The Sapele Power Plant in Delta State has commenced operation with the supply of 225 Megawatts of electricity to the national grid, Minister of Information Labaran Maku confirms. The Sapele power plant is one of the 10 ongoing power projects under the ...
Mikel Obi is unhappy at Chelsea and he could be open to a sensational move to big-spending Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, MTNFootball.com has scooped. Close sources to the Nigeria international midfielder have said he has been unhappy fo...
The Police Service Commission (PSC), has approved the dismissal of Commissioner of Police, Zakari Biu, over his role in the escape from police custody of a Boko Haram suspect, Kabiru Sokoto. A statement by the commission's Chief Information Officer...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated its Committee on Environment to ascertain the compliance of mobile telecommunications service providers with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). This was sequel to a motion moved by Rep. Gana...
Shuaibu Abubakar, a Boko Haram suspect, told a Federal High Court on Wednesday in Abuja that the State Security Service (SSS) ``manufactured'' the statement credited to him. Abubakar further said that he was beaten and forced to thumb-pri...
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn spent the night in a seven-square-metre cell before French police questioned him for a second day on Wednesday over what he knew about prostitutes that friends brought to him. Strauss-Kahn, whose IMF job and pros...
Maj-Gen. Sylvester Audu, Commander, 14 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Ohafia, Abia, has re-affirmed the commitment of the army in protecting the nation’s democracy. Audu said this in Aba, Abia, on Wednesday while hosting members of the Aba Chambers of C...
Four people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests in Afghanistan on Wednesday over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, at NATO's main base in the country, officials said. The American Embassy said its staff were in &q...
Former Nigeria coach Christian Chukwu has commended the efforts of Stephen Keshi in fashioning a playing pattern for the national team with particular reference to the players based in the Nigeria Premier League. Chukwu noted that Keshi was on t...
Again, suspected Bomb at the Ungwa Sarki area in Kaduna yesterday caused major panic, forcing residents of the area to abruptly abandon their businesses, while vehicles and persons where diverted to take other routes. The substance packaged in a ...
The national secretariat of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) was Friday has been served a seven-day quit notice by Senator Rufai Hanga through the Federal High court, Abuja. The court bailiff who served the notice on Friday February 17 w...
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra(MASSOB) has berated Emeka Ojukwu, son of the late Biafran leader and Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu for accepting the traditional title of Ikemba 11. A release issued by...
The Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for yesterday’s deadly attacks at the popular Baga market in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, “to avenge” last Thursday’s arrest of one of its member by some traders. Speaking to jour...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said he was not opposed to a national conference, provided the ultimate objectives were not designed to dismantle Nigeria’s hard won unity. Speaking during an interview with the British Broadcasting Servic...
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that communication is a vital tool for the economic development of Nigeria. Jonathan said this during the public presentation and launch of a book “The President Explains”, a compendium of activiti...