NEDU MARK, YENAGOA The Police in Bayelsa state has confirmed the killing of one Mr.Ebikabowei Umbu aged 37 and the abduction of a popular Ijaw musician Pereama Freetown. The victim was shot dead by unknown gunmen few weeks ahead of the governorship election in the state billed for December 5, …

Nearly 40 Nigerian companies showcased their potential for offshore materials and services in the oil and gas industry at an exhibition organised in Lagos by the deep-water subsidiary of Shell in Nigeria, Shell Nigeria Exploration and production Company Limited (SNEPCo.) The exhibition, the 4th in the series aimed to raise …

Top Nigerian sports official, Paul Bassey, has been designated by football’s world governing body, FIFA, as match commissioner for Tuesday’s 2018 World Cup qualifying cracker between the Red Devils of Congo and Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia in Brazzaville. The highly –respected Bassey, who is also a CAF General Coordinator and …

By Willie Nwokoye (Principal Secretary to the Governor) Probably induced by sworn opposition, the Nigerian social media have spewed the allegation that immediate past Governor of Anambra State handed over N75 billion in liquid cash to Governor Willie Obiano in 2014. This has induced the general imagery that the huge …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday invited members of the Organised Private Sector and entrepreneurs to take advantage of the rapidly growing business climate to invest in the State. The Governor who spoke during the celebration of Lagos State Day at the 2015 Lagos International Trade Fair held …

Several Kalashnikovs have been found in an abandoned car believed to have been used by some of the Paris attackers, French judicial sources say. The black Seat car was found in the eastern Paris suburb of Montreuil on Sunday, suggesting some of the attackers got away. Earlier, the first of …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is aware of a plot involving ‘of clandestine meetings involving the Presidency, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and some security forces wherein the agencies were ordered to use official and unofficial means necessary to ensure victory for the All Progressives Congress …

On November 17, 2015, the Yar’Adua Foundation, in partnership with the European Union, will host the premiere of the documentary film “Nowhere to Run: Nigeria’s Climate and Environmental Crisis” at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja between 6 and 8pm. At this high profile event, the Vice President of the Federal …

A delegation of federal elected and appointed officials of Adamawa State origin led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir David Lawal paid a courtesy visit to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar at his Jimeta-Yola residence in Adamawa State over the weekend.

Being remarks by Atiku Abubakar, GCON, former Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Founder, American University of Nigeria, Yola, at the 10th Founder’s Day Celebration of the University, at Yola, November 14, 2015. In a way it is difficult to believe that this is the 10th Founder’s Day of …

Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode has urged children without limbs and other physically challenged persons not to allow their situation to deter them for aiming high in life. She gave the charge at the presentation of cheques of N1.5million each, to five pupils of different nursery, …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state has charged Nigerian Breweries PLC(Ama Breweries in Enugu) to assist his government in the completion of the International Conference Centre in the state capital as part of its contribution to the growth of the economy of the state. The governor equally charged the company …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has assured the people of Rivers State that his administration will enhance the quality of health care delivery in the state through its programme to develop quality health facilities. In a message to mark this year’s World Diabetes Day, Governor Wike stated that his …

Despite claims, Friday, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that it has begun a 24 hour fuel supply in its depots nationwide to battle the current scarcity, nationwide, reports indicate that the fuel scarcity has intensified with the products selling for up to N400 in parts of the country. The …

The Defence Headquarters has dismissed reports credited to the National Orientation Agency (NOA) of an imminent Boko Haram attack in some South-Western states of Nigeria. This is contained in a statement released to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday by the acting Director of Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar. Abubakar said …

Swaziland coach Harries Bulunga is a happy man and says he is satisfied with the output of his players against Nigeria on Friday. The Sihlangu drew 0-0 with Nigeria in a 2018 Fifa World Cup second round, first leg tie against the Super Eagles at the Somholo National Stadium in …

Chad shocked Egypt 1-0 and Algeria came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Tanzania, Saturday in African 2018 World Cup first-leg qualifiers. Congo Brazzaville won 4-3 in Ethiopia and Botswana used home advantage to beat Mali 2-1 in a game that completed the 20 first-leg fixtures in the …

Multiple sources have said that a severed finger found at the Bataclan theatre, where three gunmen killed 89 people during a concert on Friday night, belonged to Omar Ismaïl Mostefai, a petty criminal of Algerian origin. Paris prosecutor François Molins said the suspect was born in the poor southern Paris …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has sent the Employment Trust Fund Bill 2015 to the State House of Assembly for consideration and ratification. The bill aims to radically transform employment creation in the state with N25bn proposed to be spent over four years as a support scheme for young …

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, in his determination to take the Nigeria Police Force to a greater height, on November 13, 2015, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, launched the rebranded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and the newly established NPF Complaint Response Unit (CRU). A statement by Ag. …

Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday, 14 November 2015 gave out three of his daughters – Walida, Aisha and Asmau – in marriage at a wedding fatiha at his residence in Jimeta in, Yola, Adamawa State. His son, Aminu also took of a …

By DENNIS UDOMA, Uyo Nigeria is among the list of top rich nations of the world in terms of natural resource and human capital. Her population is estimated at approximately 156 million by 2006 census and with this figure plus decades of independence, the country seems not bothered about finding …

In line with the United Nations Resolution of 2005 and African Union Executive Council decision of 2012 setting a day for the remembrance of victims of road traffic crashes globally, Nigeria under the auspices of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has kick started activities to mark this year’s event, …