Abuja, Oct. 23, 2018 World football governing body FIFA and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday took to Twitter to pay post-humous respect  to late former Super Eagles striker Rashidi Yekini. Yekini, who would have clocked 55 on Tuesday, was until his death Nigeria’s senior national football team highest …

  The Nigeria Police has dismissed a report that there is tension in the Force as a result of recent promotions and postings of Deputy Inspectors General, DIGs and Assistant Inspectors General, AIGs. According to a statement by Force Public Relations Officer, Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood,  the report, by a …

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahhim Magu says the commission has been battling with bad eggs within its fold who have been scuttling the fight against corruption. Magu, who spoke to journalists shortly after a town hall meeting with stakeholders at the North-East zonal office …

Imo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship Candidate, Emeka Ihedioha has picked former House of Representatives  member, Hon. Gerald Irona as Deputy Governorship candidate. Jubiliation hit Ohaji Egbema/Oguta Constituency that Irona represents in the National Assembly over the choice of their son as running mate. Orlu zonal political  leaders have also applauded the …

Nigeria’s leading Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), in collaboration with one of its business partners, XT Monitor Ltd, has organized a four-day medical outreach for the benefit of communities within its network. The outreach, which focuses on the prevention and management of non- communicable diseases with special attention to …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 22, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the state APC governorship candidate in the …

  Robert Awokuse  For goods and services operators in road transport and especially in the construction industry, acquiring the right truck that will enable ease of transit is crucial to the success of such venture. This is even as the Managing Director, Weststar Associates Limited, Mr Mirko Plath maintained that …

  One week after her assassination, the identity of the police officer who carried out the killing of Anita Akapson, daughter of a former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman, has been revealed. The culprit is said to be the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Surveillance at the Gwarinpa Police Division, Abuja …

IBADAN – First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Football Club of Lagos on Saturday, October 20, 2018, emerged champions of the 32ndedition of the All Financial Institutions Football Competition (AFIFC) defeating the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Football Club of Abuja by four goals to two via penalties in a pulsating match …

In-country value in the oil and gas sector has received a major boost from the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) as over 45 indigenous service firms subscribed to the just-concluded SNEPCo Nigeria Content Exhibition in Lagos, a platform  for the firms to showcase their capacities and capabilities to …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Presidential Candidate for the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has mourned the passage, at the weekend, of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, and one-time Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFAC), Engr. Hamman Tukur. “Nigeria has lost …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has urged players in the maritime sector especially enforcement officers to comply with safety rules that would eliminate marine accidents and other related issues that may arise from marine operational mishandling. The DG made this …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government’s Visa-On-Arrival Policy has started yielding fruits, especially in the tourism sector which has been boosted by the policy. The Minister made the assertion in Abuja on Monday, when he received members of the Latin America Motorcyclists …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 22, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated the Presidential Committee for Impact and Readiness Assessment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA). At the event at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Buhari said that Nigeria would not sign any treaty without assessing its impact …

By Mojirola Eniola Ikeja, Oct. 22, 2018 Two prosecution witnesses of EFCC on Monday testified before the Ikeja Special Offences Court in the ongoing trial of a dismissed judge of the Federal High Court, Lagos, Justice Mohammed Yunusa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Adekunle Ogunbadejo, a …

By Douglas Okoro Mr Ndubuisi Chibueze-Agbo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, has dumped the party and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Chibueze-Agbo, former Commissioner for Education during the last administration in the state, announced his exit from APC at a rally held in Ngbo, …

By Fabian Ekeruche Lagos, Oct. 22, 2018 The Naira on Monday lost 50 kobo to close at N360.5 to the dollar, weaker than N360 posted on Friday at the parallel market in Lagos. The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N480 and N417, respectively. At the Bureau De Change …

By Isaac Aregbesola Abuja Oct. 22, 2018 The Nigerian Mission in South Africa has condemned the renewed xenophobic attack on Nigerians in that country. The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr Godwin Adama said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

Many analysts think Mr Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP made a wise choice by picking Mr Peter Obi as his running mate. I think so too considering the poor shape of our economy today. We are thick in debt; unemployment is high and so is extreme poverty which …

By Edith Ike-Eboh Abuja, Oct.21, 2018 Mr Chinedu Onyeizu, Chief Executive Officer, AfriPERA, an Energy and Infrastructure Policy research organisation, says Nigeria loses about 2.5 billion dollars annually from gas flaring in the country. Onyeizu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, in …

As the Enugu Rangers International Football Club battles Kano Pillars of Kano State in this year’s NFF/AITEO Federation Cup finals in Asaba, Delta State capital on Wednesday, October 24, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called on all enthusiastic fans of Rangers and indeed the Igbo nation, to offer …

By Taiye Baiyerohi Lagos, Oct. 21, 2018 Legendary Musician, Adewale Ayuba, bags 2018 Afroglobal Television excellence award in entertainment along with 17 other recipients from across the world. The award was presented at the Royalton Banquet Center, Ontario, Canada on Saturday. Ayuba who expressed excitement while speaking with the News …

By Joseph Edeh Abuja, Oct. 21, 2018 The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has deployed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 7, Taiwo Lakanu, to lead a police intervention force to Kaduna to ensure that normalcy returns to the area. The News Agency of Nigeria …

By Moses Kolo Kafanchan (Kaduna), Oct. 21, 2018 The abducted wife of the Chief of Adara in Kachia Local Government, Kaduna State, Mrs Victoria  Galadima has been freed in the early hours of Sunday. Confirming her release, Kaduna Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Yakubu Sabo said the woman is …