Year: 2011
DG Seeks Policy On Repatriation Of Artefacts
Alhaji Yusuf Usman, the Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Museums on Friday, urged the Federal Government…
GOC Warns Soldiers On Religious Bigotry
The new General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Nigeria Army in Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Sunday Idoko, has warned soldiers in the…
Kabo Air To Transport 23,767 Pilgrims To Saudi Arabia
Kabo Air is to transport a total of 23, 767 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj exercise, the…
Cross River, Abia Meet On Boundary Dispute
The Cross River Government has expressed confidence in the ability of the Cross River/Abia Inter-state Boundary Committee to amicably resolve…
Liberian Leader, 2 Activists Win Nobel Peace Prize
The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and…
Daniel, Alao-Akala, Doma To Remain In EFCC Custody Over N100b Fraud
The three former governors, Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State, Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State and Aliyu Akwe Doma of Nasarawa…
35 Sex Workers Complete Training
Thirty-five commercial sex workers, sponsored by the FCT Administration to acquire skills in various trades have completed their training. Mrs…
Arik Air Buys 2 New Jets
Nigeria’s Arik Air Ltd. has placed an order to buy two 747-8 Intercontinental airplanes from aerospace and defence giant Boeing…
48 Held As Task Force, Cattle Sellers Clash
Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Offences (Enforcement) Unit have clashed with Hausa cattle sellers at Abattoir…
Senator Tenders 53 Ballot Boxes To Prove Fraud
Senator Ahmed Makarfi of PDP on Thursday tendered 53 ballot boxes before the Election Petition Tribunal as evidence of alleged…
Ume-Ezeoke For Burial 12 Oct.
The remains of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Edwin Ume-Ezeoke, would be laid to rest on Oct.…
‘Fuel Price Hike Will Worsen Citizens’ Economic Condition’
The National Secretary of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Mr Ganiyu Galadima has said that total removal of…
Yabatech Pensioners Protest
Yaba College of Technology pensioners, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have cried to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to call on National Insurance…
2 Pastors Steal Depositors’ N1.2b Via Their ‘Wonder Bank’
A Federal High Court sitting at Asaba, Delta State, southsouth Nigeria, has ordered that self-acclaimed Pastor, Glory Okeoghene Abrefera, alleged…
Appraising Nigeria’s Agriculture Since 1960
Since the nation’s independence in 1960, agriculture had been the mainstay of the nation’s economy, providing the largest chunk of…
Eagles Fired Up, Guinea In Disarray
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will play host to their Guinean counterparts tomorrow in a must-win 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying…
N12m Up For Grabs At Lagos Governor’s Cup
About N12m ($80,000) has been earmarked as the total prize money for winners in the 11th Governor’s Cup Lagos Championship…
Rufai’s Football Clinic Hits Enugu
After a successful staging of the Nestle Milo-sponsored football clinic in Lagos last year, former goalkeeper of the Super Eagles,…
Workers at Government Newspaper protest in Nigeria
Staff of Kaduna based New Nigerian Newspapers today embarked on a peaceful street protest in demand for their nine months…
Akwa Ibom Appoints Emir As Chancellor
The Emir of Kazaure, Alhaji Najib Adamu, was on Thursday installed as the pioneer Chancellor of Akwa Ibom State University…
CFAO Group Storms Abuja Motor Show
Determined to delight automobile customers with the latest vehicles in their stables, some of the nation’s automobile distributors and blender…
Acting Gov Blames Teachers For Mass Failure In Exams
The Acting Governor of Niger, Alhaji Ahmed Ibeto, has attributed the recent mass failure of the state’s students in external…
Group Prays For Peace
A group, Partnership For A New Nigeria, PFANN recently mobilised hundreds of Nigerians to pray for peace in the nation…
UASC Rejects Bunker Levy
The Union of African Shippers Council members countries have rejected the move by ship owners to rail road shippers into…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
GOS Floors Salvador At Election Tribunal
The Senate deputy minority whip, Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon, GOS, representing Lagos West at the National Assembly on the platform…
Independence Celebration: Lagos PDP Replies ACN
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has chided the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, over its…
‘I’ll Make Nigeria Proud In PAP’
Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta, Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, representing Kogi Central on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party,…
PAC Gets Fresh Mandate On Security
The Police Assistance Committee, PAC, has given a fresh mandate to its executive members nationwide to get closer to the…
120 Youths Jostle For Peak Milk’s N40m
No fewer than 120 youths would be competing for a whooping sum of N40m prize in this year’s Peak Milk…
Africa Cup Of Nations Qualifers: Will Super Eagles Scale Guinea Hurdle In Abuja?
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Syli Nationale of Guniea in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match at…