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Nigeria’s efforts to rein in raging insurgency in some parts of the country has received a major boost, as the Italian government yesterday disclosed its intention to train officers and men of the Nigerian Police and other Paramilitary agencies o...
The senate yesterday expressed shock over the death of Senator Gyang Dalyop Dantong in Jos yesterday. Senate Spokesman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe in a statement said Nigeria cannot afford these killings. The Senate, he said regrets deeply this ty...
Following the partial closure of the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge to give room for its anticipated repair, traffic congestion yesterday piled up on Ikorodu road , one of the routes billed to act as alternative route to the Lagos Island. LEADERSHIP check...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has called for uniformity in observing the Ramadan fast in Nigeria. The sultan made the call yesterday in Abuja at the ongoing National Conference on Moon Sighting in Nigeria. Abubakar, who is also the...
Following the damage done to its equipment by a truck load of equipment, regular power supply may be hampered Lagos State as the incident has cut off transmission to some parts of the state. Confirming the incident, the Manager, Public Affairs, Transmi...
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has urged Nigerians to strive hard to stop the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the coming polls in order to galvanise again the wheel of progress, growth and development of the nation. Gover...
A total of 48 cases of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) have been recorded in 10 States since the beginning of the year 2012 with Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kaduna, Katsina and Niger as the affected States. Niger State governor, Babangid...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State yesterday raised the alarm that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has perfected plans to rig Saturday’s governorship election by creating pockets of violence across the state during the exercise....
The candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Umar Tanko Tunga, has been declared winner of the last Saturday’s bye-election into Nasarawa State House of Assembly to represent Awe North constituency by the Independent National Elect...
Ahead of the impending ruling on the disputed ownership of the 76 oil wells between Cross River and Akwa Ibom States by the Supreme Court, some returnees from the disputed Bakassi area have risen in support of Akwa Ibom State. The returnees under...
As Nigeria moves to eradicate the culture of cash-based transactions, CHIMA AKWAJA spoke with Mr. Tim Akano, Vice Chairman, Wini Group, an information technology security company on the roadmap the country needs to adopt to ensure a successful implemen...
The old saying – “Cut your coat according to your clothe” appears to be one thrown to the wind by the Federal Government and indeed the three tiers of government in the country. One would have expected that as revenue from oil dwindle...
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has recorded a N258.3 billion turnover for the year ended March 31, 2012, as against N238.8 billion posted in 2011, just as it is proposing a cash dividend of N1.60 per share. Despite the slight increase in turnover, profit a...
The House of Representatives Public Account Committee (PAC) over the weekend asked the Director-General of Bureau of Public Enterprises, Ms. Bolanle Onagoruwa to explain how N56.8billion loans were disbursed to twenty two federal government agencies pr...
Senator Dantong Gyang representing Plateau North and Hon Gyang Fulani, the majority leader in the Plateau State House of Assembly have been killed. Sen. Gyang who was also chairman, Senate committee on health and the Plateau house leader were killed on...