The Minister of Power, Mr. Rilwan Babalola, has said that the Federal Government would be able to avail the country 6,000 megawatts of electricity before the year runs out in spite of the sabotage of the system in certain quarters.

Angered by the prodigal spending of majority of the chairmen of the 23 local governments of Rivers State, Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has set up a committee to probe the activities of the council bosses.

THERE is currently an uneasy calm at the Delta State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), as the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) officials have beamed their searchlight on the agency.

Akwa Ibom State chapter of East-West Road House and Other Property Owners Association of Nigeria has raised an alarm over alleged diversion of the N380 million meant to compensate those whose houses are to be demolished to pave way for construction of the East-West road.

Against the backdrop of  state governors taking up senatorial seats after completing their tenure, Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has condemned the action, saying that after serving as governor for eight years, it is wrong to go and represent a senatorial district. Governor Idris, who spoke in Lokoja the state capital to a group […]

By Enyim Enyim Onitsha – Traditional rulers in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra state,  weekend demanded the upward review of monthly allowances for royal fathers in the South East. Chairman of the Traditional Rulers Council, Aguata, Igwe Alfred Onwuneme, who spoke with reporters on the occasion of the New Yam festival, said though the […]

EMBATTLED workers of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) yesterday called for re-evaluation of all contracts and supplies to check over-invoicing, which is a major waste pipe of the commission’s finances.

By Ise-Oluwa Ige Abuja -  A Plateau State High Court yesterday stopped the National leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from swearing-in seven party chieftains to take over the leadership of its Plateau State Executive Committee under a Caretaker status. The Presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Sirajo, issued the order following an ex-parte application argued […]

By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – GOVERNOR Peter Obi of Anambra state has called for calm over the recent changes in the chief executives of five banks, namely Afribank, Union Bank, Finbank, Intercontinental Bank and Oceanic Bank. In a statement by the Chief Press secretary to the Governor, Mr. Mike Udah, the Governor urged Nigerians, particularly […]

Human Rights Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), Monday, condemned the continuous rise in organised crime especially violent abduction and kidnapping of some prominent Nigerians and the inability of security agents in the country to tackle the ugly trend.

By Taye Obateru Jos – A group of youths in Plateau State, yesterday, staged a peaceful demonstration against the dissolution of the state executive of the party. The group, led by the party’s youth leader in the Northern Zone Chung Pam, marched along some streets to the state secretariat of the party to register their […]

By Taye Obateru Jos – Despite assurances that there was no cause for alarm in spite of   measures taken against some banks last week, panic withdrawal by depositors are being experienced by some them in Plateau State. Reliable sources in some of the affected banks told Vanguard that many of the heavy depositors made huge […]

Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Opeyemi Bamidele, has enjoined Nigerian youths to shun internet fraud and other related crimes capable of sowing seed of conflicts in the society.

A four-man robbery gang,at the early hours of Monday, engaged a team of policemen in a gun battle, along Eric Moore road, Surulere, Lagos.

A trading company, Exim Vinson Nigeria Limited, has dragged Nestle Nigeria Plc before a Lagos High Court for allegedly misleading the public with its products, Maggi cube and Maggi Chicken, which were manufactured in Cote d’Ivoire but have on their label “Made in Nigeria.”