Hundreds of people awoke in emergency shelters in Italy on Thursday after fleeing their homes following a series of strong quakes in the same region struck by a devastating tremor two months ago.

Enugu State Government, yesterday, slammed a 24-hour ultimatum on the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, over the poor working condition of its facilities in the state, following the killing of a resident of the state by a train, Tuesday, at Ogbete Main Market, Enugu.

LEGISLATIVE aides in the National Assembly yesterday protested over unpaid allowances and entitlements and issued a 14-day ultimatum to the management to settle the entitlements or have the place shut down.

A man, who confessed to newsmen that he was ‘flying’ from Benin Airport, Edo State, to attend a meeting in the United Kingdom, before watching a football match going on simultaneously in the coven, also in the United Kingdom, was, yesterday, discovered at Ajogodo River, Sapele, Delta State.

The Super Eagles won’t be altering the winning tactics that helped them beat Zambia 2-1 in Ndola in their first World Cup qualifiers, when they take on Algeria in Uyo next month. The sparkling form of Victor Moses for English Premiership side Chelsea, have led to talks about the forward coming into the team for […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has faulted Governor Ayodele Fayose for declaring himself as agent of change for the state.

A 35-year-old man, Mohammed Dan Abass, has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl, Ramatu Mohammed at Barkin Saleh area of Minna.

THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, yesterday, disclosed that bulldozers will be mobilised in a few days to the site for Agriculture City located at Kerkete Village in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to hasten the ongoing clearing and provision of physical infrastructure.

The National Secretary of the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Professor Wale Oladipo, yesterday, insisted that Mr Jimoh Ibrahim remains the party’s candidate for the Ondo State governorship election.

Medical doctors have called on the National Assembly to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently implement the National Health Act passed into law since 2014, saying Nigerians would have access to better healthcare delivery, if law was implemented.

Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, NUPENG, yesterday gave the Federal Government, a 21-day ultimatum to order the recall of over 3,000 workers sacked by oil majors in the ongoing mass sack of workers in the sector or face a nationwide industrial action.

The federal government is set to commence local production of vaccines as a deliberate effort to save the lives of more than seven million new born babies in the country.

THE Senate Committee on Public Accounts, yesterday, directed authorities of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to submit all approval evidences for 1,691 contracts it awarded within seven days for verification.

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday gave approval for the construction of a power plant in Kaduna which is expected to generate 215 megawatts of electricity.

The Federal Government is currently negotiating a $15 billion oil-for-cash deal with India, which will spin many years. Perhaps, it will last longer than President Muhammadu Buhari – even if he serves two terms. That is a long-term commitment of Nigeria’s crude oil, while the proceeds might be spent, perhaps, within a couple of years.