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...
For constituting a nuisance in Lagos neighborhoods, the Lagos State Government has shut down the popular Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Ministry and six other churches in the Lagos metropolis over noise pollution. Our correspondent gathered that offic...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that after the success of one-man-one vote policy advocated by his administration, the next phase is to conduct election without gun wielding security personnel. The President who was speaking at the grand fin...
President Goodluck Jonathan will today arrive at the United Kingdom UK to attend the International Conference on Somalia scheduled to hold at Lancaster House, London. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Ab...
The Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has summoned 25 construction companies to appear before it today and give detailed accounts on their bills of quantity even as it said there was institutional corruption in the sector. Also expect...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Dahiru Musdapher on Tuesday directed Justice Abdul Kafarati of the Federal High Court in Abuja to reverse the order he issued on Monday asking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to ...
The Rivers State Government will on Thursday, hold a public Lecture in honour of the late IkembaNnewi, Dim ChukwuemekaOdumegwuOjukwu, as part of the activities leading to his final funeral rites. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice,...
The Minister of Power, Professor Bart Nnaji, has said that the electricity tariff in Nigeria will not go up by 88 per cent. Speaking yesterday before the Senate Committee on Power, the Minister said that recent media reports claiming that all ele...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on Niger State Governor who doubles as the Chairman Northern Governors Forum (NGF) Dr. Mua’zu Babangida Aliyu to resign his position as NGF Chairman over his alleged failure to safeguard one the legaci...
There is panic among prison officials in Edo State following the recent jail break in neighboring Kogi State as security around all the correctional facilities in the state have been beefed up to forestall any incident of jail break. LEADERSHIP observe...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that the inflow of foreign portfolio investment into the country grew by 25 per cent in 2011 to N478.6 billion. Ms Arunma Oteh, SEC Director-General, disclosed this in Lagos on Tuesday while analysi...
INEC says it is ready to conduct a bye-election in unit 003 of Oturu-Opowurye ward in Ogori-Magongo Local Government area of Kogi State on Wednesday. The Public Affairs Officer of the commission in the state, Mr Ahmed Biambo, said in Lokoja on Tuesday ...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) has launched its campaign against fake and Counterfeit Drugs in some local government areas in Rivers. Briefing newsmen at the end of a routine inspection on Tuesday in Okrika, ...