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2015: Fashola battles Tinubu over successor
As all eyes begin to settle on 2015 polls, the All Progressives Congress, APC in Lagos seems to be unsettled as the struggle for Fashola’s successor has pitched the Lagos State governor, Babatunde...
View ArticlePresident Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s message to the nation on the occasion of...
Dear compatriots, I felicitate with all Nigerians, especially our Muslim brothers and sisters on the auspicious occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Fitri celebrations. I congratulate all of our countrymen...
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N22bn fraud: EFCC to quiz Edo SSG, AG and 2 commissioners
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will soon commence probe against some officials of Edo State government particularly the Ministry of Local Government Affairs, over allegations of fraud,...
View ArticleTeam Nigeria to get $7,000 for every gold won
Each Nigerian athlete who wins a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games will be rewarded with the sum of $7,000 by the National Sports Commission, NSC. Director General of the NSC, Gbenga Elegbeleye...
View ArticleObiano floors Ngige at Appeal Court
Enugu zone of the Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal brought before it by Chris Ngige, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the November 16, 2013 election. Mr. Ngige had asked...
View ArticleRemain strong and resolute, Jonathan tells Nigerians at Eid-el-Fitr
President Jonathan yesterday called on Nigerians to remain strong and resolute and not to be deterred by the evil machination going on in the north eastern part of the country. In his Sallah message...
View ArticleNyako’s where about unknown?
WHEREABOUTS of former Gov of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako, still remains a subject of conjecture following discordant revelations that he is either in the holy land for Umrahh, lesser hajj or...
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SHI’ITE/ARMY CLASH: DEATH TOLL NOW 35
Death toll following the clash between the Shi’ite sect and the army in Zaria, on Friday, has risen to 35. Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria otherwise known as Shi’ite sect, Sheikh Ibrahim...
View ArticleWe’ll demystify Tinubu – Bode George
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party and delegate to national conference, Chief Olabode George, said the wind of change blowing on the political turf in the South-West zone...
View ArticleEagles job: Sports minister prefers Keshi
Sports Minister Tammy Danagogo has declared government preference for Stephen Keshi to continue as the manager of the Super Eagles over employing a foreign manager for the senior national team....
View Article4 feared dead in Aba River auto crash
At least four persons were feared dead Friday night when a heavy duty vehicle with registration number RIVERS ER 27 XA, rammed into kiosks located on Aba River Slope, popularly known as ‘Aba...
View ArticlePolice arrest NSCDC officer with 2 AK-47 rifles, live ammunition
Police Headquarters in Abuja said its detectives attached to Niger State Police Command have arrested an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, ASC Idris Saidu over his...
View ArticleCAN commiserates with El-ZakZaky, condemns Kano bombings
Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has expressed sadness at the incident in Zaria that led to the killing of some people including the son of a renowned Islamic scholar, ZakZaky. “This act is...
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5 WORSHIPPERS DIE IN FRESH KANO BLASTS
Female suicide bomber blows up self Police find cars with arms in mosque Five worshippers were killed in Kano State yesterday when insurgents struck at St. Charles Church during the Sunday service....
View ArticleExtortion: Delta orders mass transfer of teachers, principals
Delta State Government has directed the mass transfer of secondary school teachers in the state including a principal of one of the secondary schools (names withheld), following petitions of extortion...
View ArticleI’ll remain loyal to Jonathan – FCT Minister
Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed, yesterday declared that he would remain eternally grateful to President Goodluck Jonathan for giving him the opportunity to be part...
View ArticleNFF Congress revert to NFA
Current board members may not return This Thursday’s Congress of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is set to change the nomenclature of the body back to the Nigeria Football Association, NFA. It is...
View ArticleGroup demands 70% operationalisation of refineries before sale
A civil society coalition for ‘Bring Back Our Refineries’ campaign has urged the federal government to ensure that the nation’s refineries function at minimum capacity of 70 per cent of the installed...
View ArticleFG, IBM to partner on health services – Minister
The federal government has said it is to partner International Business Machines, IBM, to carry out a personalised healthcare research project on traditional and non-traditional diseases in Nigeria....
View ArticleInterplay of forces that may decide Nyako’s successor
With Adamawa governorship re-run election likely to come in October, the two leading parties, PDP and APC are sorting out their internal wrangling preparatory to the election. EMMA ALOZIE looks at...
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