By Isaac Aregbesola Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned the alleged killing of Mr Ebuka Okori, 27, a Nigerian from Anambra state by South Africans Dabiri Erewa in a statement by her media aide, Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun decried the death of …

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna said the state secured a major victory for public education by defeating an indefinite strike by the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), without recalling any of the sacked teachers. It was his first public comment on the strike by NUT members, who were joined by …

By Isaac Aregbesola The Nigerian Mission in South Africans says indigenes responsible for the violent attack on Nigerians in Durban and other areas have been apprehended and arraigned in South African Court on Monday, Jan. 22. The Nigeria Consul General in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr Godwin Adama, disclosed this in …

By Chukwuemeka Opara Former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido on Monday, said that he was not desperate for the position of Nigeria’s president in the 2019 general elections. Lamido said this in Abakaliki when he led his campaign team on a courtesy visit to Gov. David Umahi. The …

Manchester United have signed Chile forward Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal in a deal that involves midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan moving to the London club, the Premier League clubs said on Monday. The 29-year-old Sanchez, who was out of contract at Arsenal at the end of the season joined the Old Trafford …

By Prudence Arobani The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to end the three-day-old government shutdown with 81-18 votes to reopen funding for the Federal Government till Feb. 8. Democrats agreed to vote along with the Republicans to end the three-day stalemate after they secured assurance from Republican leaders to …

By Abiodun Esan The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki has assured the people of Kwara of his commitment to attract more capital projects and federal appointments into the state. A statement by the State Publicity Secretary All Progressives Congress (APC), Suleiman Buhari gave this assurance to the people …

By Yetunde Bada The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday said it would build more depots across the country. The information is in a statement by NNPC Spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu in Abuja. Ughamadu stated that the NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti Baru, made the disclosure in Abuja …

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja said his administration remains resolute and focused on delivering on the three-pronged promises of securing the lives and properties of Nigerians, halting the pillage of the economy by corrupt public officials, and creating employment opportunities for the youths. Receiving the Board of Directors of …

A COLONY OF ANY TYPE AND IN ALL PERIODS OF HISTORY AND A SETTLEMENT ARE INSEPARABLE FROM EACH OTHER To us here in Nigeria, a colony is nothing new. The colony of Lagos established by the British in 1861 has familiarised us to it. But our acquaintance with it goes …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday commissioned a new Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron Base 63 in Igbogbo-Baiyeku area of Ikorodu, with a declaration that the criminal elements hitherto hibernating in the axis would no longer have a place to hide. Speaking at the event which was well-attended …

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja pledged to give his best to all Nigerians, guided by a clear conscience in making decisions for the progress of the country. Receiving leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South East at the Presidential Villa, President Buhari, thanked them for their …

Borno State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ali Bukar Dalori, has called on Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, to wear the thinking cap of a journalist and stop being fooled by a Borno faction of PDP whose members have been spreading mischievous allegations that …

Tricycle operators in Enugu State under the auspices of Association of Tricycle Riders Transport Union yesterday unanimously adopted Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as their gubernatorial candidate for the 2019 governorship election in the state. The jubilant tricycle operators, who came out in their numbers, made the declaration during an interactive meeting …

By Olawunmi Ashafa The Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Babatunde Fowler, on Monday said that the agency achieved N4 trillion as tax revenue collection in 2017. Fowler said this at the FIRS 2018 Management and Stakeholders meeting in Lagos with the theme, “Optimizing Tax Administration with Parliamentary …

By Stanley Nwanosike The Enugu residence of the late former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, is already wearing a new look ahead of Jan. 30 service of songs in Enugu and his final burial. Ekwueme died on Nov.19, 2017 at a London hospital in United Kingdom after a brief illness. A …

An Indian minister has stirred a major row by dismissing naturalist Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution of humans, saying it was “scientifically wrong” as no one “ever saw an ape turning into a human being”. Junior Indian Human Resource Development Minister Satyapal Singh recently said that “Darwin’s theory (of evolution …

An Afghanistan government official on Monday said death toll in Saturday’s attack on the Kabul Intercontinental Hotel has reached 30. Gunmen in army uniforms had stormed and battled Afghan Special Forces through the night on Saturday at the hotel. Wahid Majroh, a spokesman for the ministry of public health, however …

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks on Monday, the second day of a visit to Israel that has been boycotted by the Palestinians. The two men made no comment as Netanyahu welcomed Pence to his office in Jerusalem, where the U.S. vice president …

The Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administration, (AAMA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that the maritime sector is crucial to the growth and development of the African economy. The AAMA Chairman who stated this when the Secretary General of the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), …

Facebook said on Monday it would open three new centres in Europe to train people in digital skills. The social media giant said it was committed to training one million people over the next two years as part of its drive to show its contribution to the bloc. The U.S. …

By Cecilia Ologunagba The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 77.55 million people are engaged in economic activities out of a labour force of 85.08 million in the third quarter of 2017. The NBS disclosed this in a “Labour Force Statistics Volume 2: Employment by Sector report for Third Quarter …

By Douglas Okoro Public and private schools in Ebonyi shut on Jan. 18 to check the spread of Lassa fever outbreak in the state have reopened, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Prof. John Eke, the Commissioner for Education, told NAN on Monday in Abakaliki, that the schools were …

The planned restructuring and modernisation of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) will lead to its unbundling to have stand alone business components that will project the NIPOST brand, provide efficient service and be put on a profitable path. This was disclosed by the Director General of the Bureau of Public …

By Bridget Ikyado Lobi Stars Football Club on Sunday at the Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi defeated Go Round FC of Port Harcourt 1-0 in the ongoing 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Samad Kabiri scored the lone goal of the match in the 31st minute of the game, for …