Describes it as media creation By Vivian Okejeme Abuja Despite the widespread recovery of looted funds from the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, his former Chief of Army Staff, General Ishaya Bamaiyi (retd), […]
Okays e-voting, card reader By Taiye Odewale Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been empowered by Senate to conduct future elections in the country by electronic voting just as it legalises the electronic […]
By Moses John Abuja Organised Labour in the country has restated its commitment to ensuring that the third tier of government is given its full functions to operate for the advancement of the rural areas. […]
By Jerry Uwah Lagos 7Up Bottling Company Plc has been dragged before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly supplying contaminated Aquafina table water which infected the crew of a vessel, MT Marina. The […]
By Ezrel Tabiowo Abuja A member of the House of Representatives, Nse Ekpenyong, who was charged to court earlier yesterday for alleged certificate forgery, has been remanded in Uyo Prisons for failing to fulfil the […]
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in five states with at least 282 deaths related to the disease. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Chief Executive Officer of the […]
By Joshua Egbodo Abuja House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, and her Budget and National Planning counterpart, Udoma Udo Udoma, to brief it on steps being taken to offset the […]
The first time I set my eyes on the Borno-born billionaire, Alhaji Mohammed Indimi was at the Government House, Bauchi. He had come to see the military governor of the state, then Col. Abu Ali. […]
West Ham United attacking midfielder Sofiane Feghouli has revealed that he is eager to represent Algeria at another FIFA World Cup tournament. The winger played for the Desert Warriors at the 2014 FIFA World Cup […]
By Oyibo Salihu Lokoja Kogi state High Court of Justice sitting in Lokoja has sentenced Lucky Jonathan and Daniel Friday to 12 years in prison each for raping and causing bodily harms on their victim. […]
By Abubakar D. Sani Introduction The Federal Government has reportedly charged some senior officials of oil giants Shell and Agip, along with two former ministers – Dan Etete and Mohammed Bello Adoke – some Nigerian […]
By Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Ilorin As part of strategies to nip in the bud, the menace of herdsmen and farmers’ clashes, the Kwara state government has constituted a security committee comprising herdsmen and farmers in […]
On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower is dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by Gustave Eiffel, the tower’s designer, and attended by French Prime Minister Pierre Tirard, a handful of other dignitaries, […]
By Kunle Akogun In another desperate attempt to truncate the steady academic progress being recorded at the University of Ilorin, the National Secretariat of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has unilaterally imposed what […]
By Raphael Ede Enugu Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) yesterday announced the suspension of its nationwide strike which the union embarked since March 6, 2017, to press federal government to address discrepancy in […]
The recent directive by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), to review its registration fees downwards is a welcome intervention, hence a right step in the right […]
By Lateef Dada Osogbo An Osun state based group, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), has called on the National Assembly to totally reject the confirmation of former Oyo state Resident Electoral […]
Marriage is a very important institution in Islam. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w) has said: “When a man has married, he has completed one half of his religion” He has further said: “Marriage is my Sunnah […]
The delay from controversies over the appointment of a Chief Imam for the National Mosque Abuja has become of concern to the Muslim Ummah. It is evident that the politics which has marred the selection […]
Speaker Yakubu Dogara recently hosted some editors in Abuja. At the parley, the number four citizen speaks on issues bordering on the executive/legislative relationship, the recent Customs CG/Senate face-off, the seeming corruption in the legislature, […]
The Nigerian Senate has turned itself to a house of commotion. Sometimes senators leave the substance to chase shadows; instead of treating leprosy they dissipate their energies in treating eczema. This is the highest law-making […]
The University of Ilorin is partnering with a U.S company to build a 500 megawatts solar energy plant as part of efforts to tackle the challenge of power supply in Nigeria. The Vice-Chancellor of the […]
By Adeola Tukuru Abuja The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has rewarded students from some Nigerian schools for their outstanding performances in the 2016 West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Master Pius Kyere of […]
Charles Ofoji It has now turned out that the monster President Muhammadu Buhari failed to destroy is becoming his nemesis. For a president, who coasted to power on the promise of change, I had watched […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has developed and introduced a Financial Education Curriculum for basic and senior secondary schools, to educate children on how to use financial services responsibly. The Head of Consumer Education […]
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