Two men, Umar Garba and Abubakar Mohammed, were on Friday remanded in prison custody by an Ilorin Magistrates' Court for killing one Umar Sidi and setting his body and motorcycle ablaze. The accused were said to have committed the offence with nine...
The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission ( NCPC) on Friday in Abuja announced the 2012 fares to Israel, Greece and Rome with about 15 per cent increase over the 2011 rate. Speaking with newsmen, NCPC’s Executive Secretary John-Kennedy...
A 49-year-old civil servant, Gabriel Gbelelola, has dragged his wife, Bisilola, to an Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos, seeking dissolution of his 13-year-old marriage. Gbelelola told the court that his wife was denying him regular sex, keeping late ni...
Some shareholders in the capital market on Friday said that stability would soon return to the market following impressive financial returns of quoted firms. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the impressive financial returns of c...
The United States government has urged the Goodluck Jonathan-led federal government to urgently ensure good governance and as well embark on security reforms in order to halt the activities of Boko Haram. In an open testimony before the United States H...
The World Bank’s Board has approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$95 million for the Nigeria Polio Eradication Support Project, which will help the country to achieve and sustain at least 80% polio immunization acros...
More than 30 people were on Friday killed when a goods train ploughed into a truck carrying farm workers on a level crossing in South Africa, an official said. The victims were "torn into pieces" in the accident that saw the mangled truck shu...
A new study suggests adolescents who misuse alcohol and drugs are at increased risk of continued misuse well into middle age. PEMBI STEPHEN-DAVID writes. The results of a new study of a doctorial thesis presented by Yasmina Molero Samuelson at the Cent...
The Chief Executive Officer, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, Dr. Demola Sogunle, in this interview with Chris Ugwu, says that the government should enforce the Pension Reform Act to ensure that the contributory pension scheme succeeds. He also notes tha...
In the latest twist of the bribery allegation between former chairman of the ad-hoc committee investigating the management of subsidy and businessman Femi Otedola, the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Drugs/Narcotics and Financial ...
The first lady, Patience Jonathan, will not relocate to Bayelsa State to perform the duties of permanent secretary and will not earn any pay during the period. Her spokesman, Mr Ayo Osinlu, stated this yesterday during an interview with an online mediu...
Major General Charles Airhiavbere (rtd) is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 14, 2012 governorship election in Edo State. In an interview with reporters, he discusses the reasons why incumbency will not be a f...
General Muhammadu Buhari, as the leader and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change in 2011, is expected by many of his party members to be the presidential flag bearer of the CPC once more in 2015. However, if Buhari decides to s...
The Nigerian Police Council (NPC) yesterday confirmed the appointment of Mr. Mohammed Abubakar as the substantive Inspector-General of the Nigerian Police. The decision was taken at the council’s meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonath...
The Senate yesterday cut the price of the new number plates and vehicle registration by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) by 30 per cent. They also lifted the ban on the issuance of new number plates and driver’s license by the commission and ...