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Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam has called on participants at the North Central zonal public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution to pass a vote of confidence on the National Assembly. Suswam made the appeal yesterday in Makurdi at the zo...
Hell was yesterday let lose at Irona area of Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti as no fewer than seven persons were reported injured in a bloody clash between supporters of Action Congress of Nigeria (A CN) and Peoples Democratic Party. Trouble started wh...
Second Niger bridge and issues pertaining to infrastructure in the South- East were high on the agenda of a closed door meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and governors of the geo-political zone Wednesday night. Anambra State governor, Mr. Pet...
The Deputy Governor of Kogi, Mr Yomi Awoniyi, has said that the state’s flood victims are desperate to go back to their homes to continue their businesses. Awoniyi, who made this known when he received the Head, African Zone of the Red Cross, Mr ...
An environment expert, Mr Babarinde Mukaila said on Thursday that the dredging of River Niger alone would not address the problem of flooding in Nigeria. Mukaila, who is the Head of Climate Change Unit in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, ...
A 31-year-old woman, Aisha Ya’u, on Thursday sued her ex-husband for abandoning her with a two months old pregnancy. The complainant, told the Kaduna Sharia Court one, Magajin Gari, that Ya’u Saidu, had abandoned her since the divorce. She ...
The prosecution of a former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank, Erastus Akingbola and an associate, Bayo Dada, before an Ikeja High Court, was on Thursday adjourned to Feb. 20, 2013, for assignment to a new judge. The defendants are standing tr...
A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday described the death of the second republic senator, Dr Olusola Saraki, as a loss to the country. Atiku said this in Ilorin during a condolence visit to the family of the late politician who died on W...
The National Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) has begun a compulsory training programme for management staff of electricity companies in the country. The ``PHCN Management Orientation by NERC” took off in Kaduna on Thursday. The Managing ...
The trial of six policemen accused of the murder of five auto spare parts dealers and their female companion in Abuja in 2005 suffered yet another setback on Thursday. Those standing trial are DCP Danjuma Ibrahim, ASP Othman Abdulsalami (still at large...
Rich Christians have been urged to assist the government at all levels in the sponsorship of pilgrims to the holy land. Speaking at a workshop organised for would-be pilgrims in Enugu on Wednesday, the Anglican Bishop of Enugu, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Chukwu...
President Goodluck Jonathan has eulogised former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar, describing him as a champion of democracy, lover, builder, friend, a patriot, statesman and a bridge builder. Jonathan was speaking on Wednesday ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced plans to facilitate free, fair, credible and transparent elections in 2012. This was revealed by the chairman of the commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, when the President of Interna...
Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf is the Vice Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Information Communication and Technology, ICT representing Kabba/Bunnu/Ijumu federal constituency of Kogi State under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview,...
Has the report of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force headed by Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, which was submitted to President Goodluck Jonathan two weeks ago been dumped? Well, the associated controversy trailing recent pronouncement by some government spi...