FG plans toll gates on Kubwa, Airport roads
The Federal Government on Wednesday said it would concession the newly constructed Kubwa and Airport roads in Abuja through the introduction of toll gates to make the roads self-sustaining.
Shekau, Boko Haram leader, denies ceasefire in beheading video
The suspected leader of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram denies any ceasefire deal with the government in a video obtained Tuesday in which a man accused of being an informant appears to be beheaded on camera.
Obasanjo dedicated to Nigeria’s unity, peace and progress – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo, as an outstanding statesman who is dedicated to the ideals of national unity, peace and progress of Nigeria. Also in Abeokuta President Good luck Jonathan, Tuesday, described former president Olusegun Obasanjo as “a true nationalist and promoter of national unity
Venezuela says election to be called within 30 days
Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro will take over as interim president and an election will be called within 30 days, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday, after Hugo Chavez’s death.
How Amnesty Training Works
THE Presidential Amnesty Programme has to start taking responsibility for its short-comings. At the moment, it thinks that others are to blame for lapses in its activities, some of which bring the programme to disrepute.
Ex-‘Bakassi’ member arrested for alleged robbery
he Ilemba Police Division, yesterday, said it has arrested a suspected armed robber said to have been terrorizing the residents of Sabo Oniba community of Ojo local Government Area .
Alleged murder of policeman: Ondo NBA threatens to sue police
THE OndoState chapter of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, yesterday, threatened to sue the Nigeria Police Force if the senior police officer who allegedly shot his junior colleague in Ondo town was not brought to book.
Decomposed bodies of 2 missing babies found in Ketu
The Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, said it was on the trail of the owner of a vehicle in which corpses of two children were found, Monday, in Ketu area of Lagos.
I never endorsed National Good Governance Tour – Fashola
Lagos—Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Tuesday, said he never endorsed the National Good Governance Tour, NGGT, by the Federal Government to the 36 states of federation as being claimed in some quarters.
Declare total amnesty for Boko Haram, Sultan tells Jonathan
THE Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday, asked President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately grant amnesty to all members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, as a way of encouraging them to lay down their arms.
2014 World Cup qualifier: Toro cautions Eagles
AHEAD of this month’s 2014 World Cup qualifier against the Harambee Stars of Kenya in Calabar, former Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Alhaji Sani Ahmed Toro has cautioned the Super Eagles not to be swayed by their 2013 Afcon victory in South Africa.
