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On the back of the death of scores of people during the recruitment test organised at the weekend by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Minister of Interior, Abba Moro is currently trying to bribe a clique of journalists with N500,000 in return for a positive media image. A minimum of 23 people died during stampedes […]

The Federal House of Representatives on Thursday directed its Committee on Public Accounts Committee to probe allegations that Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Deziani Allison-Madueke recklessly spent N3.120billion in two years on air charter services. The committee was given two weeks within which the investigative hearing should be completed and its report submitted. In a […]

The verbal attacks between the two biggest political parties in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) continued on Thursday with APC’s claim that President Goodluck Jonathan remains the most incompetent among those that have ruled the country. The party also reminded the PDP to be conscious that President Jonathan […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday announced the appointment of new Group Executive Directors for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati said the appointments were made to fill critical vacancies currently existing in the Corporation. The appointments, which are with immediate effect, are as […]

Nigeria oil reserves have dropped from 40 billion to 35 billion barrels, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said on Wednesday. Speaking with journalists at the ongoing Oil and Gas Seminar in Abuja, a DPR Director, Mr. George Osahon linked the plummet to the country’s reduced crude oil production. “Some oil wells in the Niger […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the immediate cancellation of the weekend’s immigration recruitment test, during which more than 20 job seekers died and a dozen others sustained injuriies. The president issued the directive during the day’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. He as well directed that three family members of those who died in the […]

An inferno on Tuesday at the main auditorium of Believers Love World (aka Christ Embassy) at Billings Way, Ikeja, Lagos, resulted in the razing of properties worth millions of naira. The fire began at about 6.30pm from an apartment housing 14 generators, following a power surge from one of the generating sets. On noticing the […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday boasted that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) owns Kwara State and will certainly win the governorship election in 2015, to spell the end of the political career of Senator Bukola Saraki who is believed to be the de facto Governor of the state. Speaking at the Presidential Villa […]

After carefully examining the trend and character of the spate of insurgency and sectarian violence in the country, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says those acts are being sponsored by unpatriotic elements whose aim is to discredit the person, office and administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. However, it did not mention any name behind the […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed dates for its congresses and national convention. While the ward congress would hold on April 5, the Local Government Congress would hold on April 12, the State Congress would on April 23 and National Convention would hold on May 24. The announcement was made through a communique issued by […]

Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon (Engr.) Victor Ochei has officially resigned his position as Speaker of the state Legislature, citing his personal resolve to pave way for a new leadership of the House. Ochei was sworn in as the Speaker on 6th June 2011. In a letter addressed to Deputy […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday formally inaugurated the much-debated national conference, with a plea to all the participants to focus on overriding national agenda rather than any interest championed by the groups they are representing. Speaking at the inauguration, which held at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja and was witnessed by former presidents and heads […]