The 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, said Monday that suspected cultists have destroyed a pipeline belonging to the Nigeria Agip Oil Company. A statement issued late Monday, by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Captain Eli Lazarus, said the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, …

ANTHONY OMOH At various fora, airline operators in Nigeria have accused the Federal Government and the Ministry of Aviation, in particular, of stifling the growth of indigenous operators by granting multiple entries to foreign airlines, this has been cemented by the fact that more foreign airlines have applied and are …

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that no new candidate will be allowed ahead of the forthcoming Anambra Central Senatorial re-run election billed for March 5. Resident Electoral Commissioner in Anambra, Dr Lawrence Azubuike, who stated this in a press statement in Awka, Friday, said no additional aspirant from …

Health minister, Professor Isaac Adewole, Monday, stunned the Senate Budget Defence session when he announced that the original proposal of his ministry had been tampered with as, according to him, ‘strange figures had been smuggled into the 2016 Budget estimates of the ministry.’ Adewole, who appeared before the Senate Committee …

Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the party earlier scheduled for this week.‎ A statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, said the decision was informed by the wish of stakeholders of the party. “In view of requests …

About 227 doctors migrated from Nigeria in 2015 alone. A report released on November 17, 2015  by the Institute of International Education (IIE) disclosed that a total of 9,494 Nigerian students are currently studying in  colleges and universities in the United States. According to the report, Nigeria is the leading …

A Federal High Court in Abuja, Monday, rejected an appeal by former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), to have fraud charges against him thrown out after state agents failed to release him on bail. Dasuki, who served under former President Goodluck Jonathan, will face trial on charges …

Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Segun Oni, Monday, in Enugu asserted that the ruling party will sweep South-East and South-South votes come 2019, as further he dismissed fears of disintegration of the party. Oni, who spoke when he led national officers of the APC to receive …

Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has set aside over N1 trillion to promote lending to the real sector of the economy with a view to stimulating economic activities in the country. The Governor of the CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this at the 21st Seminar for Finance Correspondents and Business …

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC) has said it investigating former Minister of Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in connection with corruption cases perpetrated during the last Goodluck Jonathan-administration. Acting Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Ibrahim Magu, who said this Monday, during the budget defence session with the House of …

Rival telecommunications company, Etisalat sued embattled MTN for the second time in under a year in Nigeria. Etisalat confirmed, Monday that it is suing MTN over the latter’s purchase of Nigerian internet provider Visafone Communications. Etisalat said MTN’s purchase could create a dominant data services market player in Nigeria, harming …

Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has apologised to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after his recent attacks on the federation as well as his perceived critics who expressed worry over the performance of the ex-international as coach of the national team. The NFF president Amaju Pinnick confirmed, Tuesday, that the …

Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has showered praises on two –time Commissioner in the State and former Chairman of the NFF Electoral Appeals Committee, Prince John Ola Mafo, at the launching of two books written by the latter in Akure on Thursday. Mafo is also the new Chairman of …

The streets of Nollywood were lit up weekend with the movers and shakers of the industry attending the first private screening of Prince Tonye Princewill’s latest movie production, 76′. The private screening was the first time the cast and crew along side leaders of the business community, saw the finished …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The Borno state Governor, Hon. Kashim Shettima, has debunked media reports credited to Senator Kaka Bashir Garbai that Borno local government areas were equally shared between Boko Haram and the military. The Governor, while speaking with newsmen shortly after arriving the state from a trip to …

AGENE GODWIN, Benin A Benin High Court has asked Alhaji Aliru Momoh Ikelebe III, the Otaru of Auchi, to vacate the premises he has occupied as his palace in the last two decades within 31 days, as he his an illegal occupant. The property, according to the court, which also …

AGENE GODWIN,Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State would on Wednesday deliver the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Edo Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) lecture. The lecture titled, “Dwindling Revenue from Crude Oil: The Challenges for State Governments,” would be the first in the series of public lectures …

CHINEDU WOSU YENAGOA Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Sunday said he would work with his counterpart in Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, to ensure a total victory in the rescheduled state and National Assembly elections in Rivers state scheduled for March. Dickson said that as …

An anti-corruption coalition group, Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), has urged the National Judicial Council (NJC), to investigate the the role of a retired judge, Honorable Justice George Oguntade in the alleged bribery and corruption probe of the chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi Umar. Aside …

I have lost count of how many times President Muhammadu Buhari has got it all wrong and terribly mixed up on sensitive national issues since he came to power on May 29th, 2015. I will mention a few instances, especially on his core election promises of security, anti-corruption, and the …

CHINEDU WOSU YENAGOA The leadership of The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC in conjunction with Civil Society Organizations and students’ bodies, on Monday in Yenagoa, locked up the office of the Port Harcourt Distribution Company, PHDC, in protest over the arbitrary increase in electricity tariffs. …

The recent widely reported declaration by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, that states could exploit mineral resources in their domains with the attendant positive response from states has, no doubt, opened another chapter in the federal government-states relationship. In the last one month, I have stumbled …