Comedian Julius Akinlami aka Elenu, has praised his wife, Jane Chinwe as the couple celebrate their second wedding anniversary. The union is blessed with a baby boy named Jayden Olamide Akinlami

By Ochuko Akuopha OLEH – PRODUCERS of local gin, popularly known as ogogoro under the aegis of Okwagbe Distillers Union, Delta State, have appealed to the federal government not to ban the production of the alcoholic drink. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, had last week stated its resolve to […]

Nigeria, with four winners top the list of the inaugural Queen’s young leaders awards.

The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria National Summit Group, NNSG, Mr Tony Uranta yesterday urged the Senate in the just inaugurated 8th Assembly to make passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) one of its first priorities.

Driven by the need for the new administration to speedily diversify Nigeria economy due to the fall in oil price and the acquisition of $60 billion debt by the last administration, Mr. Joseph Ebata, President of Bervidson Group, and convener of the retails leaders conference in this interview, stresses the need for the government to explore the retail sector which he opined has the capacity to improve the nation’s GDP, employment and income rather than a total dependence on oil.

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions in the morning hours over the central states of the country on Tuesday.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday June 15, 2015, arraigned Ebiechina Chikeluba ( aka Lisa T. Jackson) before Justice O. A Ipaye of the High Court of Lagos State, Ikeja on a 17-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, personation, forgery and using false document.

“Another problem is that people don’t want their relatives to know that they have money so they tend to keep the whole process secret, forgetting that the biggest investment they can make in life is landed property. If you are engaging in that kind of investment, you must be ready to open up and seek legal counsel. Many buy land without telling people, while some buy without genuine documents”, the director lamented.

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Oyegun on Monday said that Nigerians who are non card carrying members of party were likely to serve as Ministers in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Barely 19 days after the inauguration, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday, approved the dissolution of all boards of parastatals and agencies of government with immediate effects.

THE Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has called on the newly-elected President, African Development Bank, AfDB, Mr. Akinwunmi Adesina, to focus on entrenching transparency in the management and utilisation of revenues from natural resources in Nigeria and other African countries.

Chief Ayo Opadokun, Convener of the Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms (CODER), on Monday urged members of the All Progressives Congress to stand firm and remain united.

Scores of heavily armed terrorists using women and children as shield died on Sunday when they attacked Babangida in Yobe State while their action was being foiled by troops on Sunday according to a statement by the Defence Headquarters

Twenty-three people were killed on Monday in suicide bombings targeting police in the Chadian capital that the government said was the work of Boko Haram militants.

Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, left South Africa on Monday, undermining the decision of a court barring him from leaving South Africa in connection with his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC).