Speaker urges Amaechi to emulate Jonathan
The factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly Hon Evans Bapakaye Bipi, has urged the outgoing governor, Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and the All Progressives Congress APC, to accept defeat...
View ArticleMaharaj Ji advises President-elect to make workers’ welfare a priority
Sat Guru Maharaj Ji, founder of One Love Family, has called on the President-elect, Gen. Mohamadu Buhari, and governors-elect, to make the welfare of Nigerian workers their priorities. Maharaj Ji gave...
View ArticlePresident Jonathan urged to hand over power on May 29
Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Yobe, Alhaji Umar Kukuri, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to hand over power on May 29, 2015. Huhuri made the call during interview with...
View ArticleOsun police kill 3 robbers
Three members of a notorious armed robbery gang that specialise in terrorising the people of Oke-Baale in Osogbo, Osun State were in the early hours of yesterday shot dead by the police. The robbers...
View ArticleSociety says soil neglect hinders crop, animal production
The Soil Science Society of Nigeria, SSSN, says improper care and maintenance of the soil can hinder its optimum support to crop and animal production. The President of the society, Prof. Victor Chudi,...
View ArticleBoy, 14, stabs girl, 18, to death in Bauchi
It was a sad moment for the parents of Ramatu, an 18-year-old girl of Shekal ward in Bauchi local government area of Bauchi state, when they received shocking news that a 14-year-old boy stabbed her to...
View ArticleImpeachment: We’re ready for Dialogue – APC lawmakers
Respite appears to be in sight for Governor Ayo Fayose as members of the opposition All Progressives Congress in the state house of Assembly have opted for dialogue to resolve the political impasse in...
View ArticleHow Prisons Accountant laundered funds – Witness
The trial of Imaobong Akon Esu-Nte, an accountant with the Nigeria Prisons Service and two others: Olukolade Olabamiji, a businessman and Mohammed Abdulkadir, a banker has commenced with the first...
View ArticleBuhari: Fear grips heads of parastatals, MDAs
Following the directives of President Goodluck Jonathan to all ministries, departments and agencies to submit handover reports, there is palpable fear among top echelons of the various agencies in the...
View ArticleAnambra re-run election: Uba escapes death
Senator Andy Uba, representing Anambra South Senatorial zone, was yesterday chased away from his polling unit located within St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Uga during re-run election for Aguata 1 state...
View ArticleUduaghan commiserates with Edodos, Ayuahs
DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has called for honest partnership among Nigerians as he condoled the families of late Chief Oritsegbiten Popo Edodo, the Olorogun of Warri and former...
View ArticleRuff N Smooth set to take over Africa with ‘ToloTolo Baby’
GHANA’S Music duo, Ahkan and Bullet a.k.a. Ruff n Smooth is set to take over Africa with “Tolotolo Baby.” According to the duo, it is a dream they have carefully crafted for some years now, and they...
View Article‘APC plotting to sack elected PDP candidates through tribunals’
AHEAD of the inauguration of election tribunals, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday raised the alarm that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is plotting to use the tribunals to upturn the...
View ArticleMonaco aims to turn table against Juventus
AS Monaco FC host Juventus in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal needing to overturn a 1-0 first-leg loss in which Arturo Vidal scored the only goal from the penalty spot....
View ArticleGov Aliyu sets up 27-member transition c’ttee
NIGER State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has constituted a 27 member transition committee to usher in a new administration on May 29. According to a statement issued by the Chief Press...
View ArticleSenate adjourns in honour of Chukwumerije
SENATE yesterday adjourned sitting till today to honour the late Senator Uche Chukwumerije. Before the adjournment, the Senate observed a minute silence in honour of the deceased, who died on Sunday,...
View ArticleBauchi, Gombe top contenders for Dep Senate President
THERE are indications that Bauchi and Gombe States are favoured for the position of Deputy Senate President in the event of the North-Central securing the Senate President’s slot at tomorrow’s meeting...
View ArticleMonarch urges Igbo support for Taraba APC guber candidate
AHEAD of Saturday’s rescheduled gubernatorial elections in Taraba state, His Royal Highness, Eze O.J.C. Anyanwu has called on all Igbos residing in the state to vote for Hajiya Aisha, the only female...
View ArticleEFCC arraigns businessman over false declaration
A NIGERIAN businessman, Chief Collins Onyejiaka, was yesterday, arraigned before a Lagos Federal High Court, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a two count charge bordering on...
View ArticlePolytechnic cancels award of pass ND certificate
The Nacabs Polytechnic in Nasarawa State, has cancelled the award of pass National Diploma (ND) certificate to its graduates, the proprietor of the institution, Mr David Abuluya has said. Abuluya who...
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