STF uncovers grenades in Jos
Tragedy was averted in Jos on Tuesday when operatives of the Special Task Force uncovered two rocket-propelled grenades behind Bass Klan Village in Bassa Local Government of Plateau state . Two...
View ArticleACN, PDP differ on Osun defections
The Action Congress of Nigeria and the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun state have disagreed over the defection of several PDP members to the ruling party. Specifically, hundreds of PDP members openly...
View ArticleExpect no new states from constitution review – Ekweremadu
The Senate Committee on Constitution Review has said the current Constitution amendment exercise will not produce new states, given the stringent procedure provided in Section 8 of the Constitution....
View ArticleReps kick against same-sex marriage
A bill for an Act to prohibit marriage or civil union entered into between persons of the same sex and solemnisation of same, on Tuesday, passed through the second reading in the House of...
View ArticleAccord Party disowns Ondo gov candidate
Accord Party on Tuesday denied the claim by a governorship candidate in the last governorship election in Ondo State, Mr. Olawale Ojo, that he was a candidate for the party. The party also said it...
View ArticleCOSON withdraws N2bn suit against Silverbird, Bruce
The Copyright Society of Nigeria on Tuesday withdrew a N2bn suit against the Silverbird Communications Limited, owner of Silverbird Television and Rythm FM, and Chairman of the company, Ben...
View ArticleEFCC arraigns FAAN official for $1.4m money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced investigation into the complicity of some staff of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, following the arrest of one of its officials,...
View ArticleBoard chairman alleges assassination attempts in Enugu
Executive Chairman of Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board, Ethel Nebo-Ezeabasili, on Tuesday told The PUNCH that she had gone into hiding over an attempt on her life by suspected assassins. She...
View ArticleMinister, committee disagree on 2013 budget
The Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday disagreed with the Ministerial Implementation Committee on Strengthening Mathematics and Science Education (in) Nigeria project over...
View ArticleWe’ll complete Owo road in February – Commissioner
Ondo State Commissioner for Works, Mr. Gboye Adegbenro, on Tuesday said the first phase of the N5.5bn Owo township road dualisation project would be inaugurated by Governor Olusegun Mimiko in February...
View ArticleWomen security
Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, and his wife, Sherifat, have called on women, especially wives of public funtionaries to be more security conscious. They spoke in Osogbo on Wednesday at the...
View ArticleReinvent education to tackle nation’s challenges – Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has called on stakeholders to fashion out means to re-invent the nation’s higher education to tackle its development challenges. The governor spoke on...
View ArticleMASSOB chief sues Army, police for N25m
A leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, Chief Arinze Igbani, has sued the Nigeria Army and the Police for violating his fundamental human rights. In the suit before...
View ArticleEzekwesili, Duke task youths on national devt
Former World Bank Vice-President for Africa, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, has said Nigeria can fully develop its potential if its youths imbibe core moral and social values. Ezekwesili stated this on Wednesday...
View ArticleJonathan inaugurates flood donation website
To ensure transparency and accountability in the management of the Flood Relief Fund, President Goodluck Jonathan has inaugurated an integrated website for flood relief donations. The website, created...
View Article‘94% Nigerians say govt is corrupt’
Nigeria is the second among “partly free countries” of the world where citizens believe their governments are corrupt. This is according to Gallup Poll’s latest report in which 94 per cent of Nigerians...
View ArticleSaraki was a political colossus – Jonathan, Mark, Tambuwal
President Goodluck Jonathan, Senate President David Mark, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal, on Wednesday described the late Olusola Saraki as “a political colossus”. Saraki...
View ArticleGovernors, Patience, Tinubu mourn
Serving and former governors have expressed their regret over the death of Second Republic Senate Leader, Dr. Olusola Saraki. Also, Patience, wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, joined them in...
View ArticleDeath painful – Atiku, Dafinone, Gambari
Political associates and friends on Wednesday mourned the death of Second Republic Senate Leader, Dr. Olusola Saraki Saraki, who was a prominent member of the defunct National Party of Nigeria, died in...
View ArticleHe would be missed – PDP, ACN, ANPP
Peoples Democratic Party, the Action Congress of Nigeria and the All Nigeria Peoples Party lamented the death of Dr. Olusola Saraki on Wednesday. The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity...
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