gen. Yakubu Gowon, the Chairman of Nigeria Prays, said in Aba, Abia, on Saturday that the organisation was formed  to seek divine intervention for the county’s problems. Gowon, a former Nigerian military Head of State, said &nbsp...

  The Inter-Party Advisory Council has called on the National Assembly to allocate more funds to the Federal Government during the review of the constitution. Alhaji Mohammed Shittu, secretary of the council, made the call in an int...

  The police in Kano said seven persons died and many others injured in a bomb attack on worshippers at Bayero University, Kano, on Sunday morning. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Magaji Majiya, who made the confirmation, said in a teleph...

  Gov. Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Saturday assured the people that his administration would be prudent and accountable in respect of contract awards.  Al-Makura madethe statement while inaugurating some earth moving equipm...

  The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) on Sunday advocated for urgent reforms in the nation’s judicial system to regain its lost glory. The Executive Director, Dr Otive Igbuzor, made the call in an in...

DAVID-CHYDDY ELEKE in this report takes a look at the intrigues surrounding the quest to succeed Governor Peter Obi as the chief executive of Anambra State; who the likely gladiators are, their likely platforms and their chances of making it. Governor ...

Three journalists covering the Edo Government House lost their lives on Saturday afternoon when a lorry crashed into Gov. Adams Oshiomhole’s convoy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor and his entourage were headi...

No fewer than 18 people were injured on Saturday afternoon when a commercial bus lost control and crashed into a pole at the Abuja city gate, the News Agency of  Nigeria (NAN) reports. The bus, an 18-seater with registrati...