ORMER Chief of Defence Staff, General Martin-Luther Agwai, Thursday, tasked the Nigerian Army authorities to train all Army personnel, irrespective of professional background, as infantry soldiers, saying it was the panacea to defeating Boko Haram terrorists in the North East.

The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Segun Adewale, has again called on all members of the party to unite and work for the success of the party in the forthcoming council polls.

Switzerland’s highest court rejected former European football boss Michel Platini’s bid to overturn his four-year ban from the sport over ethics violations, the court said on Thursday.

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has banned all students’ activities, public procession in the State just as he has ordered the police to conduct stop and search. The governor made this known on Thursday in a statement signed by Lere Olayinka this aide on Public Communications and New Media. He said that as […]

A prosecution witness, Babatunde Auye, on Thursday told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that the N2.1 billion media campaign contract awarded to Daar Investment was not in compliance with the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) procedure.

A Nigerian Air Force Agusta 106 Light Utility Helicopter has reportedly crashed into a yet to be identified lagoon in the northeast.

Federal Government said plans were in the offing to develop Nigerian herbal medicines for export.

The International Monetary Fund warned South Africa on Thursday its economy is extremely vulnerable to external shocks and funding shortfalls, although it stuck by its earlier growth forecast of 1 percent this year.

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called on ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), to ensure that credible elections were conducted in the sub-region at all times.

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, on Thursday, swore-in 18 commissioners noting that there was no room for corruption in his administration and tasking them to come up with innovative solutions to developing all sectors of the state.