The House of Representatives has expressed its support for the quest of the minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of the president of the World Bank. The lawmakers declared their support ...
Gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect yesterday night attacked police facilities in Damagum, the headquarters of Fune Local Government in Yobe State and freed 14 prison inmates at the satellite prison facility.They also burnt do...
Former Governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has said that Governor Adams Oshiomhole will win the July 14 gubernatorial elections in the state based on his outstanding performance, even as youths yesterday protested against the Nigeria ...
Suspected vandals have damaged the Police Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) belonging to the Benue State Police command. The criminals also destroyed a police pick-up van and other vehicles, while individual properties were either burnt or looted. Howeve...
The Vice Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association(NBA), in Maiduguri, Husseini Hala, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s pronouncement that his government will end the menace of Boko Haram by the middle of this year can worsen the security cr...
Operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, have arrested five people in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state for allegedly raping two teenage girls. The Public Relations Officer of the corps, Mr. Adimba Paul who disclose...
Barrister Ibrahim Mansir has lauded the North West geo-political zone of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, saying it is the beacon of Nigeria’s leadership. Ibrahim Mansir said going by the robust level of political leaders the party has p...
Two persons yesterday lost their lives in an auto crash at Crusher Village,a suburb of Lokoja metropolis, along the Okene- Lokoja - Abuja highway. LEADERSHIP reliably gathered that 67 others sustained various degrees of injuries during the fatal incide...
The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated the Joint Committee on FCT and FCT Area Councils to investigate land administration in the territory. The committees are expected to report back to the House within four weeks. The resolution emanated f...
The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said it had begun investigation into the death of three people in a well in Ajegunle, a Lagos suburb. Mr Joseph Jaiyeoba, the command spokesperson, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of N...
The ad hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution as amended on Thursday said it had received 50 memoranda from across the country. Rep. Eziuche Ubani (PDP-Abia), chairman of the sub-committee on Media and Communications, stated this at...
The Taraba Government has declared Friday a work-free day to enable the state workers to participate in the burial of the late DIG Haruna John scheduled for Saturday in Jalingo. Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Danbaba Suntai,...
The Chairman of the NDLEA, Mr Ahmadu Giade, has ordered an investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of two of the agency's officers in Adamawa State. This was contained in a statement in Lagos on Thursday, signed by the NDLEA spoke...
State Security Service (SSS) on Thursday paraded seven suspects in connection with the kidnap of a national of United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Khamis Majed Ishmael AI Ali. The suspects are aged between 22 and 33. Marilyn Ogar, the Deputy Director, Publi...
Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday closed on a negative note with market indicators showing further depreciation because of the price losses recorded by some highly capitalised stocks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...