An Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday discharged a 32-year-old electrician, Said Ayoola, who had been remanded in custody for three month over alleged rape. Magistrate M.O. Shomade said that the defendant was discharged because no ca...
The Imo government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a British company to manage, rehabilitate and re-equip the hospitals for more quality service delivery. Dr Obi Njoku, Commissioner for Health, stated this to the News Ag...
The Bayelsa Government on Friday in Yenagoa, advised the five newly sworn-in Local Government chairmen in the state, to deliver the dividends of good governance to the people. Mr James Dugo, the Commissioner for Local Government and...
The Lagos State Government on Friday said it had renovated more than 5,090 primary and secondary schools in the last five years. Gov. Babatunde Fashola disclosed this at Ikotun at an event to mark his 1,900 days in office. The governor was represented ...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Accra called on African leaders to emulate the exemplary leadership qualities of late Ghanaian President, John Atta Mills and his efforts at promoting the essence of democracy. Jonathan also applauded and r...
Zone A Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) located at the Tin Can Port, Lagos on Friday said it collected N17.3 billion as revenue in July. Mr Chris Osunkwo, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, made this known in an interview wi...
The World Bank and the United Nations have agreed that they will work more closely in addressing global challenges, including sustainable development, health and education. In his meeting with Kim Jim Yong, the new President of the World Bank, dur...
Well, do I need to state that today’s piece is from the City of the Prophet – Madeenah? But it is. Madeenah is brimming with worshippers who have come to witness the middle of the month of Ramadan, adorn it with devotion before they move to...
Takaful deriversThis concept is driven by the following: -The successful development of Islamic banking institutions providing capital and Islamic financial instruments for asset management and investment. -Islamic banks and financial institutions play...
Hon. Matthew Omegara is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Reform of Government Institutions. A member of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), he represents Okigwe/Onuimo/Isiala Mbano Federal Constituency of Imo state. He spoke on the...
LONDON -- When the stakes are the biggest, the spotlight most bright, Usain Bolt is as good as gold. Good as there's ever been. Putting the field far enough behind that he could slow up over his last few strides and put his left index finger to his...
They say David Rudisha is 'the greatest runner you've never heard of'. That is the line that has been rolled out by the headline writers at the BBC, Vanity Fair and a few others in recent weeks. You know him now. Rudisha, the greatest 800m ...
Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius will get a shot at an Olympic medal after all, even after his South African team failed to finish the heats of the 4x400 relay. A jury of appeal said South Africa "had been severely damaged" in a collisio...
Nigeria's naira currency and the yield on its most liquid 3-year bond both surged on Wednesday, after state-owned energy firm NNPC sold $450 million to some lenders amid a central bank squeeze on liquidity. The naira was up more than 1 percent to a...
About four persons including a commercial motorcyclist, a hawker and a child beggar today, lost their lives in an accident along Enugu-Onitsha expressway at the popular UNIZIK junction in Awka, Anambra State. Also, over 21 vehicles consisting of ...