The emergence of Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim as the new Chief of Defence Staff is a dramatic departure from the tradition of past when appointments were made at the expense of merit as the military watchers agreed that the new CDS is a round peg in...
The Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar, Prof. James Epoke, in this interview with EDEM EDEM , discusses the several challenges facing the institution and the efforts his administration has made to tackle them. He also says the university is o...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday called on Federal Government to relieve Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi of his job as he, in their opinion, was not qualified to head any public organisation. President of ...
The Presidency, yesterday, foreclosed the possibility of any seeming rift between the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke over the controversy trailing unpaid petroleum subs...
A former senator representing Anambra North senatorial district, Alphonsus Igbeke, has commenced contempt proceedings at a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja seeking to commit the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar , to prison for refus...
The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega, said, yesterday, that the commission was ready to issue permanent electronic voter’s card that would be valid for 10 years. ``With the design of the card ...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) said the statement credited to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, that the PDP is not a security agency and should not be blamed for the insecurity in the country, was the cleare...
A Magistrate court sitting in Barnawa, Kaduna state, yesterday, ordered the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Azubuike Ihejirika, to produce one Lieutenant Colonel Williams Nzidee accused of raping a 16 year old girl. This order, according to t...
The Nigeria Police has debunked claims by an unknown Islamist sect that it carried out the early Monday attack on the office of the Special Anti Robbery Squad SARS in Abuja in which it said it freed over 300 detainees. The Jama’atu Ansarul Musili...
The House of Representatives has ranked the Ministry of Aviation amongst the best in the country on capital budget performance for 2012 fiscal year. This disclosure was made by the Chairperson, House Committee on Aviation, Hon. Nkiruka Onyejeocha, duri...
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday restated his call for devolution of more powers and revenues from the Federal Government to the state/regional governments, and said that every tier of government should be reasonably s...
Niger State government has begun sensitisation of stakeholders in the state for the commencement of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The commissioner of Health and Hospital Services, Dr Ibrahim Babaminin Sule, stated this yesterday in...
Three persons have been killed in attacks in Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau State by unknown gunmen. According to Mark Lipdo, the coordinator of Stefanus Foundation, a non-governmental organisation...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a $43.6 billion revenue target for year 2013. The disclosure was made yesterday by the NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Andrew Yakubu at the state-run oil corporation’s 2013 bu...
With Nigeria accounting for 77 per cent of cases of poliomyelitis, foremost entrepreneur, Aliko Dangote has vowed that he would deploy all in his power to partner governments at all levels to stem the scourge. Speaking against the background of collabo...