By SIMON EBEGBULEM BENIN—SPEAKER of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Uyi Igbe, yesterday, declared that the House was proud of the infrastructure development Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s administration has put in place in the three senatorial districts of the state. This comes as the Majority Leader of the House, Mr. Philip Shuaibu, recounted how the […]

Apple’s most recent tablet, iPad Air has finally debuted in Nigeria through the company’s official representatives, Core Group Africa. Featuring a stunning 9.7-inch Retina display in a new thinner and lighter design, the iPad Air is precision-engineered to weigh just less than 500 grams which makes it  20 percent thinner and 28 percent lighter than […]

HUNDREDS of shops stuffed to the brim with food, clothings and other items, as Christmas shopping peaked, were razed in a wild fire which reduced the Mile I market in Port Harcourt to rubles, yesterday.

Lagos State Government, yesterday, gave the tanker drivers who have constituted traffic nuisance on the Oshodi-Apapa expressway 72 hours to vacate the area.

By EMMA ELEBEKE In preparation for the 2014 World Cup holding in Samba land, Brazil, MultiChoice, owners of Nigeria’s leading pay TV, DSTV recently  rolled out a promo tagged ‘‘The Samba Promo’’, as a way of paying back to its loyal  subscribers in the country. In the promo, about 60 DSTV subscribers nationwide are expected […]

Iran national team coach Carlos Queiroz has arrived South Africa to make arrangements for his team’s preparation camp in that country, Queiroz who was speaking with reporters after a press conference in Tehran Sunday added that he was yet to receive a new offer from the Iranian Football Federation for renewing his contract till the end of the Asian Cup.

BY MONSURU OLOWOOPEJO As the demolition of structures in Muwo Phase 11, Badagry, Olohunda Local Council Development Area, LCDA, entered day two, yesterday, officers of Nigerian Police, Lagos command demolished more structures to reclaim the entire land. It will be recalled that the police commenced the demolition of structures in Mowo Phase 11, accusing the […]

By Vera Samuel Anyagafu and Prisca Sam-Duru Nigeria, along with other African countries, is identified as one of South Africa’s core regional source markets, as it has been extensively involved in South Africa’s increasing revenue. In recalling the aforementioned therefore, one wonders why 80 per cent out of the 400,000 Nigerians resident in South Africa, […]

Irked by some recent statements from various political camps, capable of threatening the peace and unity of the country ahead of the 2015 general elections, different ethnic, civil, liberty and rights group, yesterday, jointly advocated the need for leaders of various ethnic organisations to always stand on the path of peace and unity, thereby resisting politicians who believe in acquiring power through violence.

By EMEKA AGINAM The Chief Executive Officer of Computer Ware House Group, (CWG) Mr. Austin Okere at the weekend disclosed that about 17 million Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country would benefit from the connectivity of the center for a token. While assuring that the CWG Data Center just inaugurated at the weekend […]