A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, yesterday struck out a suit filed against the emergence of the deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the April 2011 general elections. The court als...
Governor lbrahim Shehu Shema of Katsina state yesterday flag-offed the state’s Allo Model school, an intervention scheme where government step-in to provide clothes and feeding for the almajirai from some selected Allo schools. The pilot sc...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN) has filed a motion on notice asking an Abuja High Court to vacate an order it made restraining work on a disputed property in Abuja. In the substantive suit,...
The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists Council of Nigeria (AMLSCN) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan not to assent to the National Health Bill as passed by the National Assembly. In an interview with LEADERSHIP WEEKEND, the chairman o...
The outgoing executives of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) yesterday described as malicious and spurious, allegation that names of dead legal practitioners were used in rigging the election held on Tuesday to elect new national officers to run...
As Muslim faithful enter the second day of Ramadan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon AminuTambuwal has admonished them to use the period for supplication, calling especially for prayers for an end to the spate of bombings, ethno-religio...
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Millennium Goals (MDGs) Dr. Precious Gbeneol has reiterated her offices’ resolve to constantly make the Conditional Grant Scheme (CGS) a veritable tool for the delivery of high impact interventions...
Royal Dutch Shell Plc has disclosed plans to challenge the $5 billion fine levied against it by the Nigerian government for an offshore spill from one of its fields last year. Officials of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) t...
Gov. Kashim Shettima on Friday appealed to Muslims in Borno to intensify prayers for peace in the country as they begin the 30-day Ramadan fast. Shettima said this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Communication, Alhaji Isa Gusau, in Maid...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday said 90 ships carrying various goods were expected to berth at the Lagos ports between July and the first week of August. The cargo situation report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos was ...
A chieftain of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the South South, Mr Joseph Sodienye on Friday called on the Federal Government to build a dual carriage way network on the East-West road. Sodienye said the proposed road network ...
The Traditional Ruler of Eziama Obiato in Mbaitolu Local Government Area of Imo, Chief Dennis Nwaba, was on Thursday kidnapped from his palace. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Vitalis Onugu, the monarch was abducted f...
Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on a downward trend on Friday as some highly capitalised stocks recorded price losses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the All-Share Index which opened at 23,098.21 points app...
Mr Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive of Oando on Friday said that the company retained its 2011profit to ensure robust dividend to shareholders in future. Tinubu said this at the company’s 35th annual general meeting (AGM) held in Lagos. He said...
Former Minister of Communication, Mr Emmanuel Adiele, on Friday appealed to journalists to be accurate in their reportage of events in the country. Adiele made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He urge...