Politics

A Group, Nigerian Collective for Social Reforms and Best Practices (RBP), has vowed to stop the PDP chairmanship aspiration of the former National Assembly Liaison Officer to the former President Umaru Yar’addua.  In a press statement signed...

Senate President, David Mark will lead royal fathers from his state to grace a thanksgiving ceremony in Imo State slated for December 18, 2011, in honour of Uzodinma’s victory ceremony at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church, Omuma, Imo State. ...

The Save Bayelsa Project (SBP), a group that prides itself in ensuring that anti-democratic elements do not cripple or cause chaos in Bayelsa State, has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearer in forthcoming governorship election in ...

A group of women numbering about 2000 under the aegis of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Women Vanguard, Anambra State, were at the national headquarters of the PDP in Abuja on Thursday to protest what they termed ‘unlawful exclusion of women&rsqu...

The Senate has commenced debate on the general principles of the 2012 budget presented to the joint session of the National Assembly by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday.Key issues raised by the Senators included non- implementation of previous bu...

National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has restored the accreditation of the programmes of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu. Special Adviser to the Enugu State Governor on Information Communication Technology (ICT), Mr. Ok...

Northern Youths under the auspices of Arewa Youth Forum (AYF), yesterday, warned Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole to stop playing politics with the death of former President Umaru Yar’Adua. The group also told him to stop abusing the sensibili...

The House of Representatives has mandated its joint committee on HIV/Aids,Tuberculosis and Malaria control and Donor Agencies to investigate sources and utilisation of funds of NGOs involved in HIV activities. The inquiry is also to cover determination...

Senators yesterday, vented their spleen on most aspects of the N4.7trillion 2012 budget just presented to the House, especially the proposed N921billion for security, which they declared was too high. Most senators, who spoke during the commencement of...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties in the state against the use of armed youths during their campaign activities and on Election Day. The state Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Ahmed Mahuta, gave the war...

The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Dr Sa’ad Abubakar, has said that the effort of the present administration in transforming the nation through rehabilitation and restructuring of national edifices is a demonstration of the federal government&rsq...

As more aspirants continue to emerge to vie for the office of the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, the political group, North-East Movement for Good Leadership Forum, yesterday endorsed the former secretary to the government of the fe...

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has slammed the  federal government over its proposed withdrawal of subsidy from petroleum products as well as its carefree attitude towards the ongoing nationwide strike by the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian...

The Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen has said the removal of oil subsidy was not to punish Nigerians but to tackle development projects. Onolememen told newsmen in Abuja that the subsidy removal would address all the imbalances that had hindered i...

Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) primaries in Sokoto State, a youth group in the state has called on the electorate to give their support to the former Minister of Sports, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman. Alhaji Suleiman served as the Minister...