Want a pedestrian bridge along Nnamdi Azikiwe by-pass - The House of Representatives has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately reactivate the Abuja light rail project for which over $213.8million was spent to ease transport congestion in the...
Chief (Mrs) Aisha Eleojo Audu-Emeje was first lady of Kogi State during the reign of her estranged husband, Prince AbubakarAudu. She is the only female candidate jostling for the coveted seat in Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State unde...
Chief Moses Ado Okino was a three time commissioner in Kogi State, erstwhile member of the House of Representatives (2003-2007) representing Ajaokuta Federal Constituency and currently the Sole Administrator of the Kogi Investment and Properties. In th...
The Senior Special Adviser to Benue State Governor on Special Duties who is also contesting for Logo Local Government Council Chairmanship, Hon Terna Kester Kyenge was recently in New York, the United States of America where he attended a workshop. He ...
Salisu Ibrahim, Kano bureau chief writes on the schism in the Kano State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). For the past few weeks, leading figures in the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] in Kano State have been trading accusations amon...
Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa has urged the people to support the Federal Government's planned removal of fuel subsidy, assuring them that the measure would ensure national development. Lamido made the call at the closing ceremony of a workshop for bu...
Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, was on Tuesday sentenced to four years in jail for the death of the pop star. Murray was also denied probation for his conviction on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death...
Even though the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Pentinrin, has said that the Defence Headquarters would not sit at a negotiating table with members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect who he described as a bunch of criminals, LEADER...
The emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmuminu Usman, has attributed youth restiveness to poverty and the alarming rate of unemployment in the country. Speaking in Katsina on Monday when he received the Katsina State Committee on Youth Restiveness and Unemplo...
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has described the late Dim Odimegwu Ojukwu as a hero , and a symbol of the Igbo struggle for a better Nigeria. Reacting to the death of Ojukwu, Okonjo-Iweal...
Kogi State Governor Ibrahim Idris has donated 63 Hilux Vehicles to security agencies in Kogi state. Making the presentation in Lokoja, the governor said the donation of the vehicles was meant to fight crime in the state. He urged the security agencies ...
The ranks of the supporters of the Bayelsa state Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva was yesterday thrown into confusion following the official resignation of three influential members of his cabinet. The Commissioner for Youths, Peace and Conflict Resolutio...
Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday ordered the immediate eviction of residents and demolition of buildings erected within the compound of his alma mater, Birth Freeman High School, located in Surulere area of the state. The directiv...
Concerned about the possible impact the financial crisis in parts of Europe could have on the economy, the emir of Dutse, Alhaji Nuhu Muhammadu, has warned Nigeria’s political class against the misapplication of the country’s resources. Han...
The Federal Government represented by the ministries of finance and agriculture, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigerian deposit money banks for the financing of the supply of seeds and fertiliser to Nigerian farmers during the 201...