Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has been named the new national chairman of the PDP, following the withdrawal of 10 other aspirants from the race. However, more than 4,500 delegates from 36 states and FCT voted in Abuja on Saturday to affirm his position as the n...
Alhaji Abubakar Baraje, the out-going Acting National Chairman of the PDP, has told the incoming executive of the party to take the issue of discipline in the party seriously. Baraje gave the advice on Saturday at the Ninth National Convention of the p...
Security operatives in Plateau caught a candidate with a fake registration slip during Saturday’s University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise, which was conducted amids...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has inaugurated Airline Carriers Screening Committee for 2012 Hajj. The committee is composed of NAHCON board members and representatives from the Federal Ministry of Aviation, NCAA, AIB, the Presidency,...
The Lagos State Government says it is committed to the generation of adequate electricity for residents and other end-users in the state. The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Taofiq Tijani, gave the assurance in a statement on Saturday...
There was a mild drama at the Gombe State University centre of the JAMB examinations on Saturday when a candidate, Ahmad Usman, suddenly developed fever few minutes into the examination. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Motorists in Abuja on Friday experienced heavy traffic in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the PDP national convention slated for Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who visited some places in the nation’s capita...
The World Bank announced Friday three candidates to succeed outgoing president Robert Zoellick, one nominated by the United States and two others from developing countries. The candidates were identified as Jim Yong Kim, a US national and president of ...
Who becomes the 9th national chairman of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP)? Is there any likelihood of the emergence of a consensus candidate? Why is the party’s top apparatchik reluctant in accepting election for its offices? What...
Ini Edo is smart, beautiful and without a doubt, talented. One of Nollywood's bests, Ini came to limelight in 2000, and has over 50 movies to her credit. The confident actress in this exclusive interview with AJIBADE ALABI, opened up on her m...
As Nigerian artistes continue to wax strong in the music industry, a new music video tittled the theme song of Shuga: Love, Sex, Money has been released. The song involves four African artistes, Banky W, Wizkid, L Tido and Bon’eye and it could be...
Reports reaching Entertainment Rendezvous has it that Shan George is in American for a promotional tour for her latest movie. The ever-smiling actress in the upcoming movie that bothers on corruption has Goodluck Jonathan, as one of the movie's pro...
Have you wondered where Ace Actor, radio and T.V producer Kasimu Yero has been all these years? Well, so have we! leadership weekend finally caught up with the veteran actor, now retired (but certainly not tired) who spoke with Amina Alhassan Ahman and...
Chelsea hosts Tottenham Hotspur today in one of the week 30 2011/2012 English Premier League fixtures. The tie could be a decisive battle for the Blues who are the only English club standing in the UEFA Champions League competition. Last Wednesday&rsqu...
As part of preparations to ensure a successful outing for Team Nigeria at the forthcoming London 2012 Olympic Games, Nigerian sprinters are expected to join their other African and South American counterparts for the tune-up relay races which kicks off...