The new Commissioner of Police in Ekiti, Mr Ibrahim Maishanu, assumed office on Tuesday and promised to make the state better in terms of security and peaceful co-existence among the people. Maishanualso pledged to implement the reform agenda of the Ac...
Queen Elizabeth II reaffirmed her dedication to serve in a speech to British lawmakers on Tuesday, as they presented her with a stained glass window to mark her 60 years on the throne. The 85-year-old monarch said she was “very touched by the mag...
The Jigawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the state's 2012 appropriation bill of N104.4 billion. Presenting the appropriation committee report before the passage of the bill, the Chairman of the Committee, Alhaji Babangida Mohammed, said...
The INEC in Rivers has commenced the upgrading of its Information Technology (IT) department to ensure competence during the registration of voters. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Aniedi Ikiowak, said on Tuesday in Port Harcourt that at presen...
Four persons lost their lives in an auto crash at Okoni-Aku Village on the Lokoja-Abuja highway on Tuesday while 17 others sustained various degrees of injuries. read more
The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated its Committee on Special Duties to investigate the activities of the Border Communities Agency (BCDA) and submit the report within four weeks. read more
Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Tanbuwal on Tuesday restated the commitment of the House in the fight against corruption. read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says 1,503,931 candidates will write this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on March 24. Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, stated this while briefing newsmen on Tues...
An ex-corps member, who alleged that an Osun monarch raped her, said on Tuesday that she did not receive any gift or bargained to collect N50,000 from the monarch. When cross examined by the Defence Counsel, Mr Taofeek Tewogbade, the ex-corps member sa...
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to strengthen Nigeria's capacity for emergency response and preparedness. read more
About 4,000 new and fairly used vehicles are expected to arrive in Lagos ports this month, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. read more
Fourteen vessels laden with 138,048 tonnes of cargoes, are expected to berth in the Port Harcourt Port between March 20, and March 22. read more
The suspected mastermind of the abduction of the British and Italian nationals Abu Mohammed has died in custody of the SSS. Officials of the SSS told journalists on Wednesday that Mohammed died from injuries he sustained during a raid of his hideout at...
A total of 11 vehicles were on Wednesday in Ibadan burnt following a ghastly auto-accident in front of the NNPC Mega Station on the Iwo-Ojoo highway in Ibadan. Speaking on the incident which occurred at about 2:30 a.m, the NNPC Station Manager, Mr Vict...