Traditionally, every independence day anniversary,  presents an opportunity to evaluate the journey so far. Perhaps readers of independence celebration stories, may predict what to read from all the  national dailies tomorrow. Your prediction or guess may be as good as mine, as each October 1, brings to fore the tragedy that Nigeria appears to have […]

THE Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo has taken a critical look at the force and concluded that indiscipline, lack of professionalism and widespread corruption have been the bane of the Nigeria Police over the years, saying that the situation has greatly hampered the quality of service delivery

By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—The Senate yesterday gave a four week deadline to its committee on Judiciary to come up with a report on a bill seeking to amend the evidence act towards allowing electronic evidence in the prosecution of bank fraudsters and suspects involved in the recent spate of bank failures. The Senate resolution followed […]

*As Libya deports 150 Nigerians By Tordue Salem ABUJA—The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs has summoned the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service and the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria over some Chinese nationals allegedly roaming Nigerian streets without legal clearance. The Committee will quizz the Immigration Service and the Chinese envoy on […]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA—The Supreme Court,  yesterday ordered the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal to accelerate hearing in a suit by the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance Party (APGA), Mr Martin Agbaso, seeking to remove Governor Ikedi Ohiakim from office. That was after the apex court struck out two appeals […]

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero said yesterday that the administration has concluded arrangements to build 5,000 houses in its Mass Housing Programme before 2011. Speaking in Abuja yesterday when he received the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Architect Terver Gemade, […]

THE member representing Ughelli South local government constituency in Delta State House of Assembly, Olorogun Taleb Tebite, has commended the people of the area for their peaceful conduct during the local government council chairmanship election held last weekend.

LOC officials for the Fifa Under_17 World Cup say the Lagos state government have paid N32 million to buy seats at the stadium for the tournament.

World’s football governing body, FIFA is expected to round off its inspection tour of all the five newly-built 2010 World Cup stadia and the upgraded Soccer City Stadium which South Africa has put in place for the soccer fiesta today.

ERSTWHILE Green Eagles goalkeeper, Best Ogedegbe succumbed to the cold hands of death Monday night after battling in vain to come out from coma after an eye surgery at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Technical Committee Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, and Ogedegbe’s teammate at WNBC now known as Shooting Stars Sports Club, 3SC, Taiwo Ogunjobi could not hold himself when he confirmed the sad news on our hotline. “It’s a sad news. I played with him in what is known as 3SC, Academicals and Western team.