Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on Saturday in Osogbo held a prayer session for the stability of the country. In his sermon at the forum, Adeboye charged residents of the stat...
Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Friday joined members of the ``Tijjaniyya’’ Muslim group to pray for the country’s peace and progress. The prayer session, which took place at the National Mosque, Abuja, was led by the leader of the ``T...
Mr Olusegun Solomon, the Commissioner of Police in Osun, said that two men were apprehended by the Police Anti-Bomb squad in Ile-Ife for possessing a substantial quantity of dynamite. The police chief, who disclosed this on Friday at a news briefing in...
Dr Yakubu Abdullahi, Coordinator, Bauchi State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Centre says the centre records 490 cases of leprosy yearly. Abdullahi said in Bauchi that the figure represents 0.4 per cent of the population of the state of 4.9 million, ...
The Federal Government on Friday took over the Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital (EBUTH) in Abakaliki and renamed it Federal Teaching Hospital. The takeover was formalised with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by the Federal G...
Some rail passengers in Ilorin on Friday commended the Federal Government for resuscitating the railway transport system in the country.A cross-section of passengers, who boarded the train travelling from Lagos to Ilorin, said they were happy with the ...
A Christmas messages poured in for Christians on Saturday, with various state governors advising the Christian faithful to effectively utilise the celebration for the benefit of all Nigerians and the country. They also called for the promotion of peace...
An innocuous attempt by some Catholic reverend sisters to render spiritual cover to some depraved communities in Delta State has landed them in trouble. The Catholic nuns were reportedly ambushed and raped by gun-toting men, as they approached the comm...
President Goodluck Jonathan has been asked to wade into the continued closure of the Adamawa State House of Assembly at the instance of the state governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd), as the closure negates the principle of separation of powers and an...
By tomorrow, most parts of Abuja and its environs that are usually jam-packed with human beings will become empty as thousands of Nigerians are moving out to their respective towns and villages for the Christmas celebration. But in doing so, some...
As Christians all over the country join their counterparts in other parts of the world to celebrateChristmas, LEADERSHIP WEEKEND was at Wuse Market to seek the reaction of Nigerians as they embark on last minute shopping for the Christmas celebration. ...
The Rivers State police command has arrested 24 suspects, including a girl and a soldier serving in the Joint Military Task-Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta region, over their involvement in armed robbery, kidnapping and other criminal acts in the state....
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has petitioned the minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, over the arrest of the executive secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr. Adamu Ismaila and some directors of the age...
Anumber of explosions rocked parts of Damaturu and Potiskum in Yobe State, as the combined team of the Nigerian army and the police battled Boko Haram members in sustained overnight fire fight. As the dust began to clear, it became obvious that the sec...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has enjoined Nigerians to continue to reflect on the positive tenets that unite the nation, strengthen the polity and enhance its stability and prosperity as they celebrate this year&...