The Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has directed the cancellation of the on-going recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Minister on Media, Mr George Udoh, on Monday in A...
Hon. Ya’u Umar Gwajo-Gwajo is the Speaker, Katsina State Assembly. In this interview with MUAZU ELAZEH, he explains the secret behind the state Assembly’s leadership stability over the years. He also argues that granting full autonomy to lo...
The Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology has called on the Ministry of Environment, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) and Mobil Oil Company to immediately furnish it with an up-to-date information on two oil spill inciden...
Defeat at Malaga on Saturday has dashed any hopes Real Madrid has of defending their La Liga title and they urgently need to find their form before Manchester United’s Champions League visit on February 12. Jose Mourinho’s decision to drop ...
Some notable football stakeholders in the country yesterday stressed the need for Super Eagles handlers to present a formidable team at the forthcoming 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in South Africa. They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Netherlands legend Johan Cruyff has offered that Arsenal must never sack Arsene Wenger, insisting that the French manager has achieved “incredible” things with the north London club. The three-time Ballon d’Or winner thinks the Gunner...
Saidu Musa, a Chief Umpire with the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), on Monday urged the federation to develop sustainable programmes for the 20 players discovered at the just-concluded 18th National Sports Festival. Musa told the News Agency of Nigeri...
Rafael Benitez has said Chelsea will still improve in spite of the emphatic victory against Aston Villa 8-0 rout. The Spaniard said there was plenty of room for improvement. As Chelsea made it 13 goals from two games since returning empty-handed from a...
Former international striker, Jonathan Akpoborie has disclosed that Super Eagles coaches should not have considered West Brom attacker, Peter Odemwingie for a place in the team for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The former international says the West ...
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has presented a 2013 appropriation bill of N490.32 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and possible passage into law. Presenting the budget proposal the the House, yesterday...
The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has advised Christians and other Nigerians to put absolute trust in God as a way out of the problem of insecurity facing the country. Kumuyi who was speaking at the annual D...
A probe report of the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation into the crashed Dana aircraft last week among others indicted the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr. Harold Demuren over the incident and subsequently ca...
Dr. Oluwadare Bada was the director-general of the Olusola Oke campaign organisation, a platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Ondo State. Shortly after the election, some members of the party at the state l...
As the nation continues to battle the challenge of Wild Polio Virus, with 117 new cases this year, a traditional ruler, the Sa’ Peyi of Garki, Alhaji Usman Nga Kupi, has called on the National Assembly to provide legislation to punish parents who...
As the date for the local council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) draws closer, political groups in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) have endorsed the incumbent chairman of the council, Hon. Micah Jiba, for a second term. The groups...