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Uduaghan signs Delta State development agency bill into law

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta on Monday signed into law the bill on the Delta State Micro, Small and Medium…

Diezani N10bn Probe: Court grants minister’s application to amend suit

An Abuja Federal High court on Monday granted an order to amend a suit seeking to challenge the legality of…

PDP congratulates TAN on pro-Jonathan rallies

The PDP has congratulated the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) on the successful conclusion of its sensitisation rallies nationwide in…

Nigerian Breweries, FRSC sign MoU on ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’

Nigerian Breweries PLC and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on a yearly…

You work for APC, Amaechi, PDP fires back at Graham Douglas

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers state chapter said today that its position is justified by the…

Benue elders buy PDP nomination forms for Gov. Suswam

Elders from the North East senatorial zone of Benue on Monday purchased both expression of interest and party nomination forms…

OAU Student Union Appeals Over Suspended Members

Akintola Lukman/Ile-Ife The student union of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state has appealed to the members of the public…

Polling units: No rift between Jega, RECs – Ogunmola

Jamiu Yisa There is no rift between the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Resident Electoral…

Ebola Effect: Lagos gives N50 Million to First Consultant Hospital

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has given N50 million to First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, Lagos to support the…

Redeemed Pastor Sent To Prison Over N5m Fraud

Paul Iyoghojie A Redeemed Christian Church of God pastor in charge of Chapel of Triumph Parish, Oworoshoki, Lagos, southwest Nigeria,…

Jonathan’s aide joins Imo guber race

Obi Adim, the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Youth Empowerment, on Monday obtained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

US cautiously optimistic after no new Ebola in 5 days

With no new Ebola cases in five days, US authorities were cautious but hopeful Monday that the virus has been…

Amosun Promises to Complete Payment of Compensation

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has promised to complete payment of compensations due to owners of properties…

Law students lied, over 1000 failed Bar exam, says Management

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Authorities of Nigeria Law School have described the claims that about 4,000 students of the institution failed its…

UNILORIN to embark on railroad project – VC

Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin on Monday said the institution would continue to source for fund to…

Tambuwal attends APC meeting, set to defect

Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has attended a meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in his home Sokoto…

LASG lauds Nigeria’s Ebola containment feat

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, on Monday said the success recorded by Nigeria in the containment of…

Jonathan launches National Schools Agricultural Programme

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday in Abuja, launched the National Schools Agricultural Programme (NSAP), aimed at developing a new generation…

UNICEF Scales Up Emergency Response Plan For Lagos, Others

Simon Ateba The Emergency Preparedness Response Plans for Lagos, Ondo, Osun and Edo states in Nigeria have been scaled up.…

Court Nullifies Jimoh Ibrahim’s Take Over Of Newswatch

Henry Ojelu A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Monday quashed the Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) which transferred ownership of…

‘Social activist’ Monica Lewinsky joins Twitter

Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern whose relationship with then-president Bill Clinton led to his impeachment, on Monday joined…

Rousseff leads by whisker in latest Brazil poll

With a week to go before Brazil’s presidential elections, a new poll shows incumbent Dilma Rousseff edging ahead of rival…

Borno elders question Boko Haram ‘ceasefire’ deal

Nigeria’s government may have negotiated a supposed ceasefire with only one faction of Boko Haram, an influential regional group has…

Court nullifies Jimoh Ibrahim’s takeover of Newswatch

Akin Kuponiyi/Henry Ojelu A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today quashed the Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) which transferred ownership…
The arraignment of a businessman, Chief Cletus Ibeto before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for an alleged N4.8 billion fraud was, again, stalled on Tuesday due to his absence in court.

EFCC Arraigns Hotelier For Fraud

Henry Ojelu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday re-arraigned a Lagos-based hotelier, Augunos Okoro, for allegedly defrauding…

Opposition May Play Into Jonathan’s Hands —Bakare

Eromosele Ebhomele Serving overseer of the Lagos, Nigeria-based Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has warned opposition parties in Nigeria…

Don Carlos, others close Felabration 2014 in grand style

Funsho Arogundade Jamaican legendary reggae musician, Don Carlos, early Monday morning brought to a rousing conclusion the Felabration 2014. The…

Lagos LG Bosses Lobby To Remain As Secretaries

Jamiu Yisa As their three-year tenure officially expires at the end of October, 2014, most council chairmen in Lagos Sate…

Gbajabiamila Battles Tinubu For Senate

Jamiu Yisa Former Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development under Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, Engr. Hakeem Akinola Gbajabiamila,…

2015: Jonathan’s ambition is against national interest, says APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been advised not to bow to the pressure being mounted on him…