No fewer than 474 suspects have been arrested by the Benue Police Command within three months for various crimes in parts of the state while five kidnap victims were rescued. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bashir Makamma who disclosed this Thursday while marking his 100 days in office also said two robbery cases were foiled while close to 100 different calibres of firearms, over 700 live ammunitions and cartridges, 31 vehicles, 17 motorbikes, cattle, sheep, several household items, bags of Indian hemp and over N2m were recovered.

THE activities of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, in the light of its revenue-generating capacity were recently questioned by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, who lamented that the twin issues of systemic corruption and outsider-status of its Comptroller-General, Col Hameed Ali,retd, were negatively affecting the ability of the service to perform.

At least 112 people lost their lives in Gombe state as a result of road traffic crashes (RTS) that occurred in the state from January to October 31, 2016.

Governor Willie Obiano has been described as the best governor to have ever steered the ship of Anambra state since its creation, 25 years ago.

The Nigerian Film Corporation,NFC, has reeled out plans to sanitize the film industry and reposition it for a better performance in line with the federal government change mantra.

The crux of the problem we are having in Nigeria is that majority of people at the helm of affairs don’t care about the welfare of the ordinary citizens. All they are after is paraphernalia of the office they occupy, the money that come their way through the office which they use to travel abroad every now and then. But as long as their primary responsibility is concerned which is security of lives and property, they find it difficult to do their work of empowering the people to become productive.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has questioned the accusation that Buhari sponsored Hillary Clinton’s White House race with the donated of $500m Shehu on his twitter handle questined ‘What is the craziest accusation made against President Buhari? That he donated $500m to Hillary’s campaign and that Donald Trump […]

The title of this piece conveys a strident mood. But the angst is no longer because a bozo of catholic proportion emerged as the US president-Elect. It is not because of the reality that a labile character is set to become the leader of the free world. It has nothing to do with the fact that a worldwide outrage greeted Donald Trump’s triumph. And this is absolutely far from the whistling implication of the thought that the best-qualified person ever to seek US presidency was trounced by a definite nothingburger.

Marriage is not a frivolous matter. It is so important that it is considered an institution and not a venture you go into dilly dally. Before taking the decision to marry someone, it is believed that you have taken out time to study the person and you are convinced that together you can ride the tides and weather the storms of life. Thus, when a bride or groom decides to abscond on the wedding day, it is not only shocking, it has far reaching consequences as well.

J.I.C’s mother, was Remilekun Alice Taylor (Nee Williams) and was thus, a first cousin, through his mother, to the Late Chief F.R.A Williams, another legal titan and contemporary at the Bar.

The interim National President of the Organic Farmers Agriculture Research Management Association, OFARMA, Mr. Patrick Abayomi Ofarn, has promised to provide the necessary information and support for growing healthy foods and sustaining the environment through promotion of modern organic agricultural technologies and methodologies.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday engraved his name on the stones of history by assenting to eight different bills passed by the National Assembly into law.

Extravega, an Italian company that operates internationally in the architecture and design sector was in Nigeria for a fact-finding mission and to create the best understanding of the company’s real intent which is high end-market and feasibility studies.

Lagos State government will henceforth prosecute owners of event centres and other social centres in the state who fail to put in place safety measures among which is crowd control mechanism that will ensure safety of people attending events.

The Lagos State Government has expressed readiness to adopt the Boston model to clean up the State Waterways and tackle other environmental issues confronting the state.