President Goodluck Jonathan, in this exclusive interview with JONATHAN POWER, a syndicated foreign affairs columnist and commentator, speaks on how his administration has succeeded in tackling corruption, especially on fertiliser procurement and distri...
In spite of the growing poverty in the country, some people have refused to stoop to the paucity of job in the country. Our correspondents, NANNA SELKUR AND ROSE OWOTA ADAH, tell a story on how some Nigerians are surviving. Day after day, they ignore t...
Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko has been sworn in for the second time as Sokoto State governor, Wamakko was yesterday sworn in a ceremony at the Trade Fair Complex in Sokoto metroplis, along with his deputy, Barr. Muktari Shagari. Wamakko, who emerged winner of S...
President Goodluck Jonathan and British Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron yesterday agreed to join forces with other friendly nations in the prosecution of the war against terrorism.Speaking when he met Cameron ahead of the London Summit on Somalia whic...
A 25-year-old married woman, Mrs Mary Haruna, who could not control her libido, especially on the last Valentine’s Day, has incurred the wrath of the law as she is to spend the next four months behind bars. An Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada in th...
Members of the House of Representatives yesterday rejected a move to amend the Electoral Act to provide for the extension of litigation period for election tribunal from 60 and 90 days to 180 and 240. The Bill, which was sponsored by the Deputy Minorit...
Report reaching Entertainment Rendezvous say that Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson, whose marriage is barely six months old, is under pressure from the family of her husband to give them the result of marriage (children). The sexy Ebira, Kogi State-born...
Three months after the explosion that rocked Kaduna, the victims of the blast yesterday disclosed the death toll at Oriapkata spare parts market. The victims, who put the death toll at 12, said they lost about N300 million worth of goods to...
Not fewer than 735 delegates will decide who among five aspirants will fly the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s flag for the July 14, 2012 gubernatorial election in Edo State. They are made up of 159 statutory delegates and 576 ad-hoc delegates w...
The Chief Justice of the Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Justice Dahiru Musdapher, has given the judge of the Federal High Court in Benin Justice Adamu Hobon one month from February 10, 2012 to respond to a petition b...
Police in Ekiti State have recovered three stolen vehicles from a robbery syndicate allegedly headed by a pastor of a church in Ado-Ekiti. The Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP Operations), Mr Ududo Adat, said the pastor was arrested following a ti...
The Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday in Abuja expressed dissatisfaction over Julius Berger’s failure to appear before it, saying that no company is superior to Nigeria. The committee had on Tuesday summoned 25 contractor...
The Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says Nigeria has been losing about 10 billion dollars annually in export opportunities in the agriculture sector. Adesina, who stated this at the Lake Chad Research Institute Field Day in Keronwa, Marte...
The House of Representatives Committee on Works has been directed to provide for the construction of the Lokoja-Shintaku Bridge and rehabilitation of the Shintaku-Dekina-Anyigba Road in the 2012 budget. The directive was sequel to a motion moved by Rep...
The Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, has pledged to ensure that federal civil servants declared their assets in compliance with the Code of Conduct Act. This was contained in a statement quoting Alhaji Isa Sali, the Head of the Civil Se...