Former president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has left the country for medical checks in Singapore, his first foreign travel since the army forced him from office in November, a state security official said on Tuesday. The 93-year-old, who ruled the southern African nation for 37 years, resigned after the army …

By Maureen Ojinaka The Police Command in Enugu State is investigating the alleged death of a man identified as Ezekiel Nwamkpa, in a burrow pit incident in Udi Local Government Area. The command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday that the incident took place …

The Bauchi State Government in partnership with the Federation of Public Service Games (FEPSGA) hosts a 10-day Annual Public Service Games tagged “Bauchi 2017” in Bauchi. During a courtesy call by the management of the Federation, office of the Head of Federal Civil Service and the Hon. Minister for Youths …

Senior citizens in Sokoto state have rallied behind Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, urging him to seek re-election as Governor of the North West state. They said their decision is predicated on the need to appreciate the Governor after he settled pensions and arrears to the tune of N4 billion in …

Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), Isa Ali Pantami has described the Start-Up Clinic of the ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme as one that is aimed at pushing Nigeria from an ICT consumer to ICT producer. Pantami stated this in Gombe over the weekend at the beginning …

Brent crude oil prices jumped above $65 per barrel after the shutdown of the Forties North Sea pipeline knocked out significant supplies from a market that was already tightening due to OPEC-led production cuts. Brent crude futures on Tuesday, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $ 65.07 dollars …

By Naomi Sharang Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi on Monday said that the ministry achieved only 16.5 per cent performance in the implementation of the 2017 Budget. He made the disclosure during the 2018 budget defence before the Senate Committee on Land Transport . According to him, out of the …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline group, has announced its first all women cabin crew flight from Addis Ababa to Nigeria scheduled for Dec. 16. A statement issued by the airline on Monday in Addis Ababa, a copy of which was made available to newsmen, said that from …

Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has urged everyone in his political circle to rededicate themselves and restore their commitment to God ahead of the 2019 general elections. Amaechi spoke while testifying of his ‘miraculous’ emergence as Governor of Rivers State in 2007 during a special thanksgiving …

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has clarified the misrepresentation in the statement attributed to him by Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, saying he never underrated the importance of governors in the party’s nomination process. He, however, explained that what he said in that encounter with journalists …

Access Bank Plc has upgraded its Mobile and Internet banking platforms to provide an Omnichannel experience alongside a range of new and exciting features. The Omnichannel experience simply means customers of the 2017 Karlsruhe Outstanding Business Sustainability Award winner would enjoy a seamless and consistent interaction with the Bank across …

Thousands of Rivers people under the platform of the Grassroots Development Initiative on Monday took to the streets to protest the killings, kidnappings and electoral fraud perpetrated by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state. The protesters marched through the streets of Port Harcourt before terminating at the PDP …

By Sandra Umeh The Court of Appeal, Lagos on Monday struck out the criminal charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against a serving judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa. The EFCC had arraigned the judge for allegedly receiving 260,000 dollars and N8.7 million gratification …

The United Progressive Party, UPP, has congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on its successful national convention last Saturday, urging the party’s new leadership “to join hands with other credible opposition parties to raise the quality of opposition in Nigeria and deepen our democracy.” A statement by Chief Chekwas Okorie, …

By Racheal Ishaya The Federal Government will release this week additional N750 billion for capital projects to ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of government as contained in the 2017 budget, Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun said. Government had earlier this year released N450 billion for the capital projects. Adeosun, gave …

By Suleiman Shehu The Ibadan Council of Obas has issued a 21-day deposition notice to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, accusing him of acts unbecoming of his office as the paramount ruler of the ancient town. The traditional rulers led by Oba Lekan Balogun, the Otun Olubadan of …

It is no longer news that the change mantra is a fraudulent transaction gone sour. Everywhere in Nigeria, people are yearning for a new direction. An immediate change to the evil change that has destroyed the foundation of the country. There is no single geo-political zone that is enjoying the …

By Rotimi Ijikanmi The Federal Government says the Creative Industry has taken the lead in the nation’s economy diversification and job creation. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made this known on Sunday evening in Lagos at the opening of the musical, “Fela and the Kalakuta Queens’’. …

The Assistant General Overseer, AGO (Administration and Personnel), of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Johnson. F. Odesola, will be ministering at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Fountain of Glory Area, Chapel of Mercy Zone, Lagos Province 38 on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Pastor Odesola, who is …

Heritage Bank Limited, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Services Provider has partnered with Generation Next, a-non-governmental organisation to prepare over 1, 500 secondary school students for leadership roles that will take Nigeria to greater heights in the future. The programme, themed: “Raising Emotionally Intelligent Generation,” held in Lagos yesterday, spanned digital …

The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has described the news coming out of Libya: the enslavement of Nigerians in that country as not only sad but also troubling. Speaking to the press in Oriental Hotel shortly after addressing the conference: Networking with the Giants, organized by African …

The drive by the Lagos State Government to create a private sector driven tourism economy has earned the full confidence of multinational companies, notable entrepreneurs’ business owners and managers alike across the State. This was the consensus at a stakeholders review meeting held with sponsors of the Lagos Street Carnival …

All Progressives Congress, APC, National Stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said the life of General T.Y. Danjuma who clocked 80 on Saturday personified the history of Nigeria in many ways. “All of those who know you know that you have always acted with the interests and the wellbeing of …