Aisha Buhari urges FG to pay N5,000 allowance to unemployed
The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has appealed to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), not to renege on its campaign promise of paying N5,000 to 25 million unemployed Nigerians.
Man sets friend ablaze, injures another in Lagos
LAGOS—One person was allegedly set ablaze during a brawl in a shanty in Lekki area of Lagos, yesterday.
Siasia vows to build prosperous future for Bayelsa
He is the one the frontline candidates and their patrons are calling the noisy one. But Moses Siasia, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) has a message that has captivated a sizeable section of the youths. It is no surprise that even the elders are now having to pay attention to the youngest candidate in the contest.
Community campaigns raise stakes in Bayelsa
As the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa State approaches, with less than a month to go, interesting permutations are emerging as the gladiators prepare to display their much-touted rival strengths in contest.
Ogoni demand release of Saro-Wiwa’s memorial sculpture
The Federal Government has been told to urgently release a sculpture depicting the struggle of Ken Saro-Wiwa that was impounded by men of the Nigeria Customs Service in Lagos.
Bayelsa is your home, Dickson tells non-indigenes
Bayelsa State governor, Mr Seriake Dickson, has told non-indigenes in the state to regard themselves as indigenes and feel at home.
Triumphant Eaglets arrive Abuja today
Triumphant Nigeria U17 team, the Golden Eaglets, will arrive Abuja today afternoon, officials have announced.
Saraki: House receives petitions against CCT chairman, Umar
ABUJA —The embattled chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Mr. Danladi Umar, came under more pressure, yesterday, when the House of Representatives received two different petitions, alleging impropriety and abuse of office in the discharge of his duties.
Prize for innovation: Etisalat makes two more Nigerians millionaires
Etisalat Nigeria, at the weekend, made millionaires out of two Nigerians for their creativity, intellectual and innovative abilities. Apparently trying to live by its self acclaimed innovative and fastest growing telecommunications operator, the company dished out a whopping seven million Naira to two innovators unveiled as winners of its 2015 Prize for Innovation Competition.
God proclaimed Otuaro as my deputy —Okowa
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has said that God revealed his deputy, Mr. Kingsley Otuaro, to him even before he (Okowa) selected him.
FG to use ICT for integrated e-health
THE Federal Government has said that it is working hard to achieve the Universal Health Care (UHC) in Nigeria by 2020 using ICT to save one Million Lives (SOMLs) in Nigeria.
