The Rivers State Government’s Social Services Levy Law has been applauded by the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, PHACCIMA, and described as a useful law aimed at transforming the state.

ABUJA—Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, has assured the people of the state that given another four years, he will take the state to another level.

Sylva stated this,  while fielding questions from journalists at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Secretariat in Abuja, shortly after submitting his gubernatorial nomination form as well as the [...]

AS campaigns for the 2011 general elections hot up, Bini monarch, Oba Erediauwa, has advised political parties to present candidates, who will give good governance and accountability to the electorate.

THE Chief of Staff to the President, Chief Mike Oghiadohme, yesterday, said that the battle to recapture Edo State Government House from Governor Adams Oshiomhole by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is a task that must be accomplished in 2012.

Over N500 million has been released to the first batch of 10,252 skill acquisition graduates from nine states of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, as part of efforts to equip them in the fight against poverty in the region.

A combined team of the Joint Task Force, JTF, on the Niger Delta and Police were deployed in Ekpan, Delta State, on Tuesday, following resumption of fresh violence between warring factions in the community.

Socio-economic activities in Bauchi Metropolis came to a halt yesterday for several hours as protesters blocked some major roads in parts of the city to protest epileptic electricity supply.

AHEAD of its ward and local government congresses across the country, the National leadership of the Peoples Democratic, Party, PDP said yesterday that all members of the party were constitutionally entitled to participate in the congresses.

CHAIRMAN, Nigeria Governors’ Forum and governor of Kwara State, Dr. Bukola Saraki will today formally declare his interest to contest the 2011 Presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, using the television.

The ten kingmakers of Ajah in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State are warning against the alleged plan to instal Chief Fatai Olumegbon as the monarch of the community.

THE move by the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to resolve its crisis may have hit the rock.
Dr. Sam Ogbemudia, leader of the PDP in Edo South Senatorial District, had, about two weeks ago, hosted a peace meeting with members of the party in his district in Benin to harmonize the factions.

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Adeyemi Ikuforiji yesterday said that there was never a time that the house had the intention of impeaching the Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola.

Globacom has introduced a new tariff plan called “Go Infinito” which offers the rate of 25 kobo per second for calls to every network in Nigeria

The National Industrial Court, yesterday, in Lagos, struck out the matter between the Lagos State government and the Lagos chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors on the ongoing strike by the doctors.