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Naira slides against the dollar on activities of currency speculators
The Naira, Wednesday, depreciated against the dollar in the parallel market. The Naira traded for N226, N247, and N345 against…
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Sports
AAG 2015: Okagbare denies rift with AFN
Nigerian sprint sensation, Blessing Okagbare, has pledged to always put Nigeria’s interest upper most in her mind. Okagbare said this)…
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Sports
AAG: You are a big disappointment — Siasia berates U23 team
Coach of the National U-23 team, Samson Siasia, said that the team was a big flop against Burkina Faso in…
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Local
Nigeria: The Continuing Search for Leadership by Professor Anya O. Anya
I. PREAMBLE It is a great honour and privilege to be given the opportunity to give the 2015 Emeka Anyaoku…
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Abducted wife of Sun Newspapers’ Deputy Managing Director regains freedom
Toyin, the wife of the Deputy Managing Director of Sun Publishing Limited, Steve Nwosu, has been released by her abductors.…
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(OPINION) Lagos and the menace of street trading
Rasak Musbau Lagos, to use the trending cliché, is a happening city; a bubbling city that never sleeps. It is…
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Local
Bayelsa polls: I’m seeking re-election based on my track records – Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday, premised his decision to contest for a second term as Governor based…
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Ambode pledges to pursue policies, programmes to empower women …Says Govt will establish more skill acquisition centres…Kebbi Gov, Bagudu commends COWLSO
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday pledged that his administration will pursue programmes and policies that will empower…
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FRSC boss, Oyeyemi, charges staff on improved service delivery
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi has charged staff, especially those responsible for processing…
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Delta guber polls: Tribunal cautions Ogboru over unruly conduct as Okowa closes case against APC; PDP, INEC to open defense
The three –man panel of the Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over the…
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EFCC declares Emmanuel Okereke, DG of NATFORCE wanted
Emmanuel Osita Okereke, director general of the National Task Force to Combat Illegal Importation of Small Arms, Ammunition, and Light…
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Zambian Minister visits Oshiomhole, says Nigeria now true African leader; hails Dangote for investing in Zambia
AKHERE GODWIN, Benin The Zambian Minister of Labour, Comrade Fackson Shamenda says Nigeria is now the true leader on the…
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Ambode appoints members of Governing Council for tertiary institutions in Lagos State
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday approved the composition of Governing Councils for the tertiary institutions in the…
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Local
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, debunks allegations by Code of Conduct Tribunal
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has described “false, incorrect and untrue,” charges being brought against him by the Code of…
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PDP NWC puts party National Conference on hold
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has put on hold, all activities pertaining to the…
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Give credit to Jonathan for improved power supply — Ex-Minister, Dr. Sulaiman
Immediate past Minister/Deputy Chairman, National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr. Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman has posited that the nation’s power supply would…
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Business and Economy
JP Morgan: FGN Bonds remain very safe and liquid securities – DMO
The Debt Management Office, DMO, has said that FGN Bonds would “remain the very safe and liquid securities they have…
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(OPINION) MADE: An interesting experiment in helping the poor by Idang Alibi
An interesting experiment in helping the poor worth copying by other Non Governmental Organisations, NGOs, is currently taking place in…
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Africa
FG has formally opened negotiations with Boko Haram over Chibok girls’ release– Buhari confirms
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that the Federal Government was now formally into negotiations with the Boko Haram sect with…
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Local
(OPINION) PDP’s bag of lies and fear of Timi Alaibe by Richard Akinaka
Faced with the consequences of the last four years of scandalous misrule of Bayelsa State and fazed with the emerging…
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Force Public Relations Officer holds maiden meeting with Police Public Relations Officers · Urges cooperation with media and access to the public
In a bid to boost the ties between the Nigeria Police Force and the members of the public, the Force…
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Rights group seeks compensation for victims of Agip pipeline explosion in Bayelsa
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Human rights advocacy group, the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has asked the Nigerian…
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Delta guber polls: INEC affirms strict compliance with electoral guidelines
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s defence of his victory in the April 2015 Governorship polls, Monday, got a boost at the electoral…
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FG launches ‘Year of Action to End Violence Against Children’
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the Year of Action to End Violence Against Children, Tuesday, in response to the high…
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