FOR fear of being arrested, most commercial drivers in Ibadan metropolis yesterday withdrew their services from major streets following the expiration given to them by Oyo State Government to paint their vehicles in official state colour.

The Mega Summit Movement, MSM, has reacted to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s purported claim published in a national daily (not Vanguard) that his reason for going back to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was because the Mega Progressive People’s Party, MPPP, applied to INEC for registration

Abubakar Muhammad Rimi, eldest son of the late Second Republic governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abubakar Rimi, has declared that “it will be very difficult for any of the surviving siblings of the late politician to step into the shoe of their late father.”

SET to make a mark within the next one year, Acting President Goodluck Jonathan is to head the nation’s moribund power industry; even as he has concluded plans to unveil new initiatives aimed at improving power supply in the next few days, in the reconstituted Federal Executive Council, yesterday.

THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Tuesday, said the tragic death of Second Republic governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abubarkar Rimi, on Sunday, had robbed Nigerian workers and the progressive movement in the country of a partner and friend.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Tuesday announced a monetary reward of N200,000 for any genuine tip-off on fake or counterfeit products by any Nigerian even as it shut down Rofico Limited, a company that packages Milcow Milk, in Lagos.

Contrary to speculations that the free health programme of the Lagos State government is to score cheap political points, the Lagos State Government Tuesday explained the rationale behind its Eko free health mission, saying: “It is all about ensuring that Nigerians have right to good health services.”

The management of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, said Tuesday that it would not be intimidated by domestic airlines’ threat to ground flights over Terminal Navigational Charges,TNCs.

FOR the second time, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has postponed its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.

SET to make a mark within the next one year, Acting President Goodluck Jonathan is to head the nation’s moribund power industry; even as he has concluded plans to unveil new initiatives aimed at improving power supply in the next few days.

BARELY few hours after he swore-in his new cabinet, the Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Tuesday fired the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC), Alhaji Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo.

The new ministers appointed by Acting President Goodluck Jonathan were sworn in today (Tuesday) with the controversial former Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili retaining leadership of her former ministry.  Others are Mrs. Deziani Madueke- Petroleum; Bala Mohammed- FCT;  Orubebe- Niger Delta and Adetokunbo Kayode- Defeance. See part of full list below and details later: […]

Lagos—The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, yesterday,  urged the Senate to adopt the recommendations of the Justice Mohammed Uwais Committee on the appointment of INEC chairman. Mr Nkem Lemchi, the Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of APGA, who made the call in an interview with newsmen in Lagos, said the mode of appointment of […]

ABUJA—THE wife of the Acting President, Dame Patience Goodluck Jonathan has called on Nigerian women to work in collaboration so as to achieve the affirmative action of 35 per cent women representation in political offices. Speaking at a banquet organised by her office for wives of political office holders, Dame Jonathan declared that the quest […]

ABEOKUTA—The Federal Government is to build an airstrip that would later be developed into an airport as well as construct a link bridge at Lafenwa in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, who said this at his induction as a member of the Abeokuta Club, noted that the […]