NATO condemned North Korea's rocket launch on Wednesday, saying it went against UN Security Council resolutions and could destabilise the region surrounding Korea. ``This provocative act exacerbates tensions in the region and risks further destabil...
More than 1,000 teachers in Oyo State, who were reinstated by the government in September, have expressed concern over the non-payment of their salary arrears. The teachers, who craved anonymity, said they could not understand the reason for the ...
The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned the arrest of the Prime Minister of Mali, Cheick Diarra, by members of the Malian Armed Forces on Monday. The arrest led to the resignation of the government of Mali. The council conveyed its condemnation vi...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday commended Maj.-Gen. Moses Obi of Nigeria for his momentous contribution as Force Commander of the UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS). Ban’s commendation is contained in a statement iss...
he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers said on Wednesday that a five-party system would guarantee and strengthen the electoral process in Nigeria. Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, the Resident Electoral Commissioner,told the New...
The ECOWAS Commission has condemned the resignation of the Malian Prime Minister, Mr Cheik Diarra, describing it as an act against the peaceful transition in the country. Diarra, resigned on Tuesday, hours after he was arrested by soldiers while ...
Mr Kenneth Azikwe, the Jigawa Coordinator of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday warned the public against indiscriminate consumption of sex enhancement drugs. Azikwe told the News Agency of Nig...
A corps member, Dr. Okeke Kanayo, has executed a N3.9 million healthcare centre project for the people of Fuka community in Kwaili Area Council. Speaking in an interview, Kanayo said he noticed that the community was cut off from other comm...
A housewife, Mariam Azeez, of Adangba area of Ilorin on Tuesday prayed an Ilorin Area Court to dissolve her marriage to one Ayuba Azeez, describing him as an irresponsible man. The petitioner told the court that her husband had abandoned her since...
Some youths in Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau on Tuesday burnt down the houses of a commissioner, a legislator and the council chairman. The victims included Mr Bako Famak, Youths Development Commissioner, Mrs Joyce Ramnap, the lawmake...
The Kwara State Muslim Welfare Board said on Tuesday that 82 prospective pilgrims from the state failed to perform this year's Hajj due to non issuance of visas by the Saudi authorities. Hajia Fatima Jimoh, the Executive Secretary of the boar...
President Goodluck Jonathan has requested the Senate’s approval of N161.6 billion as fuel subsidy under a supplementary budget for 2012. The request was contained in a letter he sent to the senate and read by S...
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, on Tuesday released a 75-year-old prisoner, Job Meleb, and 45 other inmates from the Ikoyi Prisons in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Phillips had on Sept. 18 released 233 ...
Turnover of shares traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in November dropped by 4.19 billion shares or 43.24 per cent, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A total of 5.50 billion shares worth N43.39 billion were traded in November ag...
Mr Chris Olakpe, the new Commissioner of Police in Plateau on Tuesday assumed duty with a call for dialogue between striking workers and the state government to end the impasse. Olakpe, who took over the command on Monday, was greeted on assu...