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 flooding caused by the sudden overflow of the Cross River at the Umon axis yesterday claimed the life of a seven year old child, while two others, seven and 13 years old respectively have been declared missing. The incident occurred when floo...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arraigned Keystone Bank PLC (former Bank PHB) and five others before Justice Habeeb Abiru of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, for conspiracy and fraud. The bank, which is the sixth defendant, Anayo Nw...
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 ...
The government of Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue state received another boost as the just concluded international convention of the Mutual Union of the Tivs in the United States {MUTA} showered praises on his leadership roles during the past politica...
The US Department of State has designated Azzam Abdullah Zureik Al-Maulid Al-Subhi (better known as Mansur al-Harbi) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224. Mansur al-Harbi is a trainer and senior m...
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has said that, according to reports it has received, Syria is experiencing critical shortages in medicines and pharmaceutical products. “The recent escalation of clashes had resulted in su...
South Africa on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the loss of life and ongoing violence between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and stateless Muslim Rohingyas in the State of Rakhine, Myanmar. It also urged all parties to halt the violence in order to avo...
Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined South African Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on a visit to the Delft South Clinic in the Western Cape on Wednesday. During the visit, the two witnessed the signing of the Partnership Framework Imp...