Hope for Nigeria January 31, 2015

Chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt was in Lagos last week.

Schmidt made a courtesy call to Lagos State Governor, Governor Babatunde Fashola accompanied by Google Ideas Director, Mr. Jared Cohen and Country Manager, Google Nigeria, Mrs. Juliet Ehimuan Chiazor amongst others to discuss the use of information and communications technology [...]

January 31, 2015 General

Nigeria Increases Security and Safety for Presidential Elections

Nigeria Increases Security and Safety for Presidential Elections – Abba Moro, Nigerian Minister of Interior declared that in face of insecurity made by the activities of terrorist group Boko Haram, security procedures will be increased to guarantee thepresidentials elections on 14th [...]

January 31, 2015 Military

14,000 PVCs Lost in Rivers State

14,000 PVCs Lost in Rivers State – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that more than 14,000 Permanent Voters’ Cards was stolen from officials of the Commission by hoodlums in Rivers State. Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Gesila Khan, [...]

January 31, 2015 General

H5N1 bird flu hits 12th Nigerian State

H5N1 bird flu hits 12th Nigerian State – Kaduna state, is considered the 12th state to have H5N1 avian influenza, as outlined by a Nigerian Bulletin thread. A poultry farm in the Mando area was hit with the highly pathogenic bird flu. [...]

January 31, 2015 Health issues

Nigerians make 6,000 questions for the presidential debates, says NEDG

Nigerians make 6,000 questions for the presidential debates, says NEDG – Mr Isaac Ighure, General Secretary and Nigerian Guild of Editors, on Friday mentioned Nigerians had “responded positively” by submitting 6,000 questions for the presidential debates, arranged by the Nigeria Election [...]

January 31, 2015 Government and politics

October 1 Bomber Given Life Imprisonment

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday found Edmond Ebiwere, one of the four persons arraigned for the October 1, 2010 bomb attack in Abuja, guilty of terrorism charges. The court also sentenced him to life imprisonment. The [...]

January 31, 2015 Incidents

NGO fights for President Goodluck Jonathan

NGO fights for President Goodluck Jonathan – A non-governmental organisation known as House-To- Property Campaign Initiative for Goodluck Jonathan for 2015, has called on the Governor of Rivers State, Chubuike Ameachi, to stop insulting President Goodluck Jonathan. This was contained in [...]

January 31, 2015 Government and politics

Ajimobi assures Oyo teachers on job safety

Ajimobi assures Oyo teachers on job safety – Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has assured teachers in the state of sufficient safety of their jobs, pledging that no teacher will be sacked. The governor gave the pledge on Saturday [...]

January 31, 2015 Education