Voice of Widows Association in Nigeria [VOWAN] has advocated for stiffer penalties that will discourage men from divorcing their wives at will. President of the association, Hajiya Atine Abdullahi made the call in Kano, yesterday, at a lecture organise...
Former Governor of defunct Bendel and Midwest states, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia, at the weekend in Benin City, Edo State called on the leadership of the party at various levels to work assiduously in the task of unseating incumbent Governor Adams Oshiomhole...
The Joint patrol team of policemen and armed robbers hunter Alhaji Ali Kwara, yesterday killed four suspected members of an armed robbery gang in Kano, recovering two hundred and sixty three live ammunitions from them. According to the Police spo...
The senate last week literarily gave the green light to Jonathan to invoke all the powers of state available to him and crush Boko Haram. UCHENNA AWOM in this piece captured the mood of the Senate Chamber when the motion was moved To some sponsors of t...
Nigerian international Peter Odemwingie's strike proved to be the decider in a rare attack from West Brom who were camped in their own half for the majority of the fixture which invited pressure from Liverpool. Glen Johnson was the culprit of lacka...
Nigeria and Cuba are partnering on a new malaria control measure that would rid the nation of mosquitoes at the larva stage, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The project is under the auspices of the Cuba-ECOWAS partnership on malaria control. ...
Seven countries have begun building their permanent embassies at the Diplomatic Drive, a street allocated to them in Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. They are Egypt, Iraq, Kenya, Turkey, Benin Republic, Serbia and Cote d’Ivoire. T...
Collaboration is underway between BRACED Commission, South-South region’s development coordinating body, and UN Industrial Development Programme (UNIDO) to develop a reliable and workable industrial master plan for the region. Mr Chris Onogba, Co...
The communities affected by the Shell Bonga spill of 2011 have yet to be compensated, says Mr Mofe Pirah, Delta Commissioner for Oil and Gas. ``Currently, nobody has been compensated; the compensation will come after the historical analysis of th...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a human rights group, has sought the assistance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute officials indicted in the fuel subsidy probe. SERAP made this known in a petition dated...
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, on Sunday said that world leaders had failed in their quest to restore global peace and resolve conflicts. Adeboye made the statement when he was hosted to a day of tri...
The Nigerian Navy on Saturday stormed the Marine Beach in Apapa, Lagos and recovered bags of Indian hemp, cocaine, and various dangerous weapons. The spokesman, Western Naval Command, Apapa, Lt.- Cmdr. Jerry Omodara, in a press statement, said th...
The World Bank disbursed 1.3 billion dollars to support the financing of various agricultural programmes in Africa in 2011, a report on African Brief has stated. The report, released at the ongoing Spring meeting of the World Bank and the Intentional M...
A Real Madrid F.C. fan in Abakaliki on Saturday night squandered his school fee while celebrating the team’s victory over Barcelona F.C. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Real beat Barcelona 2-1 in an away match in the Spanish La Liga...
The police on Sunday foiled a robbery attempt at a branch of Guarantee Trust Bank in Kuto, Abeokuta, a statement said. ASP Muyiwa Adejobi, the Police Public Relations Officer, said in a statement that the attempted robbery took place at 5 a.m. It said ...