A Senior Magistrate Court sitting in Katsina State has ordered the remand of a police corporal, Abutu Garba, in prison custody over alleged rape of a crippled mother and her daughter. The prosecuting police officer, Mr. Okoli Usman, told the court that...
FRANCIS AGBO writes on the political ambition of Mohammed Buba Marwa, governorship candidate of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Adamawa State for tomorrow’s polls. He is respected in the country. In Borno and Lagos states where he had h...
The Nigerian Army on Thursday in Jos reiterated its resolve to put an end to the activities of the Boko Haram sect and other religious extremists. Maj.-Gen. Adamu Marwa, the GOC, 3 Armoured Division, who gave the warning in a statement, said the Divisi...
Six persons were killed on Wednesday night at Shehuri North of Maiduguri Metropolis, Bauchi State. The spokesperson of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Lt. Col. Hassan Moh'd confirmed the incident. He said investigation shows that the deceased persons m...
Football enthusiasts on Thursday in Lagos expressed shock over the death of a former Super Falcons’ player, Felicia Eze, who died in Anambra, aged 38. In separate interviews with newsmen, the fans described Eze's death as a great loss to the ...
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has advocated the establishment of anti-corruption courts to solely handle corruption cases. Mr Godwin Oche, the Head of Research and Statistics, said on Thursday in Abuja. He said such courts would s...
An oncologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Dr Anthony Popoola, on Thursday urged governments and non-governmental organisations to further educate Nigerians on the symptoms of cancer. Popoola said cancer was a major cause o...
Dr Yunusa Tanko, the National Secretary of National Conscience Party (NCP), has faulted the judgment of a Lagos High Court, which sentenced Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan to death by hanging over the murder of Kudirat Abiola. Tanko condem...
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) secretariat is developing investment and policy briefs for states across the federation. This is in addition to developing a comprehensive labour relations programme at state level to smoothen relationship between work...
Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime, has commiserated with Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, over the death of his wife, Maryam last Monday describing it as sad and shocking. In a condolence message, the Governor said that the sad...
Barely two days to the conduct of the local government election in Ekiti State, an Ado- Ekiti High Court on Thursday dissolved the State Independent Electoral Commission. The court also restrained the commission from conducting Saturday’s council...
Government of Akwa Ibom State has been advised not to patronise foreign construction companies alone but also to extend such cooperation to indigenous contractors as dependable players in the business. This is contained in a statement made available to...
The Agricultural Transformation Action Plan (ATAP) of the Federal Government will create 3.5 million jobs and add 20 million tonnes of food to the supply chain by 2015, says the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina....
A coalition of civil society groups have called on the Peoples Democratic Party in the South West to consider the nomination of Chief Ebenezer Babatope for the position of national secretary of the party. In statement, yesterday, the joint national coo...
The Washington state Senate passed legislation on Wednesday night to legalise gay marriage, moving the state closer to joining six other U.S. states and Washington, D.C. in allowing same-sex nuptials. The 28-21 vote in favour of the measure, three more...