The World Bank disbursed 1.3 billion dollars to support the financing of various agricultural programmes in Africa in 2011, a report on African Brief has stated. The report, released at the ongoing Spring meeting of the World Bank and the Intentional M...
A Real Madrid F.C. fan in Abakaliki on Saturday night squandered his school fee while celebrating the team’s victory over Barcelona F.C. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Real beat Barcelona 2-1 in an away match in the Spanish La Liga...
The police on Sunday foiled a robbery attempt at a branch of Guarantee Trust Bank in Kuto, Abeokuta, a statement said. ASP Muyiwa Adejobi, the Police Public Relations Officer, said in a statement that the attempted robbery took place at 5 a.m. It said ...
The UN Security Council has called for immediate restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, as well as the reinstatement of the country’s legitimate government. The soldiers in Guinea-Bissau had seized power earlier this month. The put...
A popular Nigerian saying is that “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach” but also know that one way to feeling good is eating well. Not only do you need food to survive but food plays a vital role in the state of your relat...
Hope that the Federal government will speedily implement the findings of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on fuel subsidy that indicted government agencies, officials and oil firms may remain still-born, as government is said to be c...
Former Inspector-General of Police, Sir Mike Okiro, in this interview with JAMES UWEM shares his experiences as a career police officer and the efforts he made as the IGP to stem the tide of the spread of terrorism to Nigeria. He also speaks on ways to...
The Federal Universities Pensioners Association (FUPA) has called for the decentralisation of pension payments by putting in place boards that would oversee the affairs of pension matters. National President Dr. Ayuba Audu Kura and Secretary, Mr. Jonat...
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has enjoined the Nigerian Air Force to assist other security agencies in the state to combat crime and protect lives and properties. Dr. Uduaghan who made the call when the Chief of Air Staff, Air-Marsh...
Angered by the unprofessional behaviour of the staff of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in the country, electricity consumers have asked the federal government to go ahead and privatise the power generating company for efficiency and regula...
The residents of Rigasa community in Kaduna metropolis have denied allegations that they are harbouring members of the Boko Haram sect. Rigasa community had in recent times become a hot-bed of terrorist acts as many people, especially officers of the N...
Osun State Muslim Community has cautioned that it would vehemently resist attempts by the opposition party to destabilize the state. The community, apparently reacting to the allegation in security report written by the Department of State Security Ser...
The Delta State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has nabbed six suspects for being in possession of over 13,325 litres of illegal petroleum products. Briefing newsmen yesterday, State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr. Amos Andeki...
Against the backdrop of widespread and unfounded allegations that there is tension in the State of Osun, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, on Saturday the opposite was what he found in the state. Tambuwal described...
A fatal accident at Gako Village along Nassarawa Eggon-Akwanga road, yesterday, led to the death of a middle-aged man just as six persons sustained various degrees of injuries. It was gathered that the accident occurred around 3:30 pm when a blue pick-...