SINCE their victory at the 2007 elections which saw a huge rise in female representation in elective positions in the country, women’s performance in subsequent elections has gone from bad to worse, nose-diving from eight per cent in 2011 (32

YENAGOA—The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai said that the Nigerian Army Council has approved the establishment of a new brigade headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

The President of the Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) Alhaji Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna has advised the Ministry of Youth and Sports to use the forthcoming National Youth Games slated for Ilorin, Kwara State to discover talented athletes that will represent the country at international meets.

EKET—Sacked Mobil workers in Akwa Ibom have demanded the payment of N11.4 billion compensation as their terminal benefits.

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has commended the efforts of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, for its sponsorship of the Cowbell Football Academy, CFA.

ABUJA—Chairman, Technical Audit Committee on projects of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Engr. Yerima Bulama, has called on the Federal Government to take steps to complete all abandoned projects spread across the Niger Delta region for the benefit of the people.

The Police in Rivers State have been combing bushes for the 14 Nestoil staff abducted in an area close to Omoku, headquarters of Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Area of the state last Friday.

Sapele—Delta State Chairman of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, Mr Ithiako Ikpokpo, has cleared the air on the status of the over 10 months salary arrears owed council workers in the state, saying that the state government was not indebted to the workers in the 25 local government areas of the state, putting an end to claims that the state government was to be blamed for councils’ indebtedness to its workers.

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has told ESPN FC that star player Lionel Messi has a contract with the club “forever” as they prepare for negotiations on a new deal in the coming months.

olice last night confirmed rescue of eight hostages kidnapped in a commercial bus hijacked by kidnappers on Ndele/Elele Alimini axis of East West road on Monday.

Succour came to 129 people in Epe Federal constituency when they graduated from the Wale Raji Poverty Alleviation Scheme (Wale Raji PAS) after three months of intensive training.

The World Bank has set aside $500 million as grant to fund basic education in five states of the federation.

Two entrepreneurs are set to unveil Nigeria’s first online lender. Marketed as a digital bank that will have no branches, Lidya will be based in Lagos and offer small and medium-sized businesses unsecured loans of between $500 and $15,000. While it will initially focus on Nigerian customers, Lidya will target cities across Africa, according to […]

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has reiterated that members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has no justification to criticize the 16 years administration of PDP.

A faction of ex agitators in Bayelsa State under the Phase II Federal Government Amnesty Programme led by Ebina Salvation, yesterday, described as uncalled for, the threat by some aggrieved members to shut down all Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, offices in the region over the delay in payment of their three months stipends.