NUJ commends the new Commissioner of Information
Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, yesterday commended the newly appointed Commissioner of Information, Barrister Esueme Dan Kikele over the radical reforms he has made...
View ArticleFG urged to engage consumers in trade policy
Federal government has been advised to always engage consumers in trade policy processes in Nigeria, especially by making provision for consumer representation in policy formulation and implementation...
View ArticleSerena wins 3rd French Open, 20th Grand Slam title
Serena Williams yesterday won a dramatic French Open final against Czech 13th seed Lucie Safarova to claim her third French Open and 20th Grand Slam title. The American, ranked number one, needed two...
View ArticleSenate presidency: Close-up on front runners
Next week Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari will formally inaugurate the Eighth National Assembly. Immediately after the inauguration the federal lawmakers are expected to elect the principal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fuel tanker fire razes 36 houses, 70 shops in Lagos
Barely four days after the Iyana-Ipaja petrol tanker explosion, another tanker fully loaded with Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, yesterday destroyed multi-million naira worth of Property at Idimu a suburb...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gunmen sack 17 Plateau villages
kill STF personnel No fewer than 17 villages of Gashish District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Council of Plateau State were at the weekend sacked by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BUHARI SET TO APPOINT 25 MINISTERS, MERGE MDAS
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to appoint only 25 ministers to serve his government. This is authoritative. Sources within his administration told Nigerian Pilot Sunday yesterday that the decision...
View ArticleEx-Gov Nyako returns to Adamawa, visits bomb victims
Former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has returned to the state after about one year in self-imposed exile following his impeachment. Mr. Nyako visited victims of Thursday’s bomb blast at...
View Article22,000 Corps members serving in A’Ibom – Gov Emmanuel
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has said that the state is playing host to about 22,000 corps members serving in the various local governments of the state. Emmanuel stated this during the...
View Article‘30 -yr-old man flogged to death
A 30-year-old man has been accused of flogging one Godwin Okoko to death in Ijare, Ifedore Local Government area of Ondo State. The accused, Isoko Daniel on Friday burst into tears at a Chief...
View ArticleAPGA elects new leaders, names Maku National Secretary
Umeh hands over amidst tension All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, yesterday elected its national officers for the next four years at its National Convention at Women Development Centre, Awka. Dr...
View ArticleRivers APC opposes RSIEC chairman’s summon by Assembly
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Dr. Davies Ikanya has queried the rationale behind the invitation given to the chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission,...
View ArticlePDP will recover stolen mandate in Plateau – Ex-Minister
Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Damishi Sango has said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP would recover what he described as stolen gubernatorial mandate in Plateau State, saying...
View ArticlePolice recover arms in Enugu
Police special anti-robbery squad, SARS, in Enugu state has uncovered 187 rounds of .9mm live ammunitions and 10 live cartridges concealed in a black polythene bag inside a bush within Nwosu terrace...
View ArticleFG to increase support in IDPs’ camp
Federal Government has agreed to intensify its involvement in the management of the internally displaced persons, IDPs camps in Maiduguri in order to improve on their welfare. This is sequel to an...
View ArticleG7 summit: Climate, extremism lead day two talks
Climate change and terrorism are expected to dominate talks as the second day of the G7 summit of economic powers gets under way in Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the group to reach an...
View ArticleNASS leadership: APC reaches out to aggrieved members
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday urged all its lawmakers-elect to put the interest of the party first by supporting the consensus candidates elected to lead the 8th Assembly. This is...
View ArticleObasa emerges Lagos Assembly Speaker
Mudashiru Obasa, has emerged the Speaker of the 8TH Lagos State Assembly. Obasa, who is a fourth term legislator is representing Agege Constituency 1. The new Speaker, who is a loyal supporter of a...
View Article63,000 IDPs taking refuge in Plateau – SEMA
More than 63, 000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are taking refuge in various camps in Plateau, Alhaji Alhassan Barde, Executive Secretary, Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), said...
View ArticleMERS outbreak: 6 dead, 2,500 quarantined in South Korea
On Monday, South Korea reported its sixth death from MERS, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 87. More than 2,500 people remain quarantined, either at home or in health facilities. And...
View Article