Oshiomhole woos investors, swears in commissioner
AS part of efforts to attract new foreign investors to Edo State, Governor Adams Oshiomhole has sworn in Mr. Dennis Idahosa as Commissioner for Investment, Public and Private Partnership with a charge to use his wealth of experience to attract investors to the state.
$9.3 arms deal: Reps to probe alleged $50,000 bribe to lawmakers
The House of Representatives on Wednesday directed its Committee on Ethics and Privileges to probe 50,000 dollars bribe allegedly offered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the house.
Whoever comes after Jonathan will no longer have issues…, says Gov Dickson
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa said the leadership of the PDP adopted President Goodluck Jonathan as its candidate for the 2015 presidential election to stabilise and engender political development.
Indian man lives for two months with bullet in his heart
An Indian man was recovering well after undergoing surgery to remove a bullet that had been lodged in his heart for two months, a doctor said Wednesday.
Expert warns consumers on abuse of alcohol
Mrs Aderonke Sobodu, the Managing Director, Spronks Creations Ltd., on Wednesday warned consumers of alcohol to drink responsibly and not to abuse its intake.
S’Africa puts Synagogue’s survivors on a 48-hour lockdown
None of the 25 injured South Africans, who survived a building collapse in Nigeria, have been discharged from hospital yet, the health department said on Wednesday.
Qaeda militants, Islamists evacuate Syria bases
Al-Qaeda’s Syrian branch, Al-Nusra Front, said Wednesday that it is evacuating its bases and positions in the northeastern province of Idlib, a day after US-led strikes were launched against jihadists.
US can’t confirm death of Khorasan leader – Rice
US airstrikes in Syria have had an “important impact,” US national security adviser Susan Rice said Wednesday, but it is unclear if they have killed the head of the Khorasan group, an Al-Qaeda offshoot.
Atiku promises to secure future, formally declares for 2015 presidency
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday promised to secure the future of Nigerian youths as he formally declared his intention to run for the presidency in 2015.
2015: APC, PDP stalwarts ask court to declare Jonathan ineligible
As insinuation over his possible ambition in 2015 mounts, two members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying it to declare that President Goodluck Jonathan is ineligible to seek for a re-election.
Sweden arrests two men on Rwanda genocide suspicion
A Swede of Rwandan origin and a Rwandan national were held in custody Wednesday in Sweden under suspicion of involvement in the African country’s 1994 genocide, prosecutors said.
