‘Why FG’ll spend $550m on two back-up satellites’
Bayelsa marks thanksgiving day tomorrow
Buhari directs govs, IGP to probe sexual abuse in IDP camps
NSE: Investors lose N3bn as Bankole seeks multinationals’ listing
FG to hike gas flare penalties, end flaring by 2020
Substituting Jegede’s name is an injustice – PDP Elders’ Forum
Ojukwu recognized Uwazuruike as his successor — MASSOB
Power outage at APC National Secretariat over N1.7m debt
Reps give Customs C-G 8 days ultimatum to appear
Railway concession’ll pull $3bn investment to Nigeria — Amaechi
Zamfara makes case for rural farmers
Ikwerre youths fault corruption allegations against Amaechi
Troops kill ‘notorious’ militant in Cross River, arrest Chief Priest
Ebuehi snubs Super Eagles invitation
Honour for Buhari’s wife, Mrs Obiano, others
Abia police arrest sergeant, others for robbery
“I don’t have any rift with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says Rotimi Akeredolu

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EEDC restructures, appoints Jayaraman as acting MD/CEO
The Board of Directors, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) recently completed a comprehensive organisational restructure aimed at realigning its strategies, direction and priorities to more readily achieve its target ATC&C loss reduction, improve network reliability and customer service.
Son butchers village head, throws corpse into pit toilet in C-River
EKPRI IKOT ENE— DISASTER struck, penultimate Monday, at Ekpri Ikot Ene community, Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Cross River State, when an enraged 23-year-old son butchered his father, who is the village head, HRH Francis Ekpo Ene, and dumped his remains inside the family’s pit toilet for persistently accusing him of stealing his money without facts.
Pupils imbibe cooking skills for healthy living
In the spirit of catching them young, Lindy’s Gem’s Foundation and Maggi are teaching basic cooking skills and how to make a balanced meal to 50 children from schools and less privileged homes in Lagos.
Culture of story telling and Julius Pondi
STORY-TELLING is an imaginative act of telling a story using verbal versatility, communicative fluidity, allusions, allegories, improvisations, body language and skillful voice-manipulation built around the activities of the people solely for the purpose of education, socialisation and ethical revolution.
135th IPU, Economic Recession and North East Challenge
By Sanni Onogu For the National Assembly delegation to the just concluded 135th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva Switzerland, the international fora was another opportunity to rally more international support for the country’s efforts to urgently and effectively tackle the present economic recession and the humanitarian crisis largely precipitated by the Boko Haram insurgents […]
Experts worry over rising cases of drug abuse
Substance abuse is a fast growing trend in Nigeria and estimates show that over 40 percent of youths engage in the practice.
I’ll redress Mimiko’s 8 years of under-devt – Oke
GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the Alliance for Democracy, AD, Olusola Oke, yesterday, promised to redress the neglect that the state had suffered in the last seven and half years.
Lagos PDP commends Ambode over abandoned projects
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State has commended the administration of Governor Akinwumi Ambode for resuscitating abandoned projects under the Babatunde Fashola government saying there are signs that Lagosians are feeling the impact of Governor Ambode in Lagos.
Diamond Bank records N3.5bn profit after tax in Q3
DIAMOND Bank Plc has posted a profit after tax, PAT, of N3.5 billion and gross earnings of N13.19 billion for its third quarter, Q3, ended September 30, 2016.
Niger Delta peace talk: Ndokwa, Isoko threaten court action
Ahead of the proposed peace meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, today, to find lasting solution to the problems in the Nigeria Delta region, a cross section of leaders and stakeholders of ethnic nationalities in the region has continued to beat the drum of war, alleging exclusion from the meeting.
Buhari-Niger Delta leaders meeting: A good beginning
The meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and leaders of the Niger Delta under the Pan Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF) scheduled for today, is a good beginning and a major step forward towards the resolution of the crises in the region.
Lagos engages 500 emergency response volunteers
Lagos State Government has begun training 500 residents across its 57 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas, as volunteers to boost responses during emergency and disasters, especially at the community level.
How Tarfa prevented EFCC from arresting clients – Witness
A legal practitioner, Mr Sulaiman Salaudeen Abiola, yesterday told an Ikeja High Court how a Senior Advocate, Mr Rickey Tarfa allegedly obstructed the course of justice by preventing the arrest of his client by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Lagos @ 50: A conversation and matters arising
I AM going to engage you in a conversation about Lagos in 1861 and matter arising therefrom as the history of Lagos continued to be in many respects the history of Nigeria. I cannot do justice to such a huge subject in this conversation. I would therefore lightly skip over most of the history concentrating on problems we foresaw in 1967 at the beginning of the creation of Lagos State and 1976 as we moved towards a return to civilian rule.
LASG urged to commit 10% oil derivation to health insurance
As Lagos State officially joins the league of oil producing states, health insurance experts have tasked the State government, to earmark 10 per cent out of its 13 percent oil derivation to fund health insurance coverage in the state.

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