Amosun, NPAN, others mourn Ibru
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, members of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN, and the Nigerian Union of Journalist, NUJ, Friday visited the Lagos State residence of the late Guardian Publisher, Mr. Alex Ibru, to commiserate with the family.
UAE grants 3-yr visa to 170 ex-militants
Federal Government has secured a three-year visa and work permit for no fewer than 170 ex-militants of the Niger Delta region from the government of United Arab Emirates, UAE.
Africa, South America seek closer ties
Representatives from 55 African and South American countries opened a conference here Thursday calling for closer coopeation between the two continents, some criticising the model of Western powers.
Eguavoen jostled as Europe-based clubs withhold players
African football breaks new ground Saturday as the first CAF under-23 championship kicks off in Morocco with places at the 2012 London Olympics also up for grabs
Man, 20, kills father over 2 measures of millet
A 20 year old man,Yusuf Maman, on Thursday allegedly killed his 40-year-old father for scooping two measures of millet from his ban without his permission.
Jonathan congratulates H.I.D. Awolowo at 96
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Chief H.I.D. Awolowo on the occasion of her 96th birthday.
Onion seller to hang for robbery in Delta
ASABA- AN Ogwashi-Uku High Court in Delta State has sentenced an onion seller, one Danjuma Friday, to death by hanging for robbing a lady at gunpoint while she was waiting to catch a taxi cab at night along Summit Junction on Asaba-Benin highway.
Jonathan laments Nigerian universities ranking
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Zaria, Kaduna State, lamented the inability of any Nigerian university to feature among the top 300 top class universities in the world.
3,000 babies born yearly in Nigeria by IVF – Giwa-Osagie
About 3,000 babies are born yearly in Nigeria by In Vitro Fertilization, IVF, because of infertility of couples caused by infections.
Imoke set to flag off Obudu race
Cross River state Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke will flag off the 7th edition of the Obudu international mountain race and the third African Nations Mountain Running Championships on Monday at the Obudu Ranch resort in Obudu,Cross River state.
Reps ask FG to declare Oloibiri oil well national monument
The House of Representatives on Thursday called on the National Council for Museum and Monuments to declare the Oloibiri oil well a national monument.
5 firms bid for Lagos-Badagry road 2nd Phase construction
LAGOS State Government has received interest from five construction companies bidding for the second phase of the ongoing expansion of Lagos-Badagry expressway.
Fashola arrests 4 Okada riders for traffic violation
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, personally arrested four commercial motorcyclists, popularly called Okada riders, at Ijora-Apapa Link Bridge and Ikorodu Road for riding against traffic.
Army ready to defend unity of Nigeria – Ihejirika
CHIEF of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, has warned politicians harbouring the idea of dismembering the country to discard such ideas as the Nigerian Army was prepared to pay the supreme price in defence of the unity of the country.
Waziri was served disengagement letter – Anyim
THE Presidency, yesterday, dismissed claims by immediate past Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs Farida Waziri, that she learnt about her sack on television broadcast just as she has commenced the process of handing over to her successor, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde.
