By Henry Umoru ABUJA—MOVE by the Senate to get detailed information on how money for the Ecological Fund office was being spent yesterday suffered a major setback as Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, shunned senators. Also invited to the meeting but failed to attend was the Minister of Environment, […]

French oil giant is expected to get a go-ahead in the next few days to commence operation in 2015 at its Elgin-Franklin gas field in the North Sea after last year leak.

Former Big Brother housemate and sensational singer, Goldie Harvey is dead.

According to reports, Goldie, who just returned from the Grammy awards in US, Thursday night, suddenly fell ill and was taken to the Reddington Hospital, Victoria Island , where she died a few hours after, in the arms of her close friend, Denrele.

The Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) has stated that it would support Nigerian exporters with N18 billion in 2013 to boost the country’s export profile.

DR Chrisian Kamalu, chairman of the Transition Council of Osisioma Ngwa LGA in Abia State between 2002 and 2003 and elected chairman between 2008 and 2010 is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state. Kamalu was also former Special Assistant to the former Governor of the state, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu between 2005 and 2007.
In this interview, he x-rays the issues behind the spat between the former governor and the incumbent, Chief Theodore Orji. Excerpts:

RESIDENTS of Awada in Idemili north local government area, under the aegis of electricity consumers forum, Awada chapter, have protested what they described as estimated billing by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN.

ABUJA—The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, yesterday, commenced the implementation of the Apo resettlement scheme by inaugurating a ministerial committee.

BY DAUD  OLATUNJI ABEOKUTA — Pandemonium broke out in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, yesterday, when some hoodlums invaded two motor parks in Kuto, and Ita-Oshin, leaving seven people critically injured. About 14 persons were said to have been arrested by the security agencies which include Department of State Security, DSS; Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, and […]

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, said that he has nothing else to say about the problems facing the nation, regretting that he had been abused in some quarters, each time he proffers solution to the country’s problems.

What are our youths driving at, making the social media a second nature? From the lecture halls to the dinning rooms and in the churches, hands are permanently locked away on the keyboards of the iPad, Blackberry or mini laptops. Addiction has set in, taking over the better part of a normal life.

WILL the current debates about how much Nigerians spend on foreign medical treatments achieve anything? Are they meant to stop the practice? If public officers value only their own lives, what should other Nigerians do?

THE crave for good governance was again the focus of panelists at a recent forum organised by MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with the West African NGO Network, WANGONET.

NO fewer than three persons have been killed so far in renewed hostilities between rival cult groups in Ebonyi State University, EBSU, between Tuesday and yesterday.

During the time of Prophet Ibrahim (a.s) there was a man who lived in the household of Ibrahim. (a.s) Ibrahim loved him, fed and clothed him, took care of him as one of the members of his own family. But he never knew he was a pagan. He returned home one day to discover to his chagrin that this man was not only a pagan but was a chief priest of the pagans. He was angry and threw him out of his house.

Coin Ventures Ltd, a Lagos-based car care marketing company is partnering three American companies to launch quality car care products into the country.