Plateau lawmaker donates to schools
Majority Leader of the Plateau State House of Assembly and member representing Riyom Constituency, Hon. Daniel Dem has constructed class rooms in six different secondary schools in his constituency....
View ArticleJonathan congratulates first African ICAO president, urges commitment to duty
P resident Goodluck Jonathan has urged the President-elect of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, Dr Bernard Aliu to discharge his duty with all sense of commitment while also...
View ArticleEx-FCMB manager remanded over N30m fraud
A Lagos Federal High Court, has ordered the remand of one Rosemary Usifor, a former branch manager of First City Monument Bank, FCMB, who is charged before the court over alleged N30m fraud, at the...
View ArticleCustoms to acquire 50 new scanning machines
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, said it inherited obsolete and outdated scanning machines from service providers and has therefore finalized the process of deploying 50 new ones to the nation’s...
View ArticleFG recommends agric reforms to developing countries
The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, said Nigeria’s agricultural reforms had been recommended as model to developing countries by the World Economic Forum. Maku stated this at the monthly news...
View ArticleIyayi laid to rest with honours
…Edo immortalises him …renames school after late Don Governor Adams Oshiomhole has announced plans by the state government to immortalise the late President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities,...
View ArticleEkiti 2014: No alternative to zoning
Z oning or power shifting is the act of shifting or sharing political offices to various geo-political zones or districts in a bid to balance the political equation. In Nigeria, zoning has become a...
View ArticleHorror! Friends slaughter colleague for ritual
Wonders they say will never end in what looks like an increasing wicked world as a group of friends terminated the life of their mate and colleague in funny circumstances suspected to be rituals. Peter...
View ArticleJunaid Mohammed: Between extremism and senile dysfunction
For quite some time now political observers and analysts have cause to be very worried about the utterances of aging second republic House of Representative member and Russia-trained medical...
View ArticleG5, deputies in fresh battle
There are indications that most of the five Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors, G5, that recently cross carpet to the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, are now having another round of...
View ArticleAhead 2014 FIFA World Cup: Argentine coach dreads Eagles
Even with a squad loaded to the hilt with reigning world footballer of the year, Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Carlos Tevez, Argentine coach Alejandro Sabella is scared stiff after his team was drawn...
View ArticleAfrica’s groups: Foes laid bare
F riday’s World Cup draw threw up a whole host of fascinating subplots and has, in some ways, changed the complexion of the tournament for a number of the competing sides. Africa’s five representatives...
View ArticleBrazil 2014: Nigeria will qualify ahead Iran, Bosnia – Kanu
The former Super Eagles captain Kanu Nwankwo has said that the African champions and Argentina are the two teams that will make it out of their group at the World Cup Kanu said the Super Eagles will...
View ArticleBRAZIL 2014: Eagles must not be overconfident- Lumumba
Former NFF presidential candidate Lumumba Dah Adeh says that even though Nigeria have been drawn in favourable Group F for the 2014 World Cup they need to stay focused and not get complacent, as that...
View ArticleChampions League: Sneijder fires Galatasaray into last 16
An 85th minute strike from Wesley Sneijder secured what will go down as a controversial 1-0 win for Galatasaray over Juventus and a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday....
View ArticleCHAN 2013: No favouritism in team selection – Amokachi
Super Eagles assistant coach Daniel Amokachi has said that the technical crew will not subcomb to any act of favouritism in the selection of players for the African Nations Championship, CHAN as...
View ArticleFRSC postpones annual lecture
Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has postponed this year’s Annual Lecture Series earlier slated for today in Abuja. According to the Corps Public Education Officer, Corps Commander Jonas Agwu, the...
View ArticleFG, Reps pay tribute to Solomon Lar
Federal Government and some other Nigerians yesterday continued to pay tribute to late Solomon Lar, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Vice President Namadi Sambo at the...
View ArticleASUU strike: Lecturers complied to FG’s directive – Okupe
Contrary to many media reports that the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, defied the resume-or-be-sacked directive by the federal government, the president’s senior...
View ArticleCLEEN Foundation raises security alert over 2015
A non-governmental organisation, CLEEN Foundation has expressed fears of possible violence before, during and after 2015 general election. Programme manager of the foundation, Chinedu Nwagu made the...
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