In a bid to ensure hitch-free Sallah Celebrations, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has mandated Command Commissioners of Police nationwide on improved and water-tight security during and after Sallah Celebrations. A statement by Force Public Relations Officer, CP Emmanuel Ojukwu, said that special attention would be paid to …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to be wary of what it termed ‘cosmetic governance,’ just as the party described as ‘imaginary’ some of the achievements credited to the President. In an open letter to President Buhari signed by the it’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa …

The Rivers State Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, Tuesday, dismissed the petitions filed by two candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the last general elections. The two House of Representatives candidates of the APC, namely, Dr Dawari George and Mr Lucky Odili of Asari-Toru/Akuku-Toru Federal Constituency and …

Moody’s Investors Service, an accomplished and highly respected international ratings agency has further confirmed the resilience of Sterling Bank in Nigeria’s competitive banking sector by assigning a Local and Foreign Currency Issuer and Deposit Ratings of B2 with stable outlook. The Agency in a release made available to newsmen in …

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has called for greater support for tourism in international financing for development flows to maximize the sector´s contribution to sustainable development across the globe. UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai, made the appeal during the ongoing Third International Conference on Financing for Development which opened …

Just as there are different styles of men’s jeans that are best suited to particular body types, there are facial hair styles that look best on certain face shapes. By altering your facial hair (and your hairstyle as well), you can seriously play up or de-emphasize the features on your …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said, Tuesday, after world powers reached a historic nuclear deal with Iran that his country was not bound by it and signalled he remained ready to order military action. Netanyahu’s harsh criticism of the agreement came after he warned for months that the deal being …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that the desire to sustain business activity and encourage investors in the state informs its move to help the Federal Government in the repair of the East-West Road. Governor Wike who stated this when he played host to the Management of Oil and …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Ahead of the 2016 Bayelsa state governorship election in December, Governor Seriake Dickson has empowered over 3,000 volunteer youths with N46 million to manage the Baylelsa Volunteers Scheme. Dickson said the 3, 000 volunteers were selected after a tedious screening process, with a view to ensuring that, …

  The Oruma-Yibama community, kinsmen to former President Goodluck Jonathan in Ogbia Local Government Area, in Bayelsa state has raised alarm over the discharge of crude oil from a Shell Kolo creek field onto farmlands and swamps, causing severe damage. According to a Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) report, the spill …

The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that the Industrial Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa did not order the reinstatement of the sacked All Progressives Congress (APC), Council chairmen and Councillors during its sitting on Monday, July 13. Chairman of the PDP in the State, …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday urged residents to desist from indiscriminate felling of trees, just as he reiterated his administration’s commitment to preservation of the environment and mitigation of global warming via tree planting. The Governor who spoke at the flag-off of the 2015 tree planting exercise, …

By Hassan Ahmed The article, No longer a pariah by Mr. Sam Omatseye, which appeared at the back page of the July 13 edition of The Nation newspaper, was in very bad taste. And the fact that the writer claims to be one-time winner of the DAME Media Award for …

  Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Tuesday, paid an unscheduled visit to the Ikotun-Ejigbo road, assuring the residents that work on the road will commence within the next one week. Governor Ambode, who described the state of the road as unacceptable, assured residents who trooped out to hear from …

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Tuesday, July 14, arraigned a former member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Oladimeji Mohammed Edun, alongside his company, Zarab Ventures Limited, before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the High Court of Kwara State sitting in Ilorin on a 3-count charge bordering …

The alleged case of wrongful dismissal brought against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), by Juliet Ibekaku, a former assistant director, Legal and Prosecution, before Justice Babatunde A. Adejumo of the National Industrial Court, NIC, continued Tuesday, July 14, 2015 with the EFCC Secretary, Emmanuel Aremo, telling the court …

The one year and one month old strike embarked upon by health workers in Rivers State has been called off. The strike was occasioned by the refusal of the immediate past Rotimi Amaechi’s administration to pay health workers’ salaries and other entitlements and his total neglect of the health sector, …

  As part of efforts geared towards enriching the experience of participants in the forthcoming Technology Conference and ExhibitionTech+, global technology company Uber has announced a N5, 000.00 discount for all Tech+ event guests when signing up for Uber service. In a recent statement, Uber announced all Tech+ guests would …

League Management Company (LMC), has hinted of plans to rename the Nigeria Professional Football League top scorer award after one of the country’s greatest football stars and former member of the Super Eagles, the legendary Rashidi Yekini. Chairman of the LMC, Shehu Dikko, who revealed this, Monday, explained that the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured stakeholders in the oil and gas sector of the economy of his readiness to enhance security in the Niger Delta region by building upon the good aspects of the Amnesty Programme initiated by President Umar Yar’Adua. The President was speaking, Monday, at a meeting with …

  President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday in Abuja urged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to help him rebuild the reputation of the Armed Forces and the nation. The statement by the Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity), Malam Garba Shehu, said the president who  made the appeal while addressing service chiefs …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an official exchange rate of N160 to $1 for the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission’s (NCPC) operations. Disclosing this development to State House correspondents, Monday, Executive Secretary of the Commission, John Keneddy-Opara, said the President assured of his continued cooperation with the commission’s activities. Keneddy-Opara was …

The United Nations and other development partners, Monday, took practical steps to discuss “unresolved issue” of a global tax aimed at combating international tax dodging and illicit financial flows. The discussion is one of the side-line events at the third “Financing for Development Conference” (FfD), which opened in Addis Ababa, …

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed the trial of a former Head of Service, HoS, Stephen Oronsaye, and two others for October 28, 29; November 3, 5 and December 2, 2015 respectively. Oronsaye and others were, Monday, July 13, brought to the court by the …