A Magistrates’ Court in Jos,Plateau State, yesterday sentenced a 24-year-old man, Yilsen Samuel, to 12 months imprisonment for breaking into a beer parlour. Samuel, who broke into the beer parlour located at CBN Road in Jos metropolis, at 3...
Nasarawa State Government has said it will construct an airport and ensure the completion of ongoing projects initiated by the present administration and the ones abandoned by the past administration in the state. The state governor, Umaru Tanko Al-mak...
Annual cultural festivals which hold every end of year to first week of the New Year in the Southern part of Kaduna State have been suspended due to the prevailing security situation in the State. Announcing the suspension, Chairman, Zango Kataf Local ...
Governor, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo yesterday presented a budget proposal of N93, 385, 150, 000 billion for the 2012 fiscal year to the House of Assembly. The budget which is made up of N55, 120, 650, 000.00 billion as capital expenditure and N38,...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has asked the federal government to either debunk, with facts and figures, a published informed analysis of the true prices of locally refined and imported fuel or apologize to Nigerians for cheating and deceiving t...
Mixed reactions have trailed the call by the Governors Abiola Ajimobi and Rauf Aregbesola, of Oyo and Osun States, respectively to reopen the unresolved case of the murder of former Attorney General of Nigeria and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola ...
The 2012 Toyota Prius V wagon is the first of several additions to the Prius line, which since 2004 has been only a five-door hatchback. It takes the basic Prius formula of a practical vehicle with a liftgate and expands it in every direction, while re...
It seems the top brass at Audi might have been indulging in the mulled wine this year, because they’ve unveiled the maddest small hatchback to hit the market since the Renaultsport Clio V6. Dubbed the A1 quattro, this little pocket rocket is powe...
The Senate Committee on Ecology and Environment has urged the federal government to provide more funding for agencies responsible for monitoring the environmental impact of oil exploration to enable them function effectively. Chairman of the committee,...
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) on Thursday cautioned labour leaders in political offices to guide against anything that would undermine industrial relations in the country. Mr Solomon Onaghinon, Secretary General, AS...
No fewer than 15 people were injured in an explosion that occurred at a hotel located in the outskirts of Gombe. The Manager of the hotel, Mr Ojiego Nelson said three persons came to the hotel at about 10.13 p.m. on Wednesday to e...
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Chukwuemeka Wogu, has raised hopes of universities across the country reopening in January. Briefing newsmen in Aba, Abia, on Thursday, Wogu said that negotiations between the Federal Government and...
The Western Zone of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Thursday advised the Federal Government to liberalise importation of kerosene. Mr Olumide Ogunmade, Chairman in the Zone, said this was the only way to check mark...
A former Governor of Abia, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has urged individuals and corporate bodies to compliment government efforts in providing infrastructural facilities to enhance socio-economic development. Kalu made the call on Thursday whi...
The World Bank-funded community and social development project (CSDP) has doled out N30million to 13 communities in Katsina State for the provision of infrastructure. General Manager of Katsina State Agency for Community and Social Develop...