Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Corruption: Committee tasks NASS on Whistle-Blower Bill
The Federal Justice Sector Reform Coordinating Committee has called for the speedy passage of the Whistle Blower Bill currently before…
Oyo-Ita donates three-bedroom bungalow to father of quintuplets
Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head of Service of the Federation in collaboration with EFAB properties handed over documents of a three-bedroom…
Eguavoen joins Sunshine Stars
Sunshine Stars FC of Akure on Tuesday named former Super Eagles Coach, Austin Eguavoen as its new Manager. The News…
All eyes on Stuttgart as Sharapova poised for return
Not much fazes Roberta Vinci after 16 years on tour but the maelstrom swirling around her opening match in Stuttgart…
FRSC begins clampdown on unlatched containers
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says that it has begun full enforcement and arrest of unlatched containers on the…
INEC sentisises residents on voters registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun on Tuesday held a stakeholders’ forum to sensitize the residents on the…
Ministry to launch dredging of 152 km Ajaokuta-Onitsha waterways
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, is set to launch the dredging of the 152 km Ajaokuta-Onitsha waterways on April…
Airline boss seeks more protection for personnel at airports
The Chairman of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyema, has appealed to the Federal Government to provide adequate security for airlines…
Chinese broadcaster urges Nigeria to harness its resources for development
A Chinese-Hausa On Air Personality (OAP), Zhang Weiwei popularly known as Murtala, says for Nigeria to achieve viable developments, it…
Authority urges Enugu residents to keep environment clean to check diseases
The Enugu State Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA) has advised Enugu residents and its environs to clean their environment to check…
French President backs Macron in second round
French President Francois Hollande on Monday said he would vote for centrist Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election’s run-off in…
Reporter’s expulsion: Buhari will not muzzle media
Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, says the president does not intend to…
Environmentalists urge Agip to obey Court verdict
Environmental Right Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) on Monday urged the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to respect the…
FG to hold national conference in June to end farmers-herdsmen clashes
The Federal Government says it will hold a national conference to discuss and proffer solutions to farmers/herdsmen clashes currently ravaging…
FAO urges urgent support to Northeast Nigeria
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has restated its call for urgent support to Northeast Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and…
Kano Pillars board accepts Coach resignation
The Kano Pillars Football Club’s board has accepted the resignation of its Technical Adviser, Coach Kadiri Ikhana.
Redevelopment of Ilubirin Housing Estate to gulp N200 billion-LASG
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that the government, in partnership with the private sector will spend about N200 billion…
Voters Registration : INEC trains 105 staff in Adamawa
Ahead of the nationwide continuous Voters Registration exercise, the Adamawa office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced…
CBN to empower 20,000 farmers in 2017
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will empower 20,000 farmers in Enugu State in 2017 under its Anchor…
Prof. stresses need for technical competence to promote development
A don at the Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Prof. Bun’yamin Abdulkareem, has decried what he called the glorification of…
Board expresses shock over death of Nollywood actor Olumide Bakare
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has expressed shock over the death of popular veteran Nollywood actor, Chief…
Fayemi mourns Sen. Adeleke
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has commiserated with the family of Sen. Isiaka Adeleke on…
N’Golo Kante wins PFA player of the year award for 2016-17
N’Golo Kante has won the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award for 2016-17 beating Eden Hazard, Harry Kane,…
Monte Carlo Masters: Nadal claims record 10th title
Rafael Nadal on Sunday won the Monte Carlo Masters for a record 10th time with a dominant 6-1 6-3 victory…
Youth Commonwealth Games: Officials in Bahamas for inspection
Officials of the Ministry of Youths and Sports and the Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) are in Nassau, Bahamas to inspect…
State CADP distributes input worth N811m to farmers
The Kaduna State Commercial Agricultural Development Projects (CADP) has disbursed N811.6 million to 3,401 farmers’ groups to finance their agribusinesses.
National sports federations elections hold in May, Ministry says
Elections into the boards of the National Sports Federations will tentatively hold on May 30, the Federal Ministry of Youths…
Emir commends IGP’s commitment to crime fighting
Alhaji Isah Mustapha Agwai, the Emir of Lafia in Nasarawa State, has praised the Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris,…
Israel reopens Sinai crossing, warns that dangers remain
Israel’s border crossing to the Sinai Peninsula was reopened on Friday after a one-and-a-half-week closure, but Israel warned its citizens…