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It’s our duty that indigenous firms succeed, says Saraki

Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said all arms of government have a duty to ensure the success of indigenous…

Niger Delta University shuts down indefinitely

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Bayelsa state-owned Niger Delta University on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 was shut down indefinitely. The management of…

They Fly, We Die by Okey Ndibe

Two recent conversations reminded me of the extent to which the lives of “ordinary” Nigerians—that is to say, most Nigerians—have…

EFCC to arraign businesswoman for N4m fraud

Justice Abdul Kafarati of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, February 15, 2015 upheld the prayers of…

LCC to complete access road to ease traffic at Ikate

Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC), concessionaire of the Eti-Osa Lekki-Epe Expressway has concluded a stakeholder engagement with the residents of…

Rivers INEC insists on use of Card Readers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Aniedi Ikoiwak, has said that despite the various Supreme Court judgments that…

Ecobank announces leadership change in its Ghana subsidiary

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), parent company of the Ecobank Group, Tuesday announced a leadership change in its most profitable subsidiary,…

Ekiti APC leaders settle disputes in Abuja

The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Engr. Segun Oni on Tuesday convened a meeting with…

UK blacklists Nigerian nurse involved in sex slavery ring

British nursing authorities have blacklisted a Nigerian mental health nurse after she was convicted and sentenced for smuggling a younger Nigerian…

Obasanjo calls for peaceful and transparent election in Uganda

As Commonwealth observers began deploying across Uganda, former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for a peace and transparency in…

114 Roads: Lagos vows to blacklist contractors who deliver poor jobs

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has vowed to blacklist any contractors who deliver shoddy jobs in the handling the…

No part of Rivers will be denied development – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that no part of the state will be left behind…
RMAFC on Tuesday reacts to ongoing controversies over the salaries and allowances being paid to members of the National Assembly.

Budget committees get Friday deadline to submit reports

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, urged all committees on budget defence to submit their reports and defence same before…

APC holds peace meeting with party stakeholders in Ekiti State

The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Engr. Segun Oni on Tuesday convened a meeting with…

PICTURES: Ambode embarks on security inspection of Owotu, Isawo, Oke Oko

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode embarked on a security tour of Owotu, Isawo, Oke Oko in keeping with his promise that he…

Ambode to Security Agencies: Use appropriate force to deal with vandals, cultists

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday ordered security agencies to apply appropriate force to clampdown on criminals, pipeline vandals,…

NDDC Director arrested for bribery

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Engr. Roberts A. Obuoha, a Director in Project Management Department…

Lagos shuts down fish depot for selling expired products

Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health and Rapid Response Squad, RRS, today sealed up a fish…

Sacking officers over budget fiasco not enough, Fayose tells Buhari

Eromosele Ebhomele ose Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state on Tuesday called for the withdrawal of the 2016 budget from…

Oshiomhole signs 2016 Budget into Law

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole on Tuesday signed the state’s N116.6 billion 2016 Appropriation Bill into law.…

EFCC arraigns Rickey Tarfa for obstruction of justice

tarfa The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today Tuesday February 16, 2016 arraigned Mr. Rickey Tarfa (SAN) before Justice…

Man murders wife in Edo, flees

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 30-year old house wife, Patience Ekukpe, has been reportedly murdered by her husband, identified simply as Henry,…

Protests by striking doctors “mere blackmail” – Osun Govt

The government of the State of Osun on Tuesday described as ‘mere blackmail’ the protests by striking doctors, saying that,…

Tin-Can Customs intercept ammunition

The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a 40 ft. container with 980 rounds of…

Former UN secretary general Boutros Boutros-Ghali is dead–UN

The United Nations has on Tuesday in New York announced the death of the 93 years old former UN Secretary…

We will rebuild Nigeria – President Buhari assures British MPs

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja reassured that his administration would rebuild Nigeria to an enviable position. A statement…

Submit your budget, Lagos Assembly tells council chairmen

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday asked the Executive Secretaries of the 20 Local Government Areas…

NAFDAC seals industry over suspected unwholesome fish products

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has sealed Haano Industries Ltd., Lagos, over illegal revalidation of…

Nollywood stars, Women Arise, activists celebrate with Foluke Daramola-Salako

A public lecture with the theme ‘Foluke Daramola-Salako; an iconic life in Nation Building and Celebrating Motherhood and its Significant…