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he Taraba People's Democratic Party (PDP) has warned its members to desist from holding meetings ahead of 2015 elections as such action is against party guidelines. Mr Victor Bala Kona, the state Chairman of the party, warned on Saturday in a speec...
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has urged religious leaders to continue to pray for continued peace and unity in the country. He made the call at the National Prayer session organised by the Tijjaniyya Brotherhood in Kano ...
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa state has inaugurated an 8-man Commission of Enquiry to ascertain the remote cause of the November’s ethnic clash in Agyaragu, Obi Local Government Area. Al-Makura in Lafia on Friday, said the administration was c...
The presence of officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in examination halls has ``drastically’’ reduced incidences of malpractice. The Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Promise Okpala, told the...
Former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari was among thousands of well wishers that attended the wedding ceremony of two daughters of Vice President Namadi Sambo on Saturday. The wedding fatiha, held at the Sultan Bello Mosque in ...
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu and aviation stakeholders have resolved issues that caused industrial disharmony in the aviation sector. At a meeting in Abuja, the trade unions in the aviation sector agreed to stay action on a...
The National Universities (NUC), has formally presented a letter of recognition to the Technical University, Ibadan. Presenting the letter to Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, the Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie, charged the governor...
President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to put aside all religious differences and strive to build one great and united nation. Jonathan made the appeal at the 7th edition of ``The Experience’’, a gospel musical show held at the Taf...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold a retreat for zonal and state publicity and organising secretaries ahead of 2015 general elections. Mr Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, said in a statement on Friday night Abuja. A...
The Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen, has blamed previous governments for the current deplorable state of many roads in the country. Onolememen expressed the disgust at the Academy of Entrepreneurial Studies (AES) Excellence Club 3rd Annual...
Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel), has urged Nigerians to pray for God’s intervention to restore peace and change the mind of leaders. At the annual Winners Chapel convention, Shiloh 2012, titled ``Double Portion’...
The Federal Capitial Territory Administration (FCTA) is considering the removal of Wuse Market and replacing it with a secondary school, Alhaji Isa Shuaibu, Director, Abuja Environment Protection Board (AEPB), said on Saturday in Abuja. Shuaibu d...
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, flanked by his Zimbabwean counterpart Morgan Tsavangirai, received his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Presidential ticket Friday at a lavish party gathering. The ODM National Delegates Conference (NDC), comprising ...
The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order on Friday, shot dead four suspected terrorist commanders of the Boko Haram group after an operation in Maiduguril. JTF spokesman Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa announced this in a statement issued in...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Osun has arrested a pastor and a 27 year-old man with 181 bags of cannabis sativa popularly known as Indian hemp. The sector commander of the Agency, Anthonia Edeh, made this known on Friday while add...