Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has left London where he was receiving medical treatment for Israel. Okorocha had left Nigeria on April 20, 2013, after he sustained a head injury in a car accident. One of his aides on Friday [...]
Kano Govt Spends N238m on Mass Wedding – Kano State Government said on Saturday it spent N238 million on the third batch of mass wedding for 1,000 couples in the state. Gov. Rabiu Kwankwaso announced this at a reception in honour of [...]
How Buhari Government Created 18 Armed Opposition Groups & Made Nigeria Fourth Country With Largest Number Of Armed Opposition Groups In Africa. The policy of militarism and militarization adopted and intensified by the civilian dictatorial Presidency of Gen [...]
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE: Meet Aisha Wakil aka ‘Mama Boko Haram’ – The Nigerian army, invoking some legal authorisation, has declared three Nigerians wanted for allegedly having “close ties” with Boko Haram. Sani Usman, army spokesman, said on Sunday [...]
Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has slammed Ali Modu Sheriff, the erstwhile national chairman of the party over comments the later made on Channels TV on Sunday, August 13, 2016. [...]
The Deji Adeyanju Strategy Team wishes to announce the appointment of Mr Mike Omeri as Coordinator of his campaign for the office of PDP National Publicity Secretary. Mike Omeri is a former Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) [...]
THE All Progressives Congress (APC), has said it had no plan to sanction any of its members on the alleged budget padding in the lower chamber of the National Assembly. The party’s deputy chairman (North), Lawal [...]
Captain Mikel – Excited about the qualification of the Nigeria U-23 team for the semi-finals of the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports has again assured players and officials of the team that [...]
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt had a slow slart but a marvellous finish to create a record nobody is sure would be surpassed or even matched any time in this generation ànd some say in this life time. Jamaica’s Usain With 9.81 [...]
By Boluwaji Obahopo LOKOJA—Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, yesterday said his administration would continue to partner with the police and other security agencies to combat crimes in the state. Yahaya-Bello Governor Bello gave the assurance when the new Assistant [...]
By Emeka Mamah & Chinedu Adonu Enugu—The South East zone of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, passed vote of confidence on the Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu and the governors of Abia, Ebonyi and Enugu states for their [...]
OWERRI—The immediate past Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, yesterday announced “temporary withdrawal from active partisan politics”. By Chidi Nkwopara & Chinonso Alozie Ohakim, who announced his current decision to scores of his supporters at his Okohia, Isiala Mbano [...]
Findings from banks have indicated that the real sector is yet to find a compensatory ground after the recent hike in Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The apex Bank had, late last month, raised [...]
By Sola Ogundipe, with agency reports LAGOS— About one million children in Borno State and a further four million in neighbouring states are being targeted for immunization against the Wild Polio Virus as the Federal government, supported by the World [...]
CALABAR—THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters, NAPTIP, officials in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, are currently in the custody of a two weeks old baby reportedly rescued from a Cameroonian couple, Mr. Kamsol [...]
By Levinus NwabughioguABUJA-The presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to inventing a new and prosperous Nigeria despite the current economic meltdown in the country. It also described as unfair the flood of criticisms which it said had [...]