Amiesimaka, Okorowanta, Omokaro, Ekpo hail Eagles
Football loving Nigerians have hailed the Super Eagles over yesterday’s vital three points secured against the Harambee Stars of Kenya in a Group F tie in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying series....
View ArticleNNPC assures stable supply of petroleum products
The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and its downstream subsidiary, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, PPMC has assured the nation that the on-going...
View ArticleMusa lobs Eagles closer 2014
Ahmed Musa scored with 10 minutes left to hand Nigeria a 1-0 victory over Kenya in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier yesterday. The CSKA Moscow forward latched on to a visionary ball from Efe Ambrose and...
View ArticleNigeria to commence export of fresh produce
Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said that “Nigerians must key into the great potentials in global market and bring into reality the government efforts to export fresh produce”....
View ArticleJohannesburg to become Africa’s most visited city – Survey
MasterCard survey has revealed that Johannesburg will be Africa’s most visited city this year with an expected 2.5 million visitors and a growth rate of 5.5percent. The MasterCard Index of Global...
View ArticleRegional integration, key to transforming W/African economies – AfDB
West Africa’s mining and agricultural potential are the ingredients needed to drive the region’s economic growth through infrastructure development, with the aim of improving the populations’ living...
View ArticleCourt remands suspect for N100m scam
Justice Yusuf Ubale of the Kano State High Court yesterday revoked the bail earlier granted a suspected fraudster, Aliyu Zakari , chief executive officer of AZH Ventures Limited and remanded him in...
View ArticleFG’s action is in line with the law – Barrister Esther Uzoma
“I support this action by the Federal Government because it is in line with the law. Boko Haram had gone ahead to burn our national flag, a symbol of our sovereignty. This is an affront on the nation...
View ArticleJonathan is Right- Ozekhome (SAN)
Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), reacted from faraway South Africa yesterday, saying that the proscription by President Goodluck Jonathan of the dreaded Boko Haram sect and Ansaru as a terrorist group is a...
View ArticleBill on 40% capital expenditure passes second reading
A Bill for an Act to provide that 40 percent of Nigeria’s annual budget should be earmarked for capital projects in the next 10 years and for other matters connected thereto yesterday scaled the...
View ArticleOrubebe dismisses suspension from PDP
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe yesterday dismissed purported his suspension by a faction of the Burutu Local Government chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Factional...
View ArticleLay down arms, embrace peace, Gen Abubakar tells Boko Haram
Former military head of state, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar has called on Nigerians, irrespective of religion, to pray for a change of mind by the members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram to embrace...
View ArticleProscription long overdue – Alex Okoke, AIG (rtd)
The proscription of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups on Tuesday by President Goodluk Jonathan has been described as long overdue. Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Alex Okoke (rtd) told...
View ArticleMDGs office partners Benue on poverty reduction
Senior Special Assistant to the president on the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, Dr. Precious Gbeneol has said that her agency is collaborating with the Benue State government to empower women as...
View ArticleSenate approves N260.5 bn for FCT
Senate yesterday approved the sum of N259.649, 520,705 with a surplus of N48, 716,036 as the Federal Capital Territory’s 2013 statutory budget. But the Senate refused to appropriate funds for the...
View ArticleNPA warns against under declaration of cargo
Rivers Port manager, Mrs. Carolyn Akum Ufere has said that under-declaration of true value of cargo imported into the country is an act of fraud, which has its penalties. Mrs. Ufere disclosed this in a...
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Constitution Review: C’ttee recommends 6-year single term for president,...
Senate yesterday received the Ike Ekweremadu-led Senate Committee Report on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, which was laid on the table for debate until its resumption from its two weeks mid-term...
View ArticleAnambra women may protest naked over tax
Market women in Anambra State are planning to demonstrate naked to draw attention to their requests over taxation of women in the market. An executive member of Eke Awka Market Women Association who...
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Reps in rowdy session over 2012 budget
The House of Representatives yesterday witnessed a rowdy session in an attempt to amend the 2013 Appropriation Act which it passed in December 2012 and was signed by President Goodluck Jonathan early...
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50 terrorists nabbed, others flee to Niger
•Another arms cache uncovered in Kano The Special Force operating in Yobe State said it had cleared all the terrorist camps around Damaturu, the state capital, and in the process arrested a total of...
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