Ignatius Okpara, Enugu A High Court sitting in on Tuesday ordered the State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) to refund forthwith deposits made to it by opposition party candidates that enabled them contest the November 2013 council elections. The court presided over by Justice R.N Onuorah held that the deposits made to the ENSIEC which the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Scores of women in South-East under the umbrella of Women For Peace and Justice Tuesday held a peaceful protest over the abduction of over 200 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State. The protesters, drawn from various churches and women organization in the South East geo-political zone, marched from […]
The National Conference sitting in Abuja was on Monday hit by another sad news of the death of a delegate, Dr Mohammed Abubakar Jumare, from Kaduna State. A statement from Mr James Akpandem, the Assistant Secretary, Media and Communications said Dr Jumare who came to the Conference as an Elder Statesman died in the early […]
Ignatius Okpara , Benin Scores of aggrieved pregnant women on Monday took to the streets of Benin city, the Edo state capital, to protest the lack of ante-natal facilities at the State Government-owned Central Hospital in the city. The 200 expectant mothers alleged that it had become extremely difficult for them to access ante-natal facilities […]
Mona Ogbeidi As one of the prestigious night in the fashion world, celebrities from all walks of life come together every year to celebrate and hang out with each other every year at the MET GALA. On May 5 in New York City, Anna Wintour the Editor-in-chief of the US Vogue magazine played host to […]
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Kayode Adelowokan The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has dissociated itself from the proposed two days warning strike as alleged by the three aviation unions over the recent merger plan of some agencies in the ministry by the government. The Deputy General Secretary of NUATE, Comrade Abioye Olayinka, disclosed during an interview with […]
Several people have been killed in Gamboru Ngala town in Borno state following Boko Haram militant attack on the border town between Nigeria and Republic of Cameroon. Aside those killed and injured, properties worth millions of naira including dozens of vehicles were burnt at the weekly market which usually hold on Mondays. The sect militants […]
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has declared seven days of mourning for former Governor of the State, Sir Michael Otedola who died at the early hours of Monday in Lagos, Nigeria. The governor also directed that flags in government’s institutions should fly at half mast during the period of mourning, while describing the late governor […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Monday says the United States (US) erred in making public its warning on impeding terrorists attack on Sheraton Hotels and Towers in Lagos, Nigeria. The governor, who spoke when he donated security vans and others to the police in Lagos said it was improper for the US to […]
Fears for the fate of more than 200 abducted girls turned even more nightmarish Monday when the leader of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, that kidnapped them announced plans to sell them. “I abducted your girls. I will sell them in the market, by Allah”. The group leader said in a video first obtained […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Thousands of women protested vehemently in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria this morning over the abduction of 234 Secondary School girls at Chibok girls in Borno State. The protesters with placards marched from Allen Roundabout, Awolowo Way down to the State House, Ikeja to express their grievance. There was traffic gridlock on Awolowo Way […]
A former Governor of Lagos State, Sir Michael Agbolade Otedola, is dead. The former governor’s widow, Lady Doja Otedola, in a statement said Otedola died on Monday morning at the age of 87 years, . The statement reads, “Sir Michael Agbolade Otedola passed away this morning at 87. Funeral arrangements to be announced later by […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos Reactions continued to trail the latest Yanya bombing, the Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Abdul Jelili Adesiyan, described the act as unfortunate, callous and ungodly. The minister, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Wale Akinola, vowed that the Federal Government would not rest on its oars until the issue of […]
By Constance Okechukwu Watching Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso address the matriculating students of Northwest University, Kano, on national television, one thing was clear: the man whom students at the ceremony ought to have looked up to as a role model is the opposite of what a governor should be behaviour-wise. Instead of the governor to […]
Mona Ogbeidi A strong earthquake has hit Tokyo early Monday morning, causing a major damage and few injuries. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that the quake at 5:18 a.m. local time (2018 GMT Sunday) had a magnitude of 6.0 and was centered 160 kilometers (99 miles) under the seabed near Izu Oshima Island south of […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos Owing to the growing flight delays and cancellations without any compensation by the management of Arik Air, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA) has summoned the management of the airline to an emergency meeting. One of the latest disappointments was the more than 14 hours delay of Flight W3 077 (FNA/BJL) Freetown […]
Ayo Balogun Dr. Leke Pitan, former Commissioner for Health and Education in Lagos State has formerly declared his ambition to contest the 2015 governorship of Lagos State. At a media interaction in Lagos, Nigeria, Pitan expressed confidence in the ability of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win all elective positions in the state […]
Kayode Adelowokan The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has expressed grave concerns over the intermittent encroachment of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) into matters within NCAA’s regulatory purview. This is according to a statement by the General Manager Public Affairs NCAA, Fan Ndubuoke, who said that the agency was getting worried over the usurpation of […]
Ayo Balogun and Mona Ogbeidi The Northern State Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) has released the names of 165 Christians and 15 Muslims girls abducted by Boko Haram at Chibok school. In the list released by NOSCEF, 90 percent of the captive by Boko Haram in the Chibok School were Christian girls. In a statement from […]
