The National Judicial Council (NJC) will today begin a two-day crucial meeting over the fate of suspended President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Isa Salami, and other pending judicial matters. A source close to the NJC also confided in LEADERS...
The Kaduna State Police Commissioner, CP Olufemi Adenaike has said contrary to the report that one of his officers led the team that perpetrated the Dogon Dawa killings, his men made frantic efforts to avert the attack. The Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji...
Despite severe flooding across the country, the Federal Government has assured Nigerians that it has already put in place a Flood Recovery Food Production plan to support farmers in the flood affected areas, stating that the country would not hav...
Lazio youngster Ogenyi Onazi has vowed to fight for a place on the final squad to the 2013 AFCON after his Eagles debut against Liberia. The versatile midfielder came on for the last 10 minutes in a 6-1 trouncing of the Lone Star in Calabar on Saturday...
Host of the 2013 Nigeria Polytechnics Games (NIPOGA), Federal Polytechnic Bida has said that it will require not less than N1.49billion to stage the competition successfully. The President of NIPOGA council and Rector of the host institution, Engineer ...
Telecommunications company, Globacom, has commended the Super Eagles for its outstanding performance against the Lone Star of Liberia on Saturday in Calabar. Glo in a statement gave kudos to the Super Eagles for not only defeating the Liberians c...
The Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Mr Danladi Mshelbwala, says the police and other security agencies are fully prepared for Saturday's governorship election in the state. Mshelbwala told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Akure ...
Gov. Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State has sued Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, a former Secretary to the Katsina State Government over alleged defamation of character. In a writ of summons, reference number KTH/70/2012, dated Oct. 8 and made available t...
Bruce Rufai, younger brother of former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, said on Tuesday that his brother was now in a stable condition after he suddenly collapsed on Monday evening in Lagos. Bruce told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lag...
Three men were on Tuesday charged with breaking into an office and stealing property, including laptops, valued at N439,500, at an Apapa Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The trio -- Tope Akinshowo, 23; Wasiu Ibrahim, 28; and Happiness Osiegb...
It's official ... Khloe Kardashian and Mario Lopez will be the new co-hosts of "X Factor'. Khloe and Mario had been thiiiiiiis close to a deal for months ... but now they've both signed on the dotted line ... it's a done deal. The ...
Femi Adeyinka also known as Capital Femi is a native of Ogun State born in Lagos State. He moved to the United States at a tender age before returning to the country to contribute his quota to the entertainment industry. Coming from a family that has a...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), on Tuesday decried the low budgetary allocation to implement its various programme at federal, state and local government levels. Mr Mike Omeri, Director General of the agency said this in Abuja during the o...
A salesgirl, Mary Obok, 23, was on Tuesday arraigned for allegedly stealing five cheque leaves and forging the owners’ signature to withdraw a total of N189,000 from the accounts. Obok, who lives in the Surulere area of Lagos, is facing a three-c...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has blamed the current fuel scarcity in Abuja on panic buying and hoarding of the product. Mr Fidel Pepple, acting Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, told the News a...