Proceedings at the plenary session of the National Conference were mournfully adjourned on Wednesday following the news of the death of Maryamu, the wife of the Conference Chairman and retired Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, GCON. Maryamu, aged 70, died at the National Hospital in Abuja at about 2 am on […]
Oyewale Oyelola The Trans-border military operations by west african leaders to fight Boko Haram is yielding result as Cameroon has deployed about 1,000 soldiers to its border with Nigeria to stop terrorist group from escaping to the country after terrorizing Nigeria. Cameroon defence ministry spokesman said the troops would carry out reconnaissance missions and return […]
Jacob Oyewale Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday granted an application by the Federal Government to call two additional: MTN and a forensic expert to testify against Senator Aliyu Ndume, who is facing charges of sponsoring the violent Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram. Justice Gabriel Kolawole, after dismissing Ndume’s opposition to the prosecution’s application on […]
Dangote Cement plc on Monday hailed the move by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to review standardization of cement in the country towards attaining the highest level of safety in building and construction. The cement company at a forum in Lagos also urged SON to immediately begin the enforcement of the new cement classification […]
The National Conference on Tuesday resolved that in order to distance government from involvement in religious matters, henceforth, no government, at any level, should use public funds in sponsorship of any religious programme, especially pilgrimages for any category of citizens, including government functionaries. It was also agreed that apex religious bodies in the country be […]
…UNICEF Seeks Collective Responsibility In Protection Of Children Kayoed Adelowokan The women wing of the International Transport Worker Federation (ITWF) on Tuesday called on Nigerian government to speed up action to bring back the abducted school girls in Chibok, Borno State. The Nigerian children are expected to join their counterpart in the world to celebrate […]
Kayode Adelowokan Ms Jumoke Akindele, representing Okitipupa Constituency 2 in the Southern Senatorial District of the Ondo State on Tuesday emerged first female Speaker. Akindele emerged with a total of 13 votes, defeating two other contestants, who are both men. The two contestants, Oyebo Aladetan from Ilaje Constituency 2 polled 9 votes, and Soji Akinkuolie […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin Angered that the president Goodluck Jonathan’s led Federal Government has not appointed an Edo State indigene as commissioner into Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), scores of youth from the state’s oil-producing communities Monday disrupted commercial activities at the Benin Airport. The protesters had also vowed to shut down […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has begged the Islamic terrorists, Boko Haram to release the 234 secondary school girls abducted in Chibok over a month ago. Fashola made this call at the celebration of Children’s Day at the Police College, Lagos, Nigeria, describing as unfair for the group to continue to […]
Kayode Adelowokan In a bid to bring sanity to the Nigerian Aviation sector, the Senate committee on Aviation today assured that work would soon resumed at all the 22 airports across the country. This is according to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Hope Uzodima, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, during a […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Dozens of primary and secondary school children in Enugu state Tuesday joined their counterparts across Nigeria to mark this year’s National Children Days celebration amidst tears and grief as they wept openly while praying for the safety and speedy release of the over 200 female students of the Government Secondary School, […]
The Federal Government Securities have continued to enjoy investments from the pension sector as about N2.64 trillion which is 63 per cent of N4.13 trillion contributors’ funds, have been injected into them as at the end of March this year. The pension assets have jumped to N4.3 trillion by the end of April. The Acting […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the N100 million pension bill just passed into law by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, following prompting by Governor Godswill Akpabio, describing it as immoral, unfair, unconstitutional, unreasonable, and a rip-off on a massive scale. The organization said Akwa Ibom must be the only […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Series of protests shook Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday as several groups used the Children’s Day celebration to protest the abduction of 234 secondary school girls in Chibok, Borno State. Various groups thronged the Lagos State Governor’s Office protesting the abduction of the girls and calling for their release. The groups, which took […]
Agabus Pwanagba As the 2015 general elections get closer, supporters of the 2011 Bauchi State President Goodluck Jonathan campaign Coordinator, Alhaji Shu’aibu Ahmed Gardama have threatened to dump the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, unless positive steps are taken to correct the anomalies bedeviling the party in the State. Supporters of the PDP Chieftain led by […]
Police are already investigating Wednesday’s international friendly match between Nigeria and Scotland over claims it had been targeted by match fixers. The National Crime Agency, which investigates serious and organised crime, is said to have asked FIFA to issue an alert over attempts to fix the Craven Cottage clash. No Scotland players are understood to […]
The National Conference on Tuesday resolved that in order to distance government from involvement in religious matters, henceforth, no government, at any level, should use public funds in sponsorship of any religious programme, especially pilgrimages for any category of citizens, including government functionaries. It was also agreed that apex religious bodies in the country be […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Following the recent bomb blasts in Jos city, a security source has hinted that over 100 suicide bombers may have been deployed to Jos. This is besides the fact that rumours have being making rounds of possible explosive attack in the city since the twin blast last week. A senior security officer […]
Kayode Adelowokan The United States Mission to Nigeria has announced the expanded DHL Drop Box Visa Renewal Program on June 2, 2014. This program allows certain visa applicants who have previously been issued U.S. visas to renew their visas without attending an interview. The expanded DHL Drop Box Visa Renewal Program now covers B1/B2 visas […]
Chief of Defence Staff Air Marshal Alex Badeh said on Monday that “the good news for the parents of the girls is that we know where they are” but said he couldn’t reveal the location. “But where they are held, can we go there with force? We can’t kill our girls in the name of […]
