Wild jubilation greeted the Wednesday’s announcement by the federal government ending the six months old state of emergency in Suleja, but residents woke up the following morning to still see soldiers on the streets. Though the soldiers claimed t...
In this interview with Paul Dada, the General Manager of Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, speaks on the activities of his agency and the ordeal his men faced trying to save the lives of victims of the re...
Hon. Simon Mwadkwon is the member representing Riyom/BarkinLadi Federal Constituency of Plateau State who escaped death recently during the mass burial of victims when attackers ambushed them at the event. The lawmaker describes the partial state of em...
As Lagos State Government turns bulldozers on structures built on Makoko waterfront, the assistant monarch of the slum settlement Mr. Timothy Huntoyanwha was yesterday shot dead by the security officials deployed to monitor the ongoing demolition...
Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States, Professor Adebowale Adefuye, has reacted to a series of allegations of fraud and money laundering leveled against him by those he described as “the enemies of Nigeria”. Speaking in an exclusi...
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has enjoined the Muslim faithful to make supplications to Allah to heal the wounds of the nation and shower the people with His blessings. In his Ramadan message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Peter Okhi...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Azubuike Ihejirika has reiterated Army’s commitment to protecting the nation against external aggression, stating that the Army is still alive in the fight against terrorism and other internal security chal...
Detectives from Delta State Police Command, Asaba, have arrested six suspected rapists, who allegedly defiled over 16 teenage girls across the state, putting seven of them in family way, while six others are allegedly said to be battling with HIV/AIDS ...
Several leaders and health experts have arrived Washington DC, the capital city of the United States in preparation for the 2012 International AIDS Conference which will begin today. Ms. Francesca Da Ros, an official of the press department of the Inte...
About 600 families affected by flood and windstorm in Abi in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State have been given relief materials worth millions of naira. The materials included roofing zinc, cement, roofing nails, mattresses, blankets and f...
The Katsina State Government has spent about N15 billion for the improvement of education at five tertiary institutions in the state, according to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Higher Education, Dr. Garba Shehu Matazu. Addressing a press confe...
Muslims in Osun state have been enjoined to use the occasion of this year Ramadan to pray for continuous peace and progress in the state. The Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the state, Elder Adelowo Adebiyi gave the charge in a stat...
Few days after the Bureau of Public Enterprises (PBE) opened bids for the takeover of successor companies from the unbundling of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), the federal government has deployed military personnel to take over the PHCN h...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday urged all Muslims in Nigeria to pray for peace, stability and progress of the country as they join Muslims in other parts of the world to begin this year’s Ramadan fasting. Special adviser to the president, M...
Wife of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan yesterday joined the call for the amendment of the nation’s constitution as she asked the National Assembly to consider the inclusion of the roles of the wives of political office holders in the count...