Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that he was warned when he took the decision to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the Yoruba and Hausa politicians in the party would only use and dump him after winning the presidential election. He disclosed this during …

It turned out to be a gathering of who-is-who in the Nigerian society as top dignitaries turned up en mass to support the governor of Edo State, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, who wedded his Cape Verdean bride, Lara Forte, last Friday, in Auchi, in the state. From the likes of President-elect …

Abia State government has handed back a total of 100 primary schools to their original owners to enhance qualitative education under the first phase of the programme. Of the number, the Catholic Church has 25 schools, Anglican Church 26, Methodist Church 16 and Qua Iboe Church 12 schools. The Seventh …

The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said the conflicting statements by Governor Chibuike Amaechi and the managements of the State Waste Management Agency and the State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) on the financial status of these government agencies are enough proof of a deliberate effort …

  Ekiti State Governor, Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose has lambasted the former governor of the state, Mr Segun Oni saying that he cannot appreciate popularity of other politicians or value it because he had never been a popular politician and neither had he won election in his life. Fayose who …

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked the Federal Government to set up an independent probe panel to uncover the cause and circumstances surrounding the heavy fire outbreaks reported at the multimillion naira worth Federal Secretariat complex in Abuja to see if subterranean sabotage is responsible for …

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has directed the management of LADOL Integrated Logistics to relocate its ongoing $500 million fabrication and integrated yards project in Takwa Bay within Apapa pilotage area in Lagos State to Aggey, Bayelsa State. This, according to the NPA, is a “presidential order”. However, the company’s management …

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Port Harcourt has charged ExxonMobil to clean up the recent oil spill in Akwa Ibom State. DPR Zonal Operation Controller in Port Harcourt, Mrs Onyebuchi Sibeudu, who gave the charge in Eket, Akwa Ibom, Thursday, the current oil spill could not be traced …

Upper Chamber on Thursday passed N299,526, 463, 156.12 budget proposal for Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the 2015 fiscal year. The budget was made up of N271, 089, 998, 023 for project (development) expenditure; N16, 133, 377, 133.00 as personnel expenditure; N10,423,319,000.00 as overhead expenditure and N1,879,769,000.12 as capital …

Niger State Government has the incoming All Progressive Congress (APC) government will not be hostile to his eight year rule concluding that the state is not expecting an enemy government in the state. “It is not going to be enemy takeover in this state,” he said after commissioning of the …

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has approved the immediate dissolution of the State Executive Council. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Isiaka Gold, which was made available to journalists in Ilorin, said the dissolution also affected Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants, …

Federal Government has announced the harmonisation of various governments tax and levies operational nationwide, following appeals by the Organised Private Sector (OPS) for a policy in that direction. Coordinating Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, disclosed this at the Annual Tax Conference (ATC) organised by the Chartered Institute …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has announced a new visa regime, abolishing re-entry visas to legal resident expatriates in Nigeria. The development implies that resident expatriates in the country need not apply through the High Commission for visas once granted entry. The Service explained in a statement signed by the …

The 7th Division of the Nigerian Army has announced that the curfew currently in place in the Borno State capital of Maiduguri, has been “partially lifted for only today (Friday) May 15 from 1200hrs (12pm) to 1700hrs (5pm).” “However, vehicular movement is still restricted within the city,” Colonel Tukur Gusau, …

President Pierre Nkurunziza returned to Burundi on Thursday, his office said, after the army chief declared that an attempted coup staged when the east African leader was abroad had failed. However, bursts of gunfire in the capital and fighting for control of the state radio during the day indicated there …

  The Mississippi-born guitarist, who had suffered from Type II diabetes for two decades, died peacefully in his sleep Thursday night at his home in Las Vegas, his attorney Brent Bryson said. In October, King fell ill during a show and after being diagnosed with dehydration and exhaustion, cancelled his …

It is important to get the basics right! When it comes to hairstyles for round faces, there are a few things to keep in mind when styling. Parts A side part with a sweeping fringe is the traditional recommendation for round faces. It is so feminine and it adds more …

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, has described the establishment of the Commission in 2003 by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo as one of the major steps towards the rebirth of the nation. Lamorde stated that prior to the establishment of the EFCC, …

  Anambra state Governor, Willie Obiano has congratulated the Obi of Onitsha and Chairman, Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe on his 74th birthday anniversary. Conveying the best wishes of the Government and people of Anambra State on the occasion, Obiano expressed thanks to God for the …

  Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State counterpart, Babangida Aliyu , have reiterated calls to the President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari to rise to the promises made to Nigerians if he still wants his credibility intact. Speaking at the commissioning of the …

Barely 48 hours after the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, had dispatched a crack squad to Edo State to check the rising wave of crime, cult clashes and others, reports indicate that no fewer than 56 suspected cultists linked to the recent cult related violence in the state …

The Police Service Commission’ s office complex inside the expansive Federal Secretariat in Abuja was this afternoon engulfed in flames, a report from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said. A report in the online edition of the Abuja-based Daily Trust quoted a witness as saying that he was in the …

  The much waited Dangote oil refinery has approved the Universal Oil Products, Limited Liability Company, UOP LLC technology to operate its world-scale integrated refinery and petrochemical plant slated for Lekki, in Lagos. UOP LLC, a sister company of Honeywell International Incorporation made this known in a statement on its …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa The Joint Military Tasks Force JTF, code-named Operation Pulo Shield in Niger Delta has paraded four notorious sea pirates who specialized in terrorizing the water ways of Mbikiri and Nembe, Bayelsa State. Following their arrest, the Command reassured the public of its vigour and determination in the …