Ahmed approves payment of 24,042 verified workers, pensioners
GOVERNOR Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has approved payment of March and April salaries and pensions of 24, 042 workers and pensioners that have been cleared in the ongoing staff verification...
View ArticleScores killed as troops clear remnants of Boko Haram Troops of 26 and 223
Scores killed as troops clear remnants of Boko Haram Troops of 26 and 223, Battalions, Army Headquarters Strike Group and Armed Forces Special Forces have continued offensive operations in furtherance...
View ArticleBENUE BEGINS INVESTIGATION OF N44 BILLION DIVERTED UNDER SUSWAM By Terver Akase
The Benue State Government has commenced investigation into N44 billion believed to have been diverted by the previous administration led by Gabriel Suswam. Governor Samuel Ortom made this known today...
View ArticleCameroun’s Patrick Ekeng Dies After Collapse In Romania
Cameroon are mourning the death of midfielder Patrick Ekeng, who slumped and later died during a Romanian league match involving his club Dinamo Bucharest. Ekeng is believed to have suffered a heart...
View ArticleOnaiyekan to govt: You must stop killer herdsmen, others
•Says preaching peace becoming difficult •Free humanitarian service centre launched The Metropolitan Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, yesterday asked the Buhari Administration to urgently...
View ArticleKenya Building Collapse: Police Put Death Toll At 49
Kenyan authorities say the number of people killed in a multi-storey residential building that collapsed in the capital Nairobi more than a week ago has risen to 49. The new figure was given on Sunday...
View ArticleSouth-South Governors To Meet With Buhari Over Security Issues
Five Governors of Nigeria’s south-south states plan talks with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss various security issues affecting the zone, including the menace of herdsmen. The governors, who are...
View ArticlePDP is using Sheriff to fight political war – Oyedokun, BoT member”
A member Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Shuaib Oyedokun, tells FEMI MAKINDE reasons behind the South-West’s acceptance of zoning the party’s chairmanship to the North East,...
View ArticleEdo, Ondo polls: Corps members’ll be protected – NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps has restated commitment to protect corps members during the gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo states.A statement signed by the Director, Public Relations...
View ArticleFederal Government restates commitment to develop sustainable infrastructure
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has restated the Federal Government’s determination to develop stable power supply, good road network and affordable housing for...
View ArticleTrump Hints At More Taxes On The Rich
United States Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump says taxes for rich people may be increased. This appears to be a reversal of his initial policy. Speaking during an interview, he also...
View ArticleEU Referendum: Cameron Warns UK Exit Could Put Peace At Risk
BBC News — Peace in Europe could be at risk if Britain votes to leave the European Union, David Cameron has warned. The UK has regretted “turning its back” on Europe in the past, the PM said, arguing...
View ArticleYakassai knocks ex-ministers for dividing PDP”
# how many of the Ministers who are complaining won their LGA and State in the 2015 general elections? # The Chairman of the Northern Elders’ Council, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has berated some members of...
View ArticleSuccess story of Indorama, a pointer that Rivers State is safe for...
From Right: Managing Director of Indorama Eleme Fertiliser and Chemicals Limited, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and Mr Upthal Chalterjea, Director of Fertiliser Projects during the...
View ArticleGovernor Wike swears in new Works Commissioner, caretaker committee Chairmen
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has sworn-in in a new Commissioner for Works, Harrison Bethel Iheanyichukwu with a charge that the new commissioner must work hard to deliver on the new Rivers...
View ArticlePolice Consider Community Policing To Tackle Insecurity
The Nigeria Police Force is pushing a strategic initiative that will leverage on community policing practices to address internal security challenges. To pursue the initiative and ensure it was...
View ArticleEven Osinbajo knows Buhari is ruling with a medieval mindset, says Pat Utomi
Pat Utomi, renowned management expert, says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, whom he described as his friend, knows that President Muhammadu Buhari is ruling the country with “a medieval mindset”. Utomi...
View ArticlePolice arrest alleged wife killer in Lagos
The Police has arrested suspected wife killer in Lagos, Lekan Shonde. He was arrested on Monday by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos. Shonde alleged that his deceased wife, Ronke...
View ArticleUnsolicited SMS to attract N5m fine – NCC
A document from the Legal and Regulatory Services Department of the Nigerian Communications Commission indicates that the NCC has barred mobile number operators from sending out unsolicited text...
View Article