Ahead of tomorrow’s federal and state legislative elections in Rivers State, tension reached feverish pitch, yesterday, after an Army Major and another soldier were killed in the latest burst of violence.

By Jude Opara, Abuja Ahead of the high profile 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier between the Super Eagles and the Pharaohs of Egypt next week, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has concluded arrangements for the team to fly to Alexandria via Egypt Air. The first leg of the two-legged encounter will take place […]

March 15, 2016, was another day of soul searching for Ndigbo as Imo State Government launched an Igbo newspaper, Ikoro Ndigbo, in Owerri, the state capital.

Taraba State House of Assembly yesterday re-elected Peter Abel Diah as new speaker, following the resignation of Mark Useni.
Diah had been a former speaker of the House of Assembly.

A tenant, Mr. Jeff Obasohan, has allegedly set his landlord, Pa Joseph Iyen, aged 83, ablaze in his residence on Uwa Street, between Second and Third East Circular Road, Benin City, in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State..

CHAIRMAN, League of Patriotic Lawyers, Mr. Abubakar Yesufu has said that the aspiration of a former Minister of State for Works, Chief Chris Ogiemwonyi would guarantee victory for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State.

ABUJA — Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, yesterday, allayed fears that the volatility in the price of crude oil in the international market would plunge oil and gas companies and financial institutions in the country into bankruptcy.

Ado-Ekiti—The alleged invasion of the State House of Assembly by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, assumed a new dimension yesterday, as the government of Ekiti State disclosed that one of the detained lawmakers, Hon Afolabi Akanni has died in the agency’s custody.

The ranking of Yoruba Obas by the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo is gradually snowballing into a controversy.

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State yesterday said the state government would immortalise the late Minister of State for Labour and Employment, James Ocholi (SAN).

I OCCASIONALLY come across great articles written by fellow journalists that express my views, exactly and succinctly, using fine language that appeals to me.

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has commended the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai, for his exemplary leadership style which has led to successes in the fight against terrorists, saying that his leadership style has motivated officers and men in the battlefield since he assumed office.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, yesterday, blamed the current economic challenges facing the country on the misguided desire of universities in the country to provide education in all fields, rather than pursue economic relevance by focusing on their specific areas of strength.

WE gathered in Abuja. A crowd of activists, academics, unionists, diplomats, students, lawyers and conscientious Nigerians. We were complemented by a platoon of ambassadors. It was Saturday March 12, 2016. The mood was sombre; tinged with the painful realisation that we were gathered to strategise against the monarchical elite of a brother African country who had decided to covet the riches of a sister country.

Power, though is in the concurrent list, both the federal and the state government should tackle it. Nigerians should stand up to their rights. If you do not have light you should not pay for what you did not consume. It is not within the power of BEDC to cut your wire from the main supply and take it away. They can only detach it and cap it from the supply point.