FG inaugurates ultra-modern Abuja passport office
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has inaugurated an ultra-modern Passport office complex at Gwagwalada for the FCT , Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Command.
Insecurity: We’ve men in 32 states of the federation — COAS
CHIEF of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Burutai, yesterday said men of the Nigerian Army were strategically located in 32 states of Nigeria, combating terrorism, kidnapping, cattle rustling, pipeline vandalism, communal crises and any form of uprisings.
Peaceful protest is citizens ‘ right
One of the essential ingredients of Constitutional Democracy is the existence of virile opposition where dissenting voices are not stifled. In the build-up to the February 6, 2017, protest against economic hardship in the country organized by Enough is Enough Coalition, also known as One Voice Nigeria, the police deployed all kinds of tactics to frustrate the protest which had hip-hop icon, Tuface Idibia as the brand artiste.
Rangers players beg for money
PLAYERS of Rangers International FC of Enugu have appealed to Nigerians to assist the club financially and morally to resolve the challenges of its CAF Champions League engagements.
Two Ebonyi female students recount efforts to avoid circumscision
Two female students of Comprehensive Secondary School, Achacha 1 Community, Igbagu, in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, last week narrated their ordeal at the hands of village men and women who had been forcing them to be circumcised by traditional birth attendants in the area.
South Africa, not Cameroon, my main focus now — Rohr
•Happy Mikel, Ighalo are playing again After his return from the recently concluded AFCON tournament in Gabon, where he worked as a television pundit for a France-based television station, Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr has been speaking on the growth of African football, Cameroon’s emergence as African champions, Super Eagles’ 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and […]
Abia govt begins construction of underground flood channel in Aba
In a bid to end the perennial flooding of the Ariaria International Market and environs , the Abia State government has begun the construction of an underground water channel to connect the areas to the Ifeobara Basin along the Faulks Road in Aba.
NPA, Intels trade tackles over N403bn debt
THE controversies between Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and Intels Nigeria Limited over estimated $1.3 billion (N403 billion) revenue in port leases and services, appears to be escalating with NPA turning over fresh details to the National Assembly.
$1.2bn Malabu deal: Shell, Agip bid to repossess OPL 245
Two multinational oil giants, Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company Ltd and Nigeria Agip Exploration Ltd, yesterday, moved to vacate the court order that granted Federal Government interim ownership of the disputed Oil Prospecting License, OPL, 245.
Fake Naira notes in circulation less than one percent — CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said yesterday that only less than one percent of the Naira in circulation was fake.
Lagos LG polls shifted to June — LASIEC boss
Chairman of Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, Justice Ayotunde Philips has assured concerned residents and political parties that the much anticipated council polls is likely to be conducted in June.
