Jonathan leaves for ECOWAS summit in Accra
President Goodluck Jonathan left the country on Wednesday for Accra to participate in the Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government scheduled to open in the Ghanaian capital on Thursday.
Kebbi Deputy Gov. loses son in auto crash
The Deputy Governor of Kebbi, Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu, lost a son, Muazu Ibrahim Aliyu, 22, in an auto accident which occurred on Tuesday on Birnin Kebbi-Jega road.
Bakassi :Nigeria does not have any territorial ambition – NSA
The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, said on Wednesday that Nigeria respects the sovereignty of its neighbours and has no “territorial ambition’’ over the disputed Bakassi Peninsula with Cameroon.
Gunmen abduct lawmaker in Port Harcourt
The police on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of Mr Golden Chioma, Chairman, Rivers House of Assembly Committee on Judiciary, by gunmen in Port Harcourt.
2 men imprisoned for stealing 17 bags of cement
A Senior Magistrates’ Court at Life Camp in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced two men, Umaru Faruk and Lawali Yau’u, to two months and three months in prison respectively for stealing.
EFCC tasks public officers on budget tracking, monitoring
Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday solicited the cooperation of public officers on budget tracking and monitoring to curb corruption.
France unveils new bill to crack down on jihadists
France on Wednesday presented a bill aimed at strengthening anti-terrorism laws to stop increasing numbers of aspiring jihadists from traveling to fight in Syria.
Jonathan swears in Shekarau as Minister of Education
Former Kano State governor, Ibrahim Shekarau who recently decamped from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been sworn in by President Goodluck Jonathan as the new Education Minister alongside three others, which includes, Stephen Oru, Adedayo Adeyeye and Abdul Bulama who are to head other designated ministerial portfolios. Following […]
Russia approves new US envoy as tensions high over Ukraine
Russia said Wednesday it had approved the candidacy of the former US ambassador to Kiev as Washington’s new envoy to Moscow, at a time of sharply heightened tensions over Ukraine.
Why PDP thinks it can win Osun
BASKING in the euphoria of gaining and sustaining the upper hand in Ekiti with its decimation of the support base of the loud but ineffective All Progressives Congress, APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been strutting around like a cock in the midst of female fowls.
If price of oil crashes today, govs flying jets will look for okada to ride – Delegate
A delegate representing the South West Geo- Political Zone of the country, Yinka Odunmakin told other delegates yesterday that if the price of oil crashes today, governors who he alleged to be going round the world with private jets, will look for motorcycles, known as Okada to ride.
