President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the ‘Nigeria, Our Heritage Project’ will overhauls the country’s image globally and promote the country’s tourism and cultural heritage.

The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 1,480 cartridges of live ammunition concealed in 15 bags of rice from smugglers along the Abeokuta-Igboora bush path.

The out-going Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Bashar, yesterday, blamed the set-back on completion of the East-West road on inadequate funding by the Federal Government.

ABIA State governor, Theodore Orji, has called on Nigerians to encourage the Nigerian Army in the battle against the current security challenges facing the nation.

Governor Orji said encouragement and not criticism was what the soldiers needed now to be able to battle the Boko Haram terrorists tormenting the nation.

Still basking in the euphoria of his wards’ 6-2 whitewash of Korea DPR in the semi final of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada, Falconets coach, Peter Devdebo is happy with the heroics of his top striker, Asisat Oshoala in the tournament so far.

ADO EKITI—THE planned political rally by a group within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ibadan Oyo State, tomorrow to drum up support for the second term bid of the President Goodluck Jonathan might have suffered a setback yesterday as Ekiti State chapter of PDP dissociated itself with the rally.

It was first the swine flu and bird flu, then came the SARS, now it is Ebola which is about the deadliest disease in the world. But for those who know, it is about time we turn to Allah and make our ways as clean as possible.

ABEOKUTA—NON Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU has urged the State government to increase the subvention of tertiary institutions in the state from its present 20 per cent to 100 per cent.

DEspite the historical confirmation of the power of women over men, you now wonder why women all over the world go around screaming male dominance and marginalization. They went to the famous Beijing Conference in 1995 to declare Equal rights and Equal opportunity. The men openly acceded and raised no objections. In Nigeria HE Dame Patience Goodluck Jonathan took up the gauntlet to champion the same Equal rights and marginalization.

By Godfrey Bivbere The National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents NCMDLCA, have petitioned the nation’s port economic regulator, the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC over deficiencies in the operation of APM Terminals that is resulting in irregular cost on importers. In the petition signed by the Deputy National President of the council, Uchu […]

The Oyo State Muslim Welfare Board may consider the airlift of intending pilgrims from the state to Lagos before their final flight to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj.

With only less than a year to the 2015 target of the Millennium Development Goals, the South-South states, yesterday, took time off in Abuja to compare notes on what they had been dong in the area of education with a view to meeting the target set by the United Nations.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State yesterday said the Federal Government was yet to justify the 52 percent revenue allocation; it received monthly from the federation account.

BY GODWIN ORITSE The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Benjamin Ezra Dikki, has tasked the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) to uphold international best practice if the Council must succeed in its new role as economic regulator of the ports. Dikki also said that  as the economic regulator, the Council has […]

It was first the swine flu and bird flu, then came the SARS, now it is Ebola which is about the deadliest disease in the world. But for those who know, it is about time we turn to Allah and make our ways as clean as possible.