President Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna on Saturday warned that decisive military action was still an option to deal with militancy in the Niger Delta if militants continued with sabotage. The president gave the warning at the Passing out Parade of 133 Cadets of 63rd Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence …

The Nigerian delegation to Sunday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Zambia arrived in Ndola minutes after noon on Saturday. Nigeria’s Youth and Sports Minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung led the delegation, which included NFF President Amaju Pinnick, NFF vice presidents Seyi Akinwunmi and Shehu Dikko, some members of the …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has explained the raids it conducted on the residences of some Judges of the Supreme Court, Appeal Court and Federal High Court, insisting that the operations were in connection with the anti-corruption crusade of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The Service also said that …

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has again told Fulani herdsmen that movements of cattle from one place to another in the state would no longer be tolerated. Umahi,while inaugurating security committee on Fulani herdsmen in Abakaliki on Friday, expressed outrage over the flouting of his earlier directive on the …

Dennis Udoma, Uyo Permanent Secretary, Bayelsa State Ministry of Culture and Ijaw National Affairs, Barrister (Mrs) Bio Charles Onyenma has commended the Federal Government for organizing this year’s National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST), describing it as an opportunity to showcase the rich traditional cuisines, arts and crafts, drama, …

The siege on Rivers State by Federal security agencies continued unabated during the early hours of Saturday as hundreds of Department of State Services (DSS) operatives and policemen attempted to illegally abduct a Federal High Court judge residing at Number 35 Forces Avenue in Port Harcourt. The failed abduction was …

To a large extent, the destiny of every nation is shaped, reinforced and actualized in the classrooms. The quality of lawyers, doctors, accountants, engineers, politicians, administrators and other professionals that a country has is determined by the worth of what transpires in the classroom. According to Chinese teacher, editor, politician, …

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun on Friday assured Nigerians that the focus on infrastructure spending by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration will unlock the desired growth in the country. The Minister, in an interview with CNBC on the sidelines of the ongoing IMF/World Bank annual meeting in Washington …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stressed the need to actualize all the bilateral agreements between Nigeria and other countries, particularly in the cultural sector, so as to derive the maximum benefits that the sector offers. The Minister said this in Abuja on Friday when he …

All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Rivers South East Senatorial District in the legislative re-run election, Senator Magnus Abe has congratulated Hon. Andrew Miller on his victory in the Election Petitions Tribunal to represent Opobo-Nkoro constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly. A statement issued in Port Harcourt and …

A selected high-level audience composed of business leaders and development experts were present at the signing ceremony on September 16 2016, in Montreal, Canada Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (www.Ecobank.com), the leading Pan-African financial institution, through its Foundation, has renewed its partnership with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria …

Nestlé Nigeria Plc has appointed Mr. Mauricio Alarcon as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1st October 2016. Mr. Alarcon replaces Mr. Dharnesh Gordhon who has been nominated General Manager of Nestlé Indonesia. Mauricio, a Mexican citizen, joined Nestlé in Mexico in 1999. He has …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday met with representatives of APM Terminals to advance the development of the Badagry Deep Sea Port project, restating his administration’s key strategic imperative to creating a friendly environment to encourage private sector participation in driving economic development in the State. Governor Ambode, …

Enugu State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Friday swore in Hon. Justice Priscilla Ngozi Emehelu, as acting Chief Judge of the state following the retirement of the former Chief Judge, Justice Innocent Umezulike. The new acting Chief Judge, Justice Emehelu, was sworn-in after an oath of office administered by the …

Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr.David Umahi, has charged members of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, NSE, in the state to adhere to the ethics of the profession by ensuring that projects are executed according to specifications. He gave the charge when he received in audience, the executive members of the …

Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu Friday described the verdict of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory dismissing the charges of forgery of the Senate Standing Orders 2015 and their subsequent discharge as a welcome development and a vindication of their position from …

AGENE GODWIN,Benin The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu on Friday, declared that God has told him to “pursue and recover” his mandate which he said INEC robbed him and his party, PDP, of on September 28 when it announced the APC as the winner of the …

The maiden edition of the Professor Chimere Ikoku Memorial Lecture to be hosted by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) will hold on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at the Princess Alexandra Auditorium, UNN. According to information released by the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, signed by Professor P.O Ukoha, …

UDOMA DENNIS, Uyo The new Managing Director of Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA), Mr Umana Umana has resumed office as the Chief Executive of the Authority He was one of those whose appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari was announced recently. Below is a brief profile of the accomplished …

Lindy’s Gems Foundation and Maggi are teaching basic cooking skills and how to make a balanced meal to 50 children from schools and less privileged homes in Lagos. The Mini culinary school experience at the Culinary Academy, Lagos is focusing on the fundamentals of cooking simple healthy nutritious meals. They …

When Karl Maier published his book This House Has Fallen: Midnight in Nigeria in the year 2000, I was probably among the first people he gave an advance copy of the book months before it was formally published. I was at that time the Books Review Editor of the London-based …

Thursday at about 6.30am, troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE intercepted and neutralized a male suicide bomber at the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State. A statement by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, said that the terrorist, who attempted to infiltrate through the troops forward defences at Jidari …

Nigeria is focused on driving local manufacturing of goods as part of its sustained effort to diversify the economy, and would appreciate the support of developed countries in the area of enhancing its technical capacity, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma said on Thursday. The Minister told …