By Chris Ochayi Abuja -  Determined to address the incidence of acute shortage of hostels accommodation being experienced by university students in Nigeria, the Federal Government yesterday inaugurated a committee charged to develop a concept, which will facilitate provision of decent accommodation for teeming students’ population. Minister of State for Works, Housing and Urban Development, […]

Abakaliki – Farmers in Ebonyi have been urged to form co-operative societies to enable them benefit from the various agricultural programmes of the  state government and international agencies. Mr Sunday Ituma, the Programme Manager, Ebonyi Agricultural Development Programme (ADP), gave the advice, yesterday in Abakaliki in an interview with newsmen. Ituma said that forming co-operative […]

THE Presidency yesterday dismissed claims by the House of Representatives that Nigerians were among the alleged 230 black Africans awaiting secret execution in Libya; and blamed the report on poor internet service.

By Tony Edike Enugu – The Enugu state 2009 tree planting campaign was launched yesterday, with a call on the people of the state to plant trees as part of their contributions to the ongoing efforts by the government to beautify the state and boost her economy. Wife of the state Governor, Mrs. Clara Chime, […]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige Abuja  – A Federal high court sitting in Abuja yesterday declined an invitation by the opposition Action Congress (AC) to stop INEC from conducting a re-run election into Lagelu Constituency of Oyo State slated for tomorrow. The trial high court judge who turned down the request said the application brought by the […]

Axed Golden Eaglets Coach, Henry Nwosu, has predicted that doom awaits the nation’s team at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, holding across eight Nigerian cities from October through November.

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), yesterday said it agreed with the position of the visiting US Secretary of State, Mrs Hillary Clinton, that corruption, among other factors, has caused failure of governance in Nigeria.

Lokoja – Governor Ibrahim Idris of Kogi State, yesterday, reshuffled his cabinet and relieved two commissioners of their appointment. Mr Richard Elesho, Chief Press Secretary to Idris, told newsmen in Lokoja that Alhaji Ahmed Ogunna, Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, and Dr Fred Achema, Commissioner for Health, were removed in the minor cabinet reshuffle. Elesho […]

The Lagos State Police Command has smashed a syndicate that specialised in swindling unsuspecting foreign nationals through the internet, arresting a suspected member of the syndicate, a Nigerian who claimed to be an American.

Izuho (Kogi)  -  A  multiple accident involving five vehicles on Lokoja-Abuja highway, Wednesday evening, left a family of 20 homeless. The accident occurred at about 5 pm when an 18-seater bus, marked BENUE: XA 215 SEL, heading towards Abuja, overtook a vehicle and collided with an on-coming truck marked PLATEAU: XA 997 BKK. According to […]