NFF Crisis: Gusau, others to confirm resignation at emergency congress
By Jacob Ajom ABUJA — The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, is expected to formally announce his resignation today at an emergency meeting of the NFF Congress scheduled to hold in Abuja. The emergency meeting, convened by members of the NFF Congress, is scheduled for 12 noon and is expected […]
Review of Tariff, Fiscal Incentives C’ttee to generate investment in productive sector
By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin—The Presidential Committee on Review of Tariff and Fiscal Incentives has been mandated to generate investment in the productive sector that would help create more jobs and make lives more bearable for the masses. Chairman of the committee and Governor of Kwara state, Dr Bukola Saraki, speaking in an interview with journalists […]
Five die in Lagos auto crashes
Five persons including a Police Inspector, weekend, lost their lives in separate auto crashes in Lagos, while the fate of two others still hangs in the balance as doctors are battling to save their lives.
World AIDS Day: Group calls for special focus on youth
AS Nigeria joins the rest of the world tomorrow to mark this year’s World AIDS Day, a non-governmental organisation, the Youth Development and Empowerment Foundation (YODEF), has advocated special focus on young people as more than half of new infection are between 15 and 29 years of age.
Youths ask for Ebebi’s resignation over Ekeremor council primaries
Scores of youths from Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, yesterday, took to the streets of Yenagoa, the state capital, calling for the resignation of the state deputy governor, Peremobowei Ebebi, over the conduct of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries in the council area.
Suspension of Ika South LG boss, constitutional – Delta House
Delta State House of Assembly has said the suspension of the Chairman of Ika South local government council, Mr. Hilary Ibudeh, from office was constitutional.
Amaechi appeals for Ogoni unity
Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has charged the people of Ogoniland to unite and move their area forward.
Edo House debunks allegations of antagonism against govt
SPEAKER of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr Zakawanu Garuba, said weekend that Governor Adams Oshomhole’s administration is enjoying a more friendly House than the Peoples Democratic Party’s government in the state did in the last ten years.
Lawyer faults arrest of accused relatives
CONSTITU-TIONAL lawyer, Dr. Akpo Mudiaga-Odje, has said it was wrong under the law for the police to arrest parents, relatives and friends in lieu of a person accused of committing a criminal offenc.
Gunmen drill ex-minister, wife
Armed robbers, weekend, invaded the home of Mr. Felix Hassan Hyat, a former Aviation Minister, in Kaduna, and carted away an unspecified amount of money and property worth millions of Naira.
Why crises persist in political parties, by Iwu
THE Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Maurice Iwu, weekend, identified lack of internal democracy as cause of crisis within parties.
