By Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi’s absence from the House Committee on Land Transport on Tuesday stalled the ministry’s 2018 Budget defence. The exercise, which was scheduled to hold at the National Assembly Conference Hall in Abuja, was adjourned till further notice. Mr Aminu Sani, the Chairman of …

The national summit on security being organised by the Senate has been postponed in honour of the late former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme who will be buried on Saturday. The summit, scheduled to hold on February 1 and 5 at the Banquet Hall of the State House was to …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The General Officer Commanding, GOC, 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Ibrahim Yusuf has commended the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), particularly the Borno state Correspondent’s Chapel for their role in the counter insurgency war in the North-east. The GOC made the commendation, when …

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has debunked claims in certain quarters that he is planning to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which he left with some other chieftains of the party prior the 2015 general elections. In a statement on Tuesday by his Senior Special Assistant on …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has stressed the need for peaceful co-existence among communities along boundary areas of Enugu and Anambra states. Governor Ugwuanyi gave this advice when Enugu and Anambra state delegates met at the Government House, Enugu, to resolve the lingering boundary dispute between Awba Ofe Mmili …

Police in the Indian capital on Tuesday arrested a 28-year-old man on charges of raping his eight-month-old female cousin. “The man has confessed, he was drunk when he attacked the girl,” a senior police officer said. The incident happened in north-west Delhi on Sunday. Delhi Commission of Women chief Swati …

The Special Ministerial Taskforce set up by the FCT Minister to address the perennial traffic gridlock and other environmental challenges along the Abuja-Nyanya- Karu-Jikwoyi-Karshi road, on Monday January 29, 2018, submitted its report with commendation by the FCT Minister, for a great job. The Minister however expressed concern that if …

Over 8,500 suspects have been arrested in the last six years for various criminal offences by the Bayelsa State Security outfit code-named, Operation Doo Akpor, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Chief Boma Spero-Jack, has said. According to him, the feat was achieved in collaboration with the …

Worried by the multi-dimensional security challenges facing the nation, the Senate in collaboration with President Muhammadu Buhari and the Executive arm will on Thursday, February 1 and Monday February 5 convene a National Security Summit. The Summit will provide an all inclusive platform for heads of security and defence agencies, …

Manchester City have a chance to get revenge over Wigan Athletic for their 2013 FA Cup final defeat after being drawn against the third-tier leaders in the fifth round of the competition. Wigan snatched the only goal in the final against City with Ben Watson’s late header to lift the …

By Dianabasi Effiong No fewer than 300 traumatised Cameroonians taking refuge in Okwangwo, a border community in Boki Local Government Area in Cross River, have received relief materials from an Akwa Ibom-based Non-Governmental Organisation. Mr John Inaku, the Director-General, Cross River Emergency Relief Agency (CR-SEMA), confirmed the development in a …

Chinyere Bassey The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) on Monday rejected the proposed removal of wages from Exclusive Legislative list to the Concurrent list. The association, in a statement, appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to reject the recommendation of the All Progressives Congress …

By Emmanuel Acha The remains of the former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme arrived the Akanu Ibiam International Airport on Monday preparatory to the final burial rites. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the corpse which was flown in a Nigerian Air Force flight NAF918 was received by …

A key Cameroonian separatist leader arrested in Abuja earlier this month has been deported by Nigerian authorities to Cameroon, his lawyer and the government in Yaounde said. Nigerian authorities on Friday deported Julius Tabe, president of a self-declared breakaway state made up of the Anglophone regions of majority-Francophone Cameroon, said …

By Stanley Nwanosike The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has advised Nigerians to emulate the late former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme’s true spirit of patriotism to fatherland. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Ekwueme died on Nov. 19, 2017 at a London hospital after a brief illness. …

By Angela Atabo The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba, has urged workers to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to vote out state governors owing salaries and allowances. A statement signed by Ms Freda Ukpoju, Media Officer, Say No Campaign, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), …

The board and management of Communication Week Media Limited, a certified global ICT company with over 2 million online subscribers and publishers of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, has opened its portal to the general public to vote for nominees of this year’s Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Awards. The Beacon of Information and …

By Obike Ukoh Mr Leonard Nkah, Acting Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ebonyi chapter, has asked the National President of the union, Ayuba Waba, to recognise him as the authentic chairman in the state. Nkah, in a letter to the NLC President, written by his lawyer, Mr Roy Nwaeze, said …

Director General of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) Mr. Babatunde Irukera on Monday said that the Lagos State economy has emerged as not only one of the largest sub national economies in Africa but also one of the most recognised sub national economies in the world. Irukera made the submission …

Nigerian singers Davido, Wizkid and South African comedian Trevor Noah make the list of the most followed Africans on the social networks Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, a report has said. According to campsbaymedia, the African Social Media Power Report: Top 50 Footballers and Entertainers was released on January 26. The …

The FCT Administration will on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, inaugurate the reconstituted boards of agencies and parastatals under the Administration. The reconstitutions which were made in compliance with the various laws and instruments establishing these agencies have been designed to strengthen institutional performance and service delivery. The agencies and extra …

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), on 27 January 2018, successfully destroyed an artillery gun and some gun trucks belonging to the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in the Sambisa Forest. According to a statement by Olatokunbo Adesanya, Air Vice Marshal, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian …

No fewer than 430 prisoners from across the country are now pursuing various degree programmes at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to enhance their status just as 951 others regained freedom due to the intervention of National Stakeholders on Prison Reforms. Three others are said to be on …