The attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi on Sept. 11 has sharpened congressional scrutiny of the State Department office that protects diplomats in the world's most dangerous corners, as lawmakers ask whether it fatally...
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Tuesday ordered the immediate and indefinite closure of all schools in the state following an upsurge of flood in the state. Dickson’s order was due to the rising water levels across the state and the danger it ...
The UN has expressed concerns over Nepal’s failure to address human rights violations committed during the country's 10-year civil war. The world body's report on violations during the 1996 to 2006 conflict said as many as 17,0...
Palpable excitement enveloped the Super Eagles Metropolitan Hotel camp Tuesday afternoon ahead of the crucial Nations Cup qualifier against Liberia on Saturday as foreign based players invited arrived in droves ahead of the tie. And when the tea...
Mr Afolabi Aina, the Area Postal Manager in Jigawa on Tuesday urged local government areas in the state to conduct house numbering in their respective areas to enhance its operations. Aina also called for proper naming and labeling of roads and streets...
The Senate Committee on Education on Tuesday gave the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) two weeks to explain why it failed to utilise the 2011/2012 grants from UBEC. The committee, led by Sen. Uche Chukwumerije, made the ...
Minister of Information Labaran Maku on Monday described as ``shameful’’ the attitude of some Nigerians who make it a duty to run down the country in the U.S. Speaking in New York while reacting to an online media report that he abandoned N...
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Oct. 10, present the 2013 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly (NASS). The President in a letter addressed to Senate President, David Mark, on Tuesday in Abuja, which was read out to...
A medical doctor, Bissong Peter, 46, of phase 1, Gwagwalada, on Tuesday refused a female lawyer to enter appearance for him in forgery case at an Abuja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the female ...
An Abuja High Court has further adjourned to Oct. 16 ruling on an application to quash the criminal charges in the N32.8 billion Police Pension Fund scam against three of the six accused persons. Justice Abubakar Talba had on July 17, fi...
The trial of a former Managing Director of Bank PHB, Francis Atuche, was on Tuesday stalled again, following the absence of a prosecution witness, Mr Bolaji Ogunsola, who alleged threat to his life. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that At...
Outgoing South African Minister for Home Affairs, Mrs Dlamini Zuma, will be resumming her duties as the Chairperson of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa later this week. To honour Mrs Zuma, South African President Jacob Zuma led a gove...
The Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, on Monday urged African leaders to stop prioritising procurement of arms and ammunition. Tsvangirai gave the advice in Owerri at the 10th anniversary of Rochas Foundation Colleges and 50th birthday ...
The Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) Staff Union has given the Federal Government a two-weeks ultimatum to settle the issue of the 10 months salary arrears owed its members. The union had on Thursday sealed off the head offfice of NITEL in A...
The National Publicity Secretary, Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has advised INEC to be transparent in the conduct of Oct. 20, governorship election in Ondo State. Okechukwu gave the advice in Abuja on Tuesday durin...