Former Kogi State governor, Prince Abubakar Audu has opened up on why he wanted a DNA test to be conducted on the child of her enstranged wife and former first lady, Mrs. Aisha Audu, and said he did not trust her.. A DNA test conducted had indicated th...
Members of Lagos State House of Assembly have condemned the inability of President Goodluck Jonathan to take action on the Boko Haram sect, which is responsible for Friday’s bombing of the United Nations (UN) office in Abuja. Deputy Whip of the H...
Benue State House of Assembly has describe ed as “false” the recent claims by one Dr. Jacob Abdullahi that he has found the cure for HIV/AIDS. Abdullahi, who is the Managing Director of Winners Diagnostic Laboratories, Makurdi, was reported...
Honourable Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi represents Bauchi Federal Constituency of Bauchi State in the House of Representatives. In this interview with CHIBUZO UKAIBE, he shares perspectives on his legislative agenda, six-year tenure proposal and several topical ...
Kidnappers at the weekend in Delta State abducted the 70- year old Mr. Akpobome Ogrih, father of Mr. Sam Ogrih, a Commissioner in the Delta State House of Assembly Service Commission at Uzere, Isoko South Council of the state. The abduction of the sept...
Vice-President Namadi Sambo yesterday told King Abdallah Abdulazeez bin-Saud of Saudi Arabia that President Goodluck Jonathan intends to pay a visit to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia next year. Sambo spoke while delivering a message from Jonathan to the K...
The European Union high representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Vice President of the European Commission, Catherine Ashton, has described the bombing of UN House by the Islamic set, Boko Haram, as a ‘criminal ...
Female condoms are yet to gain acceptance from women in the country. Several fact-finding studies have shown just what is responsible for this. WINIFRED OGBEBO reports. For Nora Nzeribe, an Abuja- based lawyer, female condom is a new phenomenon and one...
Kaduna State governor, Mr. Patrick Yakowa, has condemned the bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja on Friday in which many lives were lost. A statement issued by his media aide, Reuben Buhari, said the governor was gravely saddened by the unn...
A renowned security expert, Dr Bawa Abdullahi Wase, has faulted some reports credited to the United States security agencies that there is similarity between Al-Qaida, Somalia’s Al-Shabaab and Nigeria’s Boko Haram sect, which has been bombi...
The Emir of Potiskum, Alhaji Umar Ibn Bubaram yesterday condenmed the bombing of the United Nations House in Abuja, and appealed to royal fathers and heads of traditional institutions to assist the federal government in their bid to catch and punish th...
Hat-Trick hero Wayne Rooney hailed Manchester United’s 8-2 win over Arsenal yesterday as “incredible”. Rooney surpassed 150 United goals as Ashley Young struck a brace while Danny Welbeck, Nani and Park Ji-sing all scored. But manager...
Nigeria’s senior national basketball team, D’Tigers has qualified for the playoffs for the qualification of the 2012 summer Olympics to be held in London. Nigeria will compete against 11 other countries in the 12-team FIBA Olympic Qualifyin...
Nigerian contingent to the 10th All Africa Games holding in Maputo, Mozambique, between September 3 and 10, have been promised cash reward of N50,000 per gold medal won by any Nigerian athlete. Senate President, Senator David Mark promised to reward ea...
Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, has charged Team Nigeria athletes for the All Africa Games to emulate the Flying Eagles of Nigeria who were adjudged the best disciplined team in the last FIFA World Youth Championship held in Colombia, eve...