THE nomination of Professor Barth Nnaji to occupy the Enugu State ministerial slot by President Goodluck Jonathan may have foreclosed the reappointment of the former Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Fidelia Njeze, who reportedly had the sympathy of the Deputy Senate President for the position.

THE Enugu Diocese of the Anglican Communion has condemned the call by state governors for the removal of fuel subsidy as a condition for implementing the new minimum wage of N18,000 approved for Nigerian civil servants saying that doing so would render the new pay useless.

CAIRO (AFP) – Egypt’s military has vowed to stop virginity tests on female protesters, Amnesty International said on Monday, after a top official said the tests were necessary to head off possible charges of rape.

THE Forum for Justice and Human Rights Defence, FJHD, a Warri-based rights group, has condemned without reservation the recent call in Abuja on President Goodluck Jonathan by the Governors’ Forum to totally remove subsidy on petroleum products to afford the governors more money from the Federation Account to pay the N18, 000 minimum wage to civil servants in their respective states.

Lagos – Mr Sijibomi Olusanya, the Acting Provost of Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, have said that the World Bank’s 250,000-dollar-grant to the institution would be used to facilitate ICT-based learning.

He said this in Lagos, while speaking at a forum organised to sensitise the staff and students of the college to need to [...]

A traditional ruler in Bayesa State HRH Owei Dele Ere was kidnapped, in Rumuji Community, Emohua Local Government, Rivers State, as the man and his aides were driving towards Port Harcourt Sunday night.

Dr Dalhatu Tafida, the Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK, has said he will repeat his role in President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign if the opportunity arose.

Lagos agency fixes 450 potholes in 10 months

Lagos – The Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) said it fixed no fewer than 450 potholes in the 20 Local Government Areas of the state in the last 10 months.

The Executive Chairman of the agency, Mr Gbenga Akinbola, Sunday,  made this known in Lagos that [...]

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.

The court had accused him of crimes against humanity and of ordering attacks on civilians after an uprising against him began in mid-February.

The Hague-based court also issued warrants for two of Col Gaddafi’s top aides – his son Saif [...]

Suspected members of an Islamic sect, Boko Haram, bombed three beer ‘parlours’ in Maiduguri , killing 25 people and wounding 12 others on Sunday, authorities said.