ECOWAS leaders parley on single monetary zone
DAKAR (AFP) – Leaders of the 15-nation west African bloc ECOWAS meet Friday for a special summit in Dakar focused on moving the region towards a common market and a single currency by 2020. While the economy will top the agenda, the Economic Community of West African States has said it will also discuss political […]
7 returning hajj pilgrims die in road accident
Seven pil-grims from ZamfaraState, who were returning from this year’s hajj exercise, lost their lives few hours after arriving the country.
FCTA’s edifices of profligacy
It has become more obvious that government officials have completely insulated themselves from the realities of the wider society, where up to 70 per cent of the citizens live in poverty and millions of young people and school leavers are unemployed.
National confab: You ‘ve nothing to offer, PDP tells APC
NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP , yesterday, lampooned leaders of All Progressive Congress, APC, for planning to snub the proposed National Conference by President Goodluck Jonathan, saying the APC had nothing to offer during the dialogue.
Lagos arrests 68 NURTW members over extortion
THE Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special offences, yesterday, arrested 13 teenagers and 68 suspected members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, found extorting motorists on highways in the state.
No going back on N1,000 on-line application fee – Interior Minister
Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro yesterday dared the House of Representatives on the N1,000 on-line application fee charged those seeking employment in the agency, insisting that there was no going back on the fees.
Crisis: Baraje’s nPDP appeals court ruling, seeks stay of execution
The Abubakar Kawu Baraje-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday filed a notice of appeal against last week’s ruling by a Federal High Court, Abuja which recognised the Alhaji Bamanga Tukur-led faction as the authentic National Executive Committee and also restrained Baraje and his group from making use of PDP’s logo and colours.
FG recovers N118.9bn from ghost workers
The Minister of Information and Supervising Minister of Defence, Mr. Labaran Maku, has disclosed that the President Goodluck Jonathan led administration has recovered the sum of N118.9 billion from ghost workers since the beginning of the year.
Nokia in a ‘swag’release of 6 new devices
Despite insisting it was going ahead, to sell its mobile device unit to Microsoft, the swag with which Stephen Elop, Nokia’s Executive Vice president, devices and services, Tuesday, mounted the stage at St Regis Hotel Abu Dhabi, venue of this year’s Nokia world event,to introduce six new devices, almost betrayed an impression that the device maker may change its mind.
Iraq promise Eaglets fight
Iraq have vowed to give the Golden Eaglets a tough battle when both teams clash today at the Rashid Stadium in Dubai.
Why I’m staging a concert to explain Eko-Benin connection – Jesse King ‘Buga’
Jesse King, popularly known as ‘Buga’, who got his name from his first album, is not the usual run-of-the-mill artiste we find on the scene these days. This Auchi-born Benin boy is brimming with ideas, not to skim profits off his fans, but to bring about an awakening in them, to respect their roots and look to the African values in every aspect of their lives.
