Gov. Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers has urged the Federal Government to allow states to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in their states. In a statement in Port Harcourt on Tuesday Amaechi said, ``The Federal Government should accommodate stat...
Plateau State alone can contribute N120 billion to the national coffers if its tourism potential is maximized, Chief Olusegun Runsewe, the Director-General, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), has said. ``With its rocks, the natural...
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said that importation of major food like rice, wheat and sugar was an embarrassment to the nation. Adesina who spoke yesterday at a retreat in Minna, Niger state, stated that ...
Senegalese-American singer and music producer, Akon has signed three of Nigeria’s top musicians, Tuface Idibia, Wizkid, and P-Square duo to his Konvict Music label. The news has not been officially confirmed yet because they are not yet listed on...
It is no news that there has been a bitter war going on between two top Nollywood’s actresses, Tonto Dikeh and Mercy Johnson Okojie, but what might be news is the fact the fight has got messier and has no thin hope of both actresses settling thei...
Some seven weeks after the flawless launch of China’s unmanned Shenzhou-8 spacecraft into a low earth orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in China, Nigeria’s Nigcomsat-1R was yesterday successfully launched into space from the X...
A member representing Epe Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon Lanre Odubote has said that it is wrong for President Goodluck Jonathan to insist on the removal of fuel subsidy. He made this charge in Lagos while speaking with newsm...
Senate President David Mark yesterday appealed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to make its economic and financial policies friendly to Africa, contending that a policy, which does not work for a supposed beneficiary, is unnecessary. Senator Ma...
With Nigerian roads usually accident-prone during the yuletide, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised Nigerians against desperation to travel during the period. “It is not compulsory to travel during Christmas; it is not a must,’...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court is to begin ‘real-time online’ filing of cases from the 2011-2012 legal year. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja from the office of the FCT Chief Judge, Justice Lawal G...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Minna, Niger State, presided over by Chief Magistrate, Hassan Mohammed, has sentenced two men, Idiong Inima and Osinomumu Kenechukwu, to one year imprisonment for operating an illegal orientation camp for Natio...
Calabar Carnival, as it is called, is a unique display of African heritage, showcased through music, dance, drama and visual creativity,which is reflected in the design of floats, costumes and make-up. EDEM EDEM writes about the 32-day event that...
A bomb and an illegal armoury factory allegedly owned by members of the Boko Haram sect yesterday exploded in Kaduna, injuring three people. The Kaduna State Police Command, through its public relations officer, Mr. Aminu Lawan, confirmed the incident....
Nigeria yesterday took another giant leap on space technology: It returned to space with the successful launch of the Nigeria Communication Satellite (Nigcomsat-1R) into the orbit. At exactly 5.40pm, Nigeria’s replacement communications satellite...
The group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Austen Oniwon, has said that fuel subsidy withdrawal will begin when the 2012 budget implementation takes off. Oniwon stated this while fielding questions from journ...