China and Russia have separately rebuffed accusations by Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, that they are hindering the resolution of the crisis in Syria. Aljazeera reported that Liu Weiman, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, said Clinton...
Serena Williams was crowned Wimbledon champion for the fifth time on Saturday as the American subdued a brave fightback from Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska to win 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 in a dramatic final. Serena, who pockets a cheque for £1.15 mi...
Some 2, 000 members of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Lagos, led by Mr Abdulkareem Rafiu, a former security aide to Gov. Babatunde Fashola, on Saturday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Rafiu told PDP big wigs and...
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) on Saturday lauded the suspension of the operational licences of seven private universities in the country. Mr Solomon Onaghinon, the Secretary-General of the association told the News Agency ...
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has called for a law that would make vandalism of telecommunication facilities a capital offence. Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, the President of the association made the call on Satur...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) on Saturday said it would support 40 indigent students in the FCT. Mr Ekpo Nta, the Chairman of the ICPC made the promise during the 2011/2012 graduation ceremony of Ladela ...
A Former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Musiliu Smith has called for improved funding for the police and other security outfits. Smith told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Ilorin that an improved funding&nb...
The leadership of the PDP in Plateau has given its 19 members in the State House of Assembly three months to open up their constituency offices. The State Chairman of the party, Dr Haruna Dabin, said this was to increase the chances of the party i...
The management of the United Company RUSAL Plc, a Russian company, says it will obey the Supreme Court's judgment on the sale of the Aluminium Smelter plant in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom. NAN recalls that the&nbs...
As the recent posting of the 2012 Batch ‘B’ corps members continue to generate tension, john oba, in this piece, reports that the current insecurity in some parts of the North is truly a threat to the objectives of the NYSC. Since the estab...
A young spinster is now helping the police with information on how a married man was found dead on top of her in a low profile hotel frequented by commercial sex workers in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. EDEM EDEM reports. They have been havin...
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory may heave a sigh of relief if the assurances of its minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, that the Abuja master plan is not sacrosanct is anything to go by. The minister, in an interview, said that some development...
As the Zonal Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party embarks on reconciliatory and inspection visits to states in the South East zone, watched carefully by the rival All Progressives Grand Alliance, ONYEKAOZULU OFOMA writes that the strategy ...
The presidency yesterday denied federal government’s involvement in the bribery scandal between Hon. Farouk Lawan and oil business mogul, Femi Otedola. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the president on political matters, Ahmed Gulak...
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied any agreement between its governorship candidate in next Saturday’s election, General Charles Arhiavbere and Chief Tony Anenih, which it claimed is being circulated by the Com...