ABUJA — The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has ordered the Police Service Commission, PSC, to refund to the government treasury N133.4 million of the N350 million it received from the Federal Government for the monitoring of the conduct of the 2015 elections.

ABUJA — The new Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu, has announced the appointment of four new Group Executive Directors, GEDs, to run the four new Directorates that were approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The maiden edition of the Nigeria Safety Award, billed for September, 2015 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, has been endorsed by both the Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC)

Rivers State male and female teams have emerged winners of the South Regional Championship at the ongoing Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) 5 U-17 football tournament held in Port Harcourt at the weekend.

Lagos—The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Saleh Dunoma has said the rules banning indiscriminate parking of petrol tankers at Lagos and other airports are still in force and would be enforced in the event of any breach.

The people, who have been thrown into uncontrollable mourning since the incident appealed to the state government to provide a permanent solution to the yearly catastrophe by sand-filling the river bank or putting barbed wired fence round the river. The river is located in the middle of the community, but public utilities such as health centre, primary and secondary schools in the town are located on the side of the river, while residential houses are mostly on the opposite side.

TEACHERS posted by the Ministry of Education, Calabar, Cross River State to the only primary school at Ekpri Ibami community, Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state, have deserted the school because of the dilapidated road to the village, lack of health facility, electricity and water. The community used to be viable commercial hub decades ago and served as a connecting route to Calabar-Itu road. However, due to development, a new route came into existence and the area neglected.

I have been appalled reading about the raids on so called ‘Baby Factories’ in the media lately. These raids are a throwback to the Salem Witch Trials and I cannot believe that in Nigeria of the 21st Century we are stigmatizing what is an acceptable world wide culture that has brought hope to childless couples all over the world.

At least 47 people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb blast Tuesday in a part of northeast Nigeria frequently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists, a medical source and witnesses said.

“Besides flood, we are faced by a lot of challenges in this locality and you know that living life without basic things like potable drinking water, access road, electricity can make life very difficult,” Kake stated. He said the people executed most of the projects in the community through self-help, adding, “We are not saying that we are tired but we need a little intervention from the government and its agencies; we have been making efforts to reach out to them through letters but we have not gotten any response.”

Many people will be shocked with the data from the Africa Health, Human & Social Development (Afri-Dev) which provides factual data on Human Development Indices in Nigeria when they see it. But not me, because I saw it coming long before it became a reality

Barcelona added the UEFA Super Cup to their treble win of trophies last season despite blowing a 4-1 lead with a stunning 5-4 win over Sevilla thanks to Pedro Rodriguez’s extra time winner.

South African President Jacob Zuma blamed the country’s tepid economic growth on apartheid Tuesday, describing it as “colonialism of a special type”.

THIS pretty but quiet woman has been trending for e few weeks now on the Nigerian blogosphere, thanks to one controversy after another- all of them related to ex, Femi Fani Kayode.

The Joint Task Force, JTF, in Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State, has detained the Delta State Chairman, Phase 2 ex-militants under the amnesty programme, Mr. Kingsley Muturu, over a planned peaceful protest in Bomadi, the council headquarters, to press home the demand of the people for the restoration of power supply to the council.