President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday gave the nod to the request by Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman to resign from office as Minister of Sports to enable him contest for governorship poll in his state. A statement by the president’s spokes man, Dr. Reuben...
Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IG) to as a matter of urgency intervene in the invasion of office of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and its beating of t...
The natives of Gbagyi from Maitama Sabo, Maitama Tsoho, Kukwaba, Katampe and Nyikuru villages, in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), yesterday dragged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) before an Abuja High ...
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State yesterday ordered the immediate sack of two officials of the state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) over delay in the payment of teachers’ salaries. The affected officials are the Director of Finance an...
Kogi Watch, a Human Rights group based in the State of Maryland, United States of America, has tasked the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hamfiz Ringim, to urgently investigate the gruesome murder of a Kogi Monarch, HRH Ibrahim Mohamed, who was murder...
Nigerians have been advised to stop discriminating against people living with HIV/AIDS among all categories of people. The advice was given by the coordinator, AIDS Prevention in Nigeria (APIN), Dr. (Mrs.) Tinuade Oyebode, at this year’s World AI...
The first executive governor of Bayelsa State, Dr. Diepreye Alameiseigha, yesterday, emerged as the leader of the team of elders constituted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reach out to aggrieved governorship aspirants in the state and loyalis...
Dabota Lawson has achieved alot in the world of entertainment. The lady who says she has a dual personality spoke to Solomon Nda-Isaiah recently on sundry issues. Tell us about yourself; something really interesting that makes you stand out?I&rs...
The Federal Government has reiterated its determination to address the problem of corruption to ensure the success of its transformation agenda and restore the good image of the country. Vice President Namadi Sambo made the reaffirmation at a dinner in...
The Canadian government has called on the Federal Government to ensure all its citizens enjoy equal basic rights regardless of their sexual orientation. This is following the prohibition of same-sex marriage bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday. A stat...
Three persons, including a mobile police officer, were on Thursday killed in a robbery attack on the First Bank branch at Sabongida-Ora, in Owan West local government area of Edo State. An eye witness, Collins Amoni, said on Friday that the robbers, wh...
Two men, a commercial motorcycle operator and a motor park ticket agent, on Wednesday evening allegedly took turns to rape a 28-year-old petty trader in Awka, after luring her to the bush with a promise to pay her N2, 000 owed her by one of them. One o...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has expressed the determination of the organisation to conduct the best poll ever in Kogi State. Speaking at an interactive session with newsmen in Lokoja, yesterday,&n...
The Zamfara Commissioner of Police, Tambari Yari, said he narrowly escaped an armed robbery attack a week ago when he ran into a road block set up by the gangsters on Talata Mafara/Gusau road. The commissioner said this in Gusau yesterday while narrati...
The director of the State Security Service (SSS) in Anambra State, Mr. Chuks Ngwu, has called on Nigerians to always collaborate with security agencies in their bid to check criminal activities in the environment. Ngwu made the call at a one-day worksh...