One soldier was killed and two operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) wounded in an operation launched by security agents to recover illegal arms from suspected hoodlums in Okene, Kogi on Friday night. Security sources told the ...
Some NYSC members on election duty in the Kebbi governorship re-run on Saturday insisted on the payment of their allowances before they could work. The action of the corps members in Dakin-Gari in Suru Local Government Area d...
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the late elder statesman, Amb. Matthew Mbu, devoted his time and resources to drive the cause of peace and stability in Nigeria. In a message he sent to the burial of the elder statesman at Okun...
A bomb reportedly exploded on Friday at the popular Oye Market, Awgu in Enugu State, forcing people to scamper for safety. Sources said the blast suspected to have emanated from an unexploded ordnance used during the civil war, occurre...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has introduced its public relations officers to new trends in social media management for effective communication with the media. Mr Wale Adeniyi, the National Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the NCS, disclosed ...
People in different parts of Kebbi carried on with their normal businesses in spite of the ban on movement as the people of the state elect a new governor. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), showed that in different parts of the state, shops, ...
Amb. Anthony Holmes, the Deputy Commander, Africa Command of Civil-Military Activities of the U.S., has urged the Nigerian Navy to extend its security surveillance to cover the waters of neighbouring countries. Holmes made the call while speaking with ...
As Kebbi people elect a new governor in the re-run governorship election Saturday, some voters in the state have decried the absence of any opposition party to the PDP. After the defection of the CPC candidate, Alhaji...
The Federal Government has said that part of its specific measurable targets over the next four years would include increasing Nigeria’s competitiveness ranking by 103 positions, from its current 137th position to number 34 in global competitiven...
In a bid to consolidation its position in pension fund administration, Sigma Pensions Limited has concluded plans to acquire two Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) who are unable to meet the June 30, 2012, recapitalisation deadline. The Company, Shareh...
In the First republic, even though the now defunct Northern Peoples’ Congress (NPC) won the election and went into an alliance with the National Convention of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC) to form government at the centre, it did not stop the NCNC tha...
FRED ITUA captures the lingering controversy that still dominates the polity one week after the quirky convention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). While the winners are quick to claim that the outcome represents the wishes of the party mem...
Suspected members of Islamist sect Boko Haram killed four people yesterday when they robbed a bank and stormed a police station in Borno State, a government official said. Gunmen killed two people during a raid on a UBA branch in Askira town in the ear...
The first quarter of this fiscal year has ended without the release of quarterly allocations for capital projects to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) by the Federal Government. LEADERSHIP WEEKEND investigations has shown that the inability o...
The Federal Government has said that it can no longer effectively fund tertiary Institutions in the Nation as it advised that institutions should source for funds by attracting investors to develop the education sector. The Secretary to the Government ...