Come Friday March 2, the Supreme Court will deliver ruling on a case that will ultimately test its integrity and commitment to the cause of justice. While it has at various instances upheld the sanctity of the judiciary in Nigeria, its decision on Marc...
Barely forty eight hours after Major General Charles Aiahiavbere (rtd) emerged as the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in Edo State to contest the July 14th governorship election against Governor Adams Oshiomh...
There is a sharp disagreement between the Rivers State Government and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) over the ban on sale of petrol in jerry-cans in all the filling stations in the state. While the state government said the ban of sale in jerry c...
The Enugu State Commisioner for Finance and Economic Development, Mr Godson Nnadi, has said that the State government is expecting loans worth over N8billion this year. The commissioner made the disclosure weekend while briefing newsmen on the 2012 Enu...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Oyo State chapter, has said that the return of Senator Rashidi Ladoja to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been grossly over-hyped, stating that the scampering for his return by the top echelon of the party wa...
The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) at the weekend lauded the Osun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola on his effort at ensuring that Yoruba race are in the forefront in the scheme of things among the ethnic groups in the country. They also gave kudos to...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the commencement of a new posting policy that will ensure that serving corps members are posted to identified key sectors of the economy in order to make the scheme more responsive to current realit...
The candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Saturday bye-election into Mashi State constituency of Katsina State, Nazifi Yusuf Bello, has been declared winner of the election. However, the senator representing Ka...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday described former president Shehu Shagari as an elder statesman who has never relented in making his wisdom and vast experience available to the country. Jonathan, who made this comment while congratulating Shagari ...
Kontagora Emirate Youth Development Association (KEYODA) in Niger State has written a petition to the Minister of Education, Prof. Rakkayatu Rufai, to investigate the allegation of fraud concerning over N1.1billion grants to the Federal College of Educ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dissociated itself from any involvement in the plea bargain deal between ex- Delta State Governor James Ibori and the Metropolitan Police of London. Ibori is facing money laundering charge i...
Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State has stressed the need for good working relationship between civil servants and the state government. Captain Wada stated this in Lokoja weekend while receiving in his office, executive members of the Nigeria Labo...
Governor Umaru Al-makura of Nasarawa state, is yet to purchase official vehicles to run the affairs of government in the state. Al-makura, of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), wrested power from the former governor, Aliyu Akwe Doma, of t...
This is one of the most controversial topics on planet earth. It is a debate that has raged from probably since record keeping began. The whole world is divided into two over this never-ending argument. In the blue corner (subtle and cool) are the fema...
A survivor of yesterday’s suicide bombing in the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) headquarters, Jos, Mr Appolos Damburam, has revealed how two suicide bombers dressed in army uniform carried out their deadly mission in an exo...