By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA —  An Abuja High Court sitting at Gudu yesterday refused serial attempts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to correct contradictions in the evidence of its star prosecution witness, testifying in the trial of former Taraba State Governor, Jolly Nyame. Nyame is facing criminal trial over allegations touching on […]

By Sola Ogundipe GENEVA — NIGERIA yesterday moved a step closer towards attainment of targets of the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, by retaining its seat on the 22-member board of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, PMNCH. Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu  appointment on the board to represent the country for the […]

A 78-year-old man, Sanni Aratanya and six members of his family have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Ondo State for being in possession of Indian hemp weighing three tonnes.

We overstep these problems in our search for world class athletes. The task would be less daunting when children grow up healthy. A school meal programme could help in improving the health of the young ones and I bet enrolment would leap to new records.

CHAIRMAN of Edo State Board of Internal Revenue, Dr. Ese Owie, has appealed to the press, organized labour and other stakeholders to put pressures on the National Assembly to amend the existing tax laws in the country in line with modern and best practices.

In 2007, the island’s natural gas production averaged four billion standard cubic feet per day. In December 2005, the Atlantic LNG fourth production module for liquefied natural gas [LNG] began production. With over 50% increment in the Atlantic LNG’s overall output capacity, at 5.2 tons a year, Trinidad and Tobago can boast of the largest LNG train in the world. With this explosion, she has become the number one gas exporter to the United States.

THE Board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has petitioned the Secretary to the Federal Government, SGF, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, on the need to take appropriate steps against erring members found culpable in the lingering crisis among top members of the commission.

THE House of Representatives, yesterday, amended the Electoral Act, 2003, to restrict the number of political parties in the country to five.

Wives of the governors of South-South states converged on Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, yesterday to chart new strategy on the economic empowerment and improvement on health status for children and women in the zone, with an appeal to donor agencies to assist their pet projects and other campaigns concerning women and children’s welfare

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia — Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has directed the State Police Commissioner, Mr. Jonathan Johnson, to carry out a thorough investigation into how and why policemen invaded a community in Osisioma, near Aba and molested the residents. This followed different reports on the incident, which took place last weekend. There […]