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Anioma Leaders, Sunday described Delta State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Chief Monday Ovwigho Igbuya as a focused, visionary and steadfast leader, pledging to work for his emergence as the next speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly. The leaders led by Chief Magnus Okonta stressed that the Anioma …

No fewer than 60 young artists from the Niger Delta have been enrolled at the Prof. Bruce Onobrakpeya Training Centre in Agbarha-Otor, Delta State, for training in arts and crafts. The two-week training is a partnership between the Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture and the Bruce Onobrakpeya Foundation, and …

  Twenty-seven schools have emerged as champions from the state finals in the ongoing 17th edition of the NNPC-Shell Cup for Nigerian secondary schools sponsored by the Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture. According to the Nigerian School Sports Federation, organisers of the event, the state champions will now compete …

A powerful aftershock hit Nepal Sunday afternoon, causing buildings to sway and sending panicked the capital city Kathmandu’s residents running into the streets. This incident follows a massive earthquake which also hit the capital city that has so far left an estimated 2,200 people confirmed dead. The cawing of crows …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has alleged that the Rivers State Government and the state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) have set aside the sum of N2billion for the purpose of bribing members of the 2015 Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal to give judgment against the PDP and …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase, has ordered restriction on vehicular movements in Local Government Areas of Abia, Imo and Taraba states where elections will be held this weekend. According to the IG, in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Emmanuel Ojukwu, the move …

The Nigeria Labour Congress, Ekiti chapter has elected Com. Raymond Adesanmi the new chairman. One of the most experienced   health unionists in the state, Adesanmi, ex-chairman of the of Joint Health Sector Union in Ekiti State, defeated his closest rival, Com. Adebisi , to emerge in the keenly contested election. …

Tayo Ogunbiyi The rocky and ancient town of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, was agog the day after the gubernatorial election took place across the country. Immediately it was officially announced that the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has won the gubernatorial race, the whole town erupted in wild …

The Bayern Munich manager, Pep Guardiola, will return to face his former club Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final. Real Madrid will face Juventus in the other semi-final in a draw which today. The first legs will be played on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 May, with the return legs …

While the global tourism spending increased by 3.7 per cent in 2014, the travel spending on accommodation, food, drink, entertainment, shopping and other services by international visitors reached a record US$ 1.25 trillion last year. According to the preliminary figures from world tourism body, the United Nations World Tourism Organization …

Funeral rites for late Oronto Douglas, former Adviser to the President on Research, Documentation and Strategy, who died at the State House Clinic, Abuja, Thursday, April 9 has been released by the family. According to family sources, the burial of the late Presidential aide will hold Saturday, May 2 at …

Voters go to the polls in Togo this weekend, with President Faure Gnassingbe seeking a third term of office to extend his family’s grip on power into a second half-century. The low-profile Gnassingbe, who won in 2005 and 2010, is the favourite in Saturday’s election but is facing a challenge …

Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the Q1 2015 results shows that the Bank continued on a strong growth trajectory, re-affirming its position as one of the most …

Speculations are becoming rife as to the whereabouts of the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau following a long silence from him. In a statement, PR-Nigeria, a media consultant for security agencies in Nigeria, pointed out that with no vociferous comments from Shekau, speculation within security circles is that the group …

  The leadership crisis rocking the national body of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) reared its head in Edo as two factions held parallel 11th Delegates Conferences in Benin,Thursday. Two factions emerged in the state chapter with Emmanuel Ademokun, returned unopposed from the Ayuba Wabba faction while Eddy Ossai was …

The leadership crisis rocking the national body of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) reared its head in Edo as two factions held parallel 11th Delegates Conferences in Benin,Thursday. Two factions emerged in the state chapter with Emmanuel Ademokun, returned unopposed from the Ayuba Wabba faction while Eddy Ossai was elected …

  The Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers has commended the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Ayodeji Daramola for rising above partisanship in the impeachment plot against Governor Ayodele Fayose by the 19 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers. The traditional rulers also vowed that they would resist attempt being …

President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the immediate removal of all his political campaign posters across the country, explaining the move was informed by the need to ‘restore the environment in Nigerian cities, towns and villages to their pre-elections campaign state.’ In a State House press statement issued Wednesday, and signed …

  Congress of national vice-chairmen and state chairmen of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday directed all the party candidates who believe that they were short-changed in the general election, to channel their reports and grievances through their state chairmen. At a post-mortem meeting they held in Abuja they also “resolved …

Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has called on the people of Abia State to choose the surest path to accelerated development and all-round renewal of their state by voting for Dr. Alex Otti in the gubernatorial election that is rescheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2015 in select parts …

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose and President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Com Ayuba Wabba, Thursday, stated that the crisis created by the impeachment plot against the governor was being blown beyond proportion by members of the opposition. The duo spoke yesterday during the commencement of the …

  National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have been deployed to Imo, Abia and Taraba States, where supplementary governorship elections are to be conducted on Saturday, April 25. They are to re-inforce the INEC staff on ground in the states to ensure that the polls are free, …