Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka was yesterday unveiled as the recipient of the 2012 maiden award of the Obafemi Awolowo prize for leadership. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony held in Gbagada area of Lagos , the former Secretary General of Commo...
A foremost Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart and former Senator representing Adamawa Central Senatorial Zone, Prof. Jibril Aminu, has expressed displeasure over the manner Adamawa State governor Murtala Nyako runs the affairs of the state which h...
President Goodluck Jonathan has cancelled the emergency Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which was billed to hold by 2.30pm yesterday. The meeting which was scheduled and listed on the programme list for the day to hold after the launch of the e...
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Abdulwahed Omar yesterday assured Nigerians that the Federal Government would not increase the price of petrol in the New Year. Omar, who gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria ...
The House of Representatives has adopted the recommendation of its Committee on Loans, Aids and Debt Management pegging $7.3 billion as the External Borrowing Plan under the 2013-2015 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy (MTEFFS). Also...
The Inspector General of Police,IGP, Mohammed Abubakar, has resolved to overhaul the Mobile Police Force in what he termed “an attempt to restore the lost glory of the mobile unit of the force”. Abubakar made this disclosure yesterday durin...
Barcelona has announced on its official website that it has reached an agreement with Xavi and Carles Puyol over a contract extension until the summer of 2016, while Lionel Messi will stay with the club until 2018. The deals will be penned in the comin...
Super Eagles defender, Godfrey Oboabona has said the domestic players are ready for the 2013 Afcon in South Africa. Oboabona is among the 22 domestic lads who hit Eagles’ camp in Abuja on Sunday for the start of training on Monday. The yet-to-be ...
Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that he is not planning to make any signings in the New Year. He said there is still no value to be had in the January transfer market. A 3-1 victory over Sunderland on Saturday ensured that Man...
Former Heartland defender, Chibuzor Okonkwo wants Super Eagles’ manager, Stephen Keshi to have a look in on him for the 2013 AFCON game. Though the door appears closed with Sunday’s resumption of camping by the invited domestic players, the...
Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, has declared that the team has reached a crucial bend in the preparations for the Nations Cup championship in South Africa next year and pleaded with Nigerians not to distract the team from focusing on set goals....
Heartland defender, Orji Kalu, is injured and will take no further part in Nigeria’s pre-AFCON plans. The player was declared unavailable by Nigeria’s head coach, Stephen Keshi as the nation prepares for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Kalu...
In politics, it is said that there are no permanent friends or enemies but what remains permanent is the interest of players in the murky terrain. This aptly describes the recent visit of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to Osun State Governor, Mr. R...
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) who have expressed concern that Abuja may become like the former capital, Lagos, can now heave a sigh of relief as the FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed has assured that under him, those things that we...
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Barrister Nta Ekpo, has told the international community that the agency has adopted new strategies against corruption because the former method was not working...