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Turaki promises to tackle labour sector challenges
Tanimu Turaki, Supervising Minister of Labour and Productivity, on Friday, said he would effectively address the challenges facing the labour…
2015: We’ll resist PDP rigging, stealing of votes – Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has called on…
I’ll not respect zoning, rotation of elective positions in PDP – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The immediate past Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike, has vowed not accept any attempt to…
Rivers PDP berates Amaechi for organising mega rally
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again berated Governor Rotimi Amaechi for…
Jos Court To Hear NFF’s Stay-of-Execution case Wednesday
The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation led by Mr. Amaju Pinnick has filed a Stay of Execution at the…
Police Foil Kidnap Attempt By Fake Soldiers
Cyriacus Izuekwe A team of police have foiled a kidnap attempt by four men suspected to be fake soldiers at…
I had my wedding in an Anglican church, says Ikuforiji
Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Friday disclosed that he got…
Dogs Attack 4-year Old, Faces Trial In Court
Cyriacus Izuekwe Two dogs that attacked a four-year old boy, Omonigho Abraham in the head at Akesan Estate, Igando area,…
Man Forces Neigbour To Eat Faeces Inside Toilet
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 26-year old man, Paul Adelakun has been arrested by the police at Ikotun division for attacking his…
Synagogue : TB Joshua To Testify November 5
Henry Ojelu The Senior Pastor and General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nation, SCOAN, Prophet TB Joshua will…
New York confirms first Ebola case
New York confirmed the first case of Ebola in the largest city in the United States as the EU dramatically…
Wamakko visits Niger Republic for bilateral talks
Governor Aliyu Wammakko of Sokoto State on Thursday arrived in Niamey, Niger Republic, for a two-day official visit. This was…
17 ships containing rice, palm oil expected at Lagos ports
Seventeen ships carrying food items like rice, crude palm oil, bulk wheat, bulk sugar, frozen fish, bulk soya bean and…
APC inaugurates 18-man committee for convention
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated an 18-man committee for its mini convention scheduled to take…
Revenue Allocation: Amaechi accuses Okonjo-Iweala, FG of massive corruption
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has accused the federal government of massive corruption and inability to draw…
Alison-Madueke’s sister kidnapped in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Police command has confirmed the kidnap a woman known as Osio Agama while returning from…
Ex-NBA President Okey Wali Released
Former NBA President Okey Wali has been released by his abductors in Port Harcourt today. In a press statement issued…
IS attack on Kobane stalls amid US air assault
A bid by Islamic State fighters to seize the flashpoint Syrian border town of Kobane has stalled, American officials said,…
Lamela wonder goal sparks Spurs win, Everton held by Lille
Argentina star Erik Lamela scored a memorable wonder goal while Harry Kane grabbed a hat-trick before taking over in goal…
Gov. Fashola #BringBackOurHijab
I was sad when I first heard that Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state has banned wearing of Hijab (Islamic…
2015: Ogun Monarchs Endorse Amosun for Second Term
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state today got royal support from all the traditional rulers in Egbaland as…
Nigeria risks new FIFA ban after court voids FA vote
Nigeria is at risk of another FIFA ban after a court declared the elections that ushered in Amaju Pinnick as…
Microsoft co-founder pledges $100 mn to Ebola fight
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen said Thursday he was boosting his donations to combat the Ebola outbreak in West…
Fraud: Government takes over female banker’s property
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s anti-graft organisation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it has secured an order of the…
Dana Air rewards guests with iPhones
By Simon Ateba Three loyal passengers of Dana Air have won iPhone 5s, the airline said in a statement on…
Yoruba group angry at Kwara governor
Eromosele Ebhomele The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, a Yoruba a socio-cultural group operating in the western part of Nigeria, has…
Rivers PDP Chairman Commends Aspirants For Complying With Directives
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State chapter, Felix Obuah has given kudos to…
INEC to distribute PVC in Edo, Lagos, others
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced that the third phase of the distribution of Permanent Voters’…
Coup in Rivers NLC: Vice sacks chairman with thugs, takes over
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt In what could be akin to a coup, vice chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Rivers…
Power Nigeria Exhibition To Open In Lagos
Power Nigeria, one of Nigeria’s leading power exhibitions dedicated to the burgeoning African power industry, opens in Lagos on 28…