APC youths threaten to occupy Aso Rock if …
National Youths Wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, issued a warning that they would go on a nationwide protest should the 2015 general elections get shifted again. The youths...
View ArticleSugar leads global food prices decline in February
Price of sugar top the further decline in the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO Food Price Index declined to a 55-month low in February, dropping 1.0 percent from January and 14...
View ArticleNFF confirm Bafana Bafana friendly for Eagles
Nigeria Football Federation, NFF announced on Friday that the senior national team, Super Eagles, would play a friendly game against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Sunday, March 29. The match...
View ArticleFG issues provisional licences to 9 private varsities
Federal government has issued provisional licences to nine private universities newly approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC. The new universities approved by the Federal Executive Council are:...
View ArticleFCT: Police, religious leaders partner for credible elections
In order to have free, fair and credible elections, which is three weeks away, Police in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT-Abuja have solicited partnership with religious leaders. The FCT command also...
View ArticleElection: Ijaw women drum support for Jonathan
As the 2015 general elections approach, women under the auspices of Ijaw Women Connect, IWC, have promised to mobilise support among women and youths for the success of the Presidential candidate of...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day: Minister tasks NASS on Violence Bill
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Maina has flagged off the International Women’s Day celebration in Nigeria, with an appeal to the 7th Legislative Session to pass the...
View ArticleSyrian army kills Islamic State commander: state media, monitor
(Reuters) – The Syrian air force has killed an Islamic State commander in an air strike in central Syria, Syrian state media and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday. The Islamic...
View Article33 People killed. Trible bombing hits Maiduguri
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers have killled at least 33 people in blasts at a market in Maiduguri, in Borno state in northeast Nigeria, witnesses say. The witnesses said two separate explosions...
View ArticleEU considers bigger naval presence to tackle Libya security issues
(Reuters) – The European Union is discussing with the United Nations ways to bolster security in Libya, including a naval presence, if U.N.-backed peace talks lead to a settlement, the EU’s foreign...
View ArticleUpdate: Maiduguri bombings: Death toll rises to 47
Three bombings, including one by a female suicide attacker, killed at least 47 people in Maiduguri on Saturday, in the latest violence blamed on Boko Haram. Many children were among the dead and at...
View ArticleICPC to prosecute 45,000 ‘ghost’ workers
Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, has concluded plans to investigate and prosecute 45,000 ghost workers that were traced in federal ministry of finance. A...
View ArticleBoy, 16, kills friend while testing charm in Oke – Agbe
A teenage secondary school boy has reportedly killed his bosom friend while trying out a charm he made from details of a record book containing incantation and how to make various charms left behind by...
View ArticleCash crunch hits Cross River
State govt unable to pay workers’ emolument The economy of Cross River State has virtually collapse following the inability of the state government to meets its financial obligations. The dwindling...
View ArticleUPN presidential candidate, others sue INEC over disqualification
Presidential candidate of Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, Mrs. Helen Godswill, has instituted a legal suit against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, before a Lagos Federal High Court,...
View ArticleJonathan in closed-door meeting with Abdusalami, Mbeki
President Goodluck Jonathan today met behind closed-doors with a former Head of State, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (retd.), and a former South African President, Thabo Mbeki. The meeting was held inside...
View ArticleIGP constitutes 64-man special unit for electoral offences
Three weeks to the March 28 presidential polls and April 11 governorship elections, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba, has constituted a 64-man Special Investigative Unit aimed at...
View ArticleLa Liga: Barca overtake Madrid
Last Saturday, Real Madrid sat proudly on top of La Liga with a healthy four-point lead over Barcelona as Cristiano Ronaldo led the race for the Pichichi prize. But fast-forward just over a week and...
View ArticleINEC extends PVC distribution by 2weeks
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has extended the distribution of the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) by two weeks . INEC says the exercise will continue across the country until...
View ArticleMDGs build 98 PHCs, target 20, 000 people in Plateau
Plateau Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, yesterday said it has built 98 PHCs and targeted more than 20, 000 people to benefit from its on-going free medical outreach in the state. Peter Nyam-Gai,...
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