Four persons were shot dead and six injured in Jos on Wednesday evening when security operatives tried to quell a family feud. However, a mobile police officer, who allegedly killed the persons, had been arrested by the police authorities. The News Age...
The naira depreciated against other major foreign currencies at the official, Bureau de Change and black markets on Friday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that the naira had been recording losses in value against the dollar, poun...
The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Uyo Business Unit, Akwa Ibom, has lost facilities worth N20 million to vandals, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mr Uzoma Mbuku, the Uyo Business Manager of PHCN, said this on Friday in Uyo at a Cus...
President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for setting the pace for participatory democracy in the country. The President spoke on Thursday night at a dinner he hosted for members of the immediate-past National W...
Malam Yahaya Dan-Sallau, Niger State Commissioner for Health, has said that the state government has set aside N10 million for this year's campaign against cholera. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday that the proact...
Alhaji Mohammed Miya, the Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, has pledged the House’ commitment toward the eradication of polio in the state. He gave the assurance in Bauchi on Thursday when he received a delegation of the Bauchi State Com...
A national debate over the sharing of national cake may have begun with the call for the review of the Revenue Sharing Formula among the three tiers of government by the Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu in Abuja, reports BAYO OLADEJI Once again th...
Peter C. Nwilo, the Surveyor General of the Federation, speaks to Pateince Ivie Obhafuoso and Blessing Ukemena on the importance of adequate mapping of the country. What is the role of your office in land reform policies?We are there to provide t...
It was a moment of tears and gnashing of teeth at Louis Edet Police Force headquarters yesterday at the final funeral parade in honour of the killed DIG Haruna John. Most of the officers and men who attended could not hide their grief just as they pour...
Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc committee which investigated the management of subsidy in the country, Hon. Farouk Lawan, yesterday assured Nigerians that the report of the committee will be ready and will be presented on the floor of t...
The House of Representatives has expressed its support for the quest of the minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of the president of the World Bank. The lawmakers declared their support ...
Gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect yesterday night attacked police facilities in Damagum, the headquarters of Fune Local Government in Yobe State and freed 14 prison inmates at the satellite prison facility.They also burnt do...
Former Governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has said that Governor Adams Oshiomhole will win the July 14 gubernatorial elections in the state based on his outstanding performance, even as youths yesterday protested against the Nigeria ...
Suspected vandals have damaged the Police Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) belonging to the Benue State Police command. The criminals also destroyed a police pick-up van and other vehicles, while individual properties were either burnt or looted. Howeve...
The Vice Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association(NBA), in Maiduguri, Husseini Hala, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s pronouncement that his government will end the menace of Boko Haram by the middle of this year can worsen the security cr...