Politics

Mr Mike Omeri, the Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), on Thursday  called on governments to inculcate patriotism education in school curriculum to drive development.  Omeri made the call in Abuja while addressing participa...

The Nasarawa State Government has given  beneficiaries of the ‘Badakoshi’ Agricultural Loan Scheme two weeks to repay the loans. The ‘Badakoshi’ scheme was an agricultural intervention project set up by the  Aliyu Doma...

The police in Benin have confirmed the abduction of a 36-year-old woman, Mrs Itohan Enogiafe, by three armed men suspected to be kidnappers. Mr Anthony Airhuoyo, the Edo Police Command Spokesman, while confirming the incident to newsmen in Benin o...

Twelve out of the 40 screened fleet operators in Enugu State were on Thursday, presented with certificates by the FRSC for maintaining the Road Transport Safety Standardisation Scheme. The operators certified are Peace Mass Transit, DVI-ENTRACO, Centra...

The Police on Thursday arraigned a 23-year-old man, Yakubu Abubakar, before an Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court for alleged theft. The accused was alleged to have stolen a Nokia cell phone belonging to one Ibrahim Gambo of Banex junction, Abu...

The Nigerian Army on Thursday in Abuja opened bids for tender for capital projects valued at N250 million. The projects include drilling of boreholes in some barracks, supply of tyres for operational vehicles and purchase of  vehicles. Speaking at...

The Action Congress of Nigeria has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately convoke a national conference on the worsening insecurity in the land instead of offering platitudes any time the deadly Boko Haram strikes snuffing out lives out o...

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe yesterday took a swipe on former FCT Minister, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and Vice Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the 2011 presidential elec...

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Wednesday commended broadcast stations for ``high compliance’’ in providing local content on both cable and public broadcast channels in the country. Its Director-General, Mr. Yomi Bolarinwa gav...

 An uncompleted building on Wednesday collapsed in Dutse Alhaji in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), claiming three lives, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Nine other persons were injured in the incident that occurred in the early...

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded five persons in prison custody for allegedly trespassing into a farmland and destroying crops.  The accused are Mohammed Bida ,30,  Majine Mindalima, 39, Kudu Emichata, 20, Saliu A...

Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has warned contractors handling projects in the state not to bribe any government official. The governor gave the warning on Wednesday in Owerri when he met with the contractors at Ikemba Ojukwu Convention Centre. He accused...

Gov.  Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has directed all local government councils and development areas in the state to allocate 10 hectares each for tree planting over the next five year Al-makura gave the directive at Nassar...

The Abia government has advised residents of the state to be wary of unauthorised revenue collectors, who parade themselves with fake identities in Aba and Umuahia.   Prof. Mkpa Agu Mkpa, the Secretary to the Abia State Government, gave the advice...

The Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has concluded arrangements to set up a temporary camp for victims of the flood, which ravaged parts of Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the flood caused ...