Specific provisions of the Electoral Act 2010, as amended, vests on relevant courts of competent jurisdiction the power to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue Certificates of Return to candidates who successfully seek i...
In furtherance of its zero tolerance for illegal structures in the state ,the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday directed that all illegal structures sitting on canals and drainage channel, which included churches, schools and...
The Save Nigeria Group (SNG) has raised alarm over alleged plot by some politicians to distabilise the sociopolitical group and Nigeria as a country. SNG in a press statement at the end of its stakeholders meeting on July 11, 2011 at the Rockview Hotel...
No fewer than 40 non-militants who were undergoing the mandatory skill acquisition training at the Petroleum Technology Institute (PTI) Effurun, Warri, Delta State, under the empowerment programme of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, in conjun...
Israeli ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Moshe Ram, has told the Nigerian government at various levels not to neglect mechanised agriculture, which he described as the surest way of feeding the country’s vast population. In a statement made available t...
Justice Olateru Olagbegi of a Lagos High Court has ordered the French embassy in Nigeria, Mr. Dovi Amouzou, a senior officer in the embassy and Christopher Racinet to pay N4, 171, 500, 00 to an automobile firm, Floride Automobile Limited. The amount is...
The Bishop of Kubwa Diocese (Anglican Communion), Rt. Reverend Duke Akamisoko, has said that the proposed Islamic Banking is making some people to be apprehensive, saying that the development is overheating the polity. The cleric, who spoke to journali...
Six indigenes of Katsina State have been selected to represent Nigeria at an international education debate scheduled for South Korea later this month. The debate, which will focus on education and cultural discourse, is part of an educational pursuit ...
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and the Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), yesterday said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Enforcement Regulations, 2010 law was not meant to muzzle or slow down the activ...
The Director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga has directed that all corps members serving in Borno state be deployed immediately due to the security situation in the state. The Director General stated ...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday fixed July 19 to take the plea of five police officers accused of unlawfully killing former leader of the Boko Haram sect, late Mohammed Yusuf. Those charged to undergo the trial are J.B. Abang, Akeera, and Ma...
Royal Dutch Shell yesterday said it had lifted a force majeure on Bonny Light crude oil loadings which was declared on June 13, 2011, due to leaks and fires on its Trans-Niger Pipeline. A Shell spokesman in Nigeria confirmed that the force majeure, (wh...
The House of Representatives yesterday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the federal government and the three affected unions to continue negotiations on the outstanding issues. The Non-Academic Staff of University (NASU); Senior Staff Associatio...
Piqued by the problem of flooding, which recently displaced many families in the Lagos metropolis, Lagos State governor Mr. Babatunde Fashola has ordered the immediate demolition of a church built on a drainage channel in Bariga area of the state. Fash...
50 Cent has been dumped by his model girlfriend Daphne Joy. The word on the street is, Daphne saw being with 50 Cent as a way to jump start her acting career. She figured since 50 owns a movie production company, he would throw a few movie roles her wa...