More News Archive

An unconfirmed number of people died on Saturday during a religious programme in Uke, Anambra State, the Anmabra State Police Command has said. According to spokesman of the Police in the state, Emeka Chukwuemeka, investigations into deaths at the event, presided over by Reverend Father Ebube Muonso, have begun. “Yes, there was stampede early this […]

Non-teaching staff in tertiary institutions in Nigeria — comprising Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions (NASU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) — have implored the Federal Government to dump its Memorandum of Understanding with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). According to the […]

Years of mulling over the privatisation of the power sector dating back to the administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo formally ended on Friday with the Federal Government’s handover of the physical assets of extinct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to their new owners. Speaking on the handover, Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo revealed […]

The Federal Ministry of Finance has denied granting waivers for the importation of the N255m cars purchased for embattled Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). According to Special Adviser to Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Paul Nwabuikwu, the last time the ministry granted such […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to sack Colonel Tony Nyiam (rtd) from the Presidential Advisory Committee on the proposed national dialogue and prosecute him for attacking Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole. Civil rights organization, African Network for Environmental and Economic Justice made the call on Thursday and demanded an apology from Nyiam to the governor […]

The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) has issued a vocal beat down to a group, which identifies itself as the Nigerian Online Publishers Association (NOPA); dissociating its members from the latter group that claims to represent Nigerian online publishers.  OPAN, in a statement Wednesday, October 30, through its attorney, C. K. James Esq, alleged […]

If found guilty of allegations of illegally purchasing two armoured BMW cars for N255 million, embattled Minister of Aviation could face a prison term of five years. Making this disclosure on Wednesday, a member of the House of Representatives, Jumoke Okoya-Thomas said it is part of the country’s laws. The purchase of the cars is the […]

Today’s edition of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) traditionally held on Wednesdays did not hold but President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice President Namadi Sambo and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim led other top government functionaries to receive a 2013 African Peace Award. There were no official explanations for the cancelation […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur that only Nigerians can decide whether or not President Goodluck Jonathan will rule beyond 2015, saying his statement that the president will rule till 2019 is nothing but an empty boast aimed at ingratiating himself with the president. […]

Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday proposed a budget of N489.690bn for the year 2014 before members of the State House of Assembly. The budget proposal, which he described as zero-deficit, is made of Recurrent Expenditure at N234.665bn and Capital Expenditure at N255.025bn with a Capital to Recurrent ratio at 52:48 as against 58:42 […]Read More

For practically insulting Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole during a South-South session held by the Presidential Committee on National Dialogue in Benin City on Monday, a member of the committee, Tony Nyiam has been forced to resign after the committee tendered an unreserved apology to the governor. It was learnt that the Presidency forced […]

With escalating violence in some northern parts of the country, Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III on Tuesday said he would never be part of those preaching violence or encouraging its spread. The traditional ruler also reiterated his usual stand that Islam, as a religion, does not preach violence. There have been subtle allegations against […]