A total of 237 persons died in 348 auto crashes last year in Edo, Mr John Aniedi, the Public Relations Officer of the state command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, said on Wednesday in Benin. Aniedi said the fatalities comprised 190 males, 35 females...
Many residents of Damaturu, who fled after the bombings that rocked the state capital last year, have started returning home. It is also observed that business activities were gradually picking up in the troubled capital. A drive arou...
Some Nigerians in the UK, who were honored by Queen Elizabeth II, have commended her for maintaining peaceful relations among the Commonwealth nations in her 60-year reign as monarch. Mr Richard Taylor, a 2011 recipient of the Order of the British Empi...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Kaduna State have threatened to boycott the repeat election into the Soba federal constituency. The two political parties announced their position to INEC at a meetin...
The Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Mr. Edem Duke, has said that the hope for transformation in Nigerian may not be realised unless the Nigerian people are transformed first. The minister said this yesterday in ...
The Ijebu-Ode Command of the FRSC on Tuesday said 138 auto-accidents were recorded on the Ijebu-Ode-Ore-Benin Expressway in 2011. Mr. Yakubu Anto, the Unit Commander of the FRSC, also told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, that...
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has granted leave to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), to seek information on the spending of recovered stolen public funds since 1999. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports t...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has ordered an investigation into the escape of five of its clients undergoing anti-drug abuse counseling and rehabilitation at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Abuja. NDLEA.s Chief Executive...
As armed robbers continue to besiege residents of Epe area in Lagos State, the community leaders have called on the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) to provide adequate security for the community. A community leader, Alhaji Shuaib Am...
Members of the House of Representatives have expressed concern over the abuse of the expatriate quota by foreign multinationals operating in the country. Hon. Essien Ekpenyong Ayi (PDP, Akwa Ibom State), in a motion raised at the floor of the House, ar...
The Senate yesterday frowned at the management of the Petroleum Training Institute internally generated revenue for the 2012 even as they directed the institute to furnish them with details of its capital and outgoing projects. Also, the Senate Committ...
Chris Brown will perform at this Sunday's Grammy Awards for the first time since beating his then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 on the eve of the music industry's biggest night, which threatened to derail his music career. Rihanna als...
Frontline candidate for the position of National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Muhammed Abba Aji, has congratulated Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako (retired) on his re-election as the Governor of Adamawa State during the February 4...
The chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Hon. Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje (PDP, Bende, Abia State) has joined other Nigerians to mourn the death of late elder statesman, Chief Matthew Mbu, who he described as a fine diplomat. Mbu, 82, died...
The Delta State Government has promised the management of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) that the state will, as a matter of urgency, commence the implementation of the Stamp Duty Act. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Ovuozuorie Mac...