The Traditional Ruler of Eziama Obiato in Mbaitolu Local Government Area of Imo, Chief Dennis Nwaba, was on Thursday kidnapped from his palace. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Vitalis Onugu, the monarch was abducted f...
Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on a downward trend on Friday as some highly capitalised stocks recorded price losses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the All-Share Index which opened at 23,098.21 points app...
Mr Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive of Oando on Friday said that the company retained its 2011profit to ensure robust dividend to shareholders in future. Tinubu said this at the company’s 35th annual general meeting (AGM) held in Lagos. He said...
Former Minister of Communication, Mr Emmanuel Adiele, on Friday appealed to journalists to be accurate in their reportage of events in the country. Adiele made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He urge...
The military personnel on Friday took over the Egbin Power Station and Eko Electricity Distribution Company due to the ongoing workers’ strike. Mr Etukubes Mbang, the Vice-Chairman, Lagos/Ogun Chapter of National Union of Electricity Employees (N...
The Federal Character Commission on Friday said that any government organisations that failed to comply with the principles guiding recruitment in the civil service would be sanctioned. Mr David Fakeye, the Director, Monitoring and Enforcement of the c...
Plateau State House of Assembly (PLHA) on Friday called for the immortalisation of Sen. Gyang Dantong and Gyang Fulani, the Majority Leader of the House. The duo died on Sunday, July 8, 2012 in Maseh village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau, whe...
Senate President David Mark on Friday declared his support for the creation of state police. Mark said he had discovered the necessity of state police and had since dropped his opposition against it. Mark made the declaration in Asaba, Delta, at the op...
Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Friday urged Muslim leaders in the country to reflect the true face of Islam. He said in his message to mark the beginning of Ramadan that Muslim leaders could do this by watching their utterances as they usher in the f...
The Senate Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution said on Friday it had received 108 memoranda and 56 requests for states creation. Chairman of the committee, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, who stated this in Asaba at the opening of a two-day retreat o...
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Anambra said on Friday it impounded sub-standard electrical cables valued at over N15 million. Briefing journalists in Onitsha, Mr Louis Njoku, Director of Enforcement of the organisation, said that ...
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Maina, on Friday urged the Lagos State Government sign into law, the bill on ``Violence Against Women’’. Maina, who made the call in Lagos when he visited some Skills Acqui...
The Federal Government has applauded the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), for the recent launch of the State Service Compact For All Nigerians (SERVICOM) Service Charter, aimed at addressing service delivery challenges in the State. The S...
The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has again re-confirmed its endorsement and collaboration on the food and beverage, F&B, exposition, Foodbext West Africa, which promises to be a world-class event for the busines...
The National Vice Chairman, South East of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Austin Akobundu, has described Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha as lawless for refusing to obey a court order reinstating sacked Local Government Chairmen in the State. In ...