I'll Work With PF Govt - Chief Mushili
SENIOR Chief Mushili has said he will work with the new Government in fostering development in his area.
View ArticleEFCC Declares Former Governor Goje Wanted
Following his failure to present himself before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission yesterday, the anti-graft body has declared former Gombe State governor, Senator Danjuma Goje, wanted.
View ArticleControversy Trails Raid of Lagos Pharmacy Shops
Were the officials of the National Agency for Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and 10 policemen who raided some pharmaceutical stores in Lagos last week and arrested some attendants of the...
View ArticleINEC - Four Jostle to Succeed Outgoing Secretary Kaugama
As the Secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Alhaji Abdullahi Kaugama, prepares to retire in February next year, four senior officials of the commission are at present jostling to...
View ArticleSirleaf-Johnson, Two Others Win Nobel Prize
Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson and two other women, who have all worked for peace and women's rights in Liberia and Yemen, respectively, have been awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.
View ArticleArik Orders Two Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Planes
As part of its policy to keep pace with the rapid growth in air travel in Africa, Arik Air on Thursday ordered two Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental airplanes to be used on its key long-haul routes.
View ArticleNigeria: Mobile Police Base Bombed in Gombe, Three Dead
The Gombe State Commissioner of Police, Mr Orubebe Ebikeme, has confirmed the bombing of the Mobile Police base in Kwame, in Kwame local government area, on Sunday killing no fewer than three persons.
View ArticleInsecurity - Osun Speaker Charges Security Agencies to Be Proactive
The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Najeem Salaam has charged the security agencies in the country to be proactive in addressing the security challenges facing the country.
View ArticleNigeria: Six Killed in Lagos Auto Crash
Six people were killed on Sunday in Oke Afo, near Badagry, Lagos State, when a car driven by a Customs officer veered off the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
View ArticleNGO Gives Award to Senator Anyanwu
An Abuja based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, Nigeria, has given an award of excellence to Senator Chris N.D. Anyanwu.
View ArticleUganda: UPDF Welcomes U.S Deployment
The UPDF has welcomed President Barack Obama's decision to send 100 US combat troops to Uganda to hunt for the fugitive rebel Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony.
View ArticleSouth East PDP, APGA United Over State Creation
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership in the South east and All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) have decided to take a common ground over the request for the creation of two more states in...
View ArticleUganda: New Census for Bwindi Gorillas
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has launched a new census of the mountain gorilla population in Bwindi impenetrable national park to assess their numbers and document information on poaching and...
View ArticleNigeria: Nations Cup - the Big Casualties
When the Nations Cup kicks off in January next year in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Algeria and South Africa will not be participating. Not because they are not good enough...
View ArticleGunmen Kill Borno Assembly Member
A member of the Borno State House of Assembly, Modu Bintube, was last night shot dead in front of his private residence at Gomari area of Maiduguri metropolis.
View ArticleCatholic Bishop Tasks Fayemi On Ekiti Roads
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti, Most Rev. Felix Ajakaye yesterday decried what he described as the bad state of roads in the state capital, Ado-Ekiti, urging Governor Kayode Fayemi to fix them...
View ArticleNMA Says Fuel Subsidy Removal Not Solution to Country's Woes
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has opposed the planned fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government, saying it is not the solution to the nation's economic realities.
View ArticleFuel Subsidy - Senator Calls for Caution
Senator Abdullahi Adamu representing Nasarawa West has called for caution in Federal Government's move to stop the policy of fuel subsidy saying the matter requires thorough investigation before removal.
View ArticleZinox to Commission Digital Plant Next Year
Zinox Technologies, the manufacturers of Zinox Computer brand have concluded plans to install one of Africa's largest Digital Computers Assembling plant in Nigeria.
View ArticleGlobacom to Offer International Airtime Transfer Service On 'Transferto'
Globacom and global airtime remittance hub, TransferTo, have announced the launch of Glo Mobile International Airtime Transfer service.
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