419 positions in government
When the Yar’Adua administration promised to give Nigerians thousands of electricity megawatts at the end of its first year in office, officials of that government themselves knew that the game plan was to deceive the people.
Ivorian crisis forces postponement of WAPOGA Games
The political crisis in Cote d’Ivoire has led to the postponement of the West Africa Polytechnic Games (WAPOGA) earlier scheduled for June, the Director of Sports, Yaba College of Technology, Fredrick Yamala, has said.
NNPC, indigenous coy partner on kerosene distribution
The Retail Products Section of the NNPC and an indigenous company, Capital Oil and Gas, are to partner in the distribution of kerosene nation-wide through mobile truck platform.
Jonathan swears in ‘batch A’ ministers
President Goodluck Jonathan has just concluded the swearing of his batch A minsters.
SSS arrests Nasir El-Rufai
The Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Nasir El-Rufai this morning was arrested by officers of the State Security Service (SSS). The SSS arrested El-Rufai at about around 6.30 am at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja . El-Rufai published his own arrest on Twitter, a social network before his battery went wrote […]
Female weightlifter sets new African, national records
New African and national records were set on Friday in the female weightlifting event at the ongoing 17th National Sports Festival in Port Harcourt which began on Monday.
Messi, others irked over draw with Bolivia…as Copa America begins
Argentina star Lionel Messi said he was irked at his country’s rocky start at the Copa America on Friday following a 1-1 draw in La Plata with minnows Bolivia.
Kidnapped traditional ruler regains freedom
THE traditional ruler of Ogboin kingdom in Bayelsa state, King Oweipa Jones Sere, JP, has been released by his kidnappers. A statement from the Rivers state Police Command said the monarch was released in the early hours of Saturday.
NBA president says FOI Act will strengthen court orders
Mr Joseph Daudu, President, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, yesterday in Lagos, said the freedom of Information (FOI) Act when fully operational, will strengthen enforcement of court orders and judgments in the country.
Court remands monarch in prison
Osogbo – (NAN) Oba Adebukola Alli, Alowa of Ilowa in Osun, standing trial for alleged rape of a 23-year-old NYSC member, was on Friday remanded in prison custody. When the case came up at an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court, the lead defence counsel, Mr Victor Opara, sought for the vacation of an earlier order of […]
NSE suspends Dangote Flour, Transcorp, 46 others for non-rendition of accounts
he Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has placed the shares of Dangote Flour Mills Plc, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, Transcorp, Forte Oil Plc, formerly African Petroleum Plc and 45 others on technical suspension, for failing to present to the authorities, their financial statements for the 2010 financial year, seven months after the end of the financial year and five months to the end of the current financial year.
