In his efforts to curtail the impact of the global financial crisis on the continent, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has launched the ‘Cross Border Initiative’ and called fo...
A former national secretary of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Dr Usman Bugaje, has said that the trial of the former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, is a political witch-hunt by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which has a number of its o...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Port Command yesterday seized a 40-ft container loaded with explosives.The explosives, which were imported from China were discovered during a routine check of cargoes by the Customs at the Five Star Ter...
Two gun men on thursday, stormed the Madalla market in Suleja, Niger State and shot dead five men before escaping.Eye witnesses said the killings forced the traders to flee in different directions. A trader in the market said that the incident h...
Niger State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, yesterday took a swipe at the antagonists of the planned removal of petroleum subsidy by the Federal Government, describing them as enemies of the country. The governor also placed the nati...
Guinea are talking tough ahead of a final Nations Cup qualifier against Nigeria with coach Michel Dussuyer insisting the pressure is on the Eagles to win. The Syli Stars have led Group B from the start of the qualifying campaign for the 2012 Nations Cu...
Former managing director of defunct Daily Times and one of the contestants for yesterday’s primaries in Kogi State,Mr. Onukaba Adinoyi Ojo has opted out of the exercise.Addressing the media in Lokoja yesterday, the aspirant said that the de...
One person was feared dead yesterday when some unidentified gunmen invaded four banks in Iwo town in Iwo local government area of Osun State and carted away millions of naira.It was gathered that the armed robbers invaded the town at about 10:00 am and...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Jos yesterday dismissed Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang’s appeal seeking to quash the case of his challenger and Labour Party candidate, Mrs Pauline Tallen. The Plateau Electoral Petition Tribunal had, in i...
The coordinator of World Bank’s N1.4 billion contract, awarded for the construction of 132 bridges in Kaduna State, Mr Musa Tete, has said that 80 per cent the project has been done.Tete, who oversees the Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP) ...
The Sultan of Sokoto and the National Amirul Hajj, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has commended the Federal Government for its continuous support and commitment to the successful execution of the annual hajj exercise. The sultan, who stated this at Nation...
United States Agency for International Development, USAID, and Management Science for Health, MSH, partner Gombe State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, to organise a sensitisation campaign that would support communi...
The Federal Government has been tasked to pull all stops, put its security operatives on their toes and fish out the sponsors of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, for prosecution.A cross section of lawyers gave the charge yesterday while speaking w...
As a Federal High court ruling restrains the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) from imposing fines on traffic offenders , the Lagos state government yesterday restated its confidence in the agency. It also said that the agency wou...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt yesterday asked the Rivers State election petitions tribunal to conduct fresh hearing on the petition brought before it by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the stat...