Year: 2013
NDDC presents N315.8bn budget for 2014 to Senate
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Tuesday in Abuja presented a budget of N315.8 billion for 2014 to the…
Asemota replaces Nyiam on National Dialogue panel
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Chief Solomon Asemota as a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee on…
Brazil cancels Soccerex convention after protests
Organisers on Tuesday called off the Soccerex global football convention in Rio de Janeiro after the state government withdrew support…
Boko Haram: Peace Prospects doubtful as Panel submits report
The head of Nigeria’s presidential panel tasked with seeking an amnesty deal with Boko Haram said Tuesday that key members…
Nigeria formally protests killing of citizen in India
Nigeria told India on Tuesday that it feared for the safety of its nationals in the resort state of Goa…
Jonathan: Nigeria not withdrawing from ICC
President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday in Abuja assured the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Sang-Hyun Song that Nigeria…
Four family members shot dead while asleep
Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a village in Plateau state, central Nigeria, killing four members of a family, an army spokesman…
Court sets N20k bail for man accused of N500 theft
Jamiu Yisa An air conditioner repairer working with a hotel in Lagos, Nigeria has been arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrate…
Police dismiss cop charged with rape of minor
Jamiu Yisa The Nigeria Police Headquarters has denied complicity and bias in the case of a rape allegation against one…
Amosun mourns passage of Soluade, ex-Ogun state deputy governor
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, western Nigeria has expressed shock over the death of the first civilian Deputy Governor…
Under 17 World Cup: Jonathan praises Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets on their qualification for the final of the ongoing FIFA under-17 World…
Pension Scam: EFCC to charge Iyabo Adeleke, others
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will on Thursday, 7 November arraign a former Oyo State Head of Service,…
Amaechi group’s battle to reclaim PDP suffers setback
NNAMDI Felix / Abuja Rivers state Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s battle to reclaim the structure of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP,…
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U-17 World Cup: Nigeria’s Eaglets Cruise To Final
Golden Eaglets of Nigeria Tuesday evening booked a place in the final of the ongoing FIFA U- 17 World Cup…
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Amaechi leaves decision to join APC to Jonathan, Rivers elders
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Chibuike Amaechi of the southern Nigerian state of Rivers has said his final decision to either…