Travelers passing through Lokoja - Abuja highway had a terrible experience yesterday, following the blocking of the road by security agents to prevent militants from the Niger Delta from getting to their destination: the Federal Capital Territory, Abuj...
After taking a holistic look at recent events in the Northern part of the country, Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, yesterday concluded that, “Fire is on the roof of northern Nigeria and the implication is that poverty will be on the in...
The Igbo community in Kaduna yesterday closed down all shops in solidarity with their brothers who lost their lives and properties following the Wednesday bomb blast along Ogbomosho Road in Kaduna metropolis. As a result, virtually all commercial activ...
The operational managers and accountants of the attacked new generation banks in Azare town of Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State were accused of masterminding last Saturday’s banks raid and robbery that took place in the area. The Com...
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Tuesday next week present the 2012 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. This is just as the House of Representatives yesterday commiserated with the government and people of Kaduna State ov...
FRANCIS AGBO and OSA OKHOMINA inYenagoa write on the reconciliatory moves by Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State for the 2012 polls. According to watchers of Bayelsa State politics,...
OLAOLU OLADIPO writes on the former governor of Oyo State, Chief Rashidi Ladoja’s deft political moves since he left office in 2007. Since his impeachment in January 2006 and subsequent reinstatement 11 months after, the political career o...
Hon. Mohammed Tahir Monguno, who represents Monguno/Marte/Nganza Federal Constituency Of Borno State, is the Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture. In this interview with CHRISTIANA ESEBONU, he says Nigeria must subsidise agriculture for the country...
Lack of quorum at the Supreme Court, yesterday, stalled hearing in the appeal filed by the Congress for Progressive Change,CPC, challenging the decision of the Presidential Tribunal which upheld the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan in the April g...
The Kogi State Justice Party (JP) governorship candidate, in the just concluded gubernatorial election, Mrs Aisha Abubakar Audu, has filed a suit before a Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the election of Alhaji Idris Wada of the Peop...
Nasarawa State House of Assembly has said it is making moves to bring lasting solution to the lingering crisis between Tiv and Fulanis in Ekye Development area of Nasarawa State. The House made this known when its committee on information, securi...
For the second day running, banks in Ibadan yesterday refused to open for business due to rumours that armed robbers planned to attack banks in the metropolis. Banks in Ibadan had on Wednesday shut down for business following rumours that two new gener...
As a way of addressing the over 16 million housing deficit, social housing has been seen as a ready solution to the problem by experts, through public private partnership(PPP). Data have shown that more than 70 per cent of the urban population in the c...
There is so much going on for star actress, Genevieve Nnaji. Apart from having numerous awards under her belt, this year proved to be exceptional. She was the top female artist that made 10 most influential African artistes, won an award at the prestig...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has challenged universities in the country to aspire to join the league of the world’s best 100 universities at the next count, noting that this can be achieved if they diligently pursue academic excellence and e...