-
Local
Rivers rerun: Police confirm 1 person dead, 12 arrests; army nabs SSG, others
Police Command in Rivers has confirmed that one person died while 12 others were arrested during Saturday’s legislative rerun elections…
Read More » -
Local
Card reader failure: INEC not prepared for Rivers re-run polls – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that INEC was not prepared for the re-run elections in the State,…
Read More » -
Local
Army to adjust deployment troops to end killings in Agatu
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the Army will adjust deployment of troops as part…
Read More » -
News
(Opinion) Lagos, street begging and public security
BILKIS BAKARE Armed with a Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) prescription paper, 56 year old Kehinde Olatubosun, a drug…
Read More » -
Local
Nigerian manufacturers urge FG not to endorse ECOWAS-EU EPA
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has made an appeal to the Federal Government not to endorse the ECOWAS- EU Economic…
Read More » -
Local
Food importation into Nigeria must stop — Buhari declares; as FG moves to revisit National Wheat Policy
“The most critical challenge for Nigeria today is the curtailment of food importation to conserve foreign exchange and wheat is…
Read More » -
Asisat Oshoala leaves Liverpool, joins Arsenal Ladies
English football side, Arsenal Ladies have completed the signing of Nigeria international markswoman, Asisat Oshoala. The 21 year-old striker spent…
Read More » -
Local
VP Osinbajo, Ngige lead FG’s delegation to Ocholi’s burial
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, are among dignitaries at the burial…
Read More » -
Local
Lagos govt moves to transform TBS bus terminal into tourist attraction
Lagos State Government has disclosed that arrangements had been concluded to transform the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS’s) Bus Terminal to…
Read More » -
Local
CCT to rule on Saraki’s motion challenging jurisdiction, March 24
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has reserved ruling till Thursday, March 24, 2016, on whether or not to quash…
Read More » -
Local
Navy Basic Training Batch 25 online application commences; as NDA entrance exam holds April 23
Indigenes of Lagos State desirous of a career in the Nigerian Navy now have the opportunity to actualize their dreams…
Read More » -
Local
Senate’s dismissal of Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill, ‘regressive’ — Kema Chikwe
Former Aviation minister, Dr (Mrs) Kema Chikwe, has expressed displeasure and disappointment over the recent dismissal of the Nigerian Gender…
Read More » -
Local
Kwara will prosecute culprits implicated in multiple salaries scandal – Gov. Ahmed vows
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has vowed to prosecute any civil servant found collecting multiple salaries in the state…
Read More » -
Local
We are with you — Saraki tells Ocholi’s children, family
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Friday assured the immediate family of the late Minister of State for Labour…
Read More » -
Local
UBA projects 15% loan growth in 2016
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) expects loan growth of 10 to 15 per cent this year, reversing a 3.3…
Read More » -
Business and Economy
Dangote, Kaduna, Kebbi bid for majority stake in Peugeot Nigeria
President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has teamed up with the governments of Kaduna, Kebbi states to bid for a majority…
Read More » -
Local
Navy vows to crush oil thieves in Niger Delta
Nigerian Navy has warned those engaged in criminal activities in the Niger Delta to relocate or get crushed. The warning…
Read More » -
Local
Court bars military from Rivers re-run polls; as APC condemns Wike’s call for global surveillance of election
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Thursday, restrained the Nigerian military from deploying its troops to conduct,…
Read More » -
Arts
Aisha Buhari launches Nigeria Rebirth Art Project
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, Thursday, in Abuja unveiled the Nigeria Rebirth Art Project aimed at making Nigeria…
Read More » -
Health
Cross River targets 80% rate in exclusive breastfeeding in 2016
Cross River Government has said it is ready to achieve about 80 per cent rate in exclusive breastfeeding of children…
Read More » -
News
(Opinion) Lagos and the imperative of inter-modal transportation
TAYO OGUNBIYI Lagos population is estimated to consist of over 15 million people, and according to the United Nations projection,…
Read More » -
Local
Ekiti lawmaker alive in our custody – DSS clears air
Following claims by the Ekiti State government that a lawmaker in the state House of Assembly arrested and detained by…
Read More » -
Local
CJN’s pronouncement, turning point in fight against corruption – Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the Chief Justice of Nigeria’s recent directive on the need…
Read More » -
Local
Cultism: Gov. Ikpeazu orders owners of private hostels to conduct identity audit of students
As a fall-out of the weekend cult violence in the Abia State University, Uturu, where two students were reportedly beheaded,…
Read More » -
Local
NASS now to pass 2016 Budget Tuesday
The Senate is set to pass the 2016 budget, next week, Tuesday, from the earlier date of Thursday, March 17,…
Read More »
