200 confirmed dead as troops move into Jos 01 December 2008 00:00 THE Federal Government, yesterday, deployed 140 armed troops in the troubled city of Jos, capital of Plateau State, to stem the riots which the state government said had claimed about 200 lives...
Dry ports takes-off in Aba Anayo OkoliHOPE seems to have been raised for the take-off of the much desired dry port projects to boost the nation’s economy as construction work will soon commence in one of the six dry ports in the... + Full Story
UBA pays 75kobo final dividend, gives bonus of 1 for 4Omoh GabrielUnited Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc in its audited financial results for the 12 months period ended September 30, 2008 has proposed a final dividend of 75K and a bonus of 1 share for every 4... + Full Story
My shouting match with former President Obasanjo, by Ben ObiBen Agande and Gbenga Oke*We supported Obasanjo in 1999 knowing he was a no-good fellow*How two-party system can save NigeriaHe looks very urbane with his fairly gray moustache. Ben Obi, as he is simply known, was Atiku... + Full Story
Zamfara: Sharia on the waneBy Uduma Kalu....In Zamfara, people are free but... Gov ShinkafiIt was like a warning. And it came from a member of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) who were having their annual conference in the... + Full Story
Our club has stolen, Gov. Aliyu lamentsWole Mosadomi, Minna Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has said that the immediate past Niger Tornadoes Management Board has a case to answer over mismanagement of funds and other irregularities... + Full Story
We’ve the biggest joke in Africa — KojoOnochie AnibezeKojo Williams long started the campaign to sanitise the Nigerian league. He decried the poor standards and set about to change things when he became the Nigeria Football Association Chairman. + Full Story
Semi-finalists emerge in IG CupvanguardThE maiden edition of the Inspector General of Police Cup, a soccer tournament featuring serving members of the Nigeria Police Force, has reached the semifinal stage, with four teams, set to... + Full Story