The National Union of Electricity Workers (NUEE) on Thursday gave Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State 48 hours within which to apologise over his alleged flogging of one of its members. Wamakko, allegedly flogged the manager of Wamakko PHCN Sub station,...
The Enugu State House of Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution in support of the creation of Adada State out of the present Enugu State. Presenting the motion during plenary, the sponsor of the motion and Leader of the Assembly, Mr Sund...
Gov. Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State on Thursday said that he would not resign his position because of the spate of bombings by Boko Haram sect in the state. Yakowa said this at the PDP National Headquarters in Abuja while fielding questions from ...
Plans have been concluded for the inauguration of the Nigeria-Germany Bi-National Commission (BNC ) in Abuja, Nigeria's capital on Nov. 2, sources at the Ministry of foreign affairs told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Berlin. NAN g...
The Managing Director Proctor and Gamble (P&G), Manoj Kumar, on Thursday, described the visit of the Williams sisters, as a shared vision to empower the youth, particularly the girl child. The ongoing visit has been dubbed ``Breaking the mould&rdqu...
Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended on a positive note on Thursday after three consecutive days of decline. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market capitalisation rose by N55 billion or 0.65 per cent to close at N8...
Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) on Thursday in Abuja called on the Federal Government to uplift Nigerians' living standard by adhering to the right policies. The party's Deputy National Secretary, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla made the cal...
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a gay-rights group, has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate an onslaught of anti-Obama text messages. The group said the unsolicited messages, which reached an unknown number of people Tuesd...
An Abuja Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Life Camp on Thursday ordered Ifeanyi Ogbonna, a lawyer, to be remanded in prison for alleged criminal breach of trust and threat to life. Ogbonna was arraigned on a three-count charge of criminal brea...
President Goodluck Jonathan has felicitated with former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his appointment as the Country Representative for Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Dr Reuben Ab...
As increasing sea banditry threatens vital maritime economic activity and national security, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), backed by its Joint Task Force (JTF) kick-off a powerful, all-out offensive to check these dan...
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, in this interview with TAIWO OGUNMOLA, says both the leaders and the led share in the blame for the rot in our society. He also contends that his party gained some positives in the r...
Akwa Ibom Deputy Governor Nsima Ekere on Wednesday resigned his position, a statement said in Uyo. The statement, issued by the Deputy Governor’s Press Secretary, Mr Inem Ina, said Ekere resigned on personal grounds. It said Ekere exp...
The union leaders of Power Holdings Company of Nigeria (PHCN) have began to mobilise its workers to disrupt attempts by investors who want to take over the company. This was disclosed in a telephone interview by the President of the Senior Staff Associ...
Wife of the Oyo State Governor Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, has attributed the rumour of her purported arrest in London, United Kingdom, to the handiwork of mischief makers who are playing dirty politics to tarnish her reputation, which she has kept as the w...